Posts by Remington Cook
Revived Southwestern collegiate ministry program impacts campus ministries
On college campuses across the nation, students can find Baptist Student Ministries. While it may go by a different name in different parts of the country, the organization, established as the Baptist Student Union over 100 years ago in 1919, has branches on over 700 campuses across the United States. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is…
Read MoreHawkins: true worship results in Christians telling others about Jesus
Christians will know that they truly have worshiped God when they understand God’s holiness, recognize their helplessness, and are driven to tell others about Jesus, Chancellor O.S. Hawkins preached to the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary community gathered for the Chancellor’s Chapel, Jan. 23. Preaching from Isaiah 6:1-9, Hawkins expounded on the importance of worship in…
Read MoreRata brings a globe-trotting view of teaching to Southwestern
Cristian Rata has seen the world, and it’s a perspective that informs his teaching of Old Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Born in Romania, Rata grew up there before immigrating to the United States when he was almost 18 years old, moving with his family to California. Over the next few decades, Rata would…
Read MoreMarc Brown: pursuing the high notes, one student at a time
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2024 issue of Southwestern News. Walking through Cowden Hall on any given afternoon is assured to be an uplifting experience. If there is an archetype for a great, campus music hall, with a brilliant, classical artist playing a grand piano or slaving over a piece of…
Read MoreSouthwestern international students reflect on Christmastime in their cultures
Christmastime is here and somewhere in Chicagoland, Clark Griswold is hauling an oversized, fresh-cut, tree into his colonial style house while Kevin McCallister wonders how his entire family forgot him as they flew to Paris. Driving through Bedford Falls, one may see Jimmy Stuart running down the smalltown streets, loudly proclaiming his newfound love of…
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