Presidential Newsletter #18
January 5, 2026 2026-01-12 20:36Presidential Newsletter #18
Dearest Sattler Stakeholders,
I’m eager to share to share Presidential Newsletter #18. Onward to power, love, and sound minds/discipline (2 Tim 1:7).
Finals
Sattler students wrapped up the fall semester on December 12. The Sattler Community is currently on winter break, with many of us reflecting on the goodness of God over the past year and anticipating what he will do in the New Year!
Homeschool Conference
I am excited to announce that the READ (Relationship, Excellence, and Discipleship) Homeschool Conference is scheduled for January 9-10, 2026 on the Sattler College campus. Speakers include Matthew Milioni, Catherine Zoller, my wife Laura Kuruvilla, and myself. This year’s theme is how to have loving and effective discipline in the home. Discipline is the forum by which we win or lose our children’s hearts–this starts at a young age and extends into the teenage years. This conference will be very practical with an emphasis on how to make lasting, wise changes to improve your parenting and win your children’s hearts into the faith. It should be an excellent and foundational conference not just for homeschoolers but for parents in general.
We still have a few spots left, so feel free to register if you are interested! Learn more here.
Invitation to Partner
As we enter a new calendar year, we invite you to consider making a gift. Your generosity helps ensure that our students continue to grow in confidence, devotion, and faith—and to bring light to the people and places where it is needed most.
If this email has crossed with the timing of your recent gift, please accept our sincere thanks. Your support means more than we can express, and we are deeply grateful for your partnership in Sattler’s mission.
New Homepage
We’ve been working hard in recent months to update our website homepage to more accurately reflect the Sattler experience—“A College that Equips You to Live a Fruitful Christian Life.” We’re excited that the page is now live! Check it out here, and be sure to explore the “Learn, Do, Teach” framework that a Sattler education is built on.
Scholarship Announcements
For this coming school year, Sattler College is thrilled to announce a range of competitive scholarships and fellowships, including several that have never been offered before. For example, we are offering two global scholarships designed for students pursuing the biblical languages in Greece or Jerusalem. We are offering an “Excellence in Biomedicine Award” that supports students preparing for advanced scientific and medical training through a funded summer research experience. Details for all of our scholarships can be found on our website here.
Ohio Alumni Event
We hosted our second regional alumni gathering on January 3 in central Ohio. Dr. Jesse Scheumann and his family joined alumni there, with Dr. Scheumann sharing a presentation on his recent insights from Isaiah 36–39. The evening provided a meaningful opportunity for alumni, including several who traveled a considerable distance, to reconnect and enjoy time together.
Question of the Month
To compete in the contest, answer this question without the use of AI, Google, or other forms of “cheating.” (In other words, you should know the answer.) Click here to submit your answer for a chance to win! This month’s prize is a copy of my book King Jesus Claims His Church. If multiple people get it right, we will select one of those winners for the prize.
Who is most prominently associated with the Monophysite position on Christology that was rejected at Chalcedon?
Answer to the Previous Month’s Question
John Draper and Andrew White popularized the Conflict Thesis, a 19th-century idea that science and religion are basically hostile with each other and engaged in perpetual warfare, with religion constantly hindering scientific progress. This is one of the most important forces contributing to the decline of Christianity. For an introduction to this important topic, here is an introductory video entitled “The Two Men who Invented the Science versus Faith Conflict.”
Sharable Thought
“Discipline puts to the test what we most deeply believe. Is Christ’s love longer, wider, higher, and deeper than our children’s (and our) misbehavior? Is God’s mercy present in our ugly conflicts, ultimately drawing our hearts back together—and to Him? Does God’s Word truly bring valuable protective wisdom that gets us back on track after we sin? Is the Holy Spirit’s power more than sufficient to keep us growing in faith and character even when we struggle? Simply stated, corrective discipline is a wonderful opportunity either to reinforce or to tear down our efforts to train kids to know, love, and follow Jesus. If we ourselves are Jesus-followers and want to pass on our faith, but we err foundationally in how we discipline them, they will likely conclude that the elemental spiritual principles of our faith don’t meaningfully reach into real life. Discipline that’s effective in discipleship will flow from a parent’s heart of humility, forgiveness, wisdom, love, and vision for a child’s life. It must make sense to the child to win his or her respect. We can know that discipline has connected with our child’s heart when he or she is developing a desire to know and love Jesus and to walk in the grace of obedience.” Jim & Lynne Jackson
Prayer Requests
- For God’s Spirit to convert the many spiritual lessons that students gained during the semester into real action.
- A faculty member’s cousin who suddenly fell ill and is now on life support.
Support Sattler
- Refer a student: Did you know that most Sattler students applied because someone referred them? Here’s how you can help. If you know someone that would be a good fit for Sattler, refer them or help them start an application! As a token of appreciation, we’ll mail you an exclusive Sattler College pennant flag.
- Give: Help make Sattler College available to more students by supporting our Entrustment fund.
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Visit: Come see the Sattler community in action.
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