BST has been blessed with remarkable men and women who have devoted their skills and gifts to our ministry of training students to know God’s word so that they can take it to the world. Dr Alan Stanley is no exception.
Tag: Alan Stanley
Getting in the way of people seeing God
What did Jesus mean in Matthew 6:1 when he said, "Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others"? Does it contradict what he said in Matthew 5 about letting your "light shine before others"?
How can we be sure God loves us?
So why is it that God’s love for us often seems to be something we know better in our minds than in our hearts? Is there something to be learned from my experience with Jackson? At first the answer would appear to be an unequivocal no. If my children feel...
Liars and deception in the book of Revelation
The day Jason Bryan-Brown decided to become a follower of Christ, he was so inspired that he dive right in to read all of Genesis and Revelation in one sitting. He had a strong a desire to know what happened in the beginning and what was to happen in the...
What does the Bible say about the end times?
More than 90 people attended our Open Night on Wednesday, 6 May. New visitors to BST were able to get a taste of college life and hear testimonies from students and faculty.
Spiritual maturity
In 2011 the US based Barna Research group conducted a study on how Christians defined spiritual maturity.[1] The study found that “Most Christians...four out of five (81% in fact)...equate spiritual maturity with following the rules” - things like reading the Bible, prayer, going to church, being moral. I can identify...
What does it mean to be blessed?
You don't have to scroll down far on your Facebook or Twitter feed to see someone that is " feeling blessed". The word “blessed” slips so easily off our lips. But what does it actually mean? What do we mean when we ask God to bless our children, our activities,...