Archive for December 2021
Jack MacGorman, long-time New Testament professor, chapel namesake, dies at age 100
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Dec. 27 with the addition of arrangements and Dec. 29 with memorial donation requests from the family. John William “Jack” MacGorman, long-time professor of New Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and namesake for its MacGorman Chapel, died today at the age of 100, two days shy of…
Read MoreFROM THE HILL: Darling discusses topics including race and Christmas, Queen shares about evangelism
“From the Hill” is a regular series highlighting the work of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s faculty. Check back here regularly to find articles, blogs, podcasts, interviews, and more. “Ministers of Reconciliation: Preaching on Race and the Gospel” (book with Lexham Press), edited by Daniel Darling, director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement and assistant…
Read MoreJewells experience ‘great joy in giving’ to Southwestern Seminary
Editor’s note: this article appears in the Fall 2021 issue of Southwestern News. When the new occupant of their old house on Felix Street walked across the street with a misdelivered envelope, Mike (’92) and Estelle Jewell were blessed by God’s timing. The envelope was from their home church in South Texas and, almost to a…
Read MoreChurch Practices, Church Polity, and Cooperation: How Baptist distinctives in theology and at church form the basis for healthy multi-church cooperation
Editor’s note: this article appears in the Fall 2021 issue of Southwestern News. The practices and polity of the church are fundamental to Christianity. Specifically, they are fundamental to faithful discipleship, to cooperation with likeminded churches, and to denominational integrity. Ecclesiology is the name given to the area of theology that includes the practices and polity…
Read MoreThe Bible is God’s Word
Editor’s note: this article appears in the Fall 2021 issue of Southwestern News. As we enter the Christmas season, it’s a good time to be reminded of the importance of words—and the Word. Words matter. Without them, we cannot make claims or delineate truths. Sometimes, the claim we want to make or the truth we want…
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