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Spiritual Life
Michael J. Svigel
Sep 25, 2017
Michael 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...
Ministry
Charles R. Swindoll
Sep 25, 2017
Charles R. Swindoll
Ask Dr. Swindoll: Are Relationships Important for Reformation and Change?
Several times a year, Dr. Swindoll preaches in chapel at DTS and engages in a question-and-answer time with prospective students. Here are some of the questions he answered...
Spiritual Life
Glenn R. Kreider
Sep 25, 2017
Glenn R. Kreider
Anabaptists: "Forgotten Voices of the Reformation"
Upset over the sale of indulgences, among other things, Luther posted a set of ninety-five theses for public discussion on October 31, 1517. In Zurich, Switzerland, within a few...
Spiritual Life
John Adair
Sep 25, 2017
John Adair
Why the Five Solas Matter Today
Long before the beginning of the Reformation, certain practices in the life of the church, for ordinary people, had ceased to be meaningful expressions of the Christian faith....
Bible
Mark L. Bailey
Sep 25, 2017
Mark 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...
Stories
Steve Smith
Sep 25, 2017
Steve 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...
Ministry
J. Lanier Burns
Raquel P. Wroten
Sep 25, 2017
J. Lanier BurnsRaquel 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...
Spiritual Life
John D. Hannah
Sep 25, 2017
John D. Hannah
6 Lessons from the Legacy of Martin Luther
Would Martin Luther—given his personality and prejudices—be acceptable on any modern university faculty?
Reformation scholar Heiko Oberman raised this interesting question...
Stories
Raquel P. Wroten
Sep 11, 2017
Raquel 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 D. Toussaint
Sep 5, 2017
Stanley 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
Darrell L. Bock
Aug 29, 2017
Darrell 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
Sam Ingrassia
Vicki Ingrassia
Aug 22, 2017
Sam 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
Karen G. Giesen
Aug 21, 2017
Karen 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
Mark L. Bailey
Aug 12, 2017
Mark 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
Nancy Renfer SturgesRaquel P. Wroten
Aug 6, 2017
Nancy Renfer SturgesRaquel 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
Charles R. Swindoll
Jul 14, 2017
Charles 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
Aaron SchubertRaquel P. Wroten
Jul 7, 2017
Aaron SchubertRaquel 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
Karen Hawkins
Owen Wildman
Jul 1, 2017
Karen HawkinsOwen 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
Bill Hendricks
Jun 28, 2017
Bill 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
Brandon Giella
Jun 25, 2017
Brandon 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
Rodney H. Orr
Jun 21, 2017
Rodney 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
Margaret Tolliver
Jun 14, 2017
Margaret Tolliver
He Will Answer By and By
A story of God's faithfulness in the midst of one very hot summer.
Spiritual Life
Mark L. Bailey
Jun 7, 2017
Mark 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
Luke Spencer
May 25, 2017
Luke 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...