by Patty Parker | Jun 28, 2021 | Faith & Heritage
“Mommy? I believe Jesus is real but sometimes my body doesn’t believe.” In my 8-year old’s language, my daughter was telling me she had doubts. She continued, “How can God hear me when I pray…then someone else prays? How does God know who asked for what? And how do I...
by Wade Berry | Jun 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
“If God is good, then why does He condemn me and my girlfriend for what we do in the privacy of our own bedroom?” “If God is good, then why does He hate my gay friends?” “If God is good, then why did He take my mother from me just when I needed her most? Why did He...
by Wade Berry | Aug 20, 2020 | Faith & Heritage
This week, we are taking a break from our year-long discussion of 1 Corinthians and the 21st-century church. I want to take you on a journey. It is not a leisurely trek through scenic terrain, and its end is not pleasant to the heart, the mind, or the body. I hope it...
by Wade Berry | Apr 23, 2019 | Scripture, Theology
“I feel like I am coming to you as a beggar and not as a daughter.” These were the words that I heard as my wife prayed one night several weeks ago. They were the words of a woman who knew what God has said about her, but who also knew the painful disconnect that...
