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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.
A Day of Nothings?
When the weather is warm and I have no early appointments, I enjoy my coffee on the front porch where I read my Bible, pray, and meditate. I clearly remember such a Saturday just last month. It was Saturday, October 10, 2020. As is my...
At Fall Colloquy, Gordon T. Smith encourages Christian scholars to inculturate the gospel through vocation
IRVING, Texas (Nov. 16, 2020)—The secular age presents the modern church with both problems and opportunities, Gordon T. Smith said during the Frank and Pauline Patterson Fall Colloquy at the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute Nov. 9-10. ...
Sustaining the Scholarly Vocation
The title of this blog is taken from Dr. Gordon Smith’s second lecture that was part of the B. H. Carroll Theological Institute’s Frank and Pauline Patterson Endowed Lecture Series. Dr. Smith, president of Ambrose University and Seminary,...
Sinners in the Hands of a Lousy Preacher
Your ordinary routine in preaching was interrupted by Covid-19, which forced you to adjust to preaching to a camera. Now, perhaps, you’re doing both—virtual and in-person. These are strange times. So, this could be an important time for...
First Corinthians and the Twenty-First Century Church: What Is Christianity Really About?
The Lay of the Land 1 Corinthians 12-14 contains some of the most studied material in all of Paul’s letters. In these chapters, Paul uses the issue of spiritual gifts to bring out some points he wants to make about the nature of the...
2020 Virtual Convocation and Graduation Ceremony
B. H. Carroll Theological Institute cordially invites its students, faculty and staff, and members of its supporting church network to view its 2020 Convocation and Graduation Ceremony online on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. The...
The Mind of Christ
1 Corinthians is a letter written in disappointment. It is written to a people Paul thought should have by then (around A.D. 53-54) begun to show some spiritual maturity. Instead, the Corinthians were preoccupied with dissensions and...
When God Seems Silent
These days of pandemic seem to have been days of silence for many. I have been reflecting on that silence some. In fact, things are generally quieter everywhere. I live on a college campus with about 500 others living within a couple of...
First Corinthians and the Twenty-First century Church: Finding a Connection
One of the strangest paragraphs in all of the New Testament is.1 Corinthians 11:2-16. And although 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 is quite a bit easier to interpret, it can be challenging for the average interpreter to make sense of how this...
B.H. Carroll Fall Colloquy will feature Gordon T. Smith
IRVING, Texas (October 16, 2020) — B.H. Carroll Theological Institute’s Frank and Pauline Patterson Fall Colloquy, the calling together of its students and faculty for theological discussion and PhD presentations, will have a northern...