by Serena Sinclair – Pastoral Intern Reaching Up “Reach . . . reach . . . reach a little higher” my dad coaxes, I jump to grab his hands and he tosses me upward. Giggling, squealing with delight, I yell, “Do it again dad, more, more.” Kids never tire from the exhilaration of reaching up, […]
By Scott Nelson – Lead Pastor Why David Not Saul? Part 2: Scholarship and the Mirror of the Bible In last week’s blog, I wrote about the Bible’s answer to the question “Why did God accept David and reject Saul?” The biblical story of Saul paints a picture of a man who was powerful but […]
By Scott Nelson – Lead Pastor Why David Not Saul? Part 1: The Bible’s Complicated Characters Our church has started a new devotional on the books of 1 and 2 Samuel. To prepare for the writing of this devotional, I read through an entire commentary as well as scholarly articles on these books, characters, and […]
by Nick Tucker – Associate Pastor – Youth and Service Experiences Fundamental BIG Church I remember when I first was brought back to church during my sophomore year of high school and having my views of church being completely shattered. I thought that when I agreed to go to church again, I was going to […]
by Hannah Nelson – Associate Pastor – Kids and Families Appreciating the Silence “Be still in the presence of the Lord and wait patiently for him to act.” Psalm 37:7 A couple of years ago I wrote a blog “Leaning into the Silence” (posted below) about being an extrovert who is learning to lean into […]
By Pastoral Intern – Serena Sinclair Anchored Hope Hebrews 6:19 “We have this hope as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul (it cannot slip and it cannot break down under whoever steps out upon it–a hope) that reaches farther and enters into (the very certainty of the Presence) within the veil” (Classic Amplified). […]
By Nick Tucker – Associate Pastor – Youth and Service Experiences Where’s God? An English illustrator, Martin Handford, created a series of children’s puzzle books which we all know and love called “Where’s Waldo?” These books contained pages of detailed illustrations of people doing all kinds of things in a specific location. The gimmick in […]
by Scott Nelson, lead pastor Our church has always been about hope. We were born in the Great Recession, when people were losing their jobs, homes, and all sense of security. In the midst of that crisis, Covenant Grove Church was planted, offering God’s hope to weary souls. God‘s hope is different than wishful thinking […]
by Nick Tucker – Associate Pastor – Youth and Service Experiences Creating Moments On November 20th I made the best decision of my life (besides giving my life to Christ), I proposed to the love of my life. So many secrets, so much planning, and finally the execution of creating this moment that Lauren and […]
by Hannah Nelson – Associate Pastor – Kids and Families Joy is a Gift! Have you ever worked really hard for something, like blood-sweat-tears hard, and in the end the payment or reward just didn’t feel worth it? I mean, when you work for something you DESERVE the payment, right? And for whomever you were […]
