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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 Bad Goodbye – Part I
Part I Can you stand one more person reflecting back on 2019? I, too, want to look at meaningful events from this last year. Specifically, I want to look at common ways I saw pastors say goodbye. In fact, I want to look at three...
Ninety-five percent of Carroll counseling grads pass state exam
None of our folks are going to fall through the cracks… We want our students to receive licensure so they can serve in counseling centers, state agencies, and so on. IRVING, Texas (09 December 2019) — Ninety-five percent of counseling...
To Scrooge, Regarding the Surplus Population
My favorite Christmas video clip is of my own oldest son. He was six or seven, still in his pajamas and robe, looking at several new toys arranged in front of the hearth. Next to him was a toddler, my younger son, oblivious to what was...
Facing the Future: Issues Confronting the Twenty-First Century Church
Can you believe that 2020 is almost here? Can you believe that we are two decades into the twenty-first century? In some ways, it feels like it was just yesterday when we all watched the ball drop on a new millennium. In other ways, it...
God Wastes Nothing!
God wastes nothing. I know that to be true but sometimes it is hindsight that enforces that point in my life. How about you? Stand firm and don’t be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for Him is...
For Me, It Is Good To Be Near The Lord
The world’s reality is often so different from the faith’s reality. When Asaph looked around, he struggled with reconciling those realities. Psalm 73 traces his struggle. He even admitted that he nearly caved into a worldview devoid of...
Three Words Few Talk About In Leadership, Part 1
Three words that are seldom spoken about in leadership studies, conferences, and blogs are: Followers, Fitness, and Forgiveness I’d like to address each one and briefly demonstrate their importance and essential requirements to biblical...
My Unanswered Questions
Those of us who speak or write for a living often do so with an air of confidence. We want people to believe that we are credible representatives of the discipline or community on whose behalf we speak. We want people to believe that we...
A Top Ten Thanksgiving
First Thessalonian 5:17 says, “In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” Many pastors might struggle to preach on this passage, as they tell me their churches are full of people who gripe...
Faces of Carroll: Scott Shiffer
There are many reasons why our students, professors, and teaching churches choose B.H. Carroll Theological Institute. So many, that we decided to round up some of our favorite stories in this series: The Faces of Carroll. Join us in...