Posts by Alex Sibley
FROM THE PROFS: Mormon couple finds true joy in Christ
Editor’s note: “From the Profs” is an occasional feature highlighting past experiences of Southwestern Seminary and Scarborough College faculty in sharing the Gospel. During a block party with a church plant several years ago, Associate Professor of Apologetics and World Religions Travis S. Kerns, then a Send City missionary to Salt Lake City, Utah, noticed…
Read MoreFormer professor of voice Jack Coldiron dies
Jack H. Coldiron, distinguished professor of voice at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1963 to 1994, died on May 9. He was three weeks shy of his 95th birthday. “Jack Coldiron served at Southwestern Seminary for 31 years, leaving an indelible mark on our School of Church Music and Worship and the multitude of students…
Read MoreFIRST-PERSON: Celebrating 200 stories of Everyday Evangelism
Regardless of what had happened at school that day, nothing would match the weight of Anthony’s experience walking home that afternoon. After class was dismissed, Anthony, a middle school student, headed home through Rosemont Park, and there, according to God’s good will, he crossed paths with two evangelists from nearby Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Anthony…
Read MoreEvangelistic discipleship yields fruit of salvation
Robert grew up in the church and believed he had a good sense of Christian beliefs, but he struggled with whether he could have faith in the Jesus people often preached. When Justin Knippers, a Master of Divinity student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his wife, Michaela, started their evangelism efforts with Robert, he…
Read MoreFROM THE PROFS: Student born again during Systematic Theology lecture
Editor’s note: “From the Profs” is an occasional feature highlighting past experiences of Southwestern Seminary and Scarborough College faculty in sharing the Gospel. Research Professor of Theology Malcolm B. Yarnell III still rejoices over a student who was born again during a theology lecture. Nearly 15 years ago, Sanghwan Lee, then a Master of Divinity…
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