Shows
Dewey Bertolini's podcastJames in HD (Part 54) -- Faith in a Free-FallAs you will hear in this encore PODCAST, the dread disease called Covid has worked its way into the Bertolini household. Rather than give you an unprepared, or under-prepared message, I've reached back into the archives to a story guaranteed to lift your spirits and send your soul a-soaring, just as it has mine. Enjoy!
2023-05-211h 01
Dewey Bertolini's podcastGalatians in HD (Part 7) -- You've Got This (You Really Do!)The premise of this PODCAST is simply this: The Christian life is not that complicated. I would humbly suggest that from a purely biblical point of view, vibrant, dynamic, victorious Christian living is a pretty straightforward proposition. Despite all of the endless books, sermons, lessons, blogs that load up a believer with their own unique lists of spiritual disciplines—each of which we MUST each incorporate into our daily lives in order to please God—I would humbly suggest that vibrant, dynamic, victorious Christian living can be summed up in one word. O...
2020-09-1347 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastGalatians in HD (Part 6) -- One Word Worth a Thousand PicturesThis may well be a PODCAST that you will never, ever forget. We are going to take a little trip together. And we will learn to think Middle Eastern along the way. Perhaps it's a good thing that we have a holiday weekend to digest all of this. Thank you for listening, and for SHARING this message!!! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-09-0656 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastGalatians in HD (Part 5) -- The Raw Power of a Period (vs. the Calamitous Confusion of a Comma)As you will hear in this PODCAST, my heart is about to burst with overflowing joy. May this God-given joy flood your life as well, as the burdens of your own soul are lightened as you listen. Thank you for listening, and for sharing this message!!! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-08-3045 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastGalatians in HD (Part 4) -- Check the Record!Ready for a good old fashioned heart-stirring, soul-elevating, and spirit-encouraging Bible study? You're about to hear one, right here in this PODCAST. Thank you for listening, and for sharing this message!!! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-08-2351 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastGalatians in HD (Part 3) -- God's Bountiful Banquet Table (Kosher, of course!)This was a big deal. This IS a big deal. As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, this is a Very.Big.Deal, even today. Even for us. Be encouraged!!! Thank you for listening, and for sharing this message!!! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-08-1655 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastGalatians in HD (Part 2) -- Wedding Bells are Ringing!!!Do the words, "Safe" and "Secure," mean anything to you? Well, after listening to this PODCAST, they sure will. Guaranteed!!! Thank you for listening, and for sharing this message!!! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-08-0953 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastGalatians in HD (Part 1) -- Jesus is Coming!!!A blare of the bugles and a roll of the drums. This PODCAST breaks the seal on a brand new study. A brief interlude in our ongoing series entitled Paul in High Definition. Welcome to Galatians in High Definition!!! Thank you for listening, and for sharing this message!!! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-08-0245 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 27) -- Triggered!!!As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, we have come to a defining moment in Early Church History—one precious period of time, two events of staggering significance—of which you and I are the direct beneficiaries. This will explain so much, and put so much into its proper perspective. Thank you for listening and for sharing this message. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you list...
2020-07-2544 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 26) -- Three Steps Forward; Two Steps BackAs you are about to hear in this most-encouraging PODCAST, I get a wee bit personal and autobiographical with you. Not without purpose, I assure you. We are all in this together. I feel that deeply. And I want you to feel it with me. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-07-1944 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 25) -- What Would Jesus Say?The 4th of July was one week ago. As you will hear in this PODCAST, so much has happened this week in our world and in our nation that the 4th of July seems like it was months ago. If I may dangle a preposition, dare I say that we have a lot to talk about. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-07-1247 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 24) -- "This Little Light of Mine..."What a week! Our world is reeling. I rather suspect that some of your lives are as well. I promise you that for your investment of just a few minutes in listening to this PODCAST, you will reap a return on your investment in the form of some much needed encouragement. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-07-0549 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 23) -- Spontaneous CombustionWe stand on the shoulders of giants. Two of whom you will meet in this PODCAST. Men to whom we owe an enormous debt. Enjoy!!! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-06-2848 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 22) -- Glorious Scenes and Grand SensationsI am so ADHD that honestly, I don't know what to entitle this PODCAST. I've got, like, 10 different titles coursing through the frontal lobe of my mind. "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" would work. How about "A Bride Adorned for Her Husband"? Or "God's Best Kept Secret"? Maybe "There's a New Day Coming" would capture it. I almost called it "Moving Day." But I'll stick with "Glorious Scenes and Grand Sensations." If a rose by any other name smells just as sweet, I hope you'll...
2020-06-2152 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastDivine InterventionThank you for joining me once again in the cozy confines of my garage. Before we get into this week's PODCAST, I wanted you to hear my heart. A heart that is overflowing with deep feelings of compassion and understanding...
2020-06-1437 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 21) -- Miracles-On-DemandI am so excited for you to hear this latest PODCAST. So many questions will be answered. So much confusion will be addressed. So many mysteries will be resolved. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-06-0743 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 20) -- "The Jew First..."A good subtitle to this PODCAST would be, God Always Keeps His Promises. During these days of societal and personal distress, my prayer to God is that this study will bring enormous encouragement to your soul, as it has my own. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-05-3147 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 19) -- The Unforgivable Sin ExplainedQuestions abound, as you will hear in this PODCAST. Is there really truly a sin for which there is no forgiveness, either in this life or in the life to come? If so, what it is? Have I committed it? Is it possible that I ever will commit the unpardonable or unforgivable sin? Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-05-2445 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 18) -- Let's Tiptoe Through This T.U.L.I.POh how I.LOVE.This.Stuff! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I am happy to announce that in this PODCAST, THE question is answered; THE problem is solved; THE mystery is revealed. Enjoy!!! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-05-1750 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 17) -- Only a Mother's Love: A Redemption StoryIn this Mother's Day PODCAST, a redemption story. One guaranteed to flood your soul and fill your heart with hope. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-05-1035 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 16) -- You are Proof of This!As you will hear in this PODCAST, I am amazed. Gloriously so. My hope and prayer is that after hearing this, you will be amazed too. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-05-0345 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 15) -- Why We Don't (and Won't) Give Up!Just the fact that you are choosing to listen to this PODCAST is proof-positive that you haven't given up. We have one most-compelling reason never to give up. Hear what that reason is right here. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-04-2637 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 14) -- Praise in the Midst of a PandemicAs you will hear in this PODCAST, Habakkuk's psalm of praise fits our current circumstances as perfectly as they fit his. A more timely prayer could not be offered. Want to know how to pray during a pandemic? Here's a prayer-clinic, courtesy of Habakkuk, and of Paul who quoted him. Enjoy!!! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-04-1933 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 13) -- Happy Festival of Firstfruits!!!HAPPY EASTER!!! Or perhaps there's something better—far more meaningful, way more picturesque—by which this day should be known. Listen to this PODCAST, and hear it for yourself. An Easter message overflowing with bright optimism—for your future and mine. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-04-1231 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 12) -- What in the World is God Doing in Our World? He is Doing THIS!!!God is on the move. In this PODCAST, you will hear in just what direction, and with what purpose, God is moving. You'll also discover His method to this incredible madness which we are all enduring, as well your purpose during these amazing days. Be encouraged, my friends. Our brightest days are about to dawn! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-04-0548 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 11) -- "I Will be Your Sanctuary!"Well, it isn't pretty. But this PODCAST is enormously encouraging. Recorded in the privacy of my home (as I hunker down under a mandatory "shelter in place" order), as you will hear, we are BACK IN THE BOOK OF ACTS!!! (Three cheers for that!) Cumbersome as it may be to record this without the benefit of a "live" audience, I'll do my best to deliver you brand new, delightfully fresh, intensively insightful content each week as we work our way ever so slowly but surely through Paul in High Definition. Enjoy!!! ...
2020-03-2945 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastLabor Pains (Part 2) -- Or Where Does Coronavirus Fit in Prophecy?So here's the plan. As you will hear in this PODCAST, we are still under lockdown. So for this week, Part 2 of our Signs of the Times series that we began last week. My goal is to put today's troubling headlines into the broad context of biblical prophecy in order to underscore the fact that Jesus knew all about COVID-19 long before we ever heard about it. No need to panic. No need for fear. He's got this. Not only does He "got" this, but it's all a part of His prophetic plan as it unfolds in real time...
2020-03-2247 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastLabor Pains (Subtitle: Where Does the Coronavirus Fit in Prophecy?)The Coronavirus has come to Safe Haven. Our venue (an activity room at a retirement facility) has been placed on lockdown. NEVERTHELESS, in this encore PODCAST, you will hear the answer to the question, Where does the Covid-19 fit in prophecy? Here is the big picture. As you hear it, be encouraged. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-03-1559 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 10) -- A Minor Prophet with a Major MessageIf you will permit me to quote myself, "It is today as it was then." As you are about to hear in this PODCAST: Boy, is it ever today as it was then. May God use the words of an ancient Prophet to elevate your soul, as they have my own. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-03-081h 01
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 9) -- Proof Positive!"With all of the religions in the world, how do you know that Jesus is the real deal?" As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, I am asked this question every summer at Middle School and High School Camp. Every summer. Well, courtesy of the Apostle Paul, and his first-ever recorded sermon in the New Testament, you will hear the answer. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly...
2020-03-0152 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 8) -- THE Sermon That Planted the Seed!!!The good news is that it's NOT the Coronavirus. The bad news is that whatever this bug may be, it has knocked me flat for a week. But fear not, my friends. I have NOT left you without a PODCAST. In fact, as I reach back into the massive archive of podcasts, I've selected THE sermon that planted the seed of salvation in the soul of Saul-turned-Paul. NOT my sermon, to be sure. But the sermon of Stephen. THE sermon overheard by Saul-now-Paul as he aided and abetted the stoning of this precious...
2020-02-2352 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 7) -- "Exquisite Creatures"There is So.Much.Here in this PODCAST that I don't know how even to tease this properly to compel you to listen. Let's just say that you are standing at a veritable banquet table of Truth, all courtesy of the Apostle Paul who will now turn Paul-the-Preacher. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-02-161h 00
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 6) -- Culture Shock!I LOVE this man. After hearing his story in this PODCAST, trust me. You will love him too. "Real people, who lived in real places, who had real experiences (Boy, did he ever!), all of which point to a real God." Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-02-0954 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 5) -- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the GymnasiumAs you are about to hear in this PODCAST, our bountiful banquet table of Truth is overflowing. A spiritual smorgasbord guaranteed to challenge your thinking and rock your worldview. Get ready for this delectable culinary delight, courtesy of Messers Paul, Barnabas, and Mark. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-02-0257 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 4) -- Epicenter!As you will hear in this PODCAST, two tectonic shifts—unprecedented in their scope and intensity—rocked Church History. Those two sudden jolts have now rumbled all the way into your world—more significantly, into your life—today. And may I add that what the Devil means for evil, God will always use for your good. Hear that message loud and clear! Get ready to be super encouraged. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play.
2020-01-2642 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 3) -- This Story "Nails" It! (Pun Intended)You are about to meet two individuals, remarkable each. YET, as you are about to hear on this PODCAST, they were both utterly invisible, completely anonymous, hidden in the shadows. Invisible, anonymous, hidden to everyone but God. Do you ever feel invisible? As if, when all is said and done, your life might count for very little? Or nothing at all? Encouragement for your soul is one click away! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin...
2020-01-1951 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 2) -- The Comma That Tells the TaleHow does God turn a destroyer of all-things-Jesus into arguably the world's leading ambassador for Jesus? In this PODCAST, you will discover the answer to that—and so many more—question. An answer guaranteed to amaze. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-01-1243 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPaul in HD (Part 1) -- The Man Who Bore the ScarsIn this PODCAST, you are about to hear One.Amazing.Story. A story about One.Amazing.Individual. Though I would sincerely doubt that he saw himself as amazing. See what you think. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2020-01-0551 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastPeter in HD (Part 55) -- "To Keep on Growing."In this PODCAST, you will hear the parting words of a dying man. Peter's last will and testament, in his own words, are as applicable today—to your life and mine—as the day Peter wrote them. Perhaps even more so. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-12-2930 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 65) -- "Wonderful Joy Ahead!"As you will hear in this PODCAST, how ironic that Peter should invoke this image, and we discuss it, on the evening of the Winter Solstice, 2019. As we bring the lovely little letter called 1 Peter to a close, you are in for copious amounts of much-needed encouragement. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-12-2252 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 64) -- If Only It Was That Easy...Oh, my friends, you are in for an intellectual and spiritual treat, a veritable banquet table of biblical truth. As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, THIS is where I live. I rather suspect, if I may be so presumptuous, that this is where you live as well. Get ready for a massive amount of encouragement, courtesy of our old friend, Peter. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God...
2019-12-1500 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 63) -- Resistance is (NOT!) Futile.This humble little PODCAST offering represents an essential, easy-to-follow clinic on how to stand firm against the devil. All courtesy of Peter, of course. A most-practical "how to" on which your spiritual life and mine depends. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-12-0846 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Encore Podcast #2) -- Never, Ever!!!(Fun Fact: Of all of the thousands of messages I have given over the years, THIS one is my devoted daughter's all-time-favorite!) "It's the holiday season." A statement, as you will hear on this PODCAST, that cuts two ways. For far too many of us, this is not "the most wonderful time of the year." For you, or someone you know, it's the loneliest time of the year. But it does not have to be. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take...
2019-12-0154 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 62) -- What a Wonderful World It Would BeAs you will hear in this PODCAST, it all comes down to one phrase, three simple, yet-when-taken-together profound words. Get ready for you weekly dose of enriching encouragement. All courtesy of Peter, of course. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-11-2448 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 61) -- From One Depression Survivor to AnotherAs you are about to hear in this PODCAST, you and I arrest the attention of the entire Trinity when we come to be characterized by THIS. Want to know what the "this" is in that sentence above? Keep listening. You are in for a blessing for sure. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-11-1743 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 60) -- The Lowest of the LowMore than a PODCAST; this is a wee bit of a glimpse into the depths of my sizable soul. And perhaps into yours as well. All courtesy of Peter, of course. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-11-1055 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 59) -- "Fiery Trials"This PODCAST will cause you to gather your loved ones a little closer to you, and to hug them a little tighter. A remarkable story indeed, courtesy of our dear old friend, Peter. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-11-0339 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 58) -- How Shall We Now Live?May I make a prediction? My prediction is this: As you listen to the PODCAST, you will be awash in waves of encouragement. As you'll hear, a crazy night to be sure. But one in which Peter's message of hope and healing came through loud and clear. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-10-2752 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 57) -- The Man Who Forgot to RememberYou are about to meet, courtesy of Peter and this PODCAST, one of the most remarkable individuals in all of the Bible. A supremely godly servant; yet, a man horribly conflicted. We've entitled this message, "The Man Who Forgot to Remember." We could just as well have entitled it, "Payday Someday." You are in for a treat and a blessing. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as...
2019-10-2045 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 56) -- It All Comes Down to THISAs you will hear in this PODCAST—IRONICALLY and ESPECIALLY in light of the fact that just two days ago was "National Coming Out Day"—Peter's message to us today could not be more needed, nor more timely. PLEASE listen with an open mind and an open heart. And please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-10-1352 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 55) -- And So Can We!!!As you will read in the book of Hebrews, and hear on this PODCAST, "Jesus learned obedience from the things he suffered." Wait! What??? How could Jesus, who was always consistently obedience, learn obedience? And what does that mean for us, in our lives, today? And every day? Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-10-0652 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 54) -- Depressed, But Not DefeatedThe picture that you are about to hear me paint in this PODCAST is my Single. Favorite. Scriptural. Snapshot of Jesus, second to none. Courtesy of our old friend, Peter, who was onsite and who witnessed this up close and far too personal in real time as it happened. I have a hunch that after hearing this, you will never think of Jesus in quite the same way again. May my stuttering and stammering words be a blessing in your life. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection...
2019-09-2951 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 53) -- He is Praying for You! (Boy, is He Ever!!!)You—YOU!!!—are being prayed for. Right now. Today. Every day. Every minute of every day. As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, you are being prayed for. What a glorious truth. What a soul-sustaining reality. What a blessed assurance. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-09-2246 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 52) -- Is Today the Day? (Please...)I mentioned it only briefly, in passing really, last week. Time to talk about it in earnest this week. As you will hear in this PODCAST, THIS is our hope. A bright and beautiful hope indeed! BTW, the cheering you will hear in the background are the precious high school students whom I met at Hartland Christian Camp in July. A better group of students you will not find. Anywhere. May it be a blessing, to you as it was to them. Enjoy. Please remember that depending...
2019-09-1546 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 51) -- The Name of God's Throne on Earth (Any guesses?)One final picture. As you will hear in this PODCAST, there is embedded within the pages of the Old Testament one standout picture (one among so many) that we must consider together. 50 chapters were devoted to the painting of this one picture. (By way of contrast, do you remember how many chapters are devoted to painting the picture of the creation of the world? Two!) When it came to painting the picture of Christ dying for our sins once for all time, God—forgive the cliché—spared no expense in painting this one.
2019-09-0855 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 50) -- Once For All Time!As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, there is no more precious a proclamation, made by Peter to us, in the entire Bible than this one. Nor is there a more precious a picture, painted by God Himself, of this proclamation, than this one. My earnest prayer is that this message may be a blessing in your life today. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you...
2019-09-0156 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 49) -- The Weight of Your Sin (and Mine)Once again, while I am away speaking (at my final conference of the summer), I have not left you Podcast-less! Welcome to Decision Night at Hartland Christian Camp. As you will hear in the PODCAST, even though this message was not delivered at Safe Haven, it is the perfect followup to last week's discussion of Passover. I mentioned last week, and will remind you now, that before His arrest, Jesus had to keep a divine appointment in the Garden of Gethsemane. I didn't explain that then; I do explain it now. ...
2019-08-2143 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 48) -- The Passover PlotAs you are about to hear in this PODCAST, a more precious and precise portrait of Jesus has never been painted. A picture worth thousands of words. Here you will hear a few hundred of mine. Jesus said, "Do this in remembrance of Me." May we remember never to forget. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-08-181h 01
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 47) -- "Once for All Time!""Once for all time." As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, a more precious premise has never been written. "Once for all time." What does it mean to you? What does it mean to me? If it's meaning doesn't send your soul singing, nothing will. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-08-1151 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 46) -- The Shout of Victory!!!It is without a doubt one of the weirdest passages in all of the Bible. As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, Peter's words in 1 Peter 3 present to us a theological oddity, certainly a curiosity, an enigmatic phrase that focuses our attention on that time frame between Not-So-Good-Friday and Easter Sunday, and for good measure invokes the memory of Noah and the Flood. What in the world is going on here? And what does it mean to us today? Get ready for a fantastical journey from which Jesus emerges victorious. He...
2019-08-0444 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastDynamic Christian Living in One Simple Sentence! (For real!!!)I'm coming off of an absolutely exhilarating week with some of the finest high schoolers you'd ever want to meet. This at a place near and dear to my heart called Hartland Christian Camp. For this week's PODCAST, this is my Wednesday morning message from last week at Hartland. Enjoy!!! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-07-2843 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastWhat's in a Name? In THIS Case, EVERYTHING!!!While you are enjoying this PODCAST, I have the privilege of speaking to the greatest group of High School students you'd ever want to meet—the heaven-sent and happy campers at Hartland Christian Camp. Be encouraged. There is hope. Hope for anyone and everyone who has ever appeared to be beyond redemption. You are about to see a snapshot of Jesus that you will hopefully never, ever forget. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play.
2019-07-2053 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 45) -- One Yoke That IS Easy; One Burden That IS LightYou're gonna love this!!! At least, I sure do. As you will hear on this PODCAST, Jesus's words, "My yoke is easy and my burden is light" freed me from YEARS of enormous guilt. Think of this as Peter Puts on a Personal Evangelism Clinic, all in just two simple-yet-profound sentences. Oh, and for good measure, at no extra charge, we will reduce all of Jesus' teaching regarding our character as Christ-followers to one salient soundbite of but a lean-and-mean four, one-syllable words. Trust me. You're gonna LOVE this! ...
2019-07-1443 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastWeighting on the LordI am in Carson City this weekend, honored to perform the wedding of my beloved niece, Amanda. (CONGRATULATIONS Amanda and Andrew!) But as you will hear in this PODCAST, this encore message is as timely and needed and comforting and encouraging and hope-sustaining today as it was when I first gave it so many months ago. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-07-0742 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 44) -- The Passage That Peter NEVER Should Have Had to PenDo why DID Peter have to write this? As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, why do we need to read and heed this? We've hit a milestone in our 1 Peter in HD series. This marks the halfway point. 2 1/2 chapters down; 2 1/2 chapters to go! Four times in 2 1/2 chapters, Peter makes this heartfelt plea. He does so for a very good reason. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless...
2019-06-3050 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 43) -- If Clichés Could Kill YouAs you will hear in this PODCAST, there is a myth so commonly taught that it has almost become cliché. So universal is this teaching that if I echoed it in this message, very few would even question it. Yet, it is one of the most exhaustingly exasperating, or self-exalting teachings we could ever hear. And in that sense, it can often be diabolically defeating for any Christian. Perhaps even for you. Give this a listen, and see what you think. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection s...
2019-06-2344 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastThe Wonders of the WildernessWhile I am both honored and humbled to teach some precious people at camp, I have not left you PODCAST-less. THIS is one of the most powerful and profound messages in all of Scripture: How to Survive—Yeah, verily—to THRIVE in the desert. You are in for a life-altering, paradigm-shifting tour of the biblical stage that will change the way you read and understand your Bible. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God...
2019-06-1659 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastWho IS This Man?While I am speaking at a summer camp this week, I have not left you without a PODCAST. You are about to meet a most-remarkable woman, and a not-so-remarkable man. Most importantly, through this encounter, you will meet a gentle Jesus whose love is the most remarkable aspect of this story. Enjoy!!! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-06-0953 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 42) -- Bethany: The House Where God Turns Our Sorrows into SweetnessFor reasons that you will hear in this PODCAST, this past week has arguably been the single most emotionally-challenging period in my precious bride's and my 43 years of marriage. Consequently, in God's good providence, Peter's words in 1 Peter 3 came at just the right time. For my family. And very possibly, for yours. Enjoy. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-06-0251 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 41) -- To Dream the Impossible Dream (HT #becauseofRHE)As you will hear in the PODCAST, I do have a dream. A modest dream. Yet modest though it may be, an increasingly illusive-if-not-impossible dream. Won't you please help my dream to come true? Ironically, your response to this message will either nudge my dream to its fulfillment, or cast my dream upon the ash heap of impossible dreams. (No pressure!) Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly...
2019-05-2651 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 40) -- PatriarchyAs you are about to hear in this PODCAST… It is today as it was then. Sadly so. Tragically so. Abusively so. BUT (I am thrilled to say) UNNECESSARILY so. May this much-needed change begin right here, right now, with us. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-05-1958 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 39) -- AbuseI'll make this brief and to the point. If you, or anyone whom you know, has and/or is being abused by another, you/they need to hear this PODCAST. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-05-1256 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 38) -- SlaveryWhat you are about to hear in this PODCAST is a masterful, masterful example of how two apostles—Peter and Paul—addressed a thorny issue that confronted the first generation of Christ-followers. The issue of slavery. Paul in particular will seize upon a teachable moment, presented to him by a runaway slave, and use this moment spectacularly to develop an entire New Testament theology of slavery. AND what it all has to do with us today when it comes to our own thorny social issues which threaten to divide us. Please remember that depe...
2019-05-0537 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 37) -- Tabgha!!!As you are about to hear in this PODCAST... A futile night of fishing… A breakfast on a beach… A cringeworthy conversation… Changed EVERYTHING. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-04-2842 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 36) -- The Via DolorosaLet's take a walk together. More precisely, let's you and me take a walk together with Jesus. After hearing this PODCAST, you will never think of Jesus' final steps the same way again. That's a promise!!! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-04-2143 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 35) -- The AntoniaHis name was Pontius Pilate. And as you will hear in this PODCAST, he was not a nice man. This is the man to whom Jesus was handed over to be crucified. This is the man who will live long in infamy. This is the man who caved to political pressure in order to preserve his position of power, even if it meant crucifying an innocent man who though He was God, held no position. This is the man who metaphorically drove the nails into Jesus' hands and feet, and a...
2019-04-1449 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 34) -- Caiaphas' HouseIn our run-up to Easter, please join us in this week's PODCAST as we follow Jesus step-by-step on this Virtual Israel Study Tour through the final hours of Jesus' life. Last week, we joined Peter in the seclusion of the Garden of Gethsemane. This week, we'll meet again in the courtyard of the High Priest. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.
2019-04-0752 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 33) -- GethsemaneEaster is almost upon us. Consequently, for the next four weeks, I would like to take you on a virtual tour of four places that factored most prominently in Jesus' final hours. In this PODCAST, we will visit the Garden of Gethsemane together. From there, we will move in the coming weeks to the house of the High Priest, the Antonia Fortress, and finally--on Easter weekend--we will walk together on the stones of the Via Dolorosa. I will be privileged to serve as your humble, awestruck tour guide. My prayer is that with...
2019-03-3153 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastWalking in the Wilderness: How a Voice in the Funeral Home Changed EVERYTHINGThis morning I am (once again!) literally walking where Jesus walked. But I have not left you PODCAST-less. Here's a glimpse into my sizable soul during my two years of wilderness wandering. IOW, how I lost my faith completely, and got it back vibrantly. May my story be an encouragement to your own. God bless you as you listen.
2019-03-1734 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 32) -- "Render Unto Caesar..."As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, it's always been a delicate and debatable dance — a Committed Christ-Follower's relationship to the government. This tension forms a theme that meanders throughout the pages of the Old Testament. It spills over into the Gospels and Acts. It's certainly mentioned in several epistles, as it is here in 1 Peter. Fortunately for us, the Bible is quite clear, concise, and unambiguous on this topic. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it might take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to be...
2019-03-1057 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastSafe Haven Soundbite (A tasty little tidbit from this week's sumptuous banquet table)Don't have time for the full podcast? How about two minutes? Enjoy! Hear the entire podcast here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/thesafehaven/1_Peter_in_HD_31.mp3
2019-03-0702 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 31) -- "Remember Lot's Wife!"So many questions. And as you will hear in this PODCAST, so many stunning answers. Just to whet your appetite, just a few of the questions (that will indeed be answered in this podcast): Did God engage in genocide—the wholesale slaughter of innocent men, women, and children? What does the Bible actually say about homosexuality? What is the real reason that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah? Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. Go...
2019-03-0357 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastSafe Haven Soundbite (A tasty little tidbit from this week's sumptuous banquet table)Don't have time for the full podcast? How about a minute and a half? Enjoy! Hear the entire podcast here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/thesafehaven/1_Peter_in_HD_30.mp3
2019-02-2801 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastA Man From Whom We Can Learn a LotMay I share with you an observation? As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, the observation is this: The precision of Bible is nothing short of awe-inspiring. A precision that goes down to the level of its individual words and phrases. Case in point—The. Precise. Phrase that Peter used here in 1 Peter 2:11 to describe us as committed followers of Jesus. Peter wrote, "You are foreigners and strangers on this earth." As you will hear, a most remarkable statement, the depths of which we will only begin to plumb in...
2019-02-2444 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastSafe Haven Soundbite (A tasty little tidbit from this week's sumptuous banquet table)Don't have time for the full podcast? How about a minute and a half? Enjoy! Hear the entire podcast here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/thesafehaven/1_Peter_in_HD_29.mp3
2019-02-2101 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 29) -- "He ALWAYS Shows His Mercy"I will simply say that if you want to know what it should look like to be a committed follower of Jesus, This.Is.It. In this PODCAST, you will hear the Apostle Peter highlight what is IMHO the attribute of God most often overlooked. My preparation for this message was for me life-changing. As you hear this message, may it be a blessing in your life as well. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play.
2019-02-1854 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastSafe Haven Soundbite (A tasty little tidbit from this week's sumptuous banquet table)Don't have time for the full podcast? How about 2 minutes? Enjoy! Hear the entire podcast here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/thesafehaven/Jesus_in_HD_Encore_28.mp3
2019-02-1402 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastTHE Titanic Tug of WarSnowpocalypse 2019 has hit the PNW. Which means that out of concern for the safety of our precious Safe Haven people, we encouraged each one to stay home, be safe, and be warm and cozy. But despair not, my friends. I dug through our massive archives--5 years back, to be accurate--to pull out one of the most helpful PODCASTS I've ever done. So many answers to so many of your questions will be made crystal clear as you listen. Please feel free to share the link to this podcast with your friends -- http...
2019-02-1053 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastSafe Haven Soundbite (A tasty little tidbit from this week's sumptuous banquet table)Don't have time for the full podcast? How about 2 minutes? Enjoy! Hear the entire podcast here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/thesafehaven/1_Peter_in_HD_28.mp3
2019-02-0702 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 28) -- Like a City Set on a HillI don't usually give you the takeaway of a lesson up front, preferring to spring it on you at some point unexpected in each lesson. But as you are about to hear in this PODCAST, given the fact that there are two takeaways tonight, I'll give them to you upfront, at the very beginning. Takeaway #1. You really are some-one and some-thing special. Takeaway #2. Jesus truly is gentle, and His burden really is light. Meaning that we have one singular sublime and simple purpose. Meaning that victorious, effective, God-pleasing Christian...
2019-02-0346 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastSafe Haven Soundbite (A tasty little tidbit from this week's sumptuous banquet table)Don't have time for the full podcast? How about a crisp and compact 4 minutes? Enjoy! Hear the entire podcast here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/thesafehaven/1_Peter_in_HD_27.mp3
2019-01-3104 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 27) -- Identity CrisisGod's timing is perfect!!! As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, this passage for me (and I have no doubt for some of you) has come at just the right time. Let me explain. Simply put, for some time I have been experiencing something of identity crisis. I have been haunted by this one question: "Where do I fit?" When it comes to this whole Christian scene, our contemporary Christian culture, at the risk of sounding overly maudlin—a great word that means self-pitying, tearfully sentimental—I honestly don't know where I fi...
2019-01-2740 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastSafe Haven Soundbite (A tasty little tidbit from this week's sumptuous banquet table)Don't have time for the full podcast? How about 90 seconds? Enjoy! Hear the entire podcast here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/thesafehaven/1_Peter_in_HD_26.mp3
2019-01-2401 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 26) -- The Wall That Wails No MoreHere's the thing: As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, at precisely 6:13 this past Monday morning, I had an epiphany. Fact is, between last Saturday night and Monday morning, I was stymied by one perplexing question: "Here in 1 Peter 2, why in the world didn't Peter use the word for stones that is his name? Petros?" Or to put that another way, "Why did Peter here in 1 Peter 2 use the word for stones, Lithos? They are, after all, synonyms—Petros and Lithos—at least in English. Both are translated "stone." So why didn...
2019-01-2051 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastSafe Haven Soundbite (A tasty little tidbit from this week's sumptuous banquet table)Don't have time for the full podcast? How about 25 seconds? Enjoy! Hear the entire podcast here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/thesafehaven/1_Peter_in_HD_25.mp3
2019-01-1700 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 25) -- How Firm a Foundation!!!You are in for a real treat, I do believe. As you are about to hear in this week's PODCAST, it's one of the most basic principles of proper biblical interpretation, the ground rule of hermeneutics. Ready? Here it is: "The Bible is the best commentary on itself." Ever heard that before? Well, you're going to get a classic example of that rock-solid (pun intended) truism right now. Let's start with this: Peter, it seems, was obsessed with stones and rocks. And that for a very good reason. Please r...
2019-01-1357 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcast1 Peter in HD (Part 24) -- The Jesus No One Can IgnoreMatthew referred to it as "this parable." As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, as Jesus taught "this parable," He effectively signed His own death warrant. After "this parable," nothing would ever be the same again. It certainly left a lasting and indelible impression on the mind and heart of Peter. May it leave a lasting and indelible impression on our minds and hearts as well. Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to...
2019-01-0648 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastThe Man Who Failed, BUT was Not a Failure (and Neither are You!)His name was John Mark. A man of whom the world was not worthy. But as you are about to hear in this PODCAST, he was a man in whom the Apostle Paul saw no worth. None. Zero. Nada. But here's the thing: He may have had no worth to Paul, but John Mark had infinite worth to God. Paul would not use him, but God certainly did. Spectacularly. Ever feel as though you have little-to-no worth? Guess again. Please remember...
2018-12-3055 min
Dewey Bertolini's podcastSafe Haven Soundbite (A tasty little tidbit from this week's sumptuous banquet table)Don't have time for the full podcast? Can you give me just 3 minutes? Enjoy! Hear the entire podcast here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/thesafehaven/Christmas_in_HD_4.mp3
2018-12-2703 min
The Hillwalk PodcastSometimes I Really Hate You - A Conversation with Dewey Bertolini - Episode #06In this episode, Andrew and Jake sit down with their new permanent host, Carley Miller for a conversation with author, speaker, and fellow podcaster, Dewey Bertolini. Dewey discusses his experiences being shunned and mistreated, his time away from the Christian faith, and how he eventually found his way back. Along the way, the gang discuss their experiences in relation to Dewey's story as well as the fact that Dewey is allegedly a false teacher (according to the internet). Subcribe to our show on iTunes here. If Android is your OS of choice, find u...
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