by Walter Norvell | Aug 19, 2020 | Faith & Heritage
I am a visual learner. If I can just see what I need to learn, I can usually learn it. I recently repaired a piece of lawn equipment. I just looked it up on YouTube, watched a couple of examples of the repair, and I jumped into it. Since I am about as mechanical as a...
by Wade Berry | Jul 17, 2019 | Faith & Heritage, Theology
And I will build my life upon your love it is a firm foundation. And I will put my trust in you alone and I will not be shaken. These lines from Pat Barrett’s new song “Build My Life” have been something of an anthem for me lately. Part of the reason is that Barrett...
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...
by Wade Berry | Mar 12, 2019 | Carroll Prayer Network, Scripture, Theology
Over the past few weeks, we have been talking about prayer. We have looked in the pages of the Old Testament for examples of how ancient worshipers of God prayed, and we have sought to utilize these examples to understand and enrich our own practice of prayer. Now, it...
by Wade Berry | Jan 23, 2019 | Scripture, Theology
I grew up in a small, Southern Baptist church in a small town in Arkansas. I didn’t know it then, but my church was a fundamentalist church. I use a lowercase “f” because I don’t think any of us knew that we were fundamentalists. We sincerely thought that everyone who...
