“Hope in God.” Three small words. What they express, though, is huge. They form a command, an exhortation, and a profound truth that is the key to a happy and fulfilled life. This is what every person in the universe wants—to be happy and fulfilled. The problem for all of us is that we are […]
A few years ago, when my husband Rick and I came to help Bethlehem College & Seminary raise scholarship money, I was most familiar with the seminary. One of our sons had graduated from it, and we had fallen in love with one of his roommates from Cameroon and “adopted” him into our family. In […]
Earlier this semester, I entered an undergraduate classroom to teach a lesson on the origins of Capitalism, mindful that public opinion research suggests that a majority of young Americans now regard Socialism as a preferable form of economic organization. As I lingered in the writings of Adam Smith during my preparation for this lecture, it […]
When the Bethlehem College & Seminary Board of Trustees made the decision to pursue accreditation six years ago, it did so not because we felt that it was necessary (it wasn’t), but because we felt that it was the right thing to do with regard to validating the quality of the education received at our […]
When dreams collide—ignited by the Holy Spirit—what happens? Joy, and in this case, serious education! Just this week, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) approved Bethlehem College & Seminary’s Master of Arts in Exegesis and Theology. We are grateful to God and eager to see the impact of this next step on God’s Kingdom! The […]
Bethlehem College & Seminary, MN will be hosting a comprehensive accreditation visit by a team of evaluators from the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) March 26-28, 2019 to determine its compliance with the standards for accreditation. During the visit, representatives of the ABHE team will entertain comments from the public. Any members of the […]
“The great God, our common maker, has never given one man’s understanding a legal and rightful sovereignty to determine truths for others, at least, after they are past the state of childhood.” That’s what Isaac Watts wrote almost 300 years ago in Logic, The Right Use of Reason in the Inquiry After Truth. That means […]
Our world is confused about women. It’s confused about men, too, but I’ve only got so many words here, so forgive me for narrowing my focus. Our world believes that being a woman is so flexible, so all-encompassing, so completely unbounded that even a man can do it. And while that may sound liberating at […]
The cry of my generation seems to be, “Who am I?” We are lost, and we are desperately trying to find out who we are. This generation is one of identity confusion. But my generation is not unique. Adolescence and young adulthood, now and historically, have been characterized by identity crisis. We long to know […]