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Family Matters
Your child's spiritual formation is too important to do alone and too important to outsource.
August 23, 2026 | Parenting Beyond Your Capacity | John Tanner
August 23, 2026 | Parenting Beyond Your Capacity | John Tanner
Healthy marriages don't drift toward intimacy; they drift toward distance unless intentionally cultivated.
August 16 | Resisting Marital Entropy | Rica McRoy
August 16 | Resisting Marital Entropy | Rica McRoy
Marriage is God's design for a covenant relationship that reflects His love and forms us into the image of Christ.
August 9 | Sacred Marriage | John Tanner
August 9 | Sacred Marriage | John Tanner
Summer on the Mount
Living this kind of life will face resistance—but faithfulness in the kingdom is always worth it.
July 26, 2026 | Blessed Are Those Who are Persecuted | John Tanner
July 26, 2026 | Blessed Are Those Who are Persecuted | John Tanner
Peacemakers don’t avoid conflict; they step into brokenness to help make things right.
July 19, 2026 | Blessed Are the Peacemakers | Rica McRoy
July 19, 2026 | Blessed Are the Peacemakers | Rica McRoy
A pure heart is a focused heart—when our lives are centered on God, we begin to see Him everywhere and reflect Him clearly.
July 12, 2026 | Blessed Are the Pure in Heart | John Tanner
July 12, 2026 | Blessed Are the Pure in Heart | John Tanner
When we receive God’s mercy, it doesn’t stop with us; it flows through us to others.
Week 5 | July 5, 2026 | Blessed Are the Merciful | Allen Wilson
Week 5 | July 5, 2026 | Blessed Are the Merciful | Allen Wilson
Righteousness is a deep longing for everything to be made right—starting in us and flowing through us into the world.
June 28, 2026 | Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness | Rily McRoy
June 28, 2026 | Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness | Rily McRoy
Meekness is strength surrendered to God. It's choosing trust over control and gentleness over force.
June 21, 2026 | Blessed Are the Meek | John Tanner
June 21, 2026 | Blessed Are the Meek | John Tanner
God meets us in our grief and uses it to soften our hearts and draw us closer to Him.
June 14, 2026 | Blessed are Those Who Mourn | John Tanner
June 14, 2026 | Blessed are Those Who Mourn | John Tanner
The blessed life begins with surrender—when we recognize our need for God, we open ourselves to His kingdom.
June 7, 2026 | Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit | Rica McRoy
June 7, 2026 | Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit | Rica McRoy
Generation to Generation
May 31, 2026 | The Slave Who Became a Son: Paul and Onesimus | John Tanner
May 31, 2026 | The Slave Who Became a Son: Paul and Onesimus | John Tanner
Big Idea: The mission survives when faith is entrusted to faithful people who will, in turn, entrust it to others.
May 24, 2026 | The Son Who Carried the Mission | Rily McRoy
May 24, 2026 | The Son Who Carried the Mission | Rily McRoy
The older generation sees what others miss and calls out what God has already placed inside the next generation.
May 17, 2026 | The Prophet Who Anointed a King | John Tanner
May 17, 2026 | The Prophet Who Anointed a King | John Tanner
Big Idea: Legacy is built through covenant commitment, not convenience.
May 10, 2026 | The Daughter Who Stayed Committed | Rica McRoy
May 10, 2026 | The Daughter Who Stayed Committed | Rica McRoy
God’s work continues when seasoned leaders intentionally pass the mantle and emerging leaders courageously pick it up.
May 3, 2026 | The Mentor Who Passed the Mantle | Drew Kelly
May 3, 2026 | The Mentor Who Passed the Mantle | Drew Kelly
The Benefit of Doubt
God uses uncertainty to move us from borrowed faith to resilient faith.
April 26, 2026 | Why I Still Believe | John Tanner
April 26, 2026 | Why I Still Believe | John Tanner
Every doubt rests on a belief—so examine the belief beneath the doubt.
April 19, 2026 | Doubt Your Doubts | Allen Wilson
April 19, 2026 | Doubt Your Doubts | Allen Wilson
Honest doubt is not a threat to the gospel—it’s an invitation to deeper faith.
April 12, 2026 | Destigmatizing Doubt | John Tanner
April 12, 2026 | Destigmatizing Doubt | John Tanner
Easter with Cove
April 5, 2026 | Easter with Cove | John Tanner
April 5, 2026 | Easter with Cove | John Tanner
By His Wounds
Our healed wounds become holy ground where others meet the love of God.
March 29, 2026 | Scars That Bless the World | Allen Wilson
March 29, 2026 | Scars That Bless the World | Allen Wilson
Healing is not a moment; it's a slow reformation of how we love, trust and live.
March 22, 2026 | Learning a New Way | John Tanner
March 22, 2026 | Learning a New Way | John Tanner
Jesus heals us not as a distant rescuer but as One who has carried grief, rejection, betrayal, exhaustion, and sorrow in His own body and soul.
March 15, 2026 | Grace for the Broken | Rica McRoy
March 15, 2026 | Grace for the Broken | Rica McRoy
We often try to heal our pain through control, avoidance or performance, but only love heals what fear created.
March 8, 2026 | Addiction and Grace | John Tanner
March 8, 2026 | Addiction and Grace | John Tanner
Pain that is listened to becomes a doorway to healing; pain that is ignored becomes a pattern.
March 1, 2026 | Listening to Our Lives | Rica McRoy
March 1, 2026 | Listening to Our Lives | Rica McRoy
We are healed not by avoiding wounds, but by meeting the wounded Christ who carries love into suffering.
February 22, 2026 | Wounds that Heal | John Tanner
February 22, 2026 | Wounds that Heal | John Tanner
The Lost Art of Friendship
In a culture of curated personas and shallow connections, spiritual friendships, including spiritual parenting, serve to anchor emerging generations in the love of Jesus and the life of the Church.
February 15, 2026 | Spiritual Friendship | Jessica Avery
February 15, 2026 | Spiritual Friendship | Jessica Avery
Authentic “soul” friendships are marked by depth, vulnerability and commitment.
February 8, 2026 | Going Deeper | John Tanner
February 8, 2026 | Going Deeper | John Tanner
We make friends, and our friendships make us.
February 1, 2026 | Friendship Matters | John Tanner
February 1, 2026 | Friendship Matters | John Tanner
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Digital Detox
Without intentional limits, technology masters us. But when we root our rhythms in Christ, we regain control and use our devices with purpose.
January 25, 2026 | The Digital Rule of Life | John Tanner
January 25, 2026 | The Digital Rule of Life | John Tanner
When we stop conforming to the world’s constant pressure to consume and compare, we make room for a renewed mind and a deeper joy that comes from God.
January 18, 2026 | The Joy of Missing Out | Allen Wilson
January 18, 2026 | The Joy of Missing Out | Allen Wilson
Freedom isn’t found in doing whatever we want, whenever we want. It’s found in embracing the good limits God designed for our flourishing.
January 11, 2026 | We Were Made for Limits | John Tanner
January 11, 2026 | We Were Made for Limits | John Tanner
What our devices promise in connection often comes at the cost of our attention, presence and peace. Jesus invites us to rediscover life fully awakened to God and one another.
January 4, 2026 | The Price of Your Device | John Tanner
January 4, 2026 | The Price of Your Device | John Tanner
One Family Service
December 28, 2025 | Wait on God | Drew Kelly
December 28, 2025 | Wait on God | Drew Kelly
Christmas with Cove
Christmas with Cove 2025
Christmas with Cove 2025
Christmas with Cove 2025
Glory
Jesus, the Second Adam, came not only to forgive our sin but to restore God’s image in us.
December 21, 2025 | Fix in Us Thy Humble Home | Rica McRoy
December 21, 2025 | Fix in Us Thy Humble Home | Rica McRoy
The miracle of Advent is not only that Christ was born, but that through Him we can be born again.
December 14, 2025 | Born to Give Us Second Birth | John Tanner
December 14, 2025 | Born to Give Us Second Birth | John Tanner
The Incarnation is the miracle of God putting on flesh. Jesus is not merely sent from God—He is God with us.
December 7, 2025 | Veiled in Flesh the Godhead See | John Tanner
December 7, 2025 | Veiled in Flesh the Godhead See | John Tanner
Jesus is the promised Messiah who came to reconcile a sinful humanity to a holy God.
November 30, 2025 | God and Sinners Reconciled | John Tanner
November 30, 2025 | God and Sinners Reconciled | John Tanner
When in Romans
We close our series, When in Rome, by exploring Paul’s careful instructions on how to live together in unity despite our many differences.
November 23, 2025 | Unity in Diversity | Allen Wilson
November 23, 2025 | Unity in Diversity | Allen Wilson
Paul calls us to live a differently than the culture around us and to be a multi-ethnic community marked by genuine love.
November 16, 2025 | A Beautiful Resistance | John Tanner
November 16, 2025 | A Beautiful Resistance | John Tanner
We are reminded that at the end of the day, there is no difference between Jew and Gentile. We are all sinners, and all stand in need of a Savior.
November 9, 2025 | No Difference | John Tanner
November 9, 2025 | No Difference | John Tanner
While we cannot overcome sin in our own strength, we are victorious by the power of the Spirit.
November 2, 2025 | More Than Conquerors | John Tanner
November 2, 2025 | More Than Conquerors | John Tanner
This week in Romans, we explore the lived experience under the law and why we need a Savior beyond ourselves.
October 26, 2025 | The Struggle | Rica McRoy
October 26, 2025 | The Struggle | Rica McRoy
Listen to Paul’s powerful contrast between law and grace, between the first Adam and the second Adam (Jesus), and a truth that frames the entire letter and our lives.
October 19, 2025 | Two Stories | Allen Wilson
October 19, 2025 | Two Stories | Allen Wilson
This week, we explore Paul’s theological foundation for unity and tolerance, reminding us that only God is righteous, and that all—Jew or Gentile, strong or weak—fall short, apart from Him.
October 12, 2025 | Level Ground | John Tanner
October 12, 2025 | Level Ground | John Tanner
Join us as we step into the historical context of Paul’s letter to Rome. After returning from exile, a small group of believers lived as a minority amid incredible diversity and were on the receiving end of deep pastoral concern from Paul.
October 5, 2025 | Give Me 100 | John Tanner
October 5, 2025 | Give Me 100 | John Tanner
Redeeming Work
We participate in God's new creation when we work in Christ.
September 28, 2025 | The Future of Work | John Tanner
September 28, 2025 | The Future of Work | John Tanner
There is no divide between sacred and secular; all labor done for God's glory has meaning.
September 21, 2025 | Every Job Holy | Allen Wilson
September 21, 2025 | Every Job Holy | Allen Wilson
Work is often marked by frustration, injustice and even monotony—but through Christ we are seen, known and invited into a better way.
September 14, 2025 | The Grind is Real | Rica McRoy
September 14, 2025 | The Grind is Real | Rica McRoy
Work is a gift—created for joy, purpose and partnership with God.
September 7, 2025 | Created to Cultivate | John Tanner
September 7, 2025 | Created to Cultivate | John Tanner
The Good Life
We are not just restored for ourselves. We are called to participate in God's mission to bring goodness, justice and beauty to the world.
August 31, 2025 | Called to Co-Create Goodness | Allen Wilson
August 31, 2025 | Called to Co-Create Goodness | Allen Wilson
The good life is not a solo pursuit. We were created for connection, mutuality and belonging.
August 24, 2025 | We’re Better Together | John Tanner
August 24, 2025 | We’re Better Together | John Tanner
We are shaped by the rhythms we keep. Spiritual practices like prayer, Sabbath and community shape us into people who reflect the image of Jesus.
August 17, 2025 | Formed in the Way of Jesus | John Tanner
August 17, 2025 | Formed in the Way of Jesus | John Tanner
Sin marred the image of God in us, but through Christ, we are reconciled and restored to wholeness.
August 10, 2025 | Healed by Love | Rica McRoy
August 10, 2025 | Healed by Love | Rica McRoy
We are created in the image of God. Human dignity, purpose and goodness are rooted in being image-bearers of a good Creator.
August 3, 2025 | Made for More | John Tanner
August 3, 2025 | Made for More | John Tanner
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