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If you asked me whether Southwestern Seminary is a place where a Hispanic person could thrive, I would answer without hesitation, Yes! The reason, however, is not necessarily obvious. The

Back in the mid-nineties, I was sitting in the audience at the annual meeting of the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas. The tension was rising due to misunderstanding and misinformation

The following is an excerpt from “Biblical Wisdom for Everyday Life: Ethical Answers for Cultural Questions,” by Daniel Darling, released from B&H Publishing (May 2026).  One of the hardest scenes

I was 23 years old that fall morning in September when the world changed. Pulling into my job at church, hearing the first announcement of it on the radio, I

The first public event in Jesus’s adult life as told by Matthew, Mark, and Luke was His baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Because baptism is a

Editor’s note: This article includes an excerpt taken from Richard, Mike, and Daniel Blackaby, Experiencing God in Everyday Life: A Journey Toward Spiritual Maturity (Nashville: Lifeway Christian Resources, 2026), 13-14.

From time to time, I like to ask my fellow worship ministers: Why do people come to church? Why do your church members gather for worship each week? I get

Originally published January 10, 2020. Are the categories of transcendence and immanence important considerations for worship planning and design?  The answer is a resounding yes.  Not only are they important,

What are we really doing when we gather for corporate worship each week? For some today, the main purpose for which we gather is evangelism; every service is designed to

Luke beautifully weaves four hope-filled canticles (songs) into his first two chapters: Mary’s praise (Magnificat 1:46-55), Zechariah’s Prophecy (Benedictus 1:67-79), the Angels’ song (Gloria in Excelsis Deo 2:14), and Simeon’s

Why do we sing hymns in Christian worship? Is the singing of hymns optional? Is it something churches do simply because it is an enjoyable to affirm biblical truth that

Automatic doors, elevators, ramps, and even hearing loops have become common in public buildings in the United States. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has created and is still creating

1976 marked three important events in the history of “American Evangelicalism.” First, evangelicalism came to the attention of the American public with a splash. Time, Christianity Today, and The Christian

A perennial question faces the evangelical movement when it looks in the mirror: Who are we? What exactly is “evangelicalism”? In an essay for the 1993 volume, Southern Baptists and

The Baker Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words. Edited by Tremper Longman III and Mark L. Strauss. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2023, 1159 pp., $54.99. Editors are Tremper Longman III, Professor

A century ago, Walter Binwell Hinson (1862-1926) preached a sermon at First Baptist Church (now Hinson Memorial Baptist Church), in Portland, Oregon, on the inerrancy of Scripture. Though relatively obscure,

Safety, wisdom, and counselors are a frequent grouping in Proverbs (11:14; 15:22; 20:18; 24:5-6; 27:9). It is wise to seek insight from a multitude of counselors for it increases the

A Judeo‑Christian Appraisal of Major Theories of Truth. By Joseph B. Onyango Okello. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2025, 206 pp., $28.00. What is truth? This question, famously uttered by Pontius

This year’s Effective Preaching Workshop will focus on 1 Peter. Join us on the Southwestern Seminary campus on October 5, 8:30am – 4:15pm. Click here for more information. Name? Current Ministry

This year’s Effective Preaching Workshop will focus on 1 Peter. Join us on the Southwestern Seminary campus on October 5, 8:30am – 4:15pm. Click here for more information. Name? Current Ministry

Pastor, I want you to consider these five situations.  These situations are real. Each one carries complexities. Every pastoral circumstance has a context. However, each situation can really be reduced

This year’s Effective Preaching Workshop will focus on 1 Peter. Join us on the Southwestern Seminary campus on October 5, 8:30am – 4:15pm. Click here for more information. Name? Current Ministry

Benjamin Keach, the seventeenth-century Baptist pastor and theologian, has much to teach us about the task of preaching.  As I have explored elsewhere, by examining Keach’s sermons and writings through the

So many times people have asked me a simple question: “What is Steve Gaines really like?” My answer was always the same…he is exactly who you see him to be. While I