by Chris Sims | Aug 13, 2019 | Scripture
By design, God has placed each of us right where He wants us. Whether a seminary student, church planting missionary or accountant, you are where you are by the design of The Lord. At times, God changes that geography intentionally (even if it feels less so). No...
by Wade Berry | Aug 1, 2019 | Scripture
But I say walk by the Spirit and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires [that which is] contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit [that which is] contrary to the flesh, for they are in conflict with one another, in order that you may not...
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 Karl Fickling | May 23, 2019 | Carroll Community, Ministry, Scripture, Theology
Have YOU ever said something in a sermon that you regret? Plenty of pastors have done so. Recently, I’ve heard different pastors make claims they ought to regret, because what they said wasn’t true. For instance: The Texas flag doesn’t have to be subordinated to the...
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 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...
