Stories with unfamiliar people and places are often really good at helping us see familiar things we're overlooking. That's certainly the case with Jonah and the Big Fit (Fish?).

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Being willing to hear new voices tell our old stories doesn’t ruin them but makes them all the more beautiful. That's certainly the case with the story of Rahab the Survivor.

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We're kicking off a new series called Campfire Stories, revisiting old tales from the Bible as if they are stories we’d tell around a campfire rather than scientific or historical theories to be defended. First up: Noah and the Big Flood!

We wrap up our Cancel Culture series with a tricky question: given the problematic things the scriptures say and the way they have been wielded, should we cancel the Bible?

What should we do with art, music,books,movies, TV shows, etc. that were once meaningful to us but are now difficult to swallow — either because their content or creators are problematic? Jeremy and Katie share some potentially helpful ideas about how we/you might choose what to consume.

As part of our PRIDE Sunday service, we were joined by Miranda Tkachuck and Piper Jones to answer questions from people of The Grove about being a queer Christian.

What should we do with theology that has been harmful, especially to LGBTQIA+ persons? And what about the people behind that harmful theology? The Grove's faith tradition might offer a helpful framework for deciding what to keep, what to throw out, and what to renew.

Pursuing public accountability for institutions that have not faced real consequences, should we "cancel" the Church for all the bad that it has done?

In this one-off message, we discuss what prayer is, how prayer works, what it even means for prayer to “work” — all in light of tragic events like Uvalde.

When the exiles returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple, they knew the new one would never be the same as the old. But maybe it could actually be more beautiful, more expansive, and more resilient. And maybe that can teach us something important about deepening our curiosity and sense of awe.