When we hear the word freedom, we often think about independence, rights, and the ability to make our own choices. Especially around Independence Day, freedom is something we celebrate and cherish. But what if the freedom Jesus came to offer is even deeper? This month at The Tavern, we explored the entire story of the Bible through the lens of freedom. From the Garden of Eden to the new creation described in Revelation, Scripture tells one remarkable story: humanity was creat

Some things are so vast that the human mind struggles to comprehend them. This month's Tavern Talk looked at a few examples...the deepest part of the ocean is nearly seven miles deep...the moon is almost 240,000 miles away...more than a million Earths could fit inside the sun...our galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars, and beyond it are billions of galaxies more. Every time scientists learn something new about the universe, they discover that it is even larger than t

This month, we had the chance to revisit one of the most familiar passages in all of Scripture - Psalm 23 - and to try to hear it again as if for the first time. Most of us know this psalm well. Many have it memorized. We’ve heard it at funerals. We associate it with quiet, reflective moments at the end of life. But Psalm 23 was not written for the dead. It was written for the living. For people walking through uncertainty, fear, pressure, and, at times, real darkness. This s