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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.
God Is Good: The Foundational Presupposition of Old Testament Faith
At First Baptist Church of Arlington, where my wife and I are members, we have been wrestling with the meaning and importance of Exodus 33:14-34:7 for several years. I am ashamed to admit it, but I had not really considered the vital role...
Spring Convocation and Graduation slated for May 28
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute cordially invites its students, faculty, and staff, and members of its supporting churches to view its 2021 Spring Convocation and Graduation Ceremony online on Friday, May 28, at 7 p.m. This year’s...
Travels with Karl: Part I – Aloha
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth...
Taking Life and Death into Our Hands
You shall not murder. - Exodus 20:13 I was recently offered the opportunity to teach a Bible lesson on Exodus 19-20 at my church, so I have been thinking a lot lately about the Ten Commandments. In particular, I have been thinking about...
Time to kill the Equality Act
Forty words. Two sentences. That is all the attention the Equality Act received. In an address of 18 pages, 772 lines, and 8,153 words delivered to a bemasked and socially distant joint session of Congress April 28, President Joseph R....
Avoiding Unnecessary Antagonism
It is no secret that American politics is beset by a polarization we have not seen in some time. This phenomenon makes it difficult for those in positions of responsibility to move our country forward, but it also eats away at the ties...
Be strong and do the work.
As the world emerges from the lockdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, I wanted to let you know B. H. Carroll Theological Institute has not missed a step in delivering accredited theological education to our students and teaching...
Good Enough for Letterman
Thank you very much, welcome to the Late Show, this is our first show on the air since New York and Washington were attacked, and I need to ask for your patience and indulgence because I want to say a few things. And believe me, sadly,...
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute’s Frank and Pauline Patterson Spring Colloquy: Living Truth in a Cheap Talk World
IRVING, Texas (April 8, 2021) – B.H. Carroll Theological Institute’s Frank and Pauline Patterson Spring Colloquy, a scholarly gathering of students and faculty for theological discussion, will take place May 24-26. With modified COVID...
Shannon Wolf featured author in Christian Counseling Today
IRVING, Texas (April 7, 2021)—Shannon Wolf, associate director for counseling programs and professor of counseling at B.H. Carroll Theological Institute, is a featured author in the latest issue of Christian Counseling Today, the magazine...