August 2003

Behavior Disease

August 6, 2003

Disease conceptions of mishavior are bad science and are morally and intellectually sloppy. Biology is not behavior, even in those areas where a drug or alcohol is taken into the body. Alcoholism involves a host of personal and environmental considerations aside from how alcohol affects the bodies of drinkers. Furthermore,...Read more

TBC Today

Call Someone Who Cares

August 6, 2003

Dear Mr. Hunt: Please stop criticizing psychologists. I was helped by one. TD (CT) [Editor’s note: We thank the Lord that this person received help in time of need and hope that it was indeed from Him. However, if the “help” was derived from unbiblical psychological concepts (which are the...Read more

TBC Today

The Bible in 50 Words

August 6, 2003

The Bible IN 50 WORDS God made — Adam bit Noah arked — Abraham split Jacob fooled — Joseph ruled Bush talked — Moses balked Pharaoh plagued — People walked Sea divided — Tablets guided Promise landed Saul freaked — David peeked Prophets warned — Jesus born God walked —...Read more

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Russell’s pyramids

August 6, 2003

Charles Taze Russell and Pyramids--Russell introduced occultism into his religion [Jehovah’s Witnesses] by teaching that the pyramids in Egypt are divine omens. He taught that they contained prophetic secrets known only to him. According to Russell, only by reading his books can one understand the "Divine Plan." One of the...Read more

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How Could the Father Be in Jesus...and Jesus Be in the Father?

04/28/2012

Tom: We’re continuing with the gospel—we’re in the Gospel of John; we are in John:14:20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. See All... . Dave, before we do, I think we ought to encourage people once...Read more

understanding the scriptures

Why Are So Many Religious Leaders Involved in Sex Scandals?

04/28/2012

In this regular feature, Dave and Tom respond to questions from listeners and readers of The Berean Call . Here’s this week’s question: “Dear Dave and TA, for a number of years the press focused on the sexual scandals involving evangelicals, such as Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart, and now...Read more

contending for the faith

Pastor Says God Isn't Real

04/28/2012

A report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media. This week’s item is from the Associated Press, June 3, 2003, with the headline: “Pastor Rejects Belief In God, Copenhagen, Germany—A Lutheran priest was suspended today after his remarks that God doesn’t exist and there is...Read more

religion in the news

Who Inherited Israel...the Seed of Isaac or the Seed of Ishmael?

04/28/2012

Tom: Thanks, Gary. You are listening to Search the Scriptures Daily , a program in which we encourage everyone who desires to know God’s truth to look to God’s Word for all that is essential for salvation and living one’s life in a way that is pleasing to Him. We’re...Read more

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Mormon Fiction - Audio Newsletter

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Mormon Fiction

August 1, 2003

Not long after leaving my screenwriting career in Hollywood, I was hired to assist on a documentary produced by a Christian film company. The subject was Mormonism and the company’s initial screenings were not very successful. They hoped that my film experience and input would help improve the project. I...Read more

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