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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 Institute, its faculty, and its governors.
Follow Your Heart? A Quiet Rebuttal
There's a saying that's getting a lot of airtime these days. It comes in different packages like make your own path, speak your truth, or you be you. No matter the words, it boils down to a saccharine-sweet phrase which has been around...
Focusing on discipline
When I last wrote, I asked us to consider what it would look like to focus on Jesus in the coming year. Turning my attention to Hebrews 12:1-2, however, often forces me to consider again the rest of that wonderful and challenging chapter....
How To Get Ahead as a Leader: Effort or Grace
Leaders are usually at the front of a line, movement, or organization. How they get there is the topic of this blog post. My focus through this short series will be biblical characters who either sought to lead or someone or something...
Dry January
We were blessed to go on a European river cruise (pre-pandemic), but it quickly became a little awkward. At every lunch and dinner, I was declining glasses of wine which flowed freely at every table. “Really!?!?! You don’t want white or...
B. H. Carroll offering free conference on suicide and self-harm Jan. 28
January 6, 2022 (IRVING, Texas)—The B. H. Carroll Theological Institute will offer a special conference January 28 on two of the most pressing issues facing Americans as the world continues to deal with the challenges of the COVID-19...
Focus on Jesus: A New Year’s Reflection on Hebrews 12:1-2
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us run the race that is set before us with endurance, ridding ourselves of every impediment and of the sin that so easily entangles, 2 fixing our eyes on the...
All Shall Be Well in 2022
As we close the chapter on 2021, I don’t know whether to let out a sigh of relief or hold my breath. What a year. This past January, the people of the United States came together to inaugurate a new president. We sat mesmerized as the...
“This Is Our Story”: Developing a Unified Identity in the Midst of Diverse Experiences
In our last time together, I wrote about how difficult it is for Christians to construct and maintain a common social identity. I argued that Christian commitment must form the foundation of that identity, and I asserted our identity as...
Christmas Crackers
Our family Christmas traditions include ongoing collections of vacation ornaments, unusual Santa Clauses, and one-of-a-kind manger scenes. The latter is the tradition I cherish most. One creche consists of basic two-by-fours, with felt...
The Gift
It’s that time of year again. The Thanksgiving feast is in our rearview mirror and a hypothetical white Christmas is on the horizon. With the shift in weather comes the acceleration of our pace. Out too late and up too early. Our...