Monthly Archives: January 2019

Identity Crisis

Posted on January 27, 2019 by deweybertolini

God’s timing is perfect!!!

As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, this passage for me (and I have no doubt for some of you) has come at just the right time. Let me explain.

Simply put, for some time I have been experiencing something of identity crisis. I have been haunted by this one question:

“Where do I fit?”

When it comes to this whole Christian scene, our contemporary Christian culture, at the risk of sounding overly maudlin—a great word that means self-pitying, tearfully sentimental—I honestly don’t know where I fit anymore.

Well, thanks to Peter, that’s not true any more!!!

I now know exactly where I fit. And soon, so shall you!!!

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God bless you richly as you listen.

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The Wall That Wails No More

Posted on January 20, 2019 by deweybertolini

Here’s the thing: As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, at precisely 6:13 this past Monday morning, I had an epiphany.

Fact is, between last Saturday night and Monday morning, I was stymied by one perplexing question:

“Here in 1 Peter 2, why in the world didn’t Peter use the word for stones that is his name? Petros?”

Or to put that another way,

“Why did Peter here in 1 Peter 2 use the word for stones, Lithos?

They are, after all, synonyms—Petros and Lithos—at least in English. Both are translated “stone.” So why didn’t Peter refer to himself—and to you and me—as a Petros? Why a Lithos?

Oh, my friends, the answer to that question is breathtakingly beautiful. Beautiful indeed.

As are you!

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How Firm a Foundation!!!

Posted on January 13, 2019 by deweybertolini

You are in for a real treat, I do believe.

As you are about to hear in this week’s PODCAST, it’s one of the most basic principles of proper biblical interpretation, the ground rule of hermeneutics.

Ready? Here it is: “The Bible is the best commentary on itself.”

Ever heard that before? Well, you’re going to get a classic example of that rock-solid (pun intended) truism right now.

Let’s start with this: Peter, it seems, was obsessed with  stones and rocks. And that for a very good reason.

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God bless you richly as you listen.

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The Jesus No One Can Ignore

Posted on January 6, 2019 by deweybertolini

Peter heard it.

Peter heard it as Jesus taught it.

Matthew referred to it as “this parable.”

As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, as Jesus taught “this parable,” He effectively signed His own death warrant.

After “this parable,” nothing would ever be the same again.

It certainly left a lasting and indelible impression on the mind and heart of Peter.

May it leave a lasting and indelible impression on our minds and hearts as well.

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God bless you richly as you listen.

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