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Mister Rogers: A Neighbor before Neighboring Was Cool

Posted on March 23, 2018January 28, 2021 by ptsblog
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“Won’t you be my neighbor?” For multiple generations of Americans these words instantly call to mind a familiar melody and images of a warm smile, cardigans, blue shoes, and trolleys. I’m no different, by the time I went to kindergarten in the fall of 1989 I’m sure I had heard Mister Rogers’ (at 1962 alumnus…

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How to Remember the Real St. Patrick

Posted on March 16, 2018January 28, 2021 by ptsblog
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Yes, my family is having friends over this March 17, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. And, yes, there will be a mandatory Danny Boy sing-along. And, yes, my son’s cupcakes will have green icing and shamrocks. And, yes, we will write Celtic blessings and bless one another. And, yes, I will offer in my best…

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The Gospel’s End: Knowing Christ, The End of All Things

Posted on March 2, 2018January 28, 2021 by ptsblog
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I’ve pursued my fair share of gospel outreach, and during my time in evangelicalism’s corner I’ve listened to faith-inspired conversations many times over. But perhaps my greatest concern for evangelicalism is the narrow focus on which some—not all, but some—of these conversations rest, namely, telling others how to avoid hell. The substance of salvation itself—eternal…

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