Category: Alumni

Theology for Everyone

With such a wide array of translations, languages, and historical context, studying and understanding Scriptures can be overwhelming. In Engage360 episode 117, author Ellen Wildman, MA, Biblical and Theological Studies, shares a bit about her journey at Denver Seminary, where she found her voice and was encouraged by professors and fellow students. Ellen emphasizes that…

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A Different Way of Doing Church

In this alumni spotlight episode of Engage360, David Swenson, MA in Theology, co-founder of Thrive Tutoring and co-pastor of Coram Deo, shares about the way his team has built their church centered around communities of small groups of people in close relationship with one another with a focus on developing leaders. He also discusses being…

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The Role of Humor and Mindfulness in Childhood Development

Is humor some of the best medicine when it comes to raising children today? It’s no secret that children live with a lot stress and anxiety. In Engage360 episode 108, “The Role of Humor and Mindfulness in Childhood Development,” Amy Craig—Denver Seminary alumna, adjunct professor of Counseling, and owner and operator of her own private…

2021 Advent Devotional

“God’s people have been singing for centuries, even millennia. Paul wrote to the Colossians, ‘Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts’ (Colossians 3:16). Singing together is good…

In Memory of Dr. Felix Gilbert

On Tuesday morning, April 27, our dear friend and colleague, Rev. Dr. Felix Gilbert, passed into the presence of the Lord. Felix has been a part of the Denver Seminary community for some time completing his Master of Divinity in the Fall of 2008 and his Doctor of Ministry degree in May 2017. He joined…

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Returning to Joy

Why Brian Ralph isn’t “using” his seminary degree. Brian Ralph’s spiritual path has never been conventional. “I grew up in the Catholic Church in Ireland, but I had kind of walked away from my faith as a Catholic when I came to the States,” he explains. “At 26, I was working in Chicago, six years…

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2020 Advent Devotional

“One source of stability in the midst of upheaval and uncertainty is the memory of how our God has sustained and protected us through the year. That’s why I think this year’s Denver Seminary Christmas devotional is perfect for a year like 2020. It contains twenty-four carefully curated passages from the annual Christmas letters written…

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Fall 2020 Engage Magazine Released

Denver Seminary’s Fall 2020 issue of Engage Magazine features “Christ’s Return and the Mystery of the Millennium” by Dr. Scott Wenig, professor of applied theology, in which he explores various eschatological views on Christ’s millennial kingdom and what those interpretations mean for Christians today. In addition to faculty articles, you’ll find stories about current students…

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Staying Awake: Denver Seminary Trained Chaplains Minister through Faithful Presence

“I am deeply grieved to the point of death,” Jesus told Peter, James, and John in the garden of Gethsemane. “Remain here and stay awake.” They couldn’t do it, of course. The disciples kept drifting off to sleep, provoking the frustration of a Savior just hours away from death.   “Can you just stay awake with…