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 and Light Factor
Early in his Gospel, Matthew chronicles the peaceful seaside scene of Christ’s first sermon. Spread across…

Strength and Flexibility: The Dance of Christian Witness
Strength and flexibility. Every dancer recognizes the importance of maintaining the proper balance of these postures.…

Salt and Light: The Penetrating Influence of Character
You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world… let your…

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.…

Supporting A Legacy of Especially Strong Women
When Sheryl Lackey Reeves (MACE, 2015) decided to attend seminary, her mom, Elsie Sue Wiley, wasn’t…

Quenching Our Thirst: The Wells at Beersheba
If you’ve ever hiked through a desert landscape, you probably quickly gained an awareness of your…

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…

Witnessing & Waiting
The Bible calls believers to be salt and light to a world that hasn’t yet met…

Salt And Light In The Cinema
Jesus’s stories invited his listeners to ponder “the truly good life.” In the stories, his listeners…

The Other Side of Leadership
As a leader, you’ll have the joy of seeing God use you in others’ lives. But…

Serving a Steady Diet of Healthy Food
As kids grow up, it’s likely that the adults in their lives encourage them to eat…

Three Pillars of Endurance
In his new book, Clinging to Hope: What Scripture Says about Weathering Times of Trouble, Chaos,…

Bill Hendricks on Legacy & Leadership
AN INTERVIEW BY NEIL R. COULTER & KRAIG MCNUTT Bill Hendricks is the Executive Director for…

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…

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…

Leading Like Jesus…with TLC
Many people use the initials TLC to mean tender, loving care. When we look at the…

Building Bridges, Cultivating Community: Leadership In Houston
LEADERSHIP EXAMPLES AT HOMEThe development of leaders begins in childhood. The qualities and character people bring…

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…

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…

Portrait of a Small-Church Leader
Before I became a DTS student, my wife and I were members of Bethany Bible Church…

Love in Action
Definitions and displays of love abound. Yet, for all its sentiments, the world is no expert…

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…

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…

Pandita Ramabai and Countercultural Love for the Powerless
Fulfilling our responsibility to love well often directs us to act counterculturally in a society that…