Archive for November 2016
Southwestern professor participates in conference on radical cultural shift
The work and personal testimony of Robert López, professor of humanities at Southwestern Seminary, were the central feature of “The New Normal,” a conference organized by Christian Concern that took place in London, Nov. 11-12. López recounted his experience of being raised by his mother and her female partner, and, prior to marrying his wife…
Read MoreMinistry partners’ gifts multiplied to help students
One of the favorite miracles of Jesus for Mike Hughes, vice president for Institutional Advancement at Southwestern Seminary, is the miracle of multiplication found in all four Gospels (Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:31-44, Luke 9:10-17, John 6:1-14). Jesus has compassion and feeds an estimated 10,000-15,000 people (5,000 men plus women and children) with merely five loaves…
Read MoreEnergy employee experiences life-changing power of the Gospel
The Reliant Energy company boasts “the power to change lives” and “the energy to make it happen.” While that may be true in a physical sense, prospective customers likely find the company’s ability to bring about eternal life-transformation somewhat lacking. One Reliant employee, during a witnessing encounter with Southwestern Seminary students, was confronted with this…
Read MoreSBC president exhorts students, faculty to prioritize prayer
President of the Southern Baptist Convention Steve Gaines preached during chapel, Nov. 10, delivering a message from Daniel 9 on the topic of prayer. “You can change the world if you will pray,” Gaines said. “You can shape history if you will pray. You can be a catalyst for spiritual awakening and revival if you’ll…
Read MoreEvangelism encounters stir up ‘joy in the presence of the angels’
The “Second Mile” evangelism team of Juan Padilla and Jong Lee had just led Gustavo to the Lord when they arrived at Rocio’s house. The angels, therefore, were already rejoicing over the salvation of this Fort Worth resident, even before Padilla and Lee engaged in what would turn out to be their next fruitful encounter.…
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