Terry DelaneyThis was written by a friend of mine, Amy Lee. Her husband, Scott, is the Pastor at Rockport Baptist Church in Arnold, Mo. Only Jesus by Amy Lee Only Jesus can be our Great High Priest And our sacrifice Only Jesus can be our judge And our advocate...
Jake BelderThis is the final part of a three part series on mentoring. In the previous posts on mentoring, we looked first at why a mentoring relationship is so important; and second, what specific role a mentor plays in our lives as we are preparing for...
This is part two of a three part series on mentoring. Last time we talked about the importance of having a mentor as you prepare for ministry. The next step is to look at what exactlythat relationship will look like. Stephen Garber has an excellent...
This is the first part of a three part series on mentoring. We all have some idea of what a mentor is; some of us maycurrently have a mentor or are eventaking on the role ofa mentor. However, despite the familiarity of the concept and the value many...
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Bible Study Magazine has a really helpful Canon chart that helps you see the difference in Bibles available today. A very helpful resource.
It has been a couple months since we have had the Book Review take over here at Going to Seminary. We have had reviews on Bibles, magazines and obviously books. Now, we would like to know what you think of the reviews. As we leave 2008 and head into...
Jeff PattersonAtheist Matthew Parris believes Christian missionaries are the solution to Africa’s biggest problem.
Bavinck, Herman. Saved by Grace: The Holy Spirit’s Work in Calling and Regeneration. Translated by Nelson D. Kloosterman. Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2008. $30.00. Herman Bavinck was a Dutch theologian who lived from 1854-1921...
It is the time of year when the Church celebrates the birth of Jesus, His incarnation and arrival on earth. With all the hype that surrounds this season, often the wonder and mystery of the Incarnation is lost to Western Christianity. Christ came to...
This post was contributed by Michael Farrell. Michael is the Associate Librarian at Reformed Theological Seminary-Orlando Campus. As a librarian in a seminary, I’ve noticed that in general students can be divided into two different types...
Reforming or Conforming: Post-Conservative Evangelicals and the Emerging Church, ed. Gary L.W. Johnson and Ronald N. Gleason. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2008. 300 pp. $20.00. Reforming or Conforming (RoC) takes a hard look at the emergent church...
BE SURE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST FOR THE EXCELLENT DEAL FROM BANNER OF TRUTH ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 15, 2009!!! Way back in August, I wrote a book review on The Loveliness of Christ. What I did not know was that that book was basically a book...
First, please let me introduce myself. My name is Jason Chamberlain and I am in my third year of working toward a MDiv at Shepherd’s Theological Seminary in Cary, NC. I have been reading GTS for months now and consider it an honor to be able...
I admit… I got a D- in Systematic Theology III. Now, I can rattle off my list of excuses, but I think I shall spare you the details as the humiliation is probably good for building my character. The truth of the matter is that I am really...
Koukl, Gregory. Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing your Christian Convictions. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. $14.99. Introduction Gregory Koukl is no stranger to the world of apologetics (defending the Christian faith). His ministry, Stand to...
GTS – Just the basics (Name, age, family, work, seminary, etc): Andy – Andy Coticchio, age 52, married, no children. Retired from business as a financial executive, attending seminary since May 2008. Born in NYC but loving in Dallas...
The last thing I would advise anyone to do is what I did this semester—work thirty hours per week and take eight hours of classes simultaneously. I started working in the summer because we needed some extra money, and thought that I could keep at it...
I’m going to have to give a HT to Phil Gons on today’s thrifty tip. Not only is Phil an amazingly smart guy (currently finishing up his PhD thesertation – yeah, I made that word up) but he’s also a really thrifty guy (just...
I have a problem. I think I’m a pretty good husband. Well, I guess it isn’t such a problem that I think that, but rather, the problem is how I came to that conclusion. See, the world is full of crummy husbands. There are guys out there...
Well, for the most part everyone is finished up with the semester. While a few of you might be putting the last touches on a paper or two, the rest of the seminary world is settling in for the holiday break. Which leads to the question, “What...
Over the weekend I launched a new feature here at GoingtoSeminary, our eNewsletter. To celebrate the launch of this new venture, we’re giving away a $50 Amazon gift card to one lucky subscriber. To be entered, all you have to do is sign up for...
I found this website called Gas Buddy and thought I would share it with everyone here at GtS. It is a fairly accurate listing of the gas prices in any given area.
Beeke, Joel R. Living for God’s Glory: An Introduction to Calvinism. Orlando: Reformation Trust, 2008. 416 pp. $24.00. Buy at Reformation Heritage Books for $18.00 or at Westminster Bookstore for $15.84. With his usual flair for meticulous...
Good news Mac lovers, the wait is over.
We’re starting a new feature this week. Every Saturday (er, well I guess today is Friday) none the less, the plan is that every Saturday we’ll introduce you to a seminary student. Now, sure we’re all (well, most of us) seminary...
Being married in seminary can be difficult. Making sure you don’t kill your marriage on the alter of academics is a balancing act we will all walk. Add children and a job and your complexity level just went through the roof. To make sure that...
Introduction Logos Bible Software has just released the first edition of Bible Study Magazine (BSM). At first I was a bit skeptical and thought the computer software company might be overstepping their boundaries. I was wrong. I must say that I was...
For some of you, you’ve already wrapped up the semester. For the rest of you, finals are right around the corner. As a follow up to yesterday’s post on trusting God in the big and small, how stressed do you get around finals time? Also...
How do you handle it when things don’t go as planned? Big AND Small For me, I feel like I typically roll with the punches, but my wife might tend to disagree with me. The funny thing is that I typically have a much easier time dealing with big...