As we are starting this year, one of the things I hope our students take with them when they leave seminary is a personal habit of studying the scriptures. Not because we made them do it. Not because they needed to check a box. But because somewhere along the way they discovered for themselves that being in the scriptures brings them closer to Jesus Christ. That is really the spirit behind the emphasis on personal scripture study goals. Students are encouraged to set and moni

Helping Students Develop Good Seminary Habits This week's focus: Study • Attendance • Being on Time Sometimes the little things we do as teachers can make a pretty big difference. Getting students to study, come consistently, and be on time isn't always easy. We can remind them over and over (and sometimes we need to), but I think there are some simple things we can do in our classrooms that can help students develop these habits on their own. Here are four things we can do c

It wasn’t always easy for people in Jesus’s day to understand who He really was. Everyone seemed to have an opinion—“Some say that thou art John the Baptist,” His disciples reported, “some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.” Then Jesus asked a question that went far deeper: “But whom say ye that I am?” That question invited His disciples to look beyond the noise of public opinion and listen to their own hearts. Jesus wanted them to find their answer not thr