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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.
Theology in a New Key: “Daughter of Grace”
Twila Paris is one of the people that made contemporary Christian music what it is today. Her music does not get the airplay that it once did, but we should never forget that she was writing worship music for the contemporary church (and...
Prayer: The Key to Long-Distance Relationships
My husband and I recently said goodbye to two of the best friends we’ve ever had. This couple had just walked with us through the most difficult season our marriage had yet faced, and the idea of continuing our journey without them was...
No Need Among You Conference 2016
Learn how to empower & revitalize the poor communities October 5-7, 2016 | Dallas, TX | Cliff Temple Baptist ChurchNo Need Among You Conference 2016Join hundreds of nonprofits, churches and urban leaders in Dallas for the annual...
Professional Development for Pastors and Other Church Leaders
Professional development is an important but often neglected part of the church leader’s task. Seminary cannot teach us all that we need to know to be good servants and leaders of God’s people, and we need to keep our minds nimble and...
Dr. Scott Floyd to Present Ethics Workshop
Dr. Scott Floyd, Director of Counseling Programs at B. H. Carroll Theological Institute, will present a workshop at the upcoming Christian Counselors of Texas Annual Conference, February 15-17, in Dallas. The CCT annual conference...
Representing Jesus Well as a Public Figure
It is not easy to be a public figure, especially one that represents Christ. Whether you are a blogger, a preacher, a professor, or something else, there are innumerable ways that you can sabotage your credibility and bring disrepute upon...
Ethnodoxology and Love: It’s a Match!
As I mentioned in the first article on Ethnodoxology, missions and arts came together onto a single track in my life only a few years ago. And even though the academic field with this designation is also not very old, Christians have...
Where Was God on the Worst Day of My Life?
January 16, 2017 was supposed to be a day full of joy and anticipation. It turned out to be the worst day of my life. On that day, my wife and I were going to the doctor. We were not supposed to be able to have children, and, due to our...
A Lesson from the Judensau
As we move into a new year, we say goodbye to the formal 500 th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation and the posting of Luther’s 95 Theses. Nevertheless, I cannot leave behind what happened when I visited Wittenberg last Fall. My...
To Lead is to Serve
Any student of leadership is aware of and/or has embraced the core essence of leadership to be influence. Since the 1980’s, leadership professors and popular speakers have offered influence as the dominating verb of action for those who...