The Japan Disaster Continues to Spell Grave Danger by Rev. Paul J. Bern Follow me on You Tube at https://www.youtube.com/c/RevPaulBern What’s the Social Gospel? Why does it matter? Find out at https://business.google.com/site/l/01832834538876848585 As I write this week’s commentary we are coming up on the twelfth anniversary of Japan’s triple disaster that happened back in March 2011. The colossal…

The Ukrainian Refugees And The Golden Rule (Exodus 22: 21; Romans 10: 12–13; Matt. 5: 44; 25: 34–40; James 4: 11–12) by Rev. Paul J. Bern With respect to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, I would first like to say that I have had a belly full of those who are ranting and raving about the tens…

Crisis in Gaza: There’s Plenty of Blame to Go Around There Is No Such Thing As a Religious War by Minister Paul J. Bern The whole world is watching what has been happening in Gaza with increasing dismay. The wholesale slaughter of human beings over the first 7 weeks of fighting includes the deaths of 2,400 Israeli’s and at least 18,000 Palestinian citizens. Of this number, at least 60%…

Using Our Faith to Control Our Circumstances (Romans chapter 4 part 2) by Minister Paul J. Bern Last time we were together, we covered part 1 of Romans chapter 4. For the sake of brevity, we stopped at verse 12, where God justified Abraham’s faith by what was in his heart, not because it was written in…

Justification By Faith Alone (Romans chapter 4 part 1) Subscribe to this blog from here Today in our ongoing study of the apostle Paul’s New Testament letters from beginning to end, we find ourselves moving on to Romans chapter 4. This entire chapter is about Abraham and his wife Sarah, so there is a…

Giving Thanks That We Are God’s Living Creations My Thanksgiving Message for 2023 by Minister Paul J. Bern It’s true. I hug people, pets, and trees. I have no children of my own, but I dote on everybody else’s. I go out of my way to treat them all well. I make no bones about it. Call me a ‘tree hugger’ and I’ll…

Six Days Without Internet: What It’s Like Economic Inequality and Age Discrimination in the 21st Century by Minister Paul J. Bern I live in an apartment building 2 miles from downtown Atlanta built for seniors, the disabled and the homeless. We get a discounted rate for our rent and electric bills. We also had free Wi-Fi for internet access, up until this past week when it…

God’s Faithfulness Surpasses All Our Good Deeds Conversely, His Love and Mercy Overcomes Our Faults (Romans chapter 3) Video version https://youtu.be/cc5fOCg32rw In today’s study we will be moving on to chapter 3 of the book of Romans, where we find the apostle Paul continuing his remarks from the end of chapter two. He proved conclusively that being a Jew or a Gentile outwardly does not…

How and Why We Put God Before Ourselves by Minister Paul J. Bern Romans 2 part 2, verses 12–29 Subscribe for free to my Social Gospel Channel on You Tube at https://www.youtube.com/c/RevPaulBern Last week/time/video, depending on where you saw it, we went over the first 11 verses of Romans chapter 2. Now let’s bring all that into focus…