by Wade Berry | Jul 17, 2019 | Faith & Heritage, Theology
And I will build my life upon your love it is a firm foundation. And I will put my trust in you alone and I will not be shaken. These lines from Pat Barrett’s new song “Build My Life” have been something of an anthem for me lately. Part of the reason is that Barrett...
by Wade Berry | May 28, 2019 | Scripture, Theology
I will take a heart whose nature is to beat for me alone And fill it up with you—make all your joy and pain my own No matter how deep a valley you go through I will go there with you And I will give myself to love the way Love gave itself for me And climb with you to...
by Wade Berry | May 21, 2019 | Ministry, Scripture, Theology
The first time that I heard Matthew West’s song “Unplanned,” it tore my heart in two. Part of me wanted to leap for joy. Finally, someone in contemporary Christian music had spoken eloquently and powerfully in favor of unpopular truth. Someone had the clarity of mind...
by Wade Berry | Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has received a lot of publicity of late for his comments about being a gay man in a Christian context. Though he is clearly on the other side of any struggles he may have had, the residue of past anguish about the conflict between...
by Wade Berry | Apr 23, 2019 | Scripture, Theology
“I feel like I am coming to you as a beggar and not as a daughter.” These were the words that I heard as my wife prayed one night several weeks ago. They were the words of a woman who knew what God has said about her, but who also knew the painful disconnect that...
