by Wade Berry | May 17, 2017 | Ministry, Scripture, Theology
The Bible and the Extended Family Over the last few weeks, we have been talking about trends in American family life. Most of what we talked about focused on the nuclear family, but it got me thinking about extended families—and, more specifically, about their role in...
by Wade Berry | May 9, 2017 | Ministry, Scripture, Theology
Last week, we talked about cohabitation, and, in particular, we talked about it in the context of its effects on children. We need to be clear that the Bible is not a book about raising children. Even the most famous verse about the subject (Proverbs 22:6) is likely...
by Wade Berry | May 2, 2017 | Faith & Heritage, Ministry, Scripture, Theology
A few weeks ago, Christianity Today publicized recent research on the effects of cohabitation on children. The research, conducted by scholars at major secular universities in the United States, argued that as cohabitation rates rise, the lives of children became more...
by Wade Berry | Apr 25, 2017 | Leadership, Ministry, Scripture, Theology
Today’s blog is the first installment in a series on issues related to the family. Over the next few weeks, we are going to talk about divorce, cohabitation, children, extended families, and singleness. The posts will by no means be exhaustive. Rather, they are...
by Wade Berry | Apr 18, 2017 | Scripture, Theology
Battered and Bruised I am a grizzled veteran of “the culture wars.” In the old days, it was (supposedly) easy to tell who were the good guys and who were the bad guys. Participants in the political process could be plotted along a simple spectrum, with conservatives...
by Stephen Suffron | Apr 13, 2017 | Ministry, Scripture, Theology
There were three crosses on Calvary that day. Three men were doomed to die, and then Jesus was thrust into their midst. We know little about these men other than that they were robbers and violent men. There’s a good chance that these men who were condemned to...
