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Recent Additions
- Added October 6, 2026 — The latest issue of The Berea Page: Unsung Brothers (Issue 8/1 – October 6, 2026)
- Added October 4, 2026 — To the Sermons and Class Notes, Bible Text Studies Page, Acts Class Notes: The Speeches in Acts
- Added September 28, 2026 — To the Sermons and Class Notes, Bible Text Studies Page, Acts Class Notes: The Spirit Arrives, People Astounded! (Acts 2.1–13)
- Added September 23, 2026 — To the Sermons and Class Notes, Topical Studies Page: Morality's Perfect Model
- Added September 22, 2026 — The latest installment of the Opening the Scriptures newsletter: Issue 4/10 – September 22, 2026 — Suffering: Remember This First
An Announcement about the Future of My Writing Ministry
March 9, 2026 — As one who has been blessed with the talent and interest in writing, I have always made it an important part of my ministry. At this point in my life, it is the primary focus of my service. My aim is to prepare substantive teaching materials for the church drawn from my study of the biblical text and related topics. I do this in the interest of informing and equipping a wider audience for service.
To sustain this service, financial support is needed. I am happy to announce that the College Church of Christ in Searcy, AR—my home church since 2015—is now supporting my writing ministry and will manage the contributions necessary to help sustain and expand it. My goal is to raise sufficient funds on a monthly basis to underwrite basic living expenses and provide a cushion for other periodic needs (e.g., auto repairs).
For additional information, go to the Writing Ministry page for an overview of the ministry's purpose, goals, and needs. To read the College Church's endorsement, click here.
Note: While one-time user donations are appreciated, the materials on this website, as well as the Berea Page and Opening the Scriptures teaching newsletters, will continue to be offered free as a service to page visitors and subscribers.
To sustain this service, financial support is needed. I am happy to announce that the College Church of Christ in Searcy, AR—my home church since 2015—is now supporting my writing ministry and will manage the contributions necessary to help sustain and expand it. My goal is to raise sufficient funds on a monthly basis to underwrite basic living expenses and provide a cushion for other periodic needs (e.g., auto repairs).
For additional information, go to the Writing Ministry page for an overview of the ministry's purpose, goals, and needs. To read the College Church's endorsement, click here.
Note: While one-time user donations are appreciated, the materials on this website, as well as the Berea Page and Opening the Scriptures teaching newsletters, will continue to be offered free as a service to page visitors and subscribers.
To make a one-time or sustaining donation to support my writing ministry, click the button below to go to the College Church giving page. In the dropdown box marked "Fund," select "Anguish Writing Ministry."
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Thought-provoking Quotations
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- "To Think About" quotation from the latest Berea Page: “The notion that a miracle is a violation of the laws of the universe is false, despite the fact that many Christians have themselves frequently believed that they had to accept that view. On the contrary, it is fundamental to biblical faith that God is creator of the universe and is in continuous relation with it. God does not have to break laws of the universe he has made whenever he intervenes in the affairs of humankind, but is free at all times to work in and through the universe for the accomplishment of his beneficent will. To consider that man’s modern technological accomplishments, including the remarkable advances in the treatment of diseases, eliminate all belief in the miracles of Jesus is beyond comprehension.” ~ George R. Beasley-Murray. 1996. Preaching the Gospel from the Gospels. Hendrickson Publishers, 69.
- "Additional Thought" quotation from the latest Opening the Scriptures: “To object that a Galilean [like Peter] could not have achieved some polish in the writing of Greek is to misunderstand the linguistic patterns of the ancient world. From the days of Alexander, Greek had penetrated the Mediterranean world. It was the second tongue of the Middle East. Peter had lived in the presence of Greeks all his life and, for a generation, had lived in cities where Greek was the common language. Even in Rome it was used along with Latin. Not half a century later Juvenal, the Roman satirist, was complaining that Rome was becoming a Greek city, and worse, the East was pouring in and ‘the Orontes had become a tributary of the Tiber.’" ~ E. M. Blaiklock. 1977. First Peter: A Translation and Devotional Commentary. Word Books, Publisher, 25–26
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