Month: June 2016

Bible study this week is the rest of Galatians chapter 4

We Are All Born Into Freedom [Galatians chapter 4, verses 21-31] Continuing today with the book of Galatians, we’re going to finish chapter four as we sort through this Biblical book of the early church at Galatia, which would be in modern-day Turkey. Taking up where we left off last week, let’s continue starting at […]

It’s Time for Churches Everywhere to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

Seven Hard Truths Pastors and Their Churches Need to Hear By Rev. Paul J. Bern There were once two parents with a little secret. They managed carefully to hold this secret down for several years. “Santa is coming!” their children sang. “It’s almost too good to believe!” With their mouths, the parents said, “How exciting!” […]

Bible study this week will be the first half of Galatians chapter 4

Adoption by God While Finding the Correct Church [Galatians chapter 4, verses 1-20] When we left off last week in our study of the Book of Galatians, we were examining the apostle Paul’s explanation of what it means to be a true Christian and a real disciple, and how we are literally adopted into the […]

These rigged elections are the last straw. Should we go on strike?

Should The American People Go On Strike? By Rev. Paul J. Bern Osama bin Laden has been dead for about 4 years by now, maybe more. Meanwhile, ever greater numbers of our senior citizens are living into their 100’s. America evidently is having an obesity epidemic, while 50,000 children ages 5 and under die from […]

This week’s Bible study will be the 2nd half of Galatians 3

We Are All the Sons and Daughters of God [Galatians chapter 3, verses 15-29] Last week we went over the first half of Galatians chapter three, where the apostle Paul expounded on the fact that it is good to be lawful – or religious, in this context – but it is far better to be […]

If our elections are truly rigged, then what does the Bible say about that?

The Day Democracy Died by Rev. Paul J. Bern It has come to my attention lately that this summer’s presidential conventions are likely to turn into an all-out brawl. On the Republican side you have Donald Trump’s supporters vs the “anybody but Trump” brigade, while on the Democrat side we find Hillary Clinton’s supporters lined […]

Bible study this week will be the first half of Galatians chapter 3

Which Is Better, Being Lawful Or Being Faithful? [Galatians chapter 3, verses 1-14] As we begin this week’s study we’ll be looking at the first half of Galatians chapter three. In it the apostle Paul continues to take the church at Galatia to task because of certain heretical teachings that were going on at the […]