FROM THE HILL: Kerns discusses God’s presence during coronavirus pandemic, Aniol debuts two new books on worship

“From the Hill” is a regular series highlighting the work of The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s faculty. Check back here regularly to find articles, blogs, podcasts, interviews, and more.

• Draw Near: The Heart of Communion with God (book), by Scott Aniol, associate professor of church music and worship

“Scott Aniol demonstrates that communion with God is not mystical or mysterious—rather, communion with God is rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ, clearly communicated throughout the Scriptures, and absolutely vital for a fruitful Christian life that brings God ultimate glory.”

• Tune My Heart: Bible Narratives Devotional Guide for Families or Individuals (book), by Scott Aniol

“This Bible Reading Guide helps believers read through all of the narrative passages of Scripture, plus Psalms and Proverbs, over fifty-two 5-day weeks.”

• ETS Executive Director Search (letter to the Evangelical Theological Society), by David S. Dockery, distinguished professor of theology, theologian-in-residence of the B.H. Carroll Center for Baptist Heritage and Mission, special consultant to the president

“The Executive Committee of ETS has asked me to serve as chair of the search process that will seek, with God’s help and guidance, to find the right person to follow Mike Thigpen in the role of ETS Executive Director.”

• The Holy Spirit (entry in Theology for the People of God series), series editor David S. Dockery (with Nathan A. Finn and Christopher W. Morgan)

“Recognizing that faithful theological study is an integrative task, the Theology for the People of God series uniquely combines biblical and systematic theology in dialogue with historical theology and with application to church and life.”

• Fear Not! “Where is God When Bad Things Happen?” (interview on Salty Believer podcast), by Travis S. Kerns, associate professor of apologetics and world religions

“[W]ith the coronavirus and an earthquake specifically in view … what are we to think about God with everything that’s going on?”

• “What do those in an extended season of singleness want the Church to know?” (interview with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission), by Katie McCoy, assisant professor of theology in women’s studies

“One of the ways that you have the opportunity to minister to unmarried Christians in your church is help them understand what God is doing in their character at this intersection of God’s love and goodness and His power and His sovereignty in their lives.”

• “Everyday Evangelism: How to Use What You Already Know to Tell Others about Jesus” (article in LifeWay’s Deacon Magazine), by Matt Queen, associate dean of the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions, L.R. Scarborough Chair of Evangelism, associate professor of evangelism

“Every believer can evangelize every day, at any time, with anyone.”