July 7, 2008 by swbtsblogger
The chaplain fellowship at Southwestern recently held commissioning ceremonies for a few of its chaplains:
While soldiers, sailors and airmen in the armed services defend freedom on a daily basis, military chaplains fulfill a higher call of duty, offering spiritual freedom to those who serve our country domestically and abroad. For U.S. Army Chaplain Brandon Denning, God used his past military experience and ministry training at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to prepare him for the task.
“As chaplains, we deal in relationships,” Denning said. “I never thought God would call me to be a missionary,” He views chaplaincy as a missionary opportunity to a unique people group.
“The military is often a culture that is overlooked as far as missions is concerned, and yet it is one of the biggest missionary fields we’ve got out there,” Denning said, adding, “We’ve got soldiers who need the Lord.”
Via, BPress, and SWBTS Press Release
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June 23, 2008 by chedspellman
No, not the 80s-heavy-metal-wicked-awesome-guitfiddle-solo, but the inbreaking of the Kingdom.
In other words, Bret Rogers (from SWBTS) has “merged” his blog with his brother’s (from Southern), as they have begun a joint blogging venture under the banner of “Irruption.”
They explain what they mean by this terminology:
Why call it irruption, and is that a blatant misspelling?
Answer: No, it is not a misspelling. Irruption, as defined by the dictionary provided by my iBook, means to “enter forcibly or suddenly.” Bret suggested it as we were thinking of domain names in the context of “the irruption of the kingdom of God.” And of course, we know that God’s kingdom has indeed come upon us both forcibly and suddenly through the incarnation, death, and resurrection of Jesus. God did not consult humans upon sending his Son into the world. And Jesus did not ask his sheep if they wanted him to die for them, either. God went ahead and did it. Redemption is his plan put into action by his own power. For this we are eternally grateful, and we desire that everything written on this blog be flavored with the redemption that God has worked through Jesus.
This blogging project is sure to be solid, serious, and God-honoring.
Check it out: http://irruption.wordpress.com/
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May 26, 2008 by chedspellman
A new issue of the Southwestern Journal of Theology is out. This issue contains three important Baptist primary source documents along with a helpful preface by each of the transcribers. The first preface has been made available at BaptistTheology.org.
British Baptists - Vol. 48 No. 2 (Spring 2006)
“Transcriber’s Preface to An Orthodox Creed” -W. Madison Grace II
“An Orthodox Creed” -Thomas Monck, et al
“Transcriber’s Preface to Dialogue Between the Baptist and the Presbyterian” -A. Chadwick Mauldin
“Dialogue Between the Baptist and the Presbyterian” -Thomas Grantham
“Transcriber’s Preface to Slavery Inconsistent with Christianity” -Colin McGahey
“Slavery Inconsistent with Christianity” -Robert Robinson
For more info about the Journal, see the Journal’s webpage.
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May 6, 2008 by swbtsblogger
Dr. Bill Demski points to three DVD bargains from Campus Crusade for Christ.
He writes,
This just in from a contact at Campus Crusade:
Three documentaries on DVD, perfect for an ID collection, are now available for just $29.95 -– about $10 per DVD: Campuscrusade.com/8110E
The three documentaries are:
The Case for a Creator by Lee Strobel
Unlocking the Mystery of Life
The Privileged Planet
The Privileged Planet was, of course, co-written by Guillermo Gonzalez, Ph.D. Ben Stein’s Expelled asserts that Dr. Gonzalez was denied tenure for challenging Darwinian Orthodoxy. Perhaps someone you know would enjoy seeing what is so controversial about Gonzalez’ ideas in particular and Intelligent Design, in general. The DVDs present solid scientific concepts in language the layman or laywoman can understand, with state of the art, memorable graphics.
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April 29, 2008 by swbtsblogger
Brent Thomason preached today for “Student Preaching Day” in the SWBTS chapel service. He was selected for this honor by the Homiletics faculty.
Brent’s passionate message came from 1 Corinthians 2, emphasizing the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ as the sole power of the preacher.
Hear for yourself how this “punk kid without even a master’s degree” (his own description) brought us a word today in chapel.
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April 18, 2008 by swbtsblogger
Sean proposes after Systematic Theology,
and provides video, visual, and textual commentary on the event!
Colin uses lunch and an empty stomach, and Bart uses a blog fast as practical incentives for evangelism. They’ve issued a challenge, for you to do the same.
Also,
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March 31, 2008 by swbtsblogger
Will SWBTSBloggers make it past the first round in the Midwest Division of this “blogging Tourney“?
Update: Well, not exactly.
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The Family Issue -Vol. 49 No. 1 (Fall 2006)
