It is a huge understatement to say that I am not a social media influencer. I have Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts that I rarely use. I think I might even have a Snapchat account that I used to keep tabs on my son when he was younger. Beyond that, I have very little online […]
In sports, to win is to defeat the adversary. If you have simply “held them at bay,”x or kept them from scoring a point, you have not won. To win, you must score. The purpose of the competition is not to walk away with a participation medal, but with the trophy. In martial arts, to […]
One of our aims at Bethlehem College & Seminary is to raise up Bible-saturated men and women. That particular aim lines up well with the words of the Apostle Paul to the church in Colossae. There, Paul writes these words: “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in […]
The Alex Steddom Scholarship makes my vision possible. I deeply thank all the donors for your most generous gifts. Truly, I can’t express enough how thankful I am. In Kachin, I would say Kraw kata kaw nna kabu myiprwi pru let, nachying wa chyeju dum sai. My future ministry will be teaching at the Kachin […]
I wear many hats. I have vocational hats: professor, pastor, president. I have relational hats: husband, father, friend. One of my favorite hats is a baseball hat. For six months out of the year, I’m Coach Joe. My sons currently reside in that precious time between the ages of 8 and 14 in which it’s […]
INTRODUCING BOAZ PRINCE COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA 2022 GRANTEE ALEX STEDDOM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FUND Dear Friends, The mission of Bethlehem College & Seminary is simple: Under the authority of God’s inerrant word, Bethlehem College & Seminary exists to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples through […]
I write to you today to share my profound gratitude to our God for his faithfulness and care for me and my family during these last four years. My time at Bethlehem College & Seminary has been a life-changing experience that has shaped and amplified my love for Scripture and my desire to spread a passion […]
Recently, the world has had much to say about antifragility. Nassim Nicholas Talib coined the term “antifragile” to describe the opposite of something fragile. A fragile thing breaks under stress. And a resilient thing endures through stress. But what about a thing that grows stronger from stress? According to Talib, that thing is antifragile. The […]
In Greek class this past semester, we spent a lot of time in the book of Hebrews. I believe that the twin themes of suffering and solidarity explain the whole book. To a church at risk of abandoning its Christian confession in the face of suffering and because of the scandalous message of a suffering Messiah, […]