Have you ever hoped God would do something, and He doesn’t answer you the way you wanted Him to? That is exactly where people find themselves in the story of Luke 19:28-44; this crowd is HYPED, and they’re hyped because they’re expecting a king like their kings of the past. Read more
The Front’s Pastoral Resident Bo Corbin gives the message this week! As we enter the Easter season, are we seeing it for what it really is? Looking at the healing of Bartimaeus in Luke 18 and Jesus’ encounter with Mary in John 12, we see that seeing Jesus – and Read more
Is the Bible pro-violence? What’s with the violent pictures of God in the Old Testament? Our Lead Pastor Nate Ray continues our teaching series, “How (Not) to Read the Bible.” This message will help give you handles when you come across passages like the one he’ll talk about from Joshua Read more
Jesus flipped tables because he is committed to removing whatever obstacles stand between people and a relationship with God. In Jesus’ day, Israel forgot they were supposed to prepare for company – that God’s intended purpose for putting them together was to bring blessing to the whole world. In this Read more
Does Christianity claim all other religions are wrong? Our Lead Pastor Nate Ray continues our teaching series, “How (Not) to Read the Bible.” We take a look at the questions of inclusivity and exclusivity along the storyline of the Bible, and try to understand what is going on and why Read more
Is the Bible anti-science? Am I supposed to choose between the two? Our Lead Pastor Nate Ray continues our teaching series, “How (Not) to Read the Bible,” by looking at the Genesis creation stories. We often bring a lot of our questions to these texts without first asking how they Read more
“Doesn’t the Bible say women aren’t supposed to speak in church? What’s the deal with verses like that? Isn’t the Bible misogynistic?” Our Lead Pastor Nate Ray continues our teaching series, “How (Not) to Read the Bible,” by looking at these very questions. It’s important for us to understand how Read more
What’s the deal with the verses in the Bible about pigskin and shrimp and other seemingly obscure things? There are things in the Bible that sound strange to us, but would make sense to them. Or more seriously, what’s the deal with the Bible’s take on slavery? There’s a lot Read more
This week, our Lead Pastor Nate kicks off our new teaching series, “How (Not) to Read the Bible.” There are a lot of questions aimed at the Bible: Is the Bible anti-women? Is the Bible anti-science? Does the Bible condone slavery? Is the Bible pro-violence? Many steer clear of Christianity Read more
“Who am I?” In his letter, Paul is inviting his readers to remember their true identity. True identity remembers who God is (Jesus!), who we are, and who He says we are. All sin, on the other hand, results from mistaken identity and leads to inner brokenness and outer brokenness. Read more