Archive for March 2019
Apologetics conference provides principles and tools to ‘stand firm’
During Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s annual “Stand Firm” apologetics conference, March 22-23, attendees had the opportunity to hear from experts in the area of apologetics and gather tools to be able to live out and articulate the Christian faith well. Travis Dickinson, associate professor of philosophy and Christian apologetics, emphasized these ideas in his introductory…
Read MorePerfection not required to enter God’s Kingdom
A Rosemont neighborhood couple learned recently that people do not have to be perfect to become Christians, as they willingly surrendered their lives to Christ. When He spoke to their hearts, the two were ready to listen. Jinha Kim, a bachelor’s student in Scarborough College, and Daniel Kim, a Master of Divinity student at Southwestern Baptist…
Read MoreChurch planters encouraged to remember ‘God is able’
Speaking on “the legacy of God” during Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s North American Church Planting Week, church planter Heiden Ratner encouraged the Southwestern Seminary family to adopt a “big God theology.” Preaching from Ephesians 3:20-21 during chapel, March 26, Ratner said that God’s legacy—that is, that which He has handed down to us—is that He…
Read MoreLand Center, Tandy Institute co-host lecture on relationship between Christianity and science
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary welcomed Edward Davis, professor of the history of science at Messiah College, to lecture on Christianity and science, March 19. The lecture was hosted by the Richard Land Center for Cultural Engagement in partnership with the Charles D. Tandy Institute of Archaeology. Faculty, students, and the general public were welcomed to…
Read MoreGreenway lays out ‘big-tent vision’ for future of Southwestern Seminary
“I believe Southwestern Seminary historically has been at its best when it’s been known as the big-tent seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention,” said Adam W. Greenway during his first-ever chapel sermon as president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, March 21. Evoking the imagery of big-tent revival meetings, Greenway laid out his vision for the…
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