Archive for February 2018
Former New Testament professor dies at 76
Siegfried Schatzmann, former professor of New Testament at Southwestern Seminary, died Feb. 20 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 76. Siegfried was born on Aug. 8, 1941, in Switzerland. He was a New Testament scholar with a teaching career spanning more than 30 years. In addition to Southwestern, he taught at Oral…
Read More‘Iron sharpens iron’ during Cowtown marathon
Many thoughts pass through runners’ minds as they progress through 13-mile half-marathons. “You can do it,” “Just put one foot in front of the other,” “Your ankle is not broken; keep going,” etc. While such sentiments were not foreign to the mind of Trey Holmes in the midst of running the Cowtown half-marathon this past…
Read MoreSouth Korea among the world’s top missionary-sending countries
According to recent data, South Korea is among the world’s top countries that send missionaries throughout the world. Southwestern graduate Jae Kyeong Lee, who currently serves as president of the Foreign Baptist Mission Board of the Korea Baptist Convention, recently spoke with CBN News, saying that Korea’s position as one of the “greatest exporters” of…
Read MoreTime and space no longer separate students from access to theological education
Marilyn Maddox desired to “shore up” her theological studies, but being a wife, mother, and full-time staff member at a large Baptist church in Houston, she was unable to relocate to Fort Worth in order to attend Southwestern Seminary in person. Fortunately, Southwestern provides an option other than the residential program that fits her particular…
Read MoreEvangelist Billy Graham dies at 99
Billy Graham, one of the most prolific and well-known evangelists of the 20th and 21st centuries, died Feb. 21 at his home. He was 99. Paige Patterson, president of Southwestern Seminary, says, “The eyes of a North Carolina farm boy sparkled as never before this morning when Billy Graham entered heaven. After nearly 100 years…
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