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Recent Additions
- Added August 25, 2026— The latest installment of the Opening the Scriptures newsletter: Issue 4/18 — August 25, 2026 – 1 Peter's Relevance and Message
- Added August 18, 2026 — The latest issue of The Berea Page: Kingdom in Context (Issue 7/20 – August 18, 2026)
- Added August 11, 2026 — To the Sermons and Class Notes, Bible Text Studies Page, Philemon Class Notes: Final Appeal, Promise, and Expectation (Philemon 17–25)
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: “‘Most evangelists,’ writes Michael Green, ‘are not very interested in theology: most theologians are not very interested in evangelism.’ This testimony, alas, is true. Evangelism and theology for the most part go separate ways, and the result is great loss for both. When theology is not held on course by the demands of evangelistic communication, it grows abstract in stance. When evangelism is not fertilized, fed and controlled by theology, it becomes a stylized performance seeking its effect through manipulative skills rather than the power of vision and force of truth. Both theology and evangelism are then, in one important sense, unreal, false to their own God-given nature; for all true theology has an evangelistic thrust, and all true evangelism is theology in action.” ~ James I. Packer. 1978. “What Is Evangelism?” in Focus on Evangelism: Readings for Thinking It Through. ed. George Hunter. Discipleship Resources. 13.
- "Additional Thought" quotation from the latest Opening the Scriptures: "Divine fatherhood is the controlling concept of God in 1 Peter. God has become the Father of Christians by virtue of the new birth generated by his imperishable seed, which is his living and enduring word (1:3; 1:23). God’s nature is introduced as merciful (1:3), his redemptive work to create a redeemed people flowing from his mercy (2:10). The existence of the Christian church is, therefore, the evidence of the effectiveness of God’s mercy.” ~ Karen H. Jobes. 2022. 1 Peter. Baker Exegetical Commentary. 2nd ed. Baker Academic, 49
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