04/11/22All the “Shuns”Toward a theologically robust philosophy of education Meaningful work fills our days at Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary. Among other activities next week (like the 7th Annual Friends ofRead More
28/10/22Four Very Good DaysThe past few years have made ministry success hard to measure. Several institutions of Christian higher education didn’t make it through the pandemic. Several others have experienced precipitously low enrollment.Read More
13/10/22Of Accuracy and PrecisionLast week I wrote about the need for Christians to SAY something rather than to rely on strategic ambiguity or opposition to other viewpoints. The Christian worldview depends on certainRead More
30/09/22You’ve Got to Say Something [Jesus] said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16:15 (ESV) One day Jesus instructed his disciples with a general question: “Who do people sayRead More
16/09/22BeginningsWe have just finished our third week–and first full week–of the new academic year at Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary. This is our 59th academic year, and we willRead More
05/08/22I’m Glad I Came to FLBCDuring my junior year at South Dakota State University (fall of 1994 if memory serves) I took an anatomy class for one of my humanities. It was a large classRead More
01/07/22So Now What? Reflections on Dobbs and 50 years of RoeRoe v. Wade and I were born in the same year. I have never known America without the ubiquitous ability to kill one’s own child. To date, some 63 millionRead More
19/01/22What’s with the Red Balloons?Every spring I teach a second year Bible College class called “Apologetics and Christian Thought,” which I abbreviate “ACT.” I tend to invest the first session of any course inRead More
06/01/22Starting a Daily Quiet TimeEpiphany, January 6, 2022 I was converted to Christ in the year 1991 at the age of 18. Today, at the age of 48, I can’t imagine a day withoutRead More
10/12/21When He’s All You HaveI need Him. I need Him. The closer that I grow the more I come to know that I need the blood of Jesus. “All You’ll Ever Need,” Andrew PetersonRead More
09/10/21More Precious“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal … for where your treasure is, there your heartRead More
21/05/21Philosophy of EducationEditor’s Note: The following blog post is the philosophy of education at FLBCS. This board-developed document has guided our program execution, integrity, and quality since 2013. This is our “why”Read More