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 Stephen Suffron | Mar 2, 2017 | Ministry, Missions, Theology
Two Sundays ago, I baptized my son Joseph. Although we knew it was a decision he had been wrestling with for some time, the timing was somewhat of a surprise. On the first Sunday in February, I preached a sermon that wasn’t explicitly evangelistic, so, as I do...
