The Grove Church / Dallas, Texas

In light of the tragic deaths of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and the seven others on board the helicopter that crashed, many of us have spent a lot of time this week thinking about this idea of a legacy - and the things we leave behind. For Kobe, much has and will continue to be said about his legacy. Pundits and journalists will talk at length about his career achievements - the championshi...

Have you ever been lost? As in, you don't know where you are, lost? You may have to recall a time before we all had GPS devices in our cars or Google Maps on our phones, but getting lost was something that used to happen. It's one thing to know where you want to go, but it's a very different thing to know how to get there. Do you have areas in your life where you feel a little lost? How do we get...

Have you ever heard of bananas growing in Antarctica? Of course not. They can't. And there's a good reason why. The same reason why bananas can't grow in Antarctica is a truth largely ignored in our own lives. It's a truth that kings, leaders, and celebrities all succumb to - but it's a truth we need to understand.

In life, we are presented with choices, paths we can go down. Many are irreversible. You probably have some vision of where you want to be in five years. How do you make sure you end up where you should be? What is your strategy for focusing on your vision?

We have plans for our lives, but so often, we let the day-to-day get in the way and overwhelm us. Losing track of our vision is not only a modern-day problem. Scripture tells us to focus on what God is doing in our lives. How can we be more intentional about tuning into what God wants for our lives?

Good endings matter. They matter in books, movies, and tv shows. Few things are as disappointing as a great story ruined by a weak ending. Endings also impact beginnings - how one story ends often shapes the beginning of another story. The same is true in our lives. How we end this current year shapes how we begin the coming year. Let's end the year in gratitude for all God has done, and prepare f...

Merry Christmas from The Grove.

Christmas is supposed to be the most joyful time of the year. If you scan the lyrics of any popular Christmas song, you will likely find mention of the word joy. But for many of us, this joy seems fleeting at best, and impossible to find at worst. Maybe we're searching for joy in all the wrong places. How do we find true joy?

As we get closer to Christmas, the pace of life speeds up. More errands, more shopping, more parties - and we cram all of this into a decreasingly narrow window of time. As we continue to add more, we find we are more exhausted, more irritated, and more stressed. Deep down, though, we want to be different. We all want to be kinder, more generous, and more loving this season. But how? How do we get...

It's Christmastime, and we cram everything in - expectations, finances, and obligations. It's likely "peaceful" is the last thing you are feeling. When you think about peace, you may think of calmness and tranquility. What does "Shalom" or harmonious peace mean? How can you be a peacemaker? Discover how you can find Shalom in your life this Christmas.

The knowledge that you’ve got “enough” is a powerful predictor of happiness. It’s also a central component of gratitude. But beyond “enough” and “gratitude” being nice buzz words, they can fundamentally change your life. Discover how these prepare us for The Good Work God has called us to do.

In every good work, there comes a time when the work becomes monotonous. There may be rules that seem like they are too much. When this happens, it's easy to lose sight of why you began the work in the first place. But all the while, God is often doing far more behind the scenes than we can imagine. What we see with Nehemiah, is that while he's consumed with rebuilding the wall, God is building so...

When you look at where you spend most of your time, do you find that your most important work doesn't get most of your time or attention? It seems we're all saying, "Yes," to too many things. We can learn a lot from Nehemiah in this area. He understands how distractions, often disguised as good things, are incredibly dangerous to the most important work in our life. Discover how to say, "No," and...

"No good deed goes unpunished," so the saying goes. Now not all sayings are true, but this sardonic expression has survived for a reason. There is a reality that good deeds often experience resistance. For Nehemiah, this is what happens. Maybe this is what is happening to you, too - you're trying to do a good work, but you keep experiencing resistance. Perhaps this resistance is criticism from fri...

Have you ever felt called to act? You have to prepare your mind and your work. You often ask others to join in. What does it look like to work alongside each other to do the work? How does it strengthen the community?

What do we do when we want to help, but we don't know how? What is our role when the problems are more complicated than we can solve? Let's look at the story of Nehemiah who finds himself in a similar same place. He sees a big problem, but he isn't sure how to make a difference.

As we celebrate these last two years as a church, we reflect on all that God is doing in our lives. There are so many stories of transformation to share and celebrate - marriages saved, sicknesses healed, lives being restored. Looking forward, we pray and dream about what God will continue to do in our community and in our individual lives.

We share the best things in our lives with others. Why don't we do the same thing with God? When it comes to our faith, we get quiet. How can we use three simple words to change everything?

Why does joy matter? This Sunday we heard from The Grove's own Paige Chenault, Founder and Chief Birthday Enthusiast of The Birthday Party Project. Their mission is to bring joy to children experiencing homelessness through the magic of a birthday party! Listen as she and Stephen discuss their mission, how to throw an incredible party, and why joy matters most.

Thinking like Christ helps us live like him. Our mindset impacts the quality of our thoughts. What if we reframe our mindset to see the world the way Jesus does?

You can’t control what happens to you, but you can control how you frame it. Is your framework positive of negative? How can you adjust it?

Change your thinking—Change your life! What happens when you intentionally work to change your thoughts? How do you do that?

Your life moves in the direction of your strongest thoughts. What direction are you moving? Are you happy with that direction? Learn how to let God direct your thoughts.

Have you ever wondered why the church exists, or what our purpose is? What does it look like when our community comes together and finds its rhythm?

Rhythm moves our lives and everything in them along. It’s why at this time of year, we all experience a desire to "get back into rhythm.” What is it about rhythm that we can sense when we don’t have it? How do keep our lives in rhythm?