Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
The question provided to prompt this blog post was, “now that you are working in ministry, what is one thing you wish you would have been told or would have learned to prepare you?” Even though I only started ministry in October 2013 and am very new to ordained ministry, I have already been…
When traveling, especially to a foreign country, I am often first struck by the new landscape or smells, but by the time I leave, my lasting memories are of the people I have met. There is always a temptation to get stay caught in the “picture:” the scenery, the smells, the newness of the…
Conflict. It seems to be everywhere. Plastered across our newspapers and television screens, sending updates on our phones or notifying us on Facebook. And we see it, we talk about it and can be shocked by it. But to some extent we are never fully surprised, as if we have the muck of reality already…