At the most recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of Bethlehem College & Seminary, I presented a paper outlining a vision for the spreading of the mission of our school.
Christians should glorify God with their bodies by not committing sexual immorality. That’s what Paul argues in 1 Corinthians 6:12–20. He gives at least eleven reasons a Christian should not commit sexual immorality
We are easily led astray. This has been the plight of the human race ever since the garden. Furthermore, education by itself is not the cure, for in addition to being led astray, we are born with a natural bent to truth suppression.
What a blessing that in a world filled with so much darkness, evil and despair, God has opened the eyes of us who believe to see the light of the glory of Jesus Christ! He has given us reason to praise and bless the name of our Lord every day!
“Go to 2 Corinthians 8 and 9, and make them your manual,” was Chancellor John Piper’s exhortation to me when eighteen months ago I assumed an entirely new-to-me role in higher education development (i.e., “fundraising”) at Bethlehem College & Seminary.
We have now begun our seventh year of operation as Bethlehem College & Seminary. I can scarcely believe what the Lord has done over these last six-plus years.
It is hard to overemphasize the crucial role my college choice made in my life’s direction.
I was a brand new Christian when I made the choice to attend a college where I met a faculty member that God used to impact my entire life.
“We were sailing on waves of silver
There were echoes in the wind
When we raised our sails to capture them
The shipped was lifted up and in”
As a church-based institution, we care about all of the young adults at Bethlehem Baptist Church, whether or not God calls them to Bethlehem College and Seminary. The following (fictional) letter distills some of the advice that I’ve given to parents and high school students about how to maximize their final years of high school in preparation for college. Continue to read…