From the Writer’s Desk with Bishop Tom Berlin
From the Writer’s Desk with Bishop Tom Berlin is a limited-series podcast featuring thoughtful conversations with authors from across the Florida Conference and beyond. In each episode, Bishop Tom Berlin sits down with writers, pastors, scholars, and leaders to explore the ideas behind their books, the journeys that shaped them, and the ways their words can deepen our faith and understanding. Whether discussing spiritual formation, leadership, justice, discipleship, or the challenges facing the church today, these conversations invite listeners to engage with fresh perspectives and discover books that inspire, challenge, and encourage. Join Bishop Tom Berlin as he pulls up a chair at the writer’s desk and explores the stories behind the stories. New episodes released throughout this special limited series.
Episodes
In Jesus Is Lord: Living in the Lordship of Christ, Bishop Tom Berlin offers a six-part study that challenges Christians to move beyond nominal faith into a life genuinely shaped by the authority of Jesus. The book begins with a deceptively simple question: What would happen in my life if I truly thought about what it means to say “Jesus is Lord” — wherever I go?
In 2024, Dr. Daley-Salinger published God’s Match. The book argues that the church has become too focused on systems, structure, and management, and in doing so has often lost dependence on the Holy Spirit. Debbie Salinger points to historic revivals as evidence that real renewal begins with persistent prayer and a deep hunger for God’s presence.
Her central message is that church decline won’t be reversed by stra...
In 2025, the Chilcotes released On Love: 20 Lessons for the World We Seek. In a world that often feels divided and dark, On Love reveals how everyday moments can become transformative acts of love. Drawing from their rich life experiences, Paul and Janet Chilcote offer twenty essential practices that anyone can begin immediately―no special training required. Each chapter shares relatable stories and simple practices that ...
In this episode, Bishop Tom Berlin sits down with author and theologian Dr. Steve Harper to explore Little Lights, a collection of daily meditations born from a simple but profound conviction: God often meets us not only in dramatic moments, but in the quiet, steady rhythms of everyday life.
Drawing from his 2024 book, Dr. Harper shares how brief reflections can offer encouragement, deepen spiritual awareness and help believers rec...
In this episode of From the Writer’s Desk with Bishop Tom Berlin, Bishop Tom Berlin welcomes Rev. Dr. Andrea Byer-Thomas, senior pastor of Community United Methodist Church in Fort Pierce and chair of the Florida Conference Commission on the Status and Role of Women, to discuss her deeply personal book, Tears at the Altar, Lament in My Breasts: This Pastor Confronts Grief from the Pulpit.
Written in t...
In this episode of From the Writer’s Desk with Bishop Tom Berlin, Bishop Tom Berlin sits down with Rev. Dr. Michael Beck—pastor, church planter, and leading voice in the Fresh Expressions movement—to discuss his latest book, Distortions: How to Recognize and Refute False Christian Claims in American Culture: A Visual Guide.
Together, they explore how cultural narratives and misinformation can shape faith and why C...
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