“This Is Us”: Commitment to Jesus as the Marker of Christian Identity

by Wade Berry | Nov 22, 2021 | Faith & Heritage

I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about the brokenness of the American church. I admit I sometimes feel overwhelmed by the problems we face, and the wildly divergent diagnoses offered by the supposed “experts” only discourage me more. Paraphrasing Winnie the...

Avoiding Unnecessary Antagonism

by Wade Berry | Apr 21, 2021 | Faith & Heritage, Leadership

It is no secret that American politics is beset by a polarization we have not seen in some time. This phenomenon makes it difficult for those in positions of responsibility to move our country forward, but it also eats away at the ties which bind citizens to one...

First Corinthians and the Twenty-First Century Church: Keeping First Things First

by Wade Berry | Mar 9, 2021 | Faith & Heritage

For the last fourteen months, we have been exploring how 1 Corinthians is relevant for the church in the twenty-first century. We have seen how Paul addressed a number of issues vital to the unity, health, and function of the Corinthian house-churches, and we have...

First Corinthians and the Twenty First Century Church: Love and Congregational Life

by Wade Berry | Feb 16, 2021 | Faith & Heritage

For weeks now, we have labored to come to terms with Paul’s teaching about love, convinced it is the foundation of everything else he has to say in 1 Corinthians 12-14 (and, indeed, in the entire book). Now, we must turn our attention to how love should shape...

First Corinthians and the Twenty-First Century Church: What Is Christianity Really About?

by Wade Berry | Nov 2, 2020 | Faith & Heritage

The Lay of the Land 1 Corinthians 12-14 contains some of the most studied material in all of Paul’s letters. In these chapters, Paul uses the issue of spiritual gifts to bring out some points he wants to make about the nature of the church and about how it ought to...