Education: The New Atheism and Christianity by Albert Mohler Jr.
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Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) chapel throughout the years contains immense amounts of helpful teaching about God, the Bible, Christianity, church, life, culture, and world issues. DTS specifically features the W. H. Griffith Thomas Memorial Lectureship during a week of chapels, normally 4 sessions for the faculty, students, and anyone tuning in online. The W. H. Griffith Thomas Memorial Lectureship tends to be a guest from outside the seminary invited in to address various topics they may have already addressed through their own life, writings, speaking, church, etc.
The Spring 2008 lectureship showcased Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr., the president of Southern Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Dr. Mohler addressed the ‘New Atheism’ and Christianity by revealing countless authors, history, timelines, issues, culture, and scripture. Dr. Mohler presents an well articulated and accurate viewpoint of ‘New Atheism’ as well as Christianity, addressing what’s wrong and what’s right to do about it.
DTS has the video resource of the lectureship for all 4 days online as well as posted on their Youtube channel below.
1. The New Atheism And the Endgame of Secularism
2. The New Atheism and The Assault on Theism
3. The New Atheism and The Defense of Theism
4. The New Atheism and The Future of Christianity
Life: The Center of the Gospel
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Ever want to know to know about Jesus and why he died 2,000 years ago on this Friday? Drink this up ... incredible ... delicious ... beautiful ... humble ... deep ... simple ... profound. The gospel is God's good news to the world.
Be encouraged and stop living for yourself or something else in this life. The very central truth of the gospel is God, especially God in flesh -- Jesus. Look to him for your life, and no longer live fickle but found by him to live full of faith/trust in him and him alone.
Using Money Rightly, Wisely, and Generously
Dr. Darrell Bock interviews Brian Rosner about money and God's direction and counsel in using money rightly, wisely, and generously through Dallas Theological Seminary's The Table podcast in April 2017 entitled "Money, Greed, and Generosity." When truth drives and love characterizes us, we know God is at work from the heart out aiming our life for his purposes and uses to love him and others. Here are some of the questions posed during the interview with helpful details and further questions and answers:
- Does God talk about money in the Bible?
- is money evil?
- How much money should I earn?
- What do I do with my lifestyle?
- Is earning high profits in business bad?
- Are there any Bible passages in the New Testament about "tithing"?
- Is tithing a law or of the heart?
- Is 10% ('tithe') too high or maybe it is too low for some?
- Should I give to international mission work like "missionaries"?
- Should I give to others beyond the local church like a college or seminary?
Abortion Help and Discussion with Human Coalition Organization by DTS
Dallas Theological Seminary's The Table Podcast with Dr. Darrell Bock interviewing Brian Fisher with Human Coalition organization with questions ranging from how Fisher began to work with the organization to how churches can be involved in practical ways to love women and the unborn children from being aborted (killed in womb).
Inspirational Teachers - Dr. Toussaint
Dr. Stanley Toussaint, Senior Professor Emeritus of Bible Exposition, Adjunct Professor in Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary, concretes God's word through an extraordinary classroom teaching style and learning experience. He teaches from the New Testament's original language of Greek as if he's using the normal English translation. His mastery of the text reveals the mastery of God's truth and love on his heart and life. His humble upbringing and God's humbling work in him carries over into his teaching. He adds fun and intriguing life stories that give realness to learning and application.
Theology of Work by Steve Ramseur
Dallas Seminary's Dr. Bock interviews Steve Ramseur about the theology of work which informs and leads to living for the Lord in business or the workplace (i.e. the 9-5) as 'ministry.' Steve had been a bi-vocational pastor in Seattle for 5 years before transitioning "full time" to business. From this, Steve provides helpful insights for pastors to learn, preach, and train people to know that working for the Lord is not confined to helping during a Sunday service or "serving the church" in various capacities and that it includes working jobs throughout the week.
Inspirational Teachers - Dr. Warren
Dr. Timothy Warren, Senior Professor for Pastoral Ministries at Dallas Theological Seminary, casts a deep care for people to hear God's word preached through pastor's lives, passion, and pulpits. He works hard to train young and old men to care for and shepherd people to taste of God's goodness. He listens well with sincere discernment on what is being said about what is being said. His historical and contemporary perspective on pastors and people heighten his ability to refine how pastor's grow in Christ and God's word along with any skill such as preaching.
Jesus is Stronger by Scott Lehr
Pastor Scott Lehr teaches at Dallas Theological Seminary's annual week long Church Planter chapel series with a core topic of "Jesus is Stronger." Lehr provides the convictional core to any pastor servant-leading people in church planting, which is merely ensuring God's mission of making and training disciples of Christ in a local area to see people inspired by truth and love to make life, disciples, and churches all about Jesus." Typically pastoring to localize people around this mission involves difficulties common as well as uncommon to other work in life. We want pastors to be raised up and called to this heart and mission.
Money and the Bible by Dallas Seminary Table Podcast
Dr. Darrell Bock and Bill Hendricks switch roles in this Dallas Seminary Table podcast, where Bill Hendricks interviews Dr. Bock about what the Bible reveals about money including misconceptions like "money is the root of all kinds of evil" or "money is a necessary evil." Dr. Bock helpfully answers by connecting biblical passages, history, and contemporary life.
Inspirational Teachers - Dr. Bingham
Dr. Jeffrey Bingham had been the Department Chair and Professor of Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and now Associate Dean of Biblical and Theological Studies at Wheaton College as of 2013. He has unmatched classroom presence, posture, presentation, passion, precision, and practical application. I never wanted his church history classes to end. He takes you back in time as if no time passed while relating to the present. He draws out cultural and church norms to de-mythify, debunk, and provide incredible clarity of what to believe and how to think. He's a wide reader with a narrow focus. One would find it difficult to walk away from any class bored or ill motivated. His height, dry humor, story telling abilities, gentle spirit, and strong conviction create a hook for the heart to hear.
Inspirational Teachers - Dr. Chisholm Jr.
Dr. Chisholm Jr., Department Chair and Professor of Old Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary, pulsates passion for God. He loves for students to grasp God by seeing him through the Old Testament, as it lays the sure foundation for the coming Messiah Jesus read in the New Testament. Dr. Chisholm teaches steadily, poignantly, and clearly in the classroom while continuing in his love for people outside the classroom and into the city.
Inspirational Teachers - Dr. Horrell
Dr. Horrell, a long term missionary and professor of Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, anchored a passion in me for theology. He obliterates the sense that theology lingers as a stale, lifeless, and desolate seminarian discipline of the brain. Large or small class sizes, Dr. Horrell engages learning students with clear lectures, reflective questions, thoughtful discussion, experiential wisdom, engaging life stories, crazy missionary testimonies, insightful counseling tips, and worthy assignments. He confronts world-views with truth and in a loving manner that blesses the heart.
Inspirational Teachers - Dr. Bock
Dr. Bock, a leading scholar of the Bible and New Testament professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, robustly teaches both in the classroom and in writing. He makes the classroom a place of hospitable and theological discussion. His commentary work of the Gospel of Luke is phenomenal for any reader seeking to discover the treasure of Christ from Luke's writings.
Jobs, Vocation, and Purpose
Dr. Darrell Bock's interview of Steve Garber via Dallas Theological Seminary's Table Podcast gives profound clarity and connection between Christianity and work life. Steve provides helpful perspective and biblical depth that defines and shows the relationship of vocation, jobs, and economy to faith and life. The interview includes talking through sacred versus secular mindsets and even common grace versus saving grace. They provide practical examples such as H.E.B Grocery Store in Texas among others to help shape our mindset from a heart to love God and love others through the mundane. In this, Christianity becomes a people "set apart" from the world but entirely engaging to the world, especially in economy and vocation.
Economics, Love, and Telos
We want to see more business owners, entrepreneurs, and working people to be inspired by truth and love. The below video lays a foundation for truth and guide for love in economics. You will here the word 'teleological' which refers to telos. This reinforces telos center, what centers our heart aims our life, and when the gospel centers our heart, God aims us to love him and others - including economics.
This is a great resource referencing Dallas Theological Seminary's Table Podcast where Dr. Darrel Bock interviews Greg Forster. Part 1 is Challenges to the Faith and Work Movement and part 2 is 12 Principles of Economic Wisdom.
Greg encourages and establishes that work is an extension of love to God and others, contributing value to society and people.
