Author Archives: BibleNerd

I have a recurring dream where I am in a small room with a group of pastors.  We are in an underground church setting.  We study the Bible together over a period of days.  This dream has become a reality … Continue reading →

On Sunday, March 24th we sang Happy Birthday to one of our oldest (Laurie turned 90!), dedicated one of our youngest (congratulations Aiden!) & sent out to the mission field one of our best (go Kelly!).  It doesn’t get much … Continue reading →

At the end of time, billions of people were scattered on a great plain before God’s throne. Some of the groups near the front talked heatedly – not with cringing shame before God’s throne, but with embittered belligerence. “How can … Continue reading →

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Here is a link to the article I promised on the physical death of Jesus: www.ccburbank.org/docs/20121120-deathofjesus.pdf Be warned that it is very similar to the film the Passion of the Christ.

May I be bold & say that I think last Sunday morning @ Calvary Chapel Burbank was a historic occasion of marking the missions work God wants to do through us locally & globally? I believe the parable of the … Continue reading →

Our study in Matthew chapter 24 is like a climb up a high prophetic mountain. We can see the 2nd Coming of Christ from the Mount of Olives. In a small way, the artist’s rendering of 1st century Jerusalem below … Continue reading →

Jesus’ birth & boyhood included a trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem to Egypt (i.e. out of the country!) & back to Nazareth again until he was approximately 30 years old (Luke 3:23). As He began His public ministry we commonly … Continue reading →

Was the Apostle Paul a sports fan? I will let A.T. Robertson (a Greek New Testament Scholar who wrote “Word Pictures in the New Testament” – one of my favorites!) answer that question. He said, “Probably Paul often saw these … Continue reading →

Last time I waxed eloquent about the Parade of Nations in the Opening Ceremony. We looked at a couple of Scriptures that hinted & boldly predicted that all nations will be represented before the throne in heaven. I would like … Continue reading →