We at Bethlehem highly value the ministry of planting new churches. I serve as Pastor for Church Planting at our 150 year old church, and as Associate Professor for Church Planting at our seminary. Both the church and the school share a common vision to see new churches planted for the glory of Christ and […]
Come praise the King of Color, who enchants the Earth with overflow of joy and paints all with His worth. Each tinge, yellow, red, or blue, is a tiny bard, a glory-story herald set to sing and guard the numinous awe of God. The wonder of the Lord lifts the familiar fog of selfish souls […]
For the thirteen years that I’ve been a professor at Bethlehem College & Seminary, the month of June has been fairly standard. May is always intense—finishing classes, administering final exams, preparing for commencement. After digging out from beneath the mountain of papers and submitting final grades, the month of June is a welcome change of […]
There are at least three (human) motives flowing together into an answer to this question: Why pursue a degree in Bethlehem College & Seminary’s non-traditional programs? Let me investigate these briefly as a help to you as you assess God’s leading for you. BETHLEHEM’S MOTIVE Bethlehem College & Seminary invests significantly in our non-traditional degrees […]
My dear Wormwood, In your last letter, you told me that your patient has found herself at the crossroads of a monumental decision in her life. From what you’ve related to me of your patient, it seems she tends to be driven by a disgusting desire to do what is ‘right’ by both the Enemy, others, […]
On May 21, Bethlehem College & Seminary conferred degrees on our largest graduating class to date. The ceremony was filled with songs of worship, testimonies of God’s grace, and exhortations to our graduates, to use what they have learned for the glory of God and the joy of all peoples. During the ceremony, Sam […]
“Baby!” my niece says. Knee high to a wee Acridid, in complete adoration, she says: “Baby!” “It is a baby, and, child, you’re almost too, (in more ways than in one). Precocious neonate, Avuncular doting transcends thee. It is my job.” Poem taken from the 2021 edition of Artos, the literary journal of Bethlehem […]
Oh how many warring tongues Do dance within my head! I heard a shout from foreign lungs, Yet from my mouth it sped. Oh the Latin! Oh the Greek! They take that English man; They bind him, chains upon his feet, And drown his cries ’neath sand! What now am I, both my feet Upon […]
Who is God? Theology strives to answer that question. How does the theologian (and we are all theologians) strive in the right direction? He goes to the authoritative word that God has breathed about himself. Completely truthful, the Bible never affirms any falsehood. There—in the Bible—we encounter Jesus. Jesus is not only the master teacher, but […]
As I take office as the second president of Bethlehem College & Seminary, I wanted to send a short message to all of you, expressing my deep gratitude to God for your prayers and support for the school. In 2005, I moved here, to Bethlehem Baptist Church. I was newly married, a college graduate […]