The Burros of Berea Podcast

The Burros of Berea travel to Virginia Beach to record live in front of the congregation at Berean Bible Church. In our first episode Andy, Rick and Ralph sit down with Glenn L. Hill, author of Christianity's Great Dilemma, to hear his personal testimony. Born and raised in a Pentecostal household and eventually becoming a pastor, Glenn tells the story of how the study of the bible changed his lif...

In Part 2 of our study of the Sabbath, the Burros look into another view of this controversial topic. Rather than question whether or not the Sabbath was on Saturday or Sunday, the group delves into Typology and what "Christ's rest" is. Understanding that the law was a "shadow" or a "copy" of what was to come in Christ, Rick digs into the "shadow" of the sabbath and how Christ fulfilled the law in...

The Burros travel to Virginia Beach and meet with the pastor of Berean Bible Church, David Curtis to hear his testimony. When David was a young man he was given a bible tract at work one day by a coworker that ultimately changed his life. He began a study of the bible in college and began laboring for the church. Soon he had a crisis of faith when his understanding of certain passages in the scrip...

The Burros of Berea have a "Dude's Night" in the studio! Cherrie and Sarita are away on church functions so the guys begin their Side Study on the Sabbath. Is the Sabbath on Saturday? Did the Sabbath change to Sunday? Why are there so many debates on the subject that create division in the church? Listen in to part one this week to hear 2 of the 3 views that we're bringing to the table to discuss....

Rick, Tiziana and Andy complete the 4 part series, Samson and Delilah. After Samson shows superhuman strength by defeating a thousand Philistines, he again goes into their occupied territories and lifts an 8000 pound gate in Gaza. After this feat he falls in love with a Philistine woman named Delilah, who is persuaded by the Lords to find his ultimate weakness. This is an epic battle between the G...

Tiziana, Rick and Andy breakdown the significance of the Nazarite Vow and change their position on handling a "corpse" based on findings by Tiziana with the help of a Hebrew scholar. They dig into Judges chapter 15 where we learn more about the character of Samson as a "judge" for Israel and his effect on the world around him. Through a series of back and forth moves between Samson and the Lords o...

The Burros of Berea get into one of history's biblical mysteries, who wrote the epistle to the Hebrews? In several bibles published in the past it is titled "The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews". However, the letter never states who wrote it. In further research it was discovered that early church fathers debated who they believed wrote this highly impactful epistle. It's a deep dive de...

The Burros of Berea breakdown the critical chapter 6 of the Book of Esther. After Haman, at the behest of his wife and friends, determines to execute Mordecai he arrives early in the morning at the palace to meet with the King to make his request. What Haman didn't know was that the King had a bad case of insomnia the night before and learned of Mordecai's discovery of a plot to assassinate him wi...

Bill Evans, known as the Truckdriver Theologian and calls himself "a Nobody that knows everyone for Jesus" graciously sent in his prerecorded Testimony from his podcast, Once Dead to share with our audience! It is a sobering look into the heart of a man that struggles with sexual lust and its effects on his day to day life. We hope you'll listen in to hear how he struggled to be sure of his salvat...

The Notes crew sit down in the studio and break down Judges Chapter 14 on the life of Samson. Now as a grown man, Samson begins to enter into the Philistine territories. Along the way he begins to be tempted to do things that could break his solemn Nazarite vow to God. It's a fascinating look into the man Samson and the circumstances he was placed in during the battle between Yahweh and Dagon, the...

The Burros of Berea sit down in Giraffe Studio with Zac Conard to hear his personal testimony. Being raised in church and receiving the call to preach at the age of 10 years old, Zac tells of the difficulty of growing up in front of the church, being set apart with higher expectations. We hope you'll listen in to hear this fascinating story of trials, tribulations, mountaintops and valleys and the...

With our newly formed Notes from the Underground crew, Rick, Andy and Tiziana, tackle the story of Samson and Delilah. Although this story seems pretty cut and dry, the group dig deep into the culture, archeological data and customs of the times in which Samson was born. Also they bring interesting information in regard to the "Angel of the LORD" and the Nazarite Vow to which Samson's mother was g...

The Burros get into Chapter 5 of Esther where they see the effect of a "fasting" people and how God shows up in a book where He isn't even named. We also see the nature of the "enemy of the Jews", Haman, and how his wife knew exactly what he needed to cheer him up, the death and dishonor of a man! Thanks for listening and supporting our podcast! Visit our website at www.burrosofberea.com

The Burros of Berea sit down with Zechariah McElrath in the studio to hear his incredible testimony. Raised in a household where his parents partied consistently, he was suddenly forced to grow up when they both passed away leaving him to live with his grandmother. Determined to make sense of his life, he got involved in paganism and other cult-like activity, eventually attempting to create his ow...

The Burros of Berea have some great news! Sarita Edgerton is now a full time cast member! In this episode we discuss the fourth chapter of the Book of Esther. After Mordecai refuses to bow to Haman, "the enemy of the Jews", sends out a decree with the King's signet ring to annihilate their entire race. Mordecai goes to the gate of the Citadel in "sackcloth and ashes" and wails creating a chaotic s...

The Burros of Berea join on a Zoom call with former Christian Punk Rock guitarist turned Baptist Pastor, Marcuss Hall. After growing up in a Christian home with his grandparents, devout members of the Church of the Nazarene, Marcuss forged his way into becoming the guitarist of the three piece band, Side Walk Slam. After the band had some success in the Punk genre he began a downward spiral in his...

Although our number scheme is based on unique episodes, today we're releasing our 50th episode in total! This episode is the second part of our biography of John the Baptist! Rick, Andy and Tiziana discuss at length John the Baptist's unique designation as Prophet and Priest. This further helps us to see why Jesus wanted John to baptize him in the Jordan to "fulfill all righteousness". It's a fasc...

Rick, Andy and Tiziana Severse sit down in Giraffe Studio to discuss one of the most riveting characters in the New Testament, John the Baptist! After discovering that Jesus said that John was "that Elijah that is to come", yet John says that he "is not that Elijah" the Burros try to figure out what the disconnect is. Is this a contradiction? At first glance it seems so. Listen in to hear the Bere...

The Burros, with our special guest, Sarita Edgerton, dive further into their study of the book of Esther. In this episode we are introduced to the villainous enemy of the Jews, Haman. After looking through biblical records found throughout the Old Testament they discover a long-standing fued that began during the time of Moses and the war with the Amalekites. As we track through the historic books...

In our sixth episode of our Testimonies series, The Burros link up via Zoom with their #1 fan from Fayetteville, North Carolina , Mary McLeod. After moving to North Carolina in her formative years from New York State, Mary was introduced to the Gospel through a small Methodist church near where she lived by her Grandmother. From that time until a few years ago she waxed and waned in her faith, end...

The Burros welcome special guest, Sarita Edgerton to sit in with them during this summer's Esther Study. In this episode, we review chapter one and delve into chapter two where we learn about Esther's trials by being torn from her home and placed in a lifetime of sexual servitude to the King of Persia. We also continue looking deeper into the relationship of the Jewish people that decided to stay...

Although this podcast was recorded before the recent current events regarding Roe vs. Wade and the SCOTUS leak, it releases right in the midst of the uproar. The Burros of Berea sit down with our guest, Sarita Edgerton, to hear her personal testimony which includes her abortion as a teenager. After being sexually abused as a child and being removed from her home to live with her grandmother, Sarit...

The Burros of Berea all sit down and discuss what they individually took away from this unique approach of studying the Olivet Discourse from the Preterist point of View. This episode concludes the study and sets up the group for a future study of the Revelation of Jesus Christ later in the year. Thanks for listening and supporting our podcast! Check out our website at www.burrosofberea.com

The Burros of Berea sit down with Janice Anderson to hear her powerful testimony! She tells us about growing up in a Christian household, the death of her infant child, the sudden death of her younger brother, a long dark descent into drug and alcohol addiction, divorce and an attempted suicide. We hope you'll listen in to hear how this broken woman found hope at the darkest point of her life from...

Rick, Andy and Uncle AJ sit down and discuss Good Friday and the Resurrection on the third day. They look at all of the scriptures surrounding it to determine what the "sign of Jonah" was and how Jesus fulfilled the Third Day prophecy. It's a riveting exploration of the Bible and what Jesus told the Scribes and Pharisees would be the sign to their evil generation and proclaims their judgment. Than...