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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.
Buyer’s Remorse or Restrospective Faith?
All my life, I have heard people say that you will never regret doing the right thing. But is that really true? Does everyone look back on the good decisions that they have made with unmingled satisfaction? Or do we sometimes wish that...
Two Ways to Support Our Shared Mission
We are in the first months of our Training Leaders – Transforming Lives Campaign. Our financial goal of $12,000,000 is made up of $9,000,000 for people and projects to further our mission and $3,000,000 in planned or estate giving. To...
Our Newly Renovated Diploma Program
Carroll Institute is offering a new Diploma program of study. Beginning in August 2017, courses will be offered online and face to face in Houston and Midland, Texas.Prepare for ministry where youlive, work, and serve. Our Diploma...
Desire and the Bible: Lessons in Hermeneutics, Spirituality, and Discipleship
Reading the Bible through the Lens of Desire In the next couple of weeks, we will return to the series “Theology in a New Key.” Today, I want to ask you a question. Have you ever wanted something so badly that you began to see it...
Theology in a New Key: “More Beautiful You” and “Fingerprints of God”
Self-esteem is one of the most powerful “felt needs” in contemporary North American culture. Young women, in particular, feel enormous pressure to both stand out and fit in, and the pressure to conform to such contradictory expectations...
New Dual-Track MA in Counseling Degree
B. H. Carroll’s Counseling Department is excited to announce the launch of its newly redesigned dual-track MA in Counseling Degree (MAC). In conjunction with the state of Texas’ updated standards for counseling licensure,...
The Frank and Pauline Patterson Spring Colloquy Examines: Peacemaking
A Peacemaking Harvest was the topic for the 2017 Frank and Pauline Patterson Spring Colloquy held at the Carroll Center on May 22-23. The colloquy featured three plenary speakers who addressed the topic of peacemaking in terms of Biblical...
Theology in a New Key: “Knowing You, Jesus”
Graham Kendrick’s “Knowing You, Jesus” is one of the most theologically sound worship songs to come out in the last twenty-five years. It may be one of the most theologically sound worship songs ever written. The first verse constitutes...
ATS Accreditation and Dr. Corley’s Retirement
June 2017 will always be a historic month in the history of Carroll Institute for me. On June 12, we received word from the Board of Commissioners of The Association of Theological Schools that B. H. Carroll Theological...
Theology in a New Key: “God is God,” “King of the World,” and “Thy Will”
Pain That Lasts Chronic emotional distress is different than anything else we face as humans. Whether it is caused by the loss of a job, the breakup of a marriage, the onset of a disease, or the death of a dream, it presents unique...