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What Do Perpetual War, the US Military-Industrial Complex, and the Irony of Labor Day Have In Common
Taking a Stand Against Perpetual War, So That We May Never Have Another Afghanistan, or Iraq, or Viet Nam, or Anything Else Like Them by...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Sep 5, 20215 min read
The Pharisees Get Humiliated by Jesus As His Ministry Grows
Jesus Rebukes the Religious Leaders of His Own Faith (Luke chapter 13, verses 1-17) For this week's installment of my Social Gospel...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Jul 31, 20217 min read
Jesus Becomes So Upset With the Religious Establishment That He Starts Making Threats
Jesus Came Not to Bring Peace, but Division (Luke chapter 12, verses 49-59) Last week in our ongoing study of the writings of the apostle...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Jul 24, 20216 min read
Jesus Dishes It Out to Organized Religion, But Then Encourages All Believers
Warnings and Encouragements From Jesus Himself (Luke chapter 12, verses 1-12) Last week as we closed out our in-depth analysis of Luke...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Jun 26, 20217 min read
Any Family, Community, or Government That Is Opposed From Within Is Doomed to Failure
A Kingdom That Is Divided Against Itself Will Fall (Luke chapter 11, verses 14-28) When we left off last week at verse 13 of chapter 11...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Jun 5, 20217 min read
Jesus Gives a Self-Centered Rabbi a Lesson On Mercy
Jesus, the Professor, the Good Samaritan, and Showing Mercy (Luke chapter 10, verses 22-37) Last week when we concluded the first part of...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
May 15, 20217 min read
Who Can, by Worrying, Add a Single Hour to His/Her Life? Let Jesus Show You a Better Way....
Why Worrying About the Pandemic, and Everything Else, Is A Complete Waste of Time (Matthew chapter 6, verses 25-34) by Rev. Paul J. Bern...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Apr 18, 20219 min read
The Sower and the Seed, and How This Story Relates to Modern Equality Issues
The Sower and the Seed, and Your True Extended Family (Luke chapter 8, verses 1-21, part 1 of 3) Good day, everyone! As we continue our...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Apr 10, 20218 min read
No One Can Understand the Salvation of Christ Unless They First Understanding the Crucifixion
Misunderstanding Jesus’ Crucifixion: a Kernel of Truth by Rev. Paul J. Bern Over the centuries, as Christianity has gradually been bent...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Apr 4, 20218 min read
Your Sins Are Already Forgiven. All You Have to Do Is to Embrace the One Who Died for You
Your Sins Are Forgiven. They Always Have Been, So You Can Stop Worrying Now (Luke chapter 7, verses 24-50) by Rev. Paul J. Bern For this...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Apr 3, 20218 min read
Churches Fail to Condemn Greed While People Sleep In Their Cars & Trucks
Mainstream Churches Fail to Condemn Greed While Inequality and Homelessness Run Rampant by Rev. Paul J. Bern Inexcusable! Unacceptable!...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Mar 28, 20218 min read
If Our Capitalist Economy Were Bible Based Instead of Debt Based, We Would All Be Better Off
If Capitalism Got Replaced With A Bible Based Monetary System, It Sure Would Solve a Lot of Problems (Acts chapter 2, verses 44-47;...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Mar 21, 20217 min read
Modern American Christianity Never Even Begins Match Up to the First Century Church
Contrasting the Ministry of Christ With Modern Christianity by Rev. Paul J. Bern Part of the meaning of the Social Gospel is the...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Mar 7, 20219 min read
Jesus Selects the Original 12 Apostles, but Only After Praying All Night Long
Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles (Luke chapter 6, verses 1 through 19) Today we'll be moving on to chapter 6 of the Gospel of Luke in...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Mar 7, 20216 min read
Why Taking Care of Each Other Instead of Waiting On the Government Is Always a Good Idea
Taking Care Of One Another During These Trying Times Is So Much More Than Just a Nice Idea (Matthew chapter 8: 20; chapter 23: 23) by...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Feb 14, 20219 min read
More Volunteers Are Needed All Year Long If We Are Going to be Able to Save Our Country
More Volunteers Needed To Serve All The Homeless All Year Long, Not Just During the Holidays by Minister Paul J. Bern (Matthew 19, verses...
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Jan 25, 202110 min read
Shedding Some Light On the Topic of Being a Beacon of Light
"Let your little light shine": I compare that with the Holidays and the birth of Christ.
Rev. Paul J. Bern
Dec 14, 20205 min read
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