by Wade Berry | Apr 24, 2018 | Carroll Community, Ministry
Last week, we laid out the Enemy’s strategy (or, at least, one of his strategies) for keeping us enslaved to sin. I argued that the Enemy begins by allowing us to imagine how a given course of action might benefit us and then convinces us that God has been holding...
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 | Feb 21, 2018 | Carroll Community
I never met Rev. Billy Graham. I never had the opportunity to observe how he lived or to ask him questions about his theology. And yet, Rev. Graham’s life has had a profound impact on me. I suspect that his death will, too. I was a young adolescent when I attended one...
by Wade Berry | Nov 29, 2016 | Scripture, Theology
Soteriology is the study of the doctrine of salvation. It has arguably been the dominant doctrinal concern for Protestant Christians over the past 500 years. One side of the soteriological equation deals with how God made it possible for people to be saved. It asks...
by Wade Berry | Nov 2, 2016 | Op-Ed, Theology
Recently, David French published an essay in National Review Online about the recent politicization of sports. He argues that sports is the only “neutral” ground where Americans of all political points of view can come together, set aside their disagreements and bond...