Another week, another school shooting. Let me see, let me see. Man, I need to organize my digital files better. Got it. “School Shooting Template.” Is it 8 dead? 10? 20? Did the shooter die or is he in custody? What weapons did he use? Are there tragic stories of those cut down in the […]

Readers! We are in the process of a website upgrade here at Bereans@TheGate. I think you will find the new site a bit more clean and modern. The color palette is updated, and the logo and artwork are different. You will also notice a couple of new features. First, we will have a dedicated space […]

Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death continues to be prophetic. Back in the 1980s, the scribe argued America’s transition away from a print-based culture and toward an image-based culture was redefining our communication. Our modes of interaction, especially in news, politics, education, and religion, are more suited for amusement than argument, discernment, or reflection. In his […]

There is some evidence that the recently passed tax plan might induce Americans from “blue” states to strongly consider “red” states as a place to live. What could this do to our politics?

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) must have seemed an audacious undertaking by those who first heard the plan. Only the James Bond, Star Wars, and Star Trek franchises can rival the underlying method (besides the DC Universe, which may be dead already, and is a sloppy copy of the MCU using DC’s characters). But even […]

I love Russell Moore; I greatly enjoy his teaching and respect much of what I hear from him.  Yet while a foolish person may be occasionally right, so too can a wise person be occasionally wrong.  In an article over at 9Marks, Dr. Moore suggests that politics has consumed the Christian church.  I read into […]

The Bereans discuss the importance of Michael Cohen and his recent connection to legal investigations.

So says Bernie Sanders, or at least that is a bill he is trying to put together.  As reported over at The Hill, Sanders’ program would provide everyone at least $15/hr, in either work or training.  They would also receive health care.  Darrick Hamilton, an economist at The New School, told the Washington Post, “The […]

The Bereans take an unconventional approach to discussing Facebook.

The Bereans discuss the implications of the growing national debt in light of the Congressional Budget Office’s new, and negative, numbers.