by Wade Berry | Sep 7, 2020 | Faith & Heritage
When we left off our discussion of First Corinthians and its implications for the twenty-first century church, we were talking about 1 Corinthians 7 and how it should shape our attitudes towards singleness. But this interesting chapter also has some things to say...
by Wade Berry | Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has received a lot of publicity of late for his comments about being a gay man in a Christian context. Though he is clearly on the other side of any struggles he may have had, the residue of past anguish about the conflict between...
by Wade Berry | Sep 25, 2018 | Carroll Community, Scripture, Theology
Last week, we talked about Jesus’ teachings about the pillars of first-century Jewish piety in Matthew 6:1-18. There is one aspect of that teaching, however, that we did not discuss. And we need to talk about it now. Why do we need to talk about it? We need to talk...
by Wade Berry | Jun 26, 2018 | Carroll Community
Over the past two weeks, we have been exploring the complexities of implementing an ethic of forgiveness, reconciliation, and restoration in an age of outrage. This week, I want to continue our conversation by exploring some practical scenarios where forgiveness,...
by Wade Berry | Jun 12, 2018 | Carroll Community
Forgiveness, reconciliation, and restoration are things that Christians talk about all the time. These—and not the enforcement of rigorous moral codes or the punishment of evildoers–stand at the heart of the Christian message. (Moral norms and punitive justice...
