Prior to the seminar, I only engaged in creative and academic writing. Academic writing became the most familiar to me due to my education at Bethlehem College, but most of my love and experience still lies in creative writing. I aspire to write and publish my own stories, and that love fueled me to write […]
Republished from Bethlehem Baptist Church Last month, Bethlehem College and Seminary held its 16th annual commencement. This is one of my favorite events each year—not only because we celebrate another graduating class, but also for the wonderful reminders of the “whats” and “whys” that stand behind the school’s existence. One of Bethlehem College and Seminary’s […]
It is my joy to report that the Lord has shown his favor once again to Bethlehem College and Seminary. In February, a group of faithful supporters pledged to match all contributions up to $500,000, and a small army of contributors has met and even exceeded this match basis to supply full funding for The […]
Since February, we have kept before you a “Make it a Million” matching gift offer made possible by a small group of generous contributors who have pledged $500,000 to match—dollar-for-dollar—gifts made before May 31, 2026, to The Serious Joy Scholarship at Bethlehem College and Seminary. By the grace of the One whose name is matchless, […]
Bethlehem College and Seminary held our sixteenth annual commencement exercises on May 15, 2026. This God-centered, Christ-exalting service featured vibrant singing, earnest prayers, stirring testimonies from multiple graduating students, an address from Chancellor John Piper, and a charge from Pastor Kenny Stokes. By God’s grace, we conferred degrees on fifty-three Bethlehem graduates who will, we […]
I grew up with a view of Mt. Pilchuck. For years I gazed at it from my back porch. It became familiar. In my mind, Mt. Pilchuck was the 2D blue triangle frosted with snow that lived miles behind my house. But everything changed when I hiked it. Similarly, our view of God can become […]
My father’s job was so hard to pronounce as a grade schooler that I usually told my friends he was a “scientist who worked on drugs—the good kind you take as medicine.” In actuality, he was a toxicologist at Abbott Laboratories, testing and approving pharmaceuticals. With a lab full of technicians, my dad carefully examined […]
The Feeding of the Five Thousand, depicted in Matthew 14:13-21, is one of the most astonishing of Jesus’s earthly miracles. He and his disciples went ashore where a great crowd had assembled. We’re told it was a desolate place, far from markets and fields. After a day of teaching and healing, it grows late in […]
When people think of Bethlehem College and Seminary, they usually picture our full-time daytime students. But many mature Christians in the Twin Cities can’t pause their jobs, families, or ministries to become full-time students. That’s why we offer the Evening Program (BA in Theological Studies, MA in Exegesis and Theology, and certificate options). I get […]
Every Bethlehem student learns to read the New Testament in Greek. Furthermore, seminary students and some college students also learn to read the Old Testament in Hebrew. This requires an enormous investment of time; my Hebrew students are expected to spend 12 hours a week, 30 weeks a year, for two years to learn to […]