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Sunday, Bloody Sunday (and other things they do not teach you in Seminary)

Posted on September 27, 2012April 6, 2021 by ptsblog
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  There are all kinds of things that happen in church that seminary does not prepare you for. There was a Sunday where I got a bloody nose about 2/3 of the way through the sermon. I called it Bloody Sunday. This was never a scenario covered in preaching class. I just finished quickly with…

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What will we decide our future to be?

Posted on September 6, 2012April 6, 2021 by ptsblog
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In 1996, preparing for the long-term future as the new pastor of a declining church, I searched for information to help me reach the older generations that were committed to religion, and the younger ones walking away from it. I was looking for secular, generational information to give me insight into the present and potential…

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Have Thine Own Way, Lord!

Posted on May 18, 2012April 7, 2021 by ptsblog
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This is a time of great change for students at PTS. As yet another academic year draws to an end, we begin to transition. Some students anticipate a break from studies by going home to be with loved ones or leave for a vacation. Others will begin summer employment, CPE, and summer languages. For those…

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