Wade Mobley


Articles by FBLCS President, Wade Mobley
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04/11/22

All the “Shuns”

Toward a theologically robust philosophy of education  Meaningful work fills our days at Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary. Among other activities next week (like the 7th Annual Friends of
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28/10/22

Four Very Good Days

The past few years have made ministry success hard to measure. Several institutions of Christian higher education didn’t make it through the pandemic. Several others have experienced precipitously low enrollment.
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13/10/22

Of Accuracy and Precision

Last week I wrote about the need for Christians to SAY something rather than to rely on strategic ambiguity or opposition to other viewpoints. The Christian worldview depends on certain
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30/09/22

You’ve Got to Say Something 

[Jesus] said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”   Matthew 16:15 (ESV) One day Jesus instructed his disciples with a general question: “Who do people say
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16/09/22

Beginnings

We have just finished our third week–and first full week–of the new academic year at Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary. This is our 59th academic year, and we will
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05/08/22

I’m Glad I Came to FLBC

During my junior year at South Dakota State University (fall of 1994 if memory serves) I took an anatomy class for one of my humanities. It was a large class
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01/07/22

So Now What? Reflections on Dobbs and 50 years of Roe

Roe v. Wade and I were born in the same year. I have never known America without the ubiquitous ability to kill one’s own child. To date, some 63 million
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19/01/22

What’s with the Red Balloons?

Every spring I teach a second year Bible College class called “Apologetics and Christian Thought,” which I abbreviate “ACT.” I tend to invest the first session of any course in
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06/01/22

Starting a Daily Quiet Time

Epiphany, January 6, 2022  I was converted to Christ in the year 1991 at the age of 18. Today, at the age of 48, I can’t imagine a day without
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10/12/21

When He’s All You Have

I need Him. I need Him.  The closer that I grow   the more I come to know   that I need the blood of Jesus.  “All You’ll Ever Need,” Andrew Peterson
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09/10/21

More Precious

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal … for where your treasure is, there your heart
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21/05/21

Philosophy of Education

Editor’s Note: The following blog post is the philosophy of education at FLBCS. This board-developed document has guided our program execution, integrity, and quality since 2013. This is our “why”
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