Serious Joy Monthly

Commencement Edition

June 2026

Graduates, Remember the Rich Young Man

What’s going to keep you on the Calvary road with Jesus — who loved you and gave himself for you — living a life of joyful simplicity, lavish generosity, heavenly-mindedness? The answer is this: God will keep you. . .

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Recounting His Faithfulness

Hear the testimonies of four 2026 Bethlehem College and Seminary graduates as they share of their journeys at Bethlehem . . .

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IN LIGHT OF THE GREATEST BOOK

Sonyan Suffering: How Dostoevsky Teaches His Reader

He teaches what he considers a clear requirement for every Christian, namely, the bearing of one another’s burdens. By causing the reader to endure the anguish of Raskolnikov, he trains the reader in such a calling. Thus, Crime and Punishment is a painful formative novel but one in which the Christian learns that suffering produces hope. . .

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TO STUDY, PRACTICE, AND TEACH: FACULTY

Joshua Greever: The Compassionate Scholar

Greever loves the eager curiosity of the students at Bethlehem, as they are not only attentive to their studies but inquisitive, such that they are led to joyful worship of God through what they are learning. . .

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COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT

A Testimony by the Gurrieri Family

For both of us, this education has fostered a deeper love for the Truth than we had before attending… At Bethlehem, we have found a place of spiritual edification, respite, and a people truly zealous for the Lord. For all of this, we are eternally grateful. . .

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New Books by Faculty and Alumni Authors

The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God’s Delight in Being God

JOHN PIPER

Jonathan Edwards: The Boy Who Sparked Revival

DAVID MATHIS

Joshua: The Christian Standard Commentary

DAVID HOWARD

Upcoming Events

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June 19

Evening Programs Preview Night

The North Church, Mounds View, Minnesota
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September 25–26

Godward Life

Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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February 1–3

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The 39th Bethlehem Conference for Pastors

Saint Paul RiverCentre, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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