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October 24, 2017

Join Western Students for Dr. Davis’ Lecture At 2:00 P.M. on Thursday November 2, the public is invited to join Lennard J. Davis, […]

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September 19, 2017

Kristen’s Story Senior M.Div. student Kristen Uroda was studying illustration at Massachusetts College of Art & Design in Boston when God called her […]

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July 22, 2017

Introducing Samuel Solivan Rev. Dr. Samuel Solivan calls himself Pentecostal and Arminian—not exactly a run-of- the-mill Western graduate! From the moment he was […]

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June 4, 2017

Worship as a Community Here at Western Theological Seminary we make a big deal out of our daily worship. It might surprise you […]

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May 29, 2017

Reflections from Western’s Oldest Living Alumnus Each time The Commons comes out, I read it with great interest. What an extensive program the […]

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April 11, 2017

Dr. J. Todd Billings has noticed a major theme as he talks with recent graduates and young pastors:  they are uncertain how to […]

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March 30, 2017

Recently, a local TV station came to WTS to interview our maintenance assistant, Ilyas Zadran, who is a refugee from Afghanistan. Ilyas began […]

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March 29, 2017

Her series for churches looks at Holy Saturday (the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday) as a theological space that mirrors dementia. […]

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