Paul Gets His Chance to Speak to the Crowd [Acts 21: 37-40; Acts 22, verses 1-11] by Web Minister Paul J. Bern Last week as we left off at verse 36 of Acts 21, the apostle Paul had just been arrested after another riot had occurred like the one that occurred at Ephesus back in […]
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This week’s ongoing Bible lesson will be part 3 of Acts chapter 21
The Arrest of the Apostle Paul at Jerusalem [Acts chapter 21, verses 27-36] by Web Minister Paul J. Bern Last week when we left off at verse 26 of Acts 21, Paul and the elders at Jerusalem were having a seven-day purification ceremony, which included Paul and a number of the men shaving their heads […]
The Infiltration of Conservative Politics Into Modern Christianity
The Infiltration of Christianity by American Political Conservatism by Web Minister Paul J. Bern It all started out with a paid Facebook posting of mine for a crowd-funding campaign I’m currently running on social media. The campaign is for a start-up for an electronics recycling center to help clean up the mess we’ve made of […]
This week’s ongoing Bible study will be part one of Acts chapter 21
Paul and Luke Sail Onward Toward Jerusalem [Acts chapter 21, verses 1-11] by Web Minister Paul J. Bern Last week when we last last off, the apostle Paul had just finished some quite emotional farewells with his compatriots and fellow disciples from Ephesus, Corinth and several other smaller locales. This week as we move on, […]
What I did for my involuntary vacation
What It’s Like for a Technology Guy to Have to Do Without a Computer for an Agonizing 19 Days, or: The Lessons On Patience That God Just Took the Time to Teach Me by Web Minister Paul J. Bern By now most of my regular readers have seen the automated postings coming from myself, sent […]
The Reasons for My Absence
By now at least a few of you out there have begun to wonder what’s become of me lately. I posted no commentary last weekend, no midweek Bible study either, and to be honest, I won’t be able to post again Sunday either. The reason? My laptop’s main logic board bit the dust this past […]
My Motivation for Writing is Far Greater Than Money
Outreach to the Multitudes by Minister Paul J. Bern Before I begin my remarks, I wish to start by thanking everyone who reads this for visiting this site/blog. You are not here by accident. In some way, God has directed you here because you are looking for answers, sometimes whether one realizes it or not. […]
This blog is moving to Blogspot
Effective immediately, the Progressive Christian Blog with Author Rev. Paul J. Bern will no longer be on WordPress — it will be only on Blogspot at https://progressive-christian-blog.blogspot.com Cross posted across the Web!! Or, if you prefer, why not get postings and other extras delivered free to your in-box biweekly! Just go to the landing page […]
This week’s ongoing Bible study will be part 3 of Acts chapter 7
Steven Concludes His Testimony [Acts chapter 7, verses 39-50] For better small screen viewing, or to view this on my website, click here 🙂 When we last left off at verse 38 of Acts chapter 7, in our ongoing studies of the writings of the apostle Luke, Steven was still vigorously defending himself against the […]
This week’s ongoing Bible study will be part 2 of Acts chapter 7
St. Steven Continues With His Response to the Court Acts chapter 7, verses 20-38 For better small screen viewing, click here 🙂 Last week when we concluded part 1 of Acts chapter 7, St. Steven had been asked for a response to the charges that had been leveled against him by the Sanhedrin, the Jewish […]
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