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What purpose could be greater than a heartfelt attempt to capture a sense of wonder at the glory and majesty of the Almighty? To this purpose and design we have chosen to pursue, unashamedly, the truth of God’s word. For age upon age, people have pondered and have been dramatically altered upon the altar of scripture. There is no other writing like it on earth, it transcends human effort, yet still it is able to be understood. The intent of scripture is clear, resolute, absolute and unapologetic.
Often we will pursue topics of scripture as they relate to current waves of thought and ideology, we also may combat falsehood with scripture. We believe the Old and New Testaments of the Bible contain answers to nearly every dilemma ever faced and ever to be faced by human kind. If this was all it contained, it would be beyond amazing, however it transcends even human need and displays the glorious wonder of who God is and what his nature is. With this in mind we desire to be New Bereans.
In no way do we claim to be the only Bereans, just new ones, in new skin. As many great and amazing Bereans have gone before us, you may just find us quoting them as there are many worth quoting. There is a saying amongst engineers… “If a bridge is already built, then there is no need to swim across the river.”
“I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving kindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.” -Psalm 138:2
“The man who has God for his treasure has all things in One. Many ordinary treasures may be denied him, or if he is allowed to have them, the enjoyment of them will be so tempered that they will never be necessary to his happiness. Or if he must see them go, one after one, he will scarcely feel a sense of loss, for having the source of all things he has in One all satisfaction, all pleasure, all delight. Whatever he may lose he has actually lost nothing, for he now has it all in One, and he has it purely, legitimately and forever.”
-A.W. Tozer, “The Pursuit of God,” (1976, Horizon House Publishers, pp 20)
Contributors:
Austin Maloney – Austin Maloney – Christian, Husband, Father, Bible Teacher, CNA, Oregonian. Grew up in the church, converted at 16; wrestled with God ever since. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence. 1 Corinthians 1:26-29
Jeremiah Dusenberry – Resident of the Pacific Northwest, Christian of over fourteen years, husband of ten years to a wonderful wife, father of one daughter and a passionate stalker of truth. I believe far too many Christians today emphasize life prior to Christ and their moment of conversion. After which many of us have been content to rest upon our moral laurels and let someone else decide scriptural meaning for us in an ironic reversal of ex cathedra. I believe fervently that far too many believers have given their lives so that we can have scripture today. With every mote of dust gathered upon the bibles on our shelves I can almost hear the blood crying from the ground pleading with us to not make their sacrifices be in vain. “And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:4-5
Willis Spires – Web geek, master admin, and the fire under our seats. Without his drive, this never would have gotten started. Thank you Willis!
As a side note, for a while I was considering starting a forum, but to be honest there are better Christian websites out there that already have established forums. I would like to recommend using the forum on sermonindex.net as there is a plethora and wealth of information to peruse at your leisure. There you may find a lot of views that you do not necessarily agree with, nor that I myself may not as well. But it is a great sounding board and apart from the occasional fanatic it is often kept on the level.