Who Should We Turn to in a Crisis for Help? Dr. Michael A. Milton Author 2021 12 Mar
“I lift up my eyes to the hills from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” - Psalm 121:1-2
Psalm 121 is one of the most beloved Psalms in the Judeo-Christian tradition. The psalmist looks up to the hills the beauty of verdant foothills ascending and descending to the green valleys. The soul-satisfying visage stirs the psalmist unto his exuberant prose. Only God could create such beauty. There is nothing that humankind has conceived that can rival the beauty of God s creation. As he observes the splendor of creation, he asked himself the rhetorical question: from where will my help come? Of course, the answer is self-evident.
The US in turmoil: what next for US evangelicals?
As en was going to press, Joe Biden was due to be sworn in as President, with more trouble predicted on the streets. Gerald Bray, distinguished Professor of Historical Theology at Knox Theological Seminary, and Director of Research for the Latimer Trust at Oak Hill in London, reports exclusively for en from the United States.
Gerald Bray
When Donald Trump lost the election last November there was one thing that everybody agreed on – he would not go quietly.
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I had considered going into full-time ministry for over a decade. And yet, somehow, my arrival on the seminary’s campus felt sudden.
As I stood in the lecture hall doorway surveying seat options for my first class, I noticed a stark gender disparity that would only grow. Not only was I one of the first women to arrive that day, I was one of the few women in the class.
As excited as I was, a sliver of doubt dimmed my joy:
They all seem so sure that they belong here. Do I belong here?
Seminaries were originally founded to train men to be pastors. Only in the last 60 years have these institutions begun to accept and graduate female students. Now, each year, thousands of women navigate spaces that weren’t created for them. Unfortunately, culture evolves slowly. For women in seminary, their very presence is a catalyst for change, yet it is their presence that also reveals just how much change is needed.