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God Invites Me In: A Lay Leader’s Call Story

Posted on August 25, 2025 by ptsblog

If you’re reading this, it’s because God has an incredible sense of humor. When I was five years old, I began playing the piano in the living room of my family’s house. Ten years later, when questioned by my piano teacher about my lack of commitment to practicing, I told him that soccer practice was…

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Opening A New Chapter—A Second-Career Student’s Story

Posted on July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 by ptsblog

Just as she reached retirement, Wendy Farone, Ph.D., discovered a call to something new. She hesitated to pursue it at first, thinking to herself, “I’m retired! I’m 65; many pastors are retiring from ministry at this age, and I’d be just moving in.” Wendy’s pastor, however, reminded her that “God doesn’t call you because you’re…

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Heroines of History—Frances Willard and Florence Spearing Randolph

Posted on March 3, 2025February 28, 2025 by ptsblog

Above: The Rev. Dr. Donna Giver-Johnston, director of the Doctor of Ministry program, leads worship. When I was a young girl, my favorite superhero—besides my mother, of course—was Wonder Woman. I remember being captivated by her power to repel bullets with her cuffs and capture evil ones with her lasso of truth, all in service…

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