What Children Can Teach Us About Following Jesus by Adam Miller

Read: Mark 10:13-34 Do you remember what it was like to be a kid? Sometimes I have this longing to go back to my childhood and relive simpler times. Other days I feel like I’ve never actually grown up and still have a lot of maturing to do.  I was teaching this passage about little […]

Why We Need the Armor of God by Iain Duguid

In the book of Ephesians, Paul spares no effort in describing the seriousness of our opposition. We don’t wrestle with flesh and blood but against the rulers, the authorities, the cosmic powers of this present darkness (Ephesians 6:12). If that sounds scary, it is because it is meant to. The devil is a very real, […]

Walking Out the Gospel by Adam Miller

The last several years have been life changing for me. I bought a house, I got married, and I became a pastor of a local church. It all happened in rapid succession. In the same regard, I’ve been afforded a lot of opportunities to grow.  To start, owning a house has taught me a great […]

ASK ME WHY I’M HOPEFUL by Adam Miller

As someone who has spent the past decade working for a Christian nonprofit, I’m going to let you in on a little secret, a behind the scenes take on what the months of December and January typically look like. There is a dash of fear, a heaping cup of anxiety, a measure of anticipation, and […]

ADOPTED BY GOD by James Burstow

“Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will.” (Ephesians 1:4-5) What is the doctrine of adoption? The truth that not […]

A REPORT ON LEADING THE WAY: LIVE

 A REPORT ON LEADING THE WAY: LIVE On Friday, October 1, 2021, The Moody Center held a conference for Leading the Way with Dr. Michael Youssef. It was originally planned for the year prior, but was cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns. Every other event was cancelled and postponed that year, including the Songtime Definitions Conference […]

BASIC INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE LEAVING EARTH by Adam Miller

Read: Matthew 28:16-20 The Great Commission contains the words of Jesus that every seasoned Christian is familiar with. It is our mission statement, our marching orders, and our battle cry. But as with anything else that becomes a little too familiar, it loses its significance when we hear it over and over without putting it […]

10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE CHURCH AFTER COVID-19 BY MEGAN HILL

CORONAVIRUS HASN’T CHANGED ANYTHING IMPORTANT ABOUT THE CHURCH Last Sunday, our church regathered for the first time in months. In some ways, church felt very different, but, in all the important ways, nothing changed. We are still the people of God, gathered in the presence of God, to bring glory to God. We still affirm […]

The Keys That Advance the Kingdom by Adam Miller

A scan of the world today does not present a positive outlook for the Church. How can the kingdom of God be advancing when there are so many strongholds of evil? We see it globally when terrorists persecute Christians. We see it in the corruption of our own government which limits Christian liberties. We see […]

You Need The Church (And The Church Needs You) by Dr. Michael Youssef

A recent Barna study of 18-35-year-old Christians revealed that nearly half believe attending church is “not an essential part of their faith.” The majority of those who do participate, do so primarily to grow in their faith (63%) and learn about God (61%), which may be why almost half of those polled attend church less […]

Lessons for the Church, From the Pandemic by Adam Miller

The past two years have been a trying time for the church. While I am still optimistic that God is going to do great things through this experience, we cannot deny the negative effects this pandemic has had on the already difficult mission field of New England and the Northeast. Jesus said that He would […]

How Lament Is A Path To Praise by Mark Vroegop

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances….” (I Thessalonians 5:16-18). It’s clear that Christians should not allow the pains of life to steal our joy in God. We should embrace the brokenness in the world with hopeful confidence. That’s true and biblical, but do we know how to “get there?” I find […]