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According to the Joshua Project, the Japanese population of 120 million people constitute the second largest unreached people group in the world, with only 0.3 percent identifying as evangelical Christians. Furthermore, Statista revealed that, in 2021, roughly 21,000 individuals in Japan committed suicide. These facts compelled Jon Okinaga, assistant professor of biblical counseling at Southwestern…

“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. “Faith Working through Love: The Theology of William Perkins” (published by Reformation Heritage Books), co-edited by J. Stephen Yuille, professor of pastoral theology…

Editor’s note: this article appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Southwestern News. Cowboys drove 14 million head of longhorn cattle from Texas to railroad towns between 1867-1887. The first major trail was the 1,000-mile Chisholm Trail through Fort Worth. Like cowboys herding cattle to market, Christian writers and speakers can move their ideas up the trail to people…

Editor’s note: this article appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Southwestern News. A few years ago, I was contacted by a church for its open worship pastor position. After a short phone conversation, we moved to the next step. Rather than auditioning my musical skills, they asked me to answer 10 questions. This questionnaire provided clear proof that…