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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.
Already. Not Yet.
“It seems to me people tend to forget we are to love our enemies, not to satisfy some standard of righteousness, but because God their Father loves them. I have preached on that a hundred times.” - Reverend John Ames, Gilead There’s a...
The Benefits of Theological Education
Today is North Texas Giving Day. It is a day when not-for-profit organizations band together to raise money for their many and varied causes. We at the B. H. Carroll Theological Institute are participating in this celebration of all...
From the President, September 2021
The faculty and staff of B. H. Carroll Theological Institute did not slow down for a minute this summer. Along with preparing for and starting our Master’s Alpha Term courses and doctoral semester seminars, we consolidated our office...
Another leg in the COVID journey
I was thinking about closing out my short, travel fantasy series. So far, I have journeyed back to Hawaii (writing about forgiveness), to France (hope), and through health care (priorities), but then I actually got to travel! So, this...
Marriage and Love of Neighbor
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord - Leviticus 19:18 I remember when I discovered the Song of Songs uses the same word we translate as “neighbor” in...
B. H. Carroll launches new website
IRVING, Texas (September 7, 2021)—B. H. Carroll Theological Institute has launched a new website which emphasizes the importance of the calling to ministry, the unique paths Carroll provides in theological education and the value of...
Love God, Ignore His People—A Contradiction
He walks beside her. He in his jogging pants and fanny pack and she with her visor and wheelchair. She pushes it for support—and in case she grows tired—but she never grows tired. They circle the neighborhood like clockwork. Until that...
Marriage and Self-Denial: A Case Study in Sexual Theology
For the last two days, I have been binging Christianity Today’s podcast series The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill. There is much to consider in this magnificent piece of long-form journalism, and perhaps we will return at some point to...
The Road Les Traveled
Travel is not always about some exotic geographical location. My wife and I have recently taken the journey down the road of surgery. A few years ago, I observed that she had had five surgeries. I had had five surgeries. Mine were 100%...
Marriage and Self-Denial
For if someone wants to save his or her life/soul/self, he/she will lose it. But whoever loses his or her life/soul/self for me will find it. - Matthew 16:25 It was more than a decade ago. My wife and I were not yet married. We were both...