In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, we celebrate birthdays for alumni Gabrielle Stephens and Tristan Collins, and current students Lydia (11th grade), Audreys (7th grade), and Tallen (3rd grade). As our faculty return for professional development and classroom preparation, we reflect on Hebrews 13:1–6—calls to brotherly love, hospitality, compassion, purity, contentment, and courage in Christ. These verses provide the framework for how we begin the school year: shaping classrooms, building relationships, and preparing hearts to live out the New Covenant in daily life. Join us as we mark new beginnings with celebration, preparation, and Scripture at the center.

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, we turn to Hebrews 12:25–29 and explore the power of God’s unshakable kingdom. We’ll walk through the Jewish understanding of God’s voice at Sinai, see how Christ fulfills and surpasses the Old Covenant, and consider how New Covenant believers can stand firm in a world that is being shaken. In the Second Pour, we celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Jeanne Overstreet, who faithfully serves in our cafeteria, along with alumni and student birthdays from the Bulldog family.

In today’s Coffee with the Superintendent, we step into one of the most powerful contrasts in Scripture—Hebrews 12:18–24—where the fearsome thunder of Mount Sinai gives way to the joyful welcome of Mount Zion. We’ll explore how the Jewish audience would have understood this vivid imagery, how the historical figures and places anchor its meaning, and how Jesus, as the mediator of the New Covenant, fulfills every promise with a better word than the blood of Abel. Then, in the Second Pour, we pause to celebrate our Berean family—alumni Gregory Adams, Matthew Burns, and Kyla Usher, along with our current students Kori in 3rd grade and Emma in 1st grade.

In today’s Coffee with the Superintendent, the First Pour explores Hebrews 12:12–17 from a New Covenant perspective, reminding us that Christ strengthens weary hands, makes our paths straight, and calls us to peace and holiness. We’ll see how the Old Covenant warnings and blessings find their fulfillment in Jesus and how that truth shapes our daily walk. In the Second Pour, we celebrate birthdays for alumna Enoch Streeter and kindergarten student Ja’rye. We also share an important update to our dress code clarifying shorts requirements and jewelry guidelines for young men.

In this deeply personal episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, Dr. Jack Farmer opens the First Pour with a heartfelt reflection on Hebrews 12:9 and the contrast between flawed earthly fathers and the perfect love and discipline of our Heavenly Father. Drawing from his own life experience, he offers a powerful testimony of forgiveness, growth, and the redemptive fatherhood of God. In the Second Pour, we return after a restful weekend to catch up on some much-deserved birthday celebrations across the BBA community—spanning from kindergarteners to alumni. Join us for a moment of grace, gratitude, and joyful recognition as we continue walking together in faith and fellowship.

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, Dr. Jack Farmer explores Hebrews 12:7–11 through a New Covenant theological lens. Drawing from Jewish tradition and the audience’s understanding of discipline under the Old Covenant, this First Pour reveals how divine correction is not punishment but proof of adoption. Under the New Covenant, discipline is redemptive, relational, and restorative evidence that we are true sons and daughters of God. Dr. Farmer unpacks how Christ’s fulfillment of the law transforms our understanding of hardship, shaping us into the likeness of Christ through the peaceful fruit of righteousness.

In the Second Pour, we share a rare quiet moment at BBA with no birthdays to announce, but plenty of exciting updates: the staff and student dress code is being released today, the supply list is live at bbafnc.org, class rosters are being finalized, and we are preparing for our August 16th Back-to-School Festival. The campus may be quiet, but the mission is in motion.

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, Dr. Jack Farmer opens Hebrews 12:3–6 to explore how the suffering of Christ redefines hardship in the New Covenant. With cultural insights into Jewish discipline and Old Testament imagery, this First Pour highlights how Jesus’ endurance confirms our identity as sons and daughters of God—not as those abandoned, but as those deeply loved and purposefully shaped. In the Second Pour, we celebrate birthdays from across the Berean community and remind everyone to check their emails for important dress code and supply list updates. Join us for gospel-centered encouragement and school-wide connection as we prepare for a new academic year.

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, Dr. Jack Farmer brings the Faith Hall of Fame in Hebrews 11 to its climactic close with a New Covenant reflection on Hebrews 11:39–12:2. Though the great saints of old were commended for their faith, they did not receive the promise apart from us—for Christ had not yet come. Now, through Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, both they and we are made complete. As we are surrounded by their testimonies, we are urged to run our race with endurance, looking to Jesus who endured the cross for the joy set before Him. This episode reminds us that faith that pleases God is always Christ-centered and forward-moving. In our Second Pour, we celebrate the birthdays of alumni Sarah Scott and Starr Russell and invite everyone to the Back-to-School Festival on August 16.