Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
At Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s 2024 Alumnae/i Days gathering, four alums were honored for their work and recognized as this year’s distinguished alumnae/i or received The Fred Rogers Award for Creative Ministry. In this blog series, meet these alums and discover the ways in which they serve God and neighbor in their communities and across the…
Cruising into a “Sterling” Retirement From the beginning of my ministry in 1985, my spouse, Dara, had warned me that I should plan to retire on June 30, 2021, should I live that long. As United Methodists, this would be the end of the appointment year after I had turned 67. Since she is a…
A few weeks ago my wife and I made a pilgrimage from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Camp Sumatanga in Alabama—sacred ground for us Methodists. We were in Alabama on a retreat, the theme of which was Celtic spirituality. I basked in the hours of silence; enjoyed other people preparing my meals and cleaning up after; and…