DTS Magazine

DTS Magazine is the official publication of Dallas Theological Seminary. It serves our students, alumni, donors, and friends by offering articles rich in biblical and theological exposition, telling the stories of how God is working through DTS students and alumni, and updating our friends on God’s work at DTS and around the world.

The Salt & Light Factor

The Salt and Light Factor

Early in his Gospel, Matthew chronicles the peaceful seaside scene of Christ’s first sermon. Spread across…
November 27, 2023
Strength and Flexibilty: The Dance of The Christian Witness

Strength and Flexibility: The Dance of Christian Witness

Strength and flexibility. Every dancer recognizes the importance of maintaining the proper balance of these postures.…
November 27, 2023
Salt & Light: The Penetrating Influence of Character

Salt and Light: The Penetrating Influence of Character

You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world… let your…
November 27, 2023

The Clapham Sect: The Power of "We" Instead of "Me"

You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.…
November 27, 2023
Supporting a Legacy of Especially Strong Women

Supporting A Legacy of Especially Strong Women

When Sheryl Lackey Reeves (MACE, 2015) decided to attend seminary, her mom, Elsie Sue Wiley, wasn’t…
November 27, 2023

Quenching Our Thirst: The Wells at Beersheba

If you’ve ever hiked through a desert landscape, you probably quickly gained an awareness of your…
November 27, 2023

God's Unexpected Invitation To Be Salt And Light In The Heart of Bucharest

God’s call to ministry is sometimes mysterious until we see the needs he prepared us to…
November 27, 2023

Witnessing & Waiting

The Bible calls believers to be salt and light to a world that hasn’t yet met…
November 27, 2023

Salt And Light In The Cinema

Jesus’s stories invited his listeners to ponder “the truly good life.” In the stories, his listeners…
November 27, 2023
The Other Side of Leadership Chuck Swindoll

The Other Side of Leadership

As a leader, you’ll have the joy of seeing God use you in others’ lives. But…
November 27, 2023

Serving a Steady Diet of Healthy Food

As kids grow up, it’s likely that the adults in their lives encourage them to eat…
October 5, 2023

Three Pillars of Endurance

In his new book, Clinging to Hope: What Scripture Says about Weathering Times of Trouble, Chaos,…
October 5, 2023

Bill Hendricks on Legacy & Leadership

AN INTERVIEW BY NEIL R. COULTER & KRAIG MCNUTT Bill Hendricks is the Executive Director for…
October 5, 2023
Orphanage to Ministry

From an Orphanage to a Lifetime of Ministry & Beyond

Vindicate the oppressed and suffering. Rescue the poor and needy. Psalm 82:3-4 Having experienced the life…
October 5, 2023
Leadership During a Crisis

Leadership in Moments of Crisis: A Ministry of Presence

In 2 Corinthians 1:3–5, we read about God using our own experiences to enable us to…
October 5, 2023
Leading Like Jesus

Leading Like Jesus…with TLC

Many people use the initials TLC to mean tender, loving care. When we look at the…
October 5, 2023
Leadership in Houston DTS

Building Bridges, Cultivating Community: Leadership In Houston

LEADERSHIP EXAMPLES AT HOMEThe development of leaders begins in childhood. The qualities and character people bring…
October 5, 2023
Riot of Ephesus

Riot of Ephesus: The Challenge of a New Identity in Christ

Excavations at Ephesus enable us to picture what we read in Acts. Archaeologists have discovered the…
October 5, 2023
Leadership Lessons from Life of Moses

Leadership Lessons From the Life of Moses

As a young seminarian in the mid-1980s, I carried pain from my family’s past. The origin…
October 5, 2023
small church leader

Portrait of a Small-Church Leader

Before I became a DTS student, my wife and I were members of Bethany Bible Church…
October 5, 2023

Love in Action

Definitions and displays of love abound. Yet, for all its sentiments, the world is no expert…
March 30, 2023

Loving Well Through Our Witness: 1 Peter 2:11-12

Recent issues of DTS Magazine reminded us how to engage wisely with outsiders of the faith…
March 30, 2023

Paul in Thessalonica: Facing Challenges to Loving Well

Paul’s ministry throughout the cities of the Mediterranean world was marked by his deep affection not…
March 30, 2023

Pandita Ramabai and Countercultural Love for the Powerless

Fulfilling our responsibility to love well often directs us to act counterculturally in a society that…
March 30, 2023

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