by Karl Fickling | Mar 16, 2022 | Faith & Heritage, Leadership
You are, perhaps, familiar with “Pascal’s Wager.” It argues you are better off believing in God than not believing, even if God doesn’t actually exist. What about “Modernity’s Wager?” Have you heard of it? Alan Roxburgh and Mark Branson, authors of Leadership, God’s...
by Karl Fickling | Feb 7, 2022 | Carroll Community, Education, Leadership, News & Events
And what a wild journey it’s been. In the Fall Semester of 2020, I began as the new Director of the DMin program at B. H. Carroll. The following summer, with the Pandemic now in full breakout mode, I attended a national conference of DMin Directors (on Zoom) and...
by Karl Fickling | Jan 11, 2022 | Faith & Heritage
We were blessed to go on a European river cruise (pre-pandemic), but it quickly became a little awkward. At every lunch and dinner, I was declining glasses of wine which flowed freely at every table. “Really!?!?! You don’t want white or red?” the waiters asked in...
by Karl Fickling | Dec 14, 2021 | Faith & Heritage
Our family Christmas traditions include ongoing collections of vacation ornaments, unusual Santa Clauses, and one-of-a-kind manger scenes. The latter is the tradition I cherish most. One creche consists of basic two-by-fours, with felt pieces awkwardly glued on to...
by Karl Fickling | Nov 18, 2021 | Blog, Faith & Heritage, Leadership, Ministry
The thoughts expressed in the following article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the consensus of opinion of B. H. Carroll Theological Institute’s faculty, staff, and board of governors. They are offered in the interest of stimulating...
