Jay Smith, President and Bridger Professor of Theology & Ethics
April 13, 2018
Tags: Christian Life, Christianity, Church, God's Love, Jesus, Love, Religion
I have the great privilege of speaking to hundreds of young men and women at some of the best colleges and universities across the United States. Many of them are anxious to serve God in some capacity in life after college. On the other hand, many more are wondering “where is God?” Indeed, when given … MORE
Scott Hamilton, Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling
April 6, 2018
Tags: Christian Life, Christianity, Church, Gospel, Relationships
I recently came across a shared article on Facebook suggesting that local churches needed to increase their guest lists. According to the article, church members needed to invite unchurched people to church. On the surface, such a thought sounds almost nonsensical. Of course, people need to invite people to church. On the other hand, what … MORE
Jay Smith, President and Bridger Professor of Theology & Ethics
March 30, 2018
Tags: Christian Life, Christianity, Easter, Jesus, Resurrection
Is this what we settle for? Easter… When we really think about Easter in contemporary America, what are we really celebrating? Christians know that we are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus; or at least so we think. In an increasingly secular America, Easter has returned to its Saxon and Germanic roots: Eostre, or Ostara. Ostara … MORE
Bill Fowler, Church Relations, Professor of Biblical Studies
March 15, 2018
Tags: Christian Life, Christian Maturity, Pastor
Just Trying to Be Helpful Basketball is my game and I enjoy watching it at every level. My colleague, David, was going to be watching his (eighth-grade) son’s last game of the season (starting point guard for the varsity team) and I went to cheer Luke on. Throughout the game I felt it necessary to … MORE
Bill Fowler, Church Relations, Professor of Biblical Studies
November 30, 2017
Tags: Christian Life, Church, Church Relations, Community
Changes With the arrival last summer of several new Yellowstone Theological Institute team members, my job has gotten simpler. Rachel Toombs has now taken over Old Testament classes while I focus on the New Testament and Ministerial Studies, my specialty. But I am most relieved by the fact that Scott Hamilton is our new Provost … MORE
Rachel Toombs, Professor of Theology and Old Testament
November 2, 2017
Tags: Christian, Christian Life, Spiritual Life
Some of the most powerful words I have ever heard come from the lips of Henri Nouwen, the Catholic spiritual writer of the twentieth century, in a recording of his lecture entitled “Who are We?: Exploring our Christian Identity.” This lecture is masterful in its simplicity. Nouwen begins by asking “Who is this person that … MORE
Lance Green, Lecturer in Theology and Adventure
October 5, 2017
Tags: Christian Life, Christianity, God
Christian theology has long affirmed that all of creation speaks to the divine. God permeates through everything, from the immense horizon seen atop a mountain, to the atomic compounds that together form the peak. Big or small, nothing can be spoken of without reference to God. In his grand work De Trinitate (On the Trinity), St. Augustine … MORE
Jay Smith, President and Bridger Professor of Theology & Ethics
April 16, 2017
Tags: Christian Life, Easter, God's Love, Jesus, Resurrection
Crucifixion and Sacrifice In recent years, I have encountered something very strange on Easter Sunday in churches all over the United States: pastors preaching about the crucifixion and the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross for our salvation. Don’t misunderstand me. I give God glory and honor for what was done for the world on … MORE
Jay Smith, President and Bridger Professor of Theology & Ethics
March 6, 2017
Tags: Christian Life, Lent, Life
Driving in the left lane in a right land world On this trip to England, I rented a car. I had promised myself when I first started travelling to England for my postgraduate research studies that I would never rent a car here because it always felt like when in a car, we were in … MORE
Jay Smith, President and Bridger Professor of Theology & Ethics
October 26, 2016
Tags: Christ, Christian Life, Theological Education
It’s pretty crazy, I know. Sounds like my life is a hotel room … But I am living, and I am thankful for that life.