Thursday, January 28, 2010

January Bible Study: Dr. Todd Still Teaches from the Book of James


This coming Sunday is January Bible Study. The four-part lesson series will be led by Truett's Dr. Todd Still on the book of James. Sunday school will be held at 9:40 in regular classrooms, as usual.

Session 1: "Make Lemonade!" (James 1:2-8, 1:12-18) - 8:30, Sanctuary
Session 2: "Taming the Tongue" (James 3:1-18) - 11:00, Sanctuary
Session 3: "On Judging Books, Laying Plans, and Stockpiling Resources" (James 2:1-13, 4:13-5:6) - 1:45, Fellowship Hall
Session 4: "Pacifiers, Pink Ducks, and Other Things that Go Together" (James 2:14-26) - 2:45, Fellowship Hall.

Dr. Still serves as an Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures in the George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University. Dr. Still, who joined Truett's faculty in the fall of 2003, teachers courses in New Testament Studies and Greek. Before coming to Truett, he taught at Gardner-Webb University's School of Divinity in Boiling Springs, NC, where he occupied the Bob D. Shepherd Chair of New Testament Interpretation. Dr. Still's first academic appointment was at Dallas Baptist University in Dallas, TX, where he served from 1995-2000.

In addition to his acadmic work, Dr. Still is committed to and involved in local churches. A licensed and ordained Baptist minister, he has had the opportunity to preach and teach in many congregational and conference settings and has served in a variety of ministry capacities, including church custodian, music minister, youth minister, college minister, education minister, pastor, and interim pastor.

Dr. Still is married to Carolyn, his wife of some twenty years. They, along with their two sons (Samuel, age 14, and Andrew, age 10), live in Waco. Outside of work, Dr. Still enjoys gardening, golfing, watching Baylor Bear athletics, playing with his family's many pets, and traveling.

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