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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.
Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5:23-26; 6:12, 14-15
Last week, we talked about Jesus’ teachings about the pillars of first-century Jewish piety in Matthew 6:1-18. There is one aspect of that teaching, however, that we did not discuss. And we need to talk about it now. Why do we need to...
Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 6:1-18
Last week, we talked about the challenge of being “perfect” in our relations with those who hate us. Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:38-48 form a fitting climax to his exposition of, and expansion of, the Mosaic Law’s requirements. They...
Returning Theological Education Back to the Local Church: A Reply to Ryan Bonfiglio
Ryan Bonfiglio in a recent Faith & Leadership article called his readers to “…make the church a center of theological education again.” I want to applaud Dr. Bonfiglio’s message and the benefits he sites for the church when trained...
Faces of Carroll: Erin Newton & An Old Testament Calling
"I’m thankful that Carroll exists so that the equipping of the saints can happen even while we have boots on the ground." I remember my sophomore year in high school being asked to create a presentation depicting the job we wanted to have...
All Present and Accounted For
Another bleak report came out recently. Did you see it? The decline of the Church of England continues and bodes poorly for the future of the Church across “the Pond.” Having recently returned home from a trip to France, this kind of...
Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5:38-48
I do not think that there is any portion of Scripture that gives me more intellectual and emotional difficulties than Matthew 5:38-48. There are so many ways that we could go in this discussion because there are so many difficult, and...
North Texas Giving Day is Coming!
We’re participating in North Texas Giving Day for the 5th year in row. A generous donor has announced that they will match every gift, dollar for dollar up to $100,000. On top of that for every donation of $25 or more, The...
Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5:31-37
In Matthew 5:31-37, Jesus shares his thoughts on what, at first glance, seems to be two different issues—divorce and the taking of oaths. But as I reflect upon these seemingly discrete pieces of Jesus tradition, I come to recognize that,...
Art and the Church: Creating Ex-Creatio
Perhaps you may have wondered what it is about the human being that is ‘the image of God’. Leaving aside the possibility that our physical features are a reflection of God (a Spirit), characteristics like self-consciousness, immortal...
Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5:27-30
“You heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.” But I say to you that anyone who looks at a woman for the purpose of desiring her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. So if your right eye causes you to...