ALS Professors Attend ICETE Conference

The International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE) held its 19th global consultation conference, known as ICETE C-25, in Durrës near Tirana, Albania, from March 3 to March 7, 2025. ALS professors, Dr. Guy Marquardt and Mr. Jeremy Seeger attended the event, which focused on the theme “NEXT in Theological Education,” aiming to explore innovative ways to rethink and reshape theological education to better equip Christian leaders worldwide.

A Savior Who Was Forsaken in My Place

This devotion is selected from Marin Lutheran College’s seasonal devotional series: We are thankful to Martin Luther College and the professors there for providing these devotions. The author Rev. Daniel Balge serves Martin Luther College as a professor of Greek and German. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). Matthew 27:46 Can you imagine a sermon just one paragraph long? Probably. One sentence? Maybe. One word? Unlikely. How about a sermon as short as a single letter-in … Continue Reading

Remember!

On Easter morning, some women went to the tomb to put spices on the body of Jesus. They were surely sad, doubtful, and fearful. Upon arriving at the tomb, they saw two angels. The angels asked them why they were at the tomb looking for Jesus. “He is not here. He has risen!” The women had forgotten important things. The angels said, remember how he told you that this would happen. “Then they remembered His words” (Luke 24:8) Easter is a time to remember all of God’s blessings to us. And a time to remember that … Continue Reading

Power Over Death

[Jesus said] “Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.” John 5:25 We all know what dead is. Dead is powerless and permanent. When someone or something has died, there is no coming back from it. The chances of recovery are now gone. The best veterinarian in the world cannot do any thing for a dog that has been tragically killed by a car. The best doctors cannot dig up a grave and … Continue Reading

TELL Mandarin Has Launched!

We’re excited to announce a new certificate-level program now integrated into our curriculum: TELL! TELL helps you:– Read and understand the Bible with ease– Enjoy Scripture personally– Share God’s Word confidently with others Next class starts Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 PMEach course runs for 4 weeks and is available year-round! Ready to grow in God’s Word?Sign up now: https://tellmandarin.org/

More Than a Miracle Worker

Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” Mark 7:36,37 It sounds odd that Jesus instructed people not to spread news of the miracle he had just performed. It seems like the type of thing he would want people to know about. He had made a deaf and mute man hear and speak! Bring your sick, blind, deaf, and lame. Jesus can … Continue Reading

President Bare Gives Public Lecture on Theological Education

On March 14th, President Bare gave a public lecture on the past and future of theological education as part of the celebration of ALS’s 20th anniversary. Pres. Bare covered how theological education has developed over the centuries, how seminaries were first formed, and why theological education is still very relevant today in Asia and around the world. If you are interested in this lecture, you can check it out on our YouTube channel!

Surprise

[Jesus said] “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.” Mark 13:32,33 Surprises break the monotony of the mundane. Surprises often please us. If our experience with surprises has been good in the past, we most likely look forward to having more of them. Of course, there are no surprises for God. He knows all things before they happen. He even knows when the end of the world … Continue Reading

Hong Kong Campus Renovations Complete

We are excited to announce that the renovations on the 4th floor of our Hong Kong campus are complete! The new lighting, projectors, and TV are a much welcomed upgrade to the spa3ce. We thank God that we can continue to serve his people by teaching and sharing the truth of Scripture when them in such a nice environment! If you haven’t seen it yet and would like to, please contact Tony at tony@asiaseminary.com.

Rev. Wong Installed as New President of SALEM!

Since 1997 the SALEM church body has been blessed by God to have Rev. Titus Tse serving as their president. Now that Rev. Tse has retired, Rev. Wong was chosen by the board of directors to take over the position of president and was installed as president on March 3 in a ceremony held at Grace Lutheran Church. ALS rejoices with SALEM that God has prepared another man to lead his people in growing in the grace and knowledge of their Savior.