by Wade Berry | Apr 17, 2018 | Ministry, Scripture, Uncategorized
Romans 6 describes sin as an enslaving power. It takes away our ability to choose another way of life. It works its way into every aspect of our thinking and feeling, and, in so doing, it impacts everything we do. And like the cruelest of slave-masters, it results...
by Wade Berry | Jul 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Self-esteem is one of the most powerful “felt needs” in contemporary North American culture. Young women, in particular, feel enormous pressure to both stand out and fit in, and the pressure to conform to such contradictory expectations can be debilitating. It is no...
by Stephen Suffron | Jun 8, 2017 | Ministry, Missions, Uncategorized
Dominican pitcher Joaquin Andujar is credited with saying that there is one word to describe baseball (and life in America in general), and that one word is “youneverknow.” That “one word” is a good word to describe mission trips as well. We...
by Wade Berry | Jun 6, 2017 | Ministry, Scripture, Theology, Uncategorized, Worship
“Through the eyes of men it seems there’s so much we have lost As we look down the road where all the prodigals have walked One by one the Enemy has whispered lies And led them off as slaves” It is so hard to be committed to the gospel sometimes. Every day, we...
by Stephen Suffron | May 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
A couple of years ago, I was sitting at lunch with a veteran pastor of many years that I was meeting for the first time. We talked about our ministries and churches and different outreach strategies and programs, and he asked me, “Are poor people welcome at your...
by Wade Berry | Feb 7, 2017 | Carroll Community, Education, Leadership, Ministry, Uncategorized
Marriage should be seen as precious by everyone, and the marriage bed should be kept pure. For God will judge adulterers and fornicators. Hebrews 13:4 The writer of Hebrews has given us an important command. And, yet, it is one that is often difficult to put into...
