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Wartburg Castle
Oct 16, 2017
Steve SmithSteve Smith
Dispatches from the Land of Luther: Alumni Profiles of Jürgen Schulz, Scott Way, and Steve Henderson If Martin Luther visited Germany today he could buy a pair of Hier stehe ich Converse sneakers, attend a Luther-themed musical oratorio touring the country, or drink a high-malt...

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Ministry
Ferdinand Luther
Oct 9, 2017
J. Lanier BurnsJ. Lanier BurnsRaquel P. WrotenRaquel P. Wroten
Q&A with Dr. J. Lanier Burns: The Priesthood of all Believers and Its Impact on the Church Sometime between 1517 and 1521, Martin Luther found himself at the center of a growing conflict that led to his excommunication and definitive break with the Church of Rome. During...
Article
Las Vegas
Oct 2, 2017
A Prayer for Las Vegas Our Father in Heaven: Our hearts break because of the tragic loss of life in Las Vegas. It is horrific. The pain and suffering are unfathomable. Dear God, please let your...
Bible
Dresden Statue of Martin Luther
Oct 2, 2017
Mark L. BaileyMark L. Bailey
Courage to Take a Stand The responsibility that Christians have to stake out a claim for the cause of Christ in today’s culture is critical. We are witnessing a moment in history when...
Spiritual Life
3 Myths
Sep 25, 2017
Michael J. SvigelMichael J. Svigel
3 Redeeming Myths of the Reformation Emperor Nero didn’t really play the fiddle while Rome went up in flames. Paul Revere didn’t ride through the night shouting “The British are coming! The British are...
Stories
Dr. Toussaint
Sep 11, 2017
Raquel P. WrotenRaquel P. Wroten
Dr. Stanley Toussaint: A Humble, Spiritual Giant and Hero of the Faith The humble, spiritual giant from Hinckley, Minnesota, who touched the lives of many, taught and preached the Scriptures, and loved well, is home—with his Lord and Savior. Dr....
Campus News
Stanley Toussaint Purple Overlay
Sep 5, 2017
Stanley D. ToussaintStanley D. Toussaint
Stanley D. Toussaint (1928-2017) In the morning hours of Tuesday, September 5, 2017, Stanley D. Toussaint, DTS professor from 1960 to 2012 and beloved teacher of many, went to be with the Lord.
Ministry
Negotiating Difficult Conversations
Aug 29, 2017
Darrell L. BockDarrell L. Bock
Negotiating Difficult Conversations: Understanding the 3 Levels of Communication How many times have you left a difficult conversation and replayed the scenario in your mind over and over again? Sometimes, more often than we’d like, we have to engage in...
Spiritual Life
Aug 22, 2017
Sam IngrassiaSam IngrassiaVicki IngrassiaVicki Ingrassia
Praying Together: A Simple Path to Spiritual Intimacy for Couples For many couples, the spiritual connection as husbands and wives is haphazard, intermittent, bumping along, and barely staying on the road. These days, husbands and wives often run...
Ministry
Aug 21, 2017
Karen G. GiesenKaren G. Giesen
Eduardo’s Story: The Fire, the Gang, the Ministry The flash of a raging apartment fire forged the physical and emotional marks of Eduardo Perez’s life. When his mom pulled his three-month-old body out of the flames, he had...
Public Square
Aug 12, 2017
Mark L. BaileyMark L. Bailey
The Absolute Absurdity of a Supreme Race As a Seminary, we unequivocally condemn racism, white supremacy, and any denial that every person bears the image of God. #charlottesville
Article
A Prayer's Legacy
Aug 6, 2017
Nancy Renfer SturgesNancy Renfer SturgesRaquel P. WrotenRaquel P. Wroten
A Prayer's Legacy I don’t remember a day without prayer. As a young girl growing up, my parents Dr. Rudolf (ThM, 1939) and Dr. Mary Emma Renfer taught me to pray. Over the years my family...
Ministry
Jul 14, 2017
Charles R. SwindollCharles R. Swindoll
Ask Dr. Swindoll: How Do You Respond When God is Silent? We stumble over our own talent and over the noise we make when we should quietly wait. Believers who are maturing not only respect God’s silence, they model it as well.
Stories
Jul 7, 2017
Aaron SchubertAaron SchubertRaquel P. WrotenRaquel P. Wroten
Prayer and the PhD Student I wanted to find a ministry that would help me stay grounded amidst the mass of theological ideas. I wanted those ideas to pour into the rest of my life.
Stories
Jul 1, 2017
Karen HawkinsKaren HawkinsOwen WildmanOwen Wildman
Community Care: Alumni Profile of Karen Hawkins Don’t feel like you have to be like everybody else. You be who God made you to be.
Faith & Work
Jun 28, 2017
Bill HendricksBill Hendricks
If Businesspeople Prayed What if we didn't just pray for success in church, missions, and evangelism, but also for God's blessing on our jobs and businesses?
Spiritual Life
Jun 25, 2017
Brandon GiellaBrandon Giella
Patterns of Prayer: Ancient and Modern Tools for Reading Scripture and Communing with God How can we make the ritual and rhythm of prayer a priority with all the other things competing for our attention?
Spiritual Life
Jun 21, 2017
Rodney H. OrrRodney H. Orr
How the Rhythm of Prayer Fine-Tunes Ministry "God moves people... We’re not afraid to trust God because we know he has our best interest at heart."
Spiritual Life
Jun 14, 2017
Margaret TolliverMargaret Tolliver
He Will Answer By and By A story of God's faithfulness in the midst of one very hot summer.
Spiritual Life
Jun 7, 2017
Mark L. BaileyMark L. Bailey
Worship in Spirit and Truth With the finished work of the Cross, we can approach God not on our own merits but his.
Spiritual Life
May 25, 2017
Luke SpencerLuke Spencer
Three Ways the Content of our Prayer Exposes our Theology When churches introduce the topic of prayer, people often experience anxiety in two areas. They fear someone will ask them to pray in a small group or another public setting and/or...
Article
May 22, 2017
DTS Celebrates 2017 Graduates View commencement event photos on DTS’s Facebook page. Please tag your graduate and leave an encouraging comment. Commencement Chapel, May 12 The Seminary’s...
Campus News
Apr 27, 2017
Dallas Theological Seminary Completes First Academic Year of School-wide Sexual Abuse Awareness Training Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS), one of the world’s leading seminaries for training evangelical Christian leaders, in collaboration with MinistrySafe, a leader in sexual...
Stories
Mar 22, 2017
Gloria FurmanGloria FurmanRaquel P. WrotenRaquel P. Wroten
How I Write: Gloria Furman Gloria Furman (MACE, 2007) who serves with her husband, Dave (ThM, 2007), at Redeemer Church in Dubai, shares her insight into the craft of writing.