With the dawn of December comes the blooming of the Christmas season. Lights are hanging, carols are playing, classes are ending, and carts are
Young pastors are often advised, “preach to suffering people and you’ll never lack an audience.” Why? Because everyone is well-acquainted with the subject. We
Suffering and pain, trials and hardships, discouragement and anxiety. These are all guaranteed realities of the human condition—that is, being sinful people living in
Welcome to another installment of “Well That’s Interesting” (you can find the first post with a detailed explanation of the series here, or bookmark
As we conclude our time in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 7:17–27, we turn our focus to an unshakable foundation. Join with
Storms in this life are as inescapable as they can be vicious. The rains of depression, fearfulness, and loneliness fall. The floods of personal
The arrival and spread of the coronavirus has largely rendered churches oxymoronic unassembled assemblies tantamount to uncrowded crowds or ungrouped groups. At Oakridge, our prayer
“In this life you will have trouble” (John 16:33). This was Jesus’ promise to his disciples just hours before he went to the cross.