The Burros of Berea Podcast

This episode begins with an update from Andy Bishop and the Burros after the Hurricane Helene disaster in Upstate South Carolina and the mountains of Western North Carolina where they all live. Following the update, Rick Welch sat down in a little cabin called The Chicken Coop in Whitehall, Montana with Tim Martin, co-author of the book Beyond Creation Science (co-authored with J.L. Vaughn) and we...

We're back to our Hebrews Study with Zach Davis. Enjoy!!!

The Burros of Berea sit down with author Zachary Ball to hear his personal testimony. After growing up in a home with a mother who was a Christian and a father who was an Atheist, Zachary began his journey in the faith with the Assemblies of God. A few years ago he started seeing verses of scripture that made him dig deeper into his faith. We hope you enjoy this incredible testimony! Below are the...

The Burros are back in the studio to continue their study titled, A Man Greatly Beloved- A Study of the Book of Daniel. In this episode we read and breakdown what is going on in Chapter 1. After Nebuchadnezzar begins his first siege on Jerusalem, he takes the noble children back to Babylon to be trained in their customs. Daniel and three others are immediately put to the test regarding the foods t...

The Burros of Berea begin their latest study on the Book of Daniel. In Part 1, we introduce you to the world in which Daniel was born and raised as well as the situation the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah found themselves in politically and theologically. We hope you enjoy this new series! If you'd like to become a patron of our podcast and assist us financially in the creation of our content, pleas...

In our second part, Daniel Rogers continues his study of the eschatology of John. This week he looks through the remaining chapters in the gospel of John and 1 John. If you'd like to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/theburrosofberea If you'd like to learn more about us, please visit our website at: www.burrosofberea.com Thanks for listening!

Rick Welch, Rick "Big Daddy" Carter and Andy sit down with Pastor Daniel Rogers of North Broad Church of Christ in Albertville, Alabama to discuss the Eschatology of John. We go back to the original lie the serpent uttered to Eve and how Jesus Christ set about to reverse the curse and the delusion that infiltrated mankind. It's a fantastic deep dive into the scriptures written by John. If you'd li...

The Burros sit down with Pastor Daniel Rogers to here his personal testimony. Growing up in the Acapella Churches of Christ and later in life discovering fulfilled eschatology has led Daniel on an incredible path. We hope you enjoy this episode of a man who has become and instrument of worship! If you'd like to become a patron of our podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/thebu...

The Burros follow up on Episode 202 where Rick Welch shared a message about prayer. They did in a little deeper to the lesson of prayer given by Jesus Christ to His disciples found in Luke 11 and then dive into Jesus's prayer in John 17. What we discover is that it is by the disciples "importunity" and consistent, persistent prayer that they receive the Holy Spirit. If you'd like to support this p...

The Burros discuss the Apostle Paul's exhortation to put on the whole armor of God in Ephesians Chapter 6. So what does it mean to put on spiritual armor? Does it have any relevance to us today? If you'd like to become a patron of this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/theburrosofberea If you would like to learn more about us, please visit our website at: www.burrosofberea...

This week's episode is a special one for us! Rick and Andy sit down with our very own Sarita Edgerton, and her husband, Mike, to discuss the incredible underdog story of how they, with the help of their campaign volunteers, pulled together and helped her win the Republican seat in the South Carolina State House of Representatives for their district. Months ago, Sarita felt led by the Holy Spirit t...

Ed Stevens joins Rick Welch and Rick "Big Daddy" Carter to discuss the distinctions found in the scriptures regarding "Dying", "Dead", and the "Death". They also look into the death of Adam and its ramifications. We hope you enjoy this deep dive! If you'd like to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/theburrosofberea If you'd like to learn more about us, please vi...

Rick "Big Daddy" Carter and Rick Welch sit down to hear the testimony of Ed Stevens. Being raised in a Christian household and eventually becoming a Christian himself, Mr. Stevens set about on a journey of vigorous study of the Bible. In 1975, he came to the position of fulfilled eschatology. In 1993, during one of his studies he began to see something that changed his view on the resurrection and...

The Burros of Berea continue to listen in to Zach Davis's study of the Epistle to the Hebrews. Now we get into how God revealed Himself in times past, but in the "Last Days" had spoken to them by His Son. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to support Zach Davis's Channel, please visit his Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/ZachDavis/posts If you'd like to learn more about The Burros of Bere...

Rick Welch shares his sermon from Father's Day with the cast. The Burros sit down in Giraffe Studio to discuss the points brought out in the sermon regarding "making your calling and election sure" as well as persistence in prayer in the life of a Christian. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to contribute to the podcast, please visit our Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/theburrosofberea If you'd...

After Ralph's study on the argued contradictions in the Bible, Tiziana decided to invite her professor, Dr. Eric Smith to come on the show and discuss the topic. Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor of Early Christian Text and Tradition at Iliff School of Theology in Denver Colorado. Originally from right here in North Carolina, he received his bachelors from Mars Hill University, and his Masters o...

Our guest, Kirsten Brooks Barton joins the Burros in Giraffe Studio to share her personal testimony. Dealing with challenges of drug addiction, Kirsten was on a severely destructive path when she had an encounter with Jesus Christ and has never been the same since. She recently began a YouTube channel where she explores her faith and shares it openly with the world. It's a fascinating testimony th...

Rick Welch tracks down Sarita and catches her just before she heads out to knock on doors and introduce herself to more voters in her district. She won 41% of the vote beating out two of her campaign opponents and has now entered into a runoff election. So Rick wanted to hear about how she's handling the negative campaign ads that her opponent has been using against her. How is her family during a...

Rick, Ralph and Andy sit down in Giraffe Studio and briefly discuss the Feast of Weeks known by Christians as Pentecost. So what is the significance of that particular day in history for the Hebrews? Is there any significance to the 3,000 men that were saved that day? And when Peter quoted the prophet Joel about it being the "last days" did he really mean it? It's a fascinating look at the day whe...

After the conclusion of our four part study titled, How Sovereign is God?, Kelly Coy had an encounter with God while reading the book of Numbers. Since that encounter, Kelly has had a radical transformation where he understands the depth and consequences of complaining about life's situations. It's a powerful testimony that shows us all how we each are being conformed to the image of Christ in rea...

Rick Welch's friend, Luke McInnes from Melbourne, Australia joins him, Andy and Ralph to share his personal testimony. Growing up in a secular society and going through the divorce of his parents at the age of 8, Luke began a life devoted to financial success and had no interest in religion at all. That would all change when he encountered the gospel of Jesus Christ. We hope you enjoy listening to...

Our Study of the Epistle to the Hebrews titled, It's Time to Grow Up! is back! Our friend Zach Davis, Pastor of Marked Tree Baptist Church takes the lead on this look into the first century church in transition from the Old Covenant to the New Covenant. After a long hiatus due to unforeseen circumstances in our podcast, we all are excited to listen in, study with, and discuss the insights that Pas...

Rick Welch and Rick "Big Daddy" Carter have a Zoom call with Brett Prieto. Mr. Prieto shares his testimony as well as his journey into the field of screenwriting and acting. Click this link if you'd like to see his film, Victory by Submission! https://youtu.be/Eg8C_49BvWQ?si=EllbB_mS479ihkGM If you'd like to support our podcast, please visit: www.patreon.com/theburrosofberea If you'd like to learn...

The Burros begin a new study on the Feasts of the Lord found in Leviticus 23. Each of the feasts are done in remembrance of certain events the children of Israel had gone through. The incredible part is that each feast also points to their coming Messiah. Year after year, the Israelites practiced their faith during each feast. Yet, when the Messiah arrived the rulers of the time missed the signifi...

Rick sits down with Andy in the studio to continue their side chats about Christianity and the World. Rick goes through the Sermon on the Mount and explains in detail how Jesus is teaching his disciples (those who are practicing a discipline given by their teacher) how to interact with the Father in an intimate way. Jesus amplifies the Law and gets them to see the "heart of the matter" and shows t...