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From My Bookshelf: Twentieth-century Classics on Knowing and Worshiping God
Joshua Waggener, professor of church music and worship in the School of Church Music and Worship, provides his top five books of twentieth-century classics that focus on knowing and worshipping God. Before he began serving at Southwestern Seminary in 2022, Waggener served at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Life Together by…
Read MoreFrom My Bookshelf: Biblical Counseling
Lilly Park, associate professor of biblical counseling in the Jack D. Terry School of Educational Ministries, gives her top five book recommendations in the discipline of biblical counseling. Before she began serving at Southwestern Seminary in 2020, Park served at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands by Paul…
Read MoreHow to know God’s will
Editor’s note: The article originally appeared in the Spring 2023 issue of Southwestern News. Many people seeking God’s will fall into the trap of “paralysis by analysis” as they overthink things. No one wants to miss God’s will or choose the wrong thing. The result for some is that a decision is not made at…
Read MoreFrom My Bookshelf: Understanding Our Souls
Coleman Ford, assistant professor of humanities at Texas Baptist College, gives his top five book recommendations to understand our souls. Ford began serving at Southwestern Seminary and Texas Baptist College in 2020. Confessions by Augustine of Hippo – Confessions is a timeless classic that tells the story of every soul in need of God’s grace and…
Read MoreHow to prepare students for authentic Gospel engagement
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2023 issue of Southwestern News. Most students want to evangelize, but they have inadequate preparation for authentic Gospel engagement. Eighty-three percent of Generation Z are more open to sharing their Christian faith than their Millennial predecessors. However, the group’s primary approach to evangelism is through their…
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