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No More Monologues

Posted on February 20, 2014 by ptsblog

  The Art of Spiritual Conversation: We do ourselves a great disservice in the church when we do not teach the art of spiritual conversation. Talking about spiritual things cannot be something that is relegated to pastors. The language of Christianity cannot be something that is merely sung in worship songs and uttered in ancient…

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Questions are the answer?

Posted on January 23, 2014July 3, 2014 by ptsblog

Questions are the saving grace of our Wednesday night youth group at Homestead United Presbyterian Church. To provide a bit of context, our group meets at 6:00 p.m., we share a meal prepared by a gracious church member, we play an ice breaker game, and then we have an hour-long Bible study! I give a…

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God Is With Us

Posted on December 27, 2013October 12, 2018 by ptsblog

  Praise the Lord!            How good it is to sing praises to our God;            for God is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.  Psalm 147:1 Singing! Christmas nights were filled with singing when I was growing up.  Several generations of my family would gather in my grandmother’s kitchen or living room and sing. As…

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