By John L. Rothra | January 21, 2010 | Theology | 
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Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas (where I attend school), recently received a very rare gift: fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Here’s the video: Video (CBS 11): Southwestern Seminary Acquires Scroll Fragments Print (CBS 11): FW Seminary Acquires Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Print (SWBTS): Dead Sea Scrolls acquired by Southwestern Baptist Theological [...]
By John L. Rothra | September 29, 2009 | Theology | Comments Off
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By John L. Rothra | March 11, 2009 | Theology | 1 Comment »
A few months ago I was talking to a fellow student at seminary about the ongoing debate over Calvinism and its relationship to evangelism. Last fall a conference was held in order to discuss this very question. As we talked, my friend told me that an evangelistic five point Calvinist is uncommon. Without doing in-depth [...]
By John L. Rothra | January 12, 2009 | Theology | 1 Comment »
During my last semester of German this past summer, each of us had to present the German works we selected to translate. As we each went up, we kept the mood light and fun for all. The class was made up mostly of students seeking doctoral degrees in theological studies, which opened the door to [...]
By John L. Rothra | December 10, 2008 | Christmas, Devotional/Teaching, Theology | Comments Off
What makes Christmas exciting? What is the best part of the season? For many it is presents under the tree. For others it is the lights, music, decorations, and Santa. Maybe for you it’s the tree covered with ornaments, snow on the ground, or family gatherings. Or maybe it’s the overall good cheer and magic [...]
