by Walter Norvell | Dec 28, 2020 | Faith & Heritage
I once had friends who were all about “the exchanged life.” The exchanged life is one of many approaches which address discipleship and spiritual transformation. In the exchanged life, one exchanges his or her life for the life of Christ. In their minds, this...
by Chris Sims | Mar 26, 2020 | Leadership, Ministry
We live in interesting times! Pandemics. National Emergencies. Bear Markets. Many might quickly surmise these interesting times are also evil times. Maybe that is so, but as far as the church is concerned, I fully believe God is taking these interesting/evil times and...
by Wade Berry | Oct 30, 2018 | Carroll Community, Scripture, Theology
For several weeks now, we have been reflecting on the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus says a lot of things in this collection of his teachings, but we can boil down his message to three main ideas. He explains the principles that animate the alternate reality that is God’s...
by Wade Berry | Oct 23, 2018 | Carroll Community, Scripture, Theology
7 Ask, and it will given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, the one who seeks finds, and it will be opened for the one who knocks. 9 What person among you, when his son asks for bread, will give him...
by Wade Berry | Oct 9, 2018 | Carroll Community, Scripture, Theology
As we turn our attention to the seventh chapter of Matthew’s gospel, we encounter one of the most well-known, and least understood, verses in the entire Bible. The New International Version translates verse one this way: “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” The...
