As styles change, as fabrics go in and out of style, the length of shorts also changes—going up or down the leg. Presently, the ‘daisy duke’ shorts from Dukes of Hazzard are the rage. We have seen them on campus for VBS. Teenage girls are wearing... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Here is an example of a letter I had to write as a pastor about church discipline.Dear Berean Family,It is with regret that I am forced to tell you about two cases of church discipline we can’t ignore. One involves a wife who is insisting upon divor [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
No one wants to talk about God’s anger. Psalm 74 opens with this question: “Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?” (ESV). What a question! Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture? Notice who it smokes agains [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Christians don’t vote according to political parties; instead, they should vote according to their biblical convictions and worldview. Neither of the two major political parties have all the answers. Both parties have issues in their platforms.... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Why are young fundamentalists leaving fundamentalism? Dr. Jeff Amsbaugh wants this trend to change and writes about it on his personal blog. Dr. Amsbaugh has some very valid points... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
From Acts 2 this is what I see for Berean and every other NT church. I see 10 points of application that should guide our churches. Here they are:1. Spirit-Filled Proclamation of the Word (Christ & the Gospel)2. Repentance toward God (faith in... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Have you ever considered what the most important chapters in the Bible are? Certainly any attempt to list chapters as more important than others might inadvertently suggest that one chapter is inferior to another, but that is not the purpose of this... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Someone might reasonably ask the question, “why preach the gospel and witness to unbelievers if God has chosen all those who will be saved before the foundation of the world as described fairly clearly in Ephesians 1:4ff?” The verse says: According... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Working through the middle of the book of Joshua is challenging. Huge sections of the book are dedicated to the names of the cities given to the tribes of Israel and the boundaries of the allotment of land for each tribe. But right in the middle of [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
As I was studying for my Sunday night sermon I again noticed that Paul makes another reference to the coming (parousia) of Christ in 1 Thessalonians 5.23. This is the 4th time Paul has specifically identified the parousia in this letter. Since I was... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
