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Weighing in on faith and life.
B.H. Carroll faculty members, students, and those who support its mission desire to create dialog and stoke critical thinking about important topics which relate to faith and life in this world. Below are posts from diverse authors, whose views contribute to the ongoing discussion of these areas. The positions of the authors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of B.H. Carroll Theological Seminary, its faculty, and its governors.
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Three colleagues shared with their ministry support lunch group that they were on antidepressants. All three explained they weren’t exactly emotionally depressed. Instead, they just felt beat up. Their doctors had recommended trying...
What Is Love? Working Our Way Through the Challenges of Loving the Church; Part 2: Nobody’s Perfect
Nobody’s Perfect If we say we have fellowship with him and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth. But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another,...
Theology in a New Key: “Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me”
My wife and I have become huge fans of City Alight over the past few years. Songs like “Grace,” “Jesus Strong and Kind,” and “Christ Is Mine Forevermore” display the kind of musicianship, theological acumen, and sensitivity to human...
The Marsh Center for Chaplain Studies releaseses The Heart of a Chaplain: Exploring Essentials for Ministry
(June 13, 2022) — IRVING, TX The Marsh Center for Chaplain Studies, a chaplain-focused endeavor of B. H. Carroll Theological Institute, proudly releases The Heart of a Chaplain: Exploring Essentials for Ministry—a much-needed and...
Theology in a New Key: “Living Hope” and “King of Kings”
In 2017, I began a series of blogs entitled, “Theology in a New Key.” The series was designed to highlight modern songs which treat timeless theological, ethical, or spiritual issues from a Christian perspective. I have written blogs in...
The Local Church and the DMin Degree
Guest Writer: Joe W. Bailey Pastor, Speegleville Baptist Church Waco, Texas B.H. Carroll DMin Supervisor I have spent the past thirty-five plus years as a pastor of local churches. This is my calling, and I am glad I can fulfill this...
Dr. Michael Ortiz named guest lecturer for Spring Colloquy 2022
IRVING, Texas (May 4, 2022) – Dr. Michael Ortiz, vice president for global ministries and associate professor of missiology and intercultural studies at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS), will be guest lecturer at B. H. Carroll...
B.H. Carroll Convocation and Graduation slated for May 27
Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Elijah Brown will address graduates Set a reminder for the YouTube Live Stream here. Sign up for the Facebook Event Live Stream here. IRVING, Texas (May 3, 2022)—B. H. Carroll Theological...
Learning in the Crucible of Tragedy
On March 17, 2022, fire erupted in downtown Ranger, Texas. Fueled by dry conditions and high winds, the fire spread quickly. Before it could be extinguished, at least five buildings had been destroyed or seriously damaged. One of those...
Typecasting in Ministry
Here’s something you probably never thought about. There are two types of Christians. What are the two types? Catholic v. Protestant? No. That’s not what I mean. Pre- v. Amillennialists? No. Pro- v. Anti-Trump? No. Conservative v....