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Can We Trust the Bible?
The following is an excerpt from the SES ebook Why Trust the God of the Bible? The ebook can be downloaded in its entirety here: http://ses.edu/whytrustgod Now that we have metaphysical certainty that the theistic God exists, it necessarily follows that any non-theistic view of reality, or world view, must be false. Atheism, agnosticism, Hinduism, […]
From Financial Services to Faith Shepherd
With a degree in accounting and a background in financial services, Stacey might not seem like the typical seminary student. In fact, when he started classes at SES, he had “no particular goal in mind”—just a desire to do ministry in some form or fashion. And that’s all it takes. Time after time, SES staff […]
Aquinas on Existence and the Essence/Existence Distinction
The following is an excerpt from a longer paper presented by SES Provost Dr. Richard G. Howe at a post meeting of the International Society of Christian Apologetics. The complete paper, and footnotes, can be found here. Aquinas’s doctrine of the structure of existence and its relation to essence is critical to his entire metaphysic, […]
What Does This Verse Mean to You? Some Thoughts on Understanding the Bible
In our recent live-stream about truth, we demonstrated how properly understanding the nature of truth and recognizing that truth about reality is objective and knowable are crucial in properly doing both apologetics and Bible study. We also discussed that language is capable of communicating objective truth about reality, including communication found in the Bible. Here […]
Father of Seven Graduates From SES
“I started seminary with no kids and graduated with seven.” Michael and his wife are biological parents to three, adoptive parents to two and foster parents to twins. Their household is abuzz with kids ages 15 to 10 months. “That’s why it took me a while,” he says about earning his M.Div. in Biblical studies […]
A Response to William Lane Craig and James White Regarding Divine Simplicity
Recently William Lane Craig posted about divine simplicity on his website. Adam Tucker of Southern Evangelical Seminary and I published a podcast in response. Craig then published a podcast in response to that. A few days later James White made a podcast agreeing with Craig’s objections to simplicity. While I have already responded to Craig’s specific objections […]
