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Jonathan L. Shirk

Jonathan L. Shirk

GCC & RPTS graduate; husband of Kristina; father of Jeremiah, Maria, Peter, & Andrew; minister of the gospel; founder & content creator of Small Town Theologian: smalltowntheologian.org.

Manheim, PA •
5 posts •

The Holy Spirit Serves & Assures Us

June 23, 2025

When some professing Christians liken the Holy Spirit to a “funny and sneaky and silly blue genie” like the one in Aladdin, it becomes painfully obvious that many professing Christians don’t know

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Certainty & Comfort in Hard Times

June 16, 2025

You look at your schedule for the month and think, “How am I going to make it through this?” You hear the unwelcome words from your doctor, “It’s cancer.” You feel deep

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True Freedom from the Devil's Tyranny

June 09, 2025

Bondage is uncomfortable. Who enjoys gluing their fingers together with superglue? What wrestler enjoys not being able to move as his shoulder blades are pinned to the mat? Who wants to be in

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My Pockets Are Empty, I Can’t Pay, but I’m More Than Okay

June 02, 2025

Years ago, when I was the Director of Student Ministry at a church in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, I invited a family to go out to Rita’s Italian Ice with my

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I Long to Be Comforted, But Where Will I Find Comfort?

May 10, 2025

Life has a way of making us feel uncomfortable. I once attended a summer wedding in a farm meadow. It was oppressively hot and humid that day. It wasn’t the best day

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