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Sep 8
“Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue.”—Adam Clarke
Tonight all three campuses (Downtown, North, South) will feature “Prayer for the Fall” at 6:15pm.
Sep 7
Beloit College has assembled observations that help to identify the experiences that have shaped the lives—and formed the mindset—of students starting their post-secondary education in the Fall.
Most students entering college for the first time this Fall...
Sep 6
From Paul Tripp’s book, What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage ...
“Your life is a mystery that only makes sense to you after the fact. Yes, you made decisions along the way, and the decisions were very important and left a trail of...
Sep 3
Blessed are those who dwell in the house of the LORD, ever singing his praise! —Psalm 84:4
The Bethlehem elders have approved a plan to launch a weekly service at 5:00pm on Sunday nights at the Downtown Campus. It launches on September 19. All are...
Sep 2
Just in from some Bethlehem Global Partners serving in Central Africa ...
This morning Jacob woke up with a small headache and fever. By 9:00am he was feeling very sick and took a malaria test. Though he has been taking a preventive medication, he tested...
Sep 1
Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard. —Paul McCartney
Steward your “junk.” On Saturday evening and Sunday morning, September 18 and 19, Hidden Treasures Thrift Store will do a collection in Bethlehem parking...
Aug 31
Piece OneEnglish scholar and Anglican Bishop N.T. Wright retires today. John Piper published a book in response to Wright’s popular What Saint Paul Really Said. Though an apologist for the virgin birth and deity and resurrection of Jesus, and a biblical...
Aug 30
“When one gives up Christian belief one thereby deprives oneself of the right to Christian morality. Christianity is a system, a consistently thought out and complete view of things. If one breaks out of it a fundamental idea, the belief in God, one...
Aug 27
Learned in song, remembered long.Righting wrong and getting strong.
Memorizing Scripture helps fight the fight of faith. Scripture set to music can be easier to learn and remember.
Here comes another opportunity to join with others at Bethlehem who are...
Aug 26
... in the hand of the Lord.
I get this from Proverbs 21:1, “The king's [banker’s] heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.”
Please pray with us over the next several days that God will work in the hearts of the...