by Wade Berry | Nov 19, 2019 | Theology
Those of us who speak or write for a living often do so with an air of confidence. We want people to believe that we are credible representatives of the discipline or community on whose behalf we speak. We want people to believe that we actually know what we are...
by Wade Berry | Nov 27, 2018 | Op-Ed, Theology
For the last two weeks, we have used the division of the Israelite monarchy after the death of Solomon (1 Kings 12) as a tool to help us understand the current political situation in the United States. I argued that four factors contributed to the demise of Davidic...
by Wade Berry | Nov 20, 2018 | Op-Ed, Theology
Last week, I presented 1 Kings 12 as a case study for how the Bible might speak to the current political situation in the United States. I briefly explained why I am so concerned about the country that I have called home for my entire life. Then I laid out four...
by Wade Berry | Nov 13, 2018 | Leadership, Op-Ed, Theology
Addressing My Worries about the Nation by Turning to Scripture As last week’s blog demonstrates, I have been doing a lot of thinking—and, if I am honest, a lot of worrying—about the current political situation in the United States. Not everything that has happened in...
by Wade Berry | Nov 6, 2018 | Carroll Community, Ministry, Op-Ed
Today is election day, and I have been puzzling for weeks over what I should write. At first, I wanted to write some guidelines for helping us discharge our civic duty wisely, focusing on the primacy of truth. Then, I heard about Sen. Ben Sasse’s new book Them: Why We...
