by Anne Chanski | Mar 25, 2021 | Stories
behindWe had just hiked over 12 miles. In the excited rush of having finally arrived on the Isle of Iona—a Scottish island laden with personal and spiritual significance—my wife Hannah and I had hiked the length of the island… three times over. We were exhausted, the...
by Anne Chanski | Mar 24, 2021 | Stories
Ministry with The Caribean Christian Center (CCCD) Two percent of the world’s population is deaf, and 98% of those have never been told about the Gospel. The Caribean Christian Center for the Deaf (CCCD) in Jamaica has been working for years to change that statistic....
by Anne Chanski | Mar 19, 2021 | Girod Chair, Resources from Faculty, Stories
Balancing Joy and Sorrow “I used to assume that God owed me a long life—to pursue a vocation and family with full strength, to live long enough to become a grandparent,” says Dr. J. Todd Billings, Gordon H. Girod Research Professor of Reformed Theology. “Then, at the...
by Anne Chanski | Mar 15, 2021 | Stories
Since childhood, my dream was to become a nurse. When I graduated with my BSN and passed my State Boards in 2014, I was convinced I was where God had called me to be. I certainly never planned to attend seminary. I had no idea that the hours I spent singing “Jesus...
by Anne Chanski | Feb 25, 2021 | News
Western bolsters teaching, ministry services with hire of Dr. Wesley Hill and other programs Western Theological Seminary continues its commitment to providing future pastors and Christian leaders formative education and learning experiences with the addition of a...
