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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.
First Corinthians and the 21st Century Church: Thanksgiving
It is easy to assume the documents of Scripture are relics of a distant past, that they have little relevance for the lives of 21st-century people or the ministries of 21st-century churches. Even those who loudly proclaim the inerrancy...
Leaders pray through disappointment
I am interested in leadership. In fact, my interest in the subject has drawn me to two books by B.H. Carroll’s President Dr. Gene Wilkes—Jesus on Leadership and Paul on Leadership. Because of these books, I keep an eye open for leadership...
Wolf speaks on human trafficking
With human trafficking on the rise, Christians are uniquely positioned to combat the practice and to provide for those who have been affected by it, Dr. Shannon Wolf told the Christian Counselors of Texas during their annual meeting in...
Three doors down
Our lives seem to be a journey of opening, closing, and walking through the doors in front of us. This is true for the ministry leader as well as the lost soul in need of Christ. It applies to the go-go Type A personality as well as the...
The Gate to the Narrow Path
The trail to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro begins at the Marangu Gate, the National Park Headquarters where we will register for our climb. After registering, we will continue driving to Nale Moru village to begin our trek on the Rongai...
Time Zones and Multiple Climates
The time on Mt. Kilimanjaro is nine hours ahead of my home in Plano, Texas. Although we may be physically in shape for our climb, we all must deal with living nine hours ahead of our bodies’ usual timetable and beginning at an altitude...
Fellowship on the Journey
Some of the people I am climbing with have shared similar adventures before. Jim, Amy and I summited several 14ers in Colorado and Mt. Rainier in Washington on my 60th birthday. Jeff B and I have climbed and camped around Wheeler Peak in...
Wilkes on Kilimanjaro
The climb to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro for Dr. Gene Wilkes continues as we write this, but we wanted to take the time to inform B. H. Carroll's supporters that our first goal of raising $5,000 for the development of theological education...
Don’t Go Without a Guide
When Jim, Amy and I climbed Mt. Rainier, we hired a guide service to get us to the top and down safely. Having only one other serious mountaineering climb in which I did not summit, we wanted someone who was trained and experienced on the...
Darkness and the Presence of God
A wonder-filled experience of hiking at altitude on a clear night is the sky. Stars sparkle and shine like diamonds against a backdrop of blacks and grays. Shooting stars crisscross the myriad of star clouds. You realize how small Earth...