the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Timothy Paul Jones

Advent: The Lost Art of Celebrating the Waiting

Once upon a time, there was a season in the church year known as “Advent.” The word comes to us from the Latin for “coming.” The purpose of the season was to look toward the coming of Christ to earth; it was a season that focused on waiting. (more…)

November 27, 2012

Leadership: Why Choosing Your Favorite Team Should Be Nothing Like Choosing a Community of Faith

The Major League Baseball season is drawing to a close once again. My favorite team launched the season with the most hopeful of slogans: “This is our time.” But “our time” quickly faded into “next time” for Kansas City, and the Royals spent most of the season locked in a contest with the Minnesota Twins for the uncoveted title “There Is At Least One Team in the American League Worse Than Us.” (more…)

October 1, 2012

Family Ministry: Living in the Right Story

Accused by a member of Parliament of always repeating “the same old story,” British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once retorted, “Of course, it’s the same old story! Truth usually is the same old story.” Whatever one may think of Margaret Thatcher’s politics, her words carry with them a reminder that can transform the lives of the families in our churches. (more…)

September 12, 2012

Southern Seminary to offer hybrid modular courses beginning fall 2012

Beginning fall 2012, Southern Seminary will offer select courses in a new, more flexible format: hybrid modular courses. (more…)

July 31, 2012

The Forgotten Hymn That Once Preceded “Amazing Grace”

While doing some research related to the writer of the lyrics now know as the hymn “Amazing Grace,” I ran across another set of lyrics that are equally powerful but far less familiar. (more…)

June 18, 2012

In Praise of Inefficiency

I saw something beautiful the other day while walking down Breckenridge Lane. In a front yard not far from my home, a young mother was removing a layer of leftover leaves from the fall in preparation for planting spring flowers—an ordinary activity in the middle of an ordinary day. (more…)

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That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.