Part of faith is knowing how to wrestle with the questions that will inevitably come. Sometimes they are a nudge and sometimes they can overwhelm us. What do you do…
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John the Baptist is about as radically committed to the cause of Jesus as you’ll find anywhere in history. Yet even he had moments where he just wasn’t sure. What…
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As 2016 begins, Providence sits in a crucial position in our history. Where will we go? What will we do? Scripture gives us compelling pictures of what a church can…
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Whether you think New Year’s resolutions are cliche or not, it’s hard to deny the power of an empty calendar. 2016 sits before us waiting to be lived. One year…
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You can find some amazing things at yard sales. Every now and then you can get something extremely valuable for next to nothing. Can you imaging the regret if you…
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The Christmas story is beautiful, but it’s a whole lot bigger than our manger scene. Unfotunately, Christians often forget the grand drama that plays out at Christmas time. The incarnation…
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Jesus’s words in Matthew 10 are clear and our mission is laid out before us. These words have remarkable bearing on us today as we consider the world around us….
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When Jesus sends his disciples out, he doesn’t give them the most encouraging message. Full of warnings and promises of persecution and suffering, Jesus is honest about the mission that…
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Sometimes the Bible can be confusing. As Christmas approaches, we’ll hear of the Prince of Peace and Peace on Earth. Yet Jesus proclaims in Matthew 10 that he didn’t come…
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Fear is a reality for every one of us. No matter how much we try to run from it or hide it- we all have fears that hold sway over…
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Jesus continues to rally his team, but his message isn’t really the inspiration you’d expect. Instead he tells them that things are going to be hard on this journey, and…
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The pregame speech is a Friday night staple all across America. A good coach can use a carefully crafted pregame speech to motivate and inspire his team to play at their…
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As Jesus teaches and preaches the message of the Kingdom of Heaven, his message is marked by his love and compassion for the crowds that followed him. Too often, our…
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Jesus and his disciples didn’t always play by the religious rules of the day, and it made people ask questions. When people wanted to know why his disciples didn’t fast,…
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As we study the book of Matthew, I think there is no one more surprised that this book exists than Matthew himself. A tax collector and outcast by the religious,…
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As Jesus continues working and performing miracles, people are confronted with the reality that this Jesus is no ordinary man. Their response, just like ours today, varies greatly from person…
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Our lives are usually built around a routine that gives us both structure and the illusion of control. The nature of life is that our routines will be disrupted, and…
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The call to discipleship is not a road many choose to walk. Yet the church today sees afraid to admit this. Jesus didn’t hesitate. He knew that a cross was…
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Faith is a word that gets thrown around a lot in the bible and around churches. But do we mean the same thing the bible does when we talk about…
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Home- It’s such a profound and universal concept. The idea that a place can have such an effect on you should teach us something about the way we’re made. The…
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