Archive for September 2017

Feminism, tax laws, blurred gender roles, economic struggles and a wide acceptance of divorce continue to take their toll on the American family, says Allan C. Carlson, but a close inspection of past cycles “indicates a promising scenario.” Carlson, the John A. Howard Distinguished Fellow for Family and Religious Studies at the International Organization for the…

In Dan Nelson’s latest book, A Burning and Shining Light: The Testimony and Witness of George Whitefield, Nelson gives a comprehensive account of the life and ministry of George Whitefield, highlighting his evangelistic preaching as the origin for what became the evangelical movement. During a Grindstone discussion at Southwestern Seminary, Sept. 25, Nelson discussed his…

Students, faculty, staff and families gathered around the flagpole in front of the Memorial Building in the early morning of Sept. 27 to join the “See You at the Pole” prayer movement taking place at schools across the nation. In the spirit of Ephesians 6:18, they prayed for the student body at Southwestern, the other…

Worldwide, there are 1.6 billion East Asian people, 1.3 billion of whom are still unreached by the Gospel, the International Mission Board estimates. Seeking to heed the call for evangelism, Southwestern Seminary’s annual International Church Planting Week, Sept. 18-23, focused this year on crucial mission needs and evangelical progress in East Asia. The week included…