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Recent Additions

• Added October 20, 2026 — The latest issue of The Berea Page: Must Reading for the Age of Man (Issue 8/2 - October 20, 2026)
• Added October 13, 2026 — The latest installment of the Opening the Scriptures newsletter: Issue 4/11 – October 13, 2026 — Reasons for Peter's Living Hope
• Added October 11, 2026 — To the Sermons and Class Notes, Bible Text Studies Page, Acts Class Notes: Peter Interprets and Explains (Acts 2.14–36)
• 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

An Announcement about the Future of My Writing Ministry

March 9, 2026 — As one 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 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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Obiter Dicta
​"an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc." ~ Dictionary.com

• ​"To Think About" quotation from the latest Berea Page: "Several times recently I’ve come across a rather curious exercise: People in a group are asked to put pen to paper and write their own obituaries. To be included in their musings is how they hope to be remembered by family, friends, colleagues, and communities. Projecting forward like this, far from striking a morbid chord, actually provides some needed perspective on what truly matters. All of us seek to live lives that count. The big question that gnaws at us is: ‘How can our lives truly make a difference?’ As one business executive said to a close friend of mine, ‘It’s easy to make a fortune, but harder to make a difference.’" ~ J. Douglas Holladay. 1999. “A Life of Significance.” in Os Guinness, ed. Character Counts: Leadership Qualities in Washington, Wilberforce, Lincoln, and Solzhenitsyn. Baker Books, 67
• "Additional Thought" quotation from the latest Opening the Scriptures: “As rather more will need to be said in this section about the Cross than about the Resurrection, it is specially important to emphasize at the start that, for Paul, there is no good news in the former apart from the latter, and we may be sure that, wherever he speaks to the former without also referring directly and explicitly to the latter, he is always assuming the truth of the latter. It was the Resurrection which put God’s seal upon the Cross and made clear its altogether and transcendent significance.” ~ C. E. B. Crainfield. 1979. “Essay II: Concluding Remarks on Some Aspects of the Theology of Romans.” The Epistle to the Romans, vol. II. The International Critical Commentary. T & T Clark, 826

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