Trish's Tried & True

Room To Grow • A Tried & True Series

A 10-week journey back to the Word, asking honest questions about covenant, giving, and what the church is for. By Trish Tipton.

  1. Room To Grow, Week 1: What Contract Are We Under?

    Week 1

    What Contract Are We Under?

    I used to just accept it when I heard the word covenant, like I knew what it meant. I couldn't have explained it if you'd asked me. If I don't know what a covenant is, how would I know which one I'm living under?

    Read Week 1
  2. Room To Grow, Week 2: Was the Tithe Meant for Me?

    Week 2

    Was the Tithe Meant for Me?

    I'm not here to talk anyone out of being generous. I just want to look at what the Bible actually says about the tithe, all of it. Who decided on 10 percent, and was that tithe meant for me?

    Read Week 2
  3. Room To Grow, Week 3: How Did They Give, and Where Does the Money Go?

    Week 3

    How Did They Give, and Where Does the Money Go?

    If we're set free from a fixed percentage, does that mean we close our hands? I went looking for how the first churches actually gave. And then I had to ask: can we still see where the gifts go?

    Read Week 3
  4. Room To Grow, Week 4: One Body, or a Brand?

    Week 4

    One Body, or a Brand?

    When we walk through the doors on a Sunday, are we gathering as the body of Christ, or building something that looks more like a franchise? That question has stayed with me.

    Read Week 4
  5. Room To Grow, Week 5: Who Is the Church For?

    Week 5

    Who Is the Church For?

    If I walked into one of the first churches, would I recognize its purpose in the people we make room for today? This is the heart of what I've been trying to say. Who is the church actually for?

    Read Week 5
  6. Room To Grow, Week 6: Wake Up and Search It Out

    Week 6

    Wake Up and Search It Out

    Why are so many of us asleep in the pews, even with our eyes open? What would it look like to open the Bible ourselves and see whether these things are so?

    Read Week 6
  7. Room To Grow, Week 7: Abraham's Children and a Better Country

    Week 7

    Abraham's Children and a Better Country

    If the covenant is fulfilled in Christ, who are Abraham's children now? And what was the land pointing to? These questions get tangled up with politics very quickly, and I needed to take them back to the Word.

    Read Week 7
  8. Room To Grow, Week 8: Darby, Scofield, and the Rapture

    Week 8

    Darby, Scofield, and the Rapture

    I've heard it preached for years that Christians will be taken out before the hard times come. I took it on trust for a long time. Then I started asking where that teaching came from, and what Jesus actually said.

    Read Week 8
  9. Room To Grow, Week 9: Fear, Control, and the Mark

    Week 9

    Fear, Control, and the Mark

    Fear is a powerful tool. If it can lead people who are not paying attention, how do we read Revelation's warning about the mark and stay hopeful, instead of panicked?

    Read Week 9
  10. Room To Grow, Week 10: Take Heart, All Is Not Lost

    Week 10

    Take Heart, All Is Not Lost

    After all these questions, is there still hope for the church? I have spent a lot of this series asking what has gone wrong, and I don't want to leave you discouraged. God has not stopped working.

    Read Week 10