Autumn in Minnesota is a season of sensory overload. Pumpkin-spiced items from cereal to cookies to coffee creamer line grocery store shelves, reminding us that the season has begun. October sunsets and fall foliage displaying unimaginable color can bring us to our knees in worship as we ponder the magnitude of our great Creator. Oh, […]
“And you will say in that day: ‘Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.’” (Isaiah 12:4) We are halfway through the Fall semester and a quarter of the way through the school year. Students’ minds are already tired. Administration has […]
One of Bethlehem College and Seminary’s seven core commitments is that it is “Missions-Minded.” I have been especially appreciative of this during my seven years teaching in the Seminary, for several reasons, the first and most important being that being “missions-minded” is a biblical command for all Christians. Probably the most famous such command is […]
Following the nation of Israel’s “fall narrative,” worshipping the golden calf, the book of Exodus gives us an amazing story of the prophet Moses. Though he had been an indifferent shepherd only a little while before (see Exodus 3), this man steps into the gap to intercede for this rebellious people. God had just offered […]
In 1 Corinthians 15:3 Paul says that “Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,” and that this, along with his burial, resurrection, and resurrection appearances, is “of first importance” to believers. It’s the “gospel” that Paul preached and that we receive (1 Cor. 15:1–2). At our recent Godward Life conference I had […]
Someone manifestly did not want me to go teach at the Bethlehem Seminary’s extension site in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The realization erupted in my mind after the Cameroonian border agent explained to me that he could not allow me to enter the country. Everything beforehand also seemed to agree with that thought. Indeed, my […]
As parents of two Bethlehem College graduates, we were asked to address the parents of new students during orientation week. Our topic had two themes: parenting college-aged children and facing the concerns of our children being students in an inner-city context. We have five adult children, three of whom live in the Twin Cities area. […]
“Charlie Kirk got shot!” On Wednesday afternoon, my sixteen-year-old shared this message with me about the shocking murder of one of his generation’s heroes. Charlie Kirk was just 31 years old, a husband and father, an outspoken Christian, a compelling apologist, a best-selling author, an influential cultural leader. As he responded to questions from a […]
It was my honor to attend the Memorial Service for Pastor John MacArthur in Grace Community Church’s building in Los Angeles, California. I am grateful that God gave me the opportunity to attend. John Piper’s reflections about John MacArthur were fitting and touching (watch from about 58:15 to 1:13:50 in the video of the service). […]
Bethlehem College and Seminary held a Convocation this week to seek the Lord and commit our school’s work to Him. We opened the service with a time of prayer for the victims of the violent attack at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis that claimed the lives of two children and injured many others. I invited the […]