Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. (Col 3:22-24) This piece […]
REPUBLISHED FROM THE NORTH CHURCH, MOUNDS VIEW, MN With all that is happening in the news and community, I want to share a few thoughts related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity and protests in Minnesota. This is an issue that touches us on various levels. We drive downtown through some of the neighborhoods […]
Bethlehem College and Seminary is pleased to announce Mark Dickson, Th.M. ’19, will assume the post of Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology in August 2026. “I am delighted to welcome back Mark Dickson to Bethlehem College and Seminary to join our exceptional faculty,” said President Brian J. Tabb. “Mark is a gifted teacher, […]
“When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah” (Psalm 75:3) Andrea texted the other morning, “I love south Minneapolis. It’s home.” I had just made reservations for our anniversary at a local Italian restaurant. Four minutes later, she texted again, “Huge police presence on our block!” […]
Now comes Russell Contreras of Axios to opine on “The Great Un-churching of America” (December 26, 2025), in which he reports that, among other things: “The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide.” “Identity and reality are increasingly […]
It is deeply gratifying to me that Bethlehem College and Seminary exists for the sake of the nations. That’s not all we exist for. Our graduates include dozens of vocations, like: Christ-exalting small business owners, homemakers, teachers, pastors. But I am thrilled that we foreground Christ’s zeal for the nations.
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him (1 John 4:9). The Advent season displays the fullness and beauty of God’s love. Charles Wesley’s “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” composed in 1739, appropriately captures the infinite, […]
Seeing Through Our Traditions and Keeping Wonder Alive This Advent Let me take you back to the winter of 1989. It was Christmas time and presents had been under the tree for a while. One such present had my attention. It looked like the one item I really, really, really wanted for Christmas that year. […]
O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light; the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. For Christ is born of Mary; and, gathered all above, while […]
Advent is a season of waiting that begins four Sundays before Christmas. The word Advent means “coming,” and faithful Christians reflect on the mystery of our Lord’s first coming and anticipate his glorious return. Christ has come, and Christ will come again. These gospel truths animate our worship and orient our lives during Advent and […]