Water is so common that we rarely stop to think about it. We turn on a faucet, fill a glass, or watch the rain fall without considering that every known form of life depends upon this extraordinary gift. Scientists begin their search for life elsewhere in the universe with a simple question: Is there water? No water, no life. With this in mind, it comes as no surprise that water flows through the pages of Scripture from beginning to end. The Bible opens with the Spirit of God hovering over...

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 created for freedom,...

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 they imagined....