by Wade Berry | Jul 3, 2018 | Carroll Community
Reflecting on Independence Day leaves me filled with complex and conflicting emotions. On the one hand, I am inspired by the vision that motivated the founding of America. The idea that people can live free in a just society still captures the imaginations of people...
by Wade Berry | Jun 26, 2018 | Carroll Community
Over the past two weeks, we have been exploring the complexities of implementing an ethic of forgiveness, reconciliation, and restoration in an age of outrage. This week, I want to continue our conversation by exploring some practical scenarios where forgiveness,...
by Wade Berry | Jun 19, 2018 | Carroll Community
Last week, we talked about some theoretical objections and practical obstacles that we will have to overcome as we seek to bear witness to and live out the Christian message of forgiveness, reconciliation, and restoration. We noted that the Christian vision for how...
by Wade Berry | Jun 12, 2018 | Carroll Community
Forgiveness, reconciliation, and restoration are things that Christians talk about all the time. These—and not the enforcement of rigorous moral codes or the punishment of evildoers–stand at the heart of the Christian message. (Moral norms and punitive justice...
by Wade Berry | Jun 5, 2018 | Carroll Community
On the Carroll blog, we have often talked about how sacrifice is an essential element of discipleship. Jesus is quite clear that we have to give up our lives if we are going to find the life that he has for us (cf. Mark 8:35 and parallels). Jesus didn’t just come up...
