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 […]
As my tenure as president of Bethlehem College & Seminary comes to an end in a few days, I am deeply and profoundly grateful to the Lord for granting me the opportunity to be part of establishing this very special, strategic, and much needed school. A huge part of my gratitude to the Lord is […]
the sunflowers (looming and wilting) weep. in certain places, at certain times, the groaning-exhalation for rest is more discernible, our longing for the presence of glory. we (in choral unison) proclaim: “maránatha”: “our Lord come” maránatha (to creation) maránatha (to the captive) maránatha (to the free) Poem and photo taken from the 2021 […]
Thankfulness is on my mind these days. It all started a few weeks ago when Dr. John Beckman, our Associate Professor of Old Testament, shared a faculty devotion that was both stirring and striking. He unpacked for us his journey of thankfulness that revolved around Scripture passages like Ephesians 5:20, “giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the […]
“You shall be like God.” So the serpent deceived Eve; in disobedience to God, she was to become like him. In eating the fruit, however, Adam and Eve did not attain to the exalted state Satan promised—they fell and were cast out of Eden. Man has ever since attempted to make himself like God, and […]
I used to. Run, that is. And truth be told, I aspire to run again. My oldest son, in fact, just started track. Maybe I’ll train with him… The author of Hebrews, however, has something else in mind. He’s not talking about exercising or road races or track meets. (Nor, for that matter, is he yelling […]