Terry DelaneyIf you are anything like me, then you experience seasons where you either are not able to read your Bible for personal edification or you seem to just run out of time each day. What makes it real bad is that I am a seminary student. Even worse than...
Paul BurkhartI think it’s time for me to start the site NotGoingToSeminary.com. It’s almost been five whole months since my last article was posted on this site. Much has happened. As I recently revealed in a recent post on my personal site...
Ryan BurnsTomorrow is July 1st and summer is in full swing. Now, summer means different things for each of us so I thought it would be fun to see what everyone has planned. I’ve put a few items in the poll already, but feel free to add your own answer...
Jake BelderThere is a book at the RTS Orlando Bookstore called Rural Evangelism: Catching the Vision. I haven’t read it yet, though I want to. The author’s intention is basically to help rural congregations avoid stagnation and decline by engaging...
Joel UsinaDo any other seminarians ever feel as if your time in seminary is (or was) a sort of limbo (not “limbo” as in the Roman Catholic doctrine)? An in between stage? Or, perhaps a combination of the two? Well, if you do (or did), then...
If you’ve ever searched for a seminary scholarship then you know how difficult it can be. Well, good news, there is now a seminary scholarship that is open to all seminarians and only takes 15 minutes to apply. The $1,000 scholarship is given...
Daniel MochAs I was writing my previous post, ‘Balancing Church and Seminary,’ I realized that a lot of what I was writing assumed that you were in a time in your life where you needed to choose a church. But since not everyone in seminary is in...
stephen-hessAs I began discerning a call to seminary, 1 Timothy 4:6-16 came up early and often. Early in the discernment process, when I read that passage, I ended up focusing my attention on parts of verse 6, “you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus...
Seminary students are a transient bunch. They blow into town, spend three years too busy to do anything but study, and then they’re gone. For many of them (or, I should say, us), the whole seminary thing can seem like a hassle. If we...
“…[A]ll understanding, whether of history, art, or the Bible, is attainable only within a tradition. A tradition imbues its sons with a conceptual framework and interpretive horizons. A tradition provides its adherents with the questions...
I’ve been wanting to update the site for a while now and have finally found the time to do it. The new design is live (RSS readers come check it out) and I’ll likely be tweaking it here and there over the next week. One of the coolest...
Oops! I totally forgot to include the “by-line” in today’s post, God Honoring Reluctance. The post was written by Stephen Hess, a Rhode Island native and recent graduate of the University of Richmond, Virginia. Stephen will be...
This post was written by Stephen Hess, a Rhode Island native and recent graduate of the University of Richmond, Virginia. Stephen will be heading off to St. Louis in August for the 4-year M.Div program at Covenant Theological Seminary. About a month...
When I visited the site this morning, I noticed the little Feedburner reader count on the right side. At that time it said we had 277 people subscribing to this blog. That’s a pretty impressive number. It then occurred to me that with that...
ChristianBookNotes is giving away an autographed copy of Dr. Russell D. Moore’s newest book Adopted for Life.
This is a guest post submitted by Brian Johnson. Brian is currently working on his M.Div. at Asbury Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL, where he also serves as admissions recruiter. “How will I pay for this?” This question is on the...
We had a good discussion here in the last week as we talked about the relevancy of seminary education for today. Tyler Braun told us why he thinks it is still important, and Matt Cleaver offered some suggestions as to why it has lost its relevancy...
It was entirely coincidental that within about a week of each other, two seminarians would write blog posts on the relevancy of seminary education, one arguing in favor of it, the other against it. I contacted them soon after to see if they would be...
It was entirely coincidental that within about a week of each other, two seminarians would write blog posts on the relevancy of seminary education, one arguing in favor of it, the other against it. I contacted them soon after to see if they would be...
Yeah, I know it is Friday, but for those of you who like thrifty ideas I figured you wouldn’t mind too much. So, Logos Bible Software announced today on their blog that, for the month of May, they will be giving away a free download of Money...
As you may already know, this year marks the 500th aniversery of John Calvin’s birth. To celebrate, Logos Bible Software just launched Calvin500.com and has added 7 John Calvin Collections to Pre-Pub. Check out this amazing deal – 97...
As far as I can remember, I never once heard a sports-related illustration in a sermon when I was growing up. However, since I have moved to Florida, I have lost count of how many times I have heard them used. My tendency has been to react to this...
From our family at Going to Seminary to yours, Have a blessed Resurrection Sunday. May Christ’s atoning work on the cross be everything to you today and always. God bless.
Confession I have a confession to make. One year ago, I hated the concept of digital print media and swore I would never “cave-in” to the latest “trend” in books; i.e., Logos. My how times have changed! Over the course of...
Storms, Sam. More Precious than Gold: 50 Daily Meditations on the Psalms. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2009. 282 pp. $15.99. Sam Storms, founder of Enjoying God Ministries, has become in recent years an instrument used by God to show us His glory...
This month’s free download from Christian Audio is So Beautiful by Leonard Sweet. Simply enter coupon code APR2009. What is commonly known as DNA today was called “…so pretty!” when it was discovered years ago, and over the...
Using Random.org, Josh Garrington (comment 1) and Gina (comment 2) are the latest winners in Going to Seminary’s book giveaway. They each won a copy of So You’re Thinking About Going to Seminary. Stay tuned for future giveaways!
Barrs, Jerram. Through His Eyes: God’s Perspective on Women in the Bible. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2009. 352 pp. $19.99. With all the discussion today regarding a woman’s roll in the church and whether or not she is obligated to stay at...
The other day we ran a review of Derek Cooper’s book, So You’re Thinking About Going to Seminary (We’re also giving away 2 copies as well–See the bottom of the post). Today we are posting an interview where we got to ask Dr...
With your help, we have made Donald S. Whitney’s audio book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life the most downloaded book in the history of free downloads at Christian Audio! If you have not got your free download, check it out here...