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Ministry: God Qualifies the Called

Posted on July 17, 2014March 18, 2021 by ptsblog

What do you want to do when you grow up?” This is most common asked question to a teenager or young adult, and the most hated. In high school, kids are 14-18 years old. At such a young age, it is challenging to completely know the answer to this question. During my 10th grade year…

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Questions are the answer?

Posted on January 23, 2014March 19, 2021 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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Doxology

Posted on January 25, 2013April 6, 2021 by ptsblog

I keep a lot of the little notes of encouragement that students leave on my desk to look at when times are tough. They’re awesome: Hi J…stay awesome. You are the coolest. Thanks for everything. I swear your prayers helped me. And indeed, when times are tough I need only look just beyond my computer…

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