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Chapel: the Seminary’s Playground

Posted on October 20, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog

  The child would not sleep. She was scared to be alone, scared of the dark, scared to miss out. Yet, every time I would babysit her, she wanted to play “bedtime.” I would tuck her in; she would tuck me in; we would fake snore and “wake up” giggling. When it became a pattern,…

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Perfect Wallpaper, Elvis, and Other Assorted Thoughts

Posted on February 8, 2013April 6, 2021 by ptsblog

  I am living in a hotel room this week. The wallpaper in my hotel room is textured, and patterned to look sort of like bamboo or rattan or something. It was hung circa 1989, along with the colorful parrot portraits that preside over the two full sized beds in the room. Said beds are festooned…

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Have Thine Own Way, Lord!

Posted on May 18, 2012April 7, 2021 by ptsblog

This is a time of great change for students at PTS. As yet another academic year draws to an end, we begin to transition. Some students anticipate a break from studies by going home to be with loved ones or leave for a vacation. Others will begin summer employment, CPE, and summer languages. For those…

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