Marriage and the Radical Message of Jesus

by Wade Berry | Jul 13, 2021 | Faith & Heritage, Scripture

25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry...

Marriage and Christian Discipleship: Series Introduction

by Wade Berry | Jun 22, 2021 | Faith & Heritage, Scripture

“What God has joined together” Series Introduction The institution of marriage has been the subject of titanic cultural conflicts over the past forty years. But before marriage is an institution, it is a relationship. Indeed, it is the most important relationship...

First Corinthians and the Twenty-First Century Church: The Disciplines of Marriage

by Wade Berry | Sep 14, 2020 | Faith & Heritage

In our last conversation, I argued marriage is a spiritual discipline—a means by which people can become better acquainted with Jesus and his “unforced rhythms of grace” (to use Adele Calhoun’s language). But is that really true? If we give ourselves to one who is the...

First Corinthians and the Twenty-First Century Church: Marriage as a Spiritual Discipline

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...

First Corinthians and the Twenty-First Century Church: Singleness

by Wade Berry | Aug 6, 2020 | Scripture, Theology

As we move from 1 Corinthians 5-6 to 1 Corinthians 7, our focus quite naturally shifts from sexual ethics to singleness. Roman Catholics have a long history of celebrating those who have embraced a life of singleness for the sake of the gospel. Protestants, by...