The flattened world afforded by the internet, social media, and other new technologies has created enormous opportunities for theological education to be more portable while maintaining a sense of integrity in the content. At SEBTS we embrace this new world, offering online and hybrid courses allowing a student to earn the MDiv from anywhere in [...]

“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.”  Euripides “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” Helen Keller “No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;”  John Donne “Two are better than one; because they [...]

“Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?” This earnest prayer, uttered by Jeremiah Lanphier out of his passion for the salvation of the residents of New York City in 1857, led to what historians call the Layman’s Prayer Revival or the Revival of 1858-59.  On September 23 of that year he knelt in prayer [...]

Saturday I took our daughter Hannah to a Valentine’s meal as I do annually.  I love these times at this season as they offer a great opportunity to talk about life, godliness, and relationships. We both love going to IHOP together, so we checked out the new one on Six Forks in North Raleigh. I’m [...]

In 1989 I loaded up my wife Michelle, our infant son Josh, a dog, and a cat, to embark on a journey from Texas to Indiana, from living in the Bible Belt all our lives to the Midwest, from full-time student status to ABD (All But Dissertation) PhD status, from relative poverty to some level [...]