From My Bookshelf: Obedient Mission Service

Ian Buntain, director of the World Missions Center and associate professor of missions in the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions, gives his recommended reads in the area of missions. Buntain served as a missionary with both the International Mission Board and the North American Mission Board for almost 40 years before he…

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FROM THE HILL: Darling interviews on the topic of kindness, Ford contributes to new spiritual formation book, and more

“From the Hill” is a regular series highlighting the work of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College’s faculty. Check back here regularly to find articles, blogs, podcasts, interviews, and more. “Reality proves hard to beat” (article on WORLD), written by Dan Darling, director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement, assistant professor of…

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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…

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From 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…

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How 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…

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