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 | May 25, 2021 | Faith & Heritage
At First Baptist Church of Arlington, where my wife and I are members, we have been wrestling with the meaning and importance of Exodus 33:14-34:7 for several years. I am ashamed to admit it, but I had not really considered the vital role this text plays in shaping...
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...
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...
