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God Broke My Box – A Recent Graduate’s Seminary Experience

Posted on July 16, 2024July 12, 2024 by ptsblog

  Ray Pelling graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s master of divinity degree program in 2023. Seminary pushed Ray to reexamine his ideas about God, himself, his community, and the relationships between these groups. The journey was challenging, but richly rewarding. For example, Ray left seminary with new eyes to see the beauty—and invitations—of Scripture. As…

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