Today was my last class on Romans – and it was a doozy! As I reflect back over this semester, I find that once again I have learned tons more in 13 weeks than I ever learned in 13 years of attending church, Sunday School, Bible studies and church functions. I was introduced more closely [...]
Do you know someone addicted to drugs or alcohol? Do you wish you could help? Has God called you to work with people of all ages who are struggling against overpowering addictions? Do you feel a sense of urgency to guide them to sobriety? Is your heart set on being a counselor for those with [...]
Not really – that was just to get your attention. This group wasn’t in a bar, but instead breaking bread on the seminary campus with members of a local foundation that provides generous scholarships for four students. I was astounded at the diversity in a room of seven people. Lisa Nelson is a Licensed Evangelist [...]
Our future is in the hands of young people. Are you called to lead them? Are you called to Youth Ministry? Do you believe your future is to work with youth in a church setting, but have no idea where to go from here? Memphis Theological Seminary introduces a new Master of Arts in [...]
Who’s Got Your Blues? Kirk Whalum with John Kilzer from Beale Street Caravan on Vimeo. Dr. King had a dream, and those who follow in his footsteps express that dream in many different ways. Inspiration has struck Grammy-award winning jazz musician and MTS alumnus Kirk Whalum, who has written a song in honor of Dr. King’s [...]
I didn’t know Jimmy well, but his wife Sheila and I are long-time friends from way back in our very early 20s. Along with Laurie, Kim, CJ, Debbie and Jackie, we have gathered together over the past 30 years for weddings, births, deaths and gossip sessions over dinner. We all feel relatively young in [...]
I’m always amazed at how the male mind works when there is a fix-it project in front of them. There was the time a watering golf-cart had lost the cap to the water thingamajig, and I was envisioning hiring a welder to make a new screw-on cap. The next week, I saw a man had [...]
Have you been watching the History Channel program, The Bible? Or at least heard about it?! What has inspired you about this program? Is it the miracle of how God enabled Abraham and Sarah to bear children in their advanced old age? Is it the faith of Noah in building an ark in [...]
In teaching settings, there are two types of questions. One has an answer in fact, such as “Is the earth round?” The other just generates more questions, such as “Which scripture should be taken literally, and which should be read as hyperbole, parable or illustration to make a point?” In theological discussions, too often the [...]
Celebrate Women’s History Month during the Todd Lectures with Dr. Wil Gafney on March 5-6, 2013, at Lindenwood Christian Church. The lectures are: Lecture 1: The Darkly Radiant Image of God: Black and Female Lecture 2: A Legion of Preaching Women: Women Prophets in Ancient Israel Lecture 3: Bathsheba’s Legacy: Royal Women of Israel and Judah Lecture Times [...]
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