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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.
The Expected Results of Proclaiming The Word
What do you expect to see once you have spoken God’s Word to others? What is the desired outcome? Do we want physical response? Do we desire to see people pray? Repent? Make decisions to follow Christ? As you enter into a church...
The Carroll Center hosts a DFW Area Carroll Alumni Gathering
The DFW alumni group gathered together on Saturday March 19th in order to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and of course enjoy some good food. It was a diverse group that met. This group included graduated students, fellows,...
Missions and the Small Church
The Fifth Annual Stephens Roadrunner 5K will take place this Saturday. Our church and town will host about 100 participants and spectators in the heart of Stephens in an effort to send a mission team on our fifth trip to the village of...
“white unto harvest”
We hold that “we are accountable to God who called us to this mission, our governing board and stakeholders, the churches whom we serve, our accrediting agencies, and our students who put their trust in us
Christian Eschatology and Relational Healing
Christian Eschatology and Relational Healing Is Heaven a Barbecue Joint? A few weeks ago, I was watching an old episode of the Travel Channel series Food Paradise. A robust man from the southern United States was sitting...
Growth Motivators
A bodybuilder may use supplementation to motivate their body to grow. However, if the hard work isn’t being done in the gym (and at the dinner table) then they will not see the desired results. This is also true in the Kingdom of God. ...
Better Praying
Better Praying For many of us (and me), prayer is not routinely easy. To stay on task in my praying, I expend a lot of mental energy to focus and stay engaged. My mind wanders easily. Here are some ideas for staying focused in your daily...
Christian Eschatology and Emotional Healing
My Obsession with The Lord of the Rings I almost never watch a movie more than once. I know; that makes me a weirdo, but I don’t care. Whenever I watch a movie (which happens more and more infrequently as I get older), I...
Chosen to Serve
Do you remember the first time you got chosen? Maybe it was something recreational (like being picked for a sports team). Maybe it was something familial (like being asked to do something manly by your father). It could be that you...
Justifying the “Small”
This week was the last Sunday of a six-week discipleship course on the Holy Spirit. After starting in week one with an eight-member class (huge!), tonight only my wife and one deacon showed up. Now, the weather has been terrible all week...