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In Between the Points

Posted on January 9, 2014March 22, 2021 by ptsblog

I write this as I am sitting here on the Megabus, along for the ride as it is drives toward its destinations. As I look around, there is a dense fog all around us, and the rain creates a steady pitter-patter across the glass roof. In front of me, a pair of Indians are softly…

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Benediction for the Waiting Ones

Posted on December 18, 2013March 22, 2021 by ptsblog

An Advent litany from the Northumbria Community’s Celtic Daily Prayer reads, God of the watching ones, give us Your benediction. God of the waiting ones, give us Your good word for our souls. God of the watching ones, the waiting ones, the slow and suffering ones, give us Your benediction, Your good word for our…

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An Advent Reflection

Posted on December 6, 2013March 22, 2021 by ptsblog

It’s Advent, and there are only a couple of weeks before Christmas break. Personally, I couldn’t be happier about that, and not just because this means I get to leave classes behind for a couple weeks soon. Well, maybe leave them behind is not the proper phrase; post-break midterms are such lovely little things, aren’t…

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