The Burros of Berea Podcast

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...

Rick sits down with Andy to discuss a recent conversation that he'd been in about providing the proof of the existence of God. Who has the burden? Does the person that makes the claim have to produce enough evidence to prove it? Or does the person who states there is no God have the burden of proof regarding their claim? It's a fascinating look at what we can and cannot prove, as well as the argum...

Rick Welch spoke at Berean Bible Church on Palm Sunday and shared his message entitled, "The Family Whom Jesus Loved". After his deep dive study into Who Wrote the Gospel of John, he continued to do research surrounding the special family in Bethany. Mary, Martha and Lazarus all were loved uniquely by Jesus and after discovering information found within the Dead Sea Scrolls, Rick came to the concl...

Ralph Hicks leads his first ever study titled, Are There Contradictions in the Bible?. Andy sent the Burros a compelling TikTok from Dan McClellan regarding the changes or additions made to ancient texts found in the Old Testament. Ralph discusses this and asks the group their thoughts on the matter. If you'd like to support our podcast, become a patron at: www.patreon.com/theburrosofberea . If yo...

Dr. Carrie Doehring joins the Burros cast via zoom this week to talk with us about the death of her son Alex, who chose to end his life at the age of 27. In this candid interview, Dr. Doehring uses her experience as a pastor and a professor of pastoral counselling and care to walk us through the process of grieving such an immense loss. She also talks with the cast about why it can be so hard for...

You've made it! This is our final part of the series where we dive into the controversial topic of Calvinism. We discuss the five points of Calvinism, T.U.L.I.P. Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, Irresistible grace, and Perseverance of the saints. Guest Kelly Coy leads the discussion of "How Sovereign is GOD" when it comes to salvation and man's choice? The series has fou...

The title of this episode can be misleading in two ways. 1. This isn't our very own cast member Rick Welch. 2. Mr. Welch will describe in detail how he was lost in addiction and his own son, another Rick Welch, searched for him from street to street until he found him and told him about the Son of God, Jesus Christ. This testimony is one of the most amazing stories of love that we've ever recorded...

Sarita continues her study of the Fruit of the Spirit in her final part 4! In today's episode, she looks deep into the fruit of patience in the believer. Thanks for listening and supporting our podcast! If you'd like to become a patron of the podcast, please visit: www.patreon.com/theburrosofberea . If you'd like to learn more about us, please visit: www.burrosofberea.com . Check out our sponsor's...

Tiziana Severse is back with a brand new study titled, Look to the Stars; Astrology in the Bible! As with all things NFTU discusses there is none more thornier than Astrology. Is the Christian supposed to recognize the use of Astrology in the Bible and tap dance lightly around it? Are they supposed to avoid it altogether? Should a Christian dabble with their horoscopes? Where did all of this study...

This series we dive into the controversial topic of Calvinism. We discuss the five points of Calvinism, T.U.L.I.P. Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, Irresistible grace, and Perseverance of the saints. Guest Kelly Coy leads the discussion of "How Sovereign is GOD" when it comes to salvation and man's choice? The series has four episodes ultimately leading into the guest sh...

On the 20th anniversary of the tragic death of Officer Jeff Hewitt, his wife, Tracie Hewitt, sits in the studio with the Burros to share her testimony. It's a powerful story of life, with all of its ups and downs, and how a man brought peace everywhere he went, especially in life's most difficult circumstances, that would ultimately pay with his life to protect others. Thanks for listening and sup...