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 Stephen Suffron | Apr 12, 2018 | Carroll Community, Leadership, Ministry
Small towns in the United States are in decline. Most of the population and economic growth in the country has been located near urban centers. If you are called to pastor in a small town, you are likely going to have to deal with poverty. National politics paints...
by Elsen Portugal | Mar 22, 2018 | Carroll Community
“It’s complicated!” Well, at least that is one of the most common colloquial responses heard when either too many factors are involved in a situation, or when a person really prefers not to talk about it. While some might define the relationship between art and the...
by Wade Berry | Oct 24, 2017 | Carroll Community
Sometimes, I just don’t understand American Catholics. It is clear that many of them care deeply about their church, but it is also clear that many of them are determined to shape it to suit their own tastes. They demonstrate this desire by consistently disregarding...
by Wade Berry | Jul 27, 2017 | Scripture, Theology
Reading the Bible through the Lens of Desire In the next couple of weeks, we will return to the series “Theology in a New Key.” Today, I want to ask you a question. Have you ever wanted something so badly that you began to see it everywhere you looked? Your desire for...
