<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Grove Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[A church in Fayetteville, AR helping people belong, grow in faith, and live sent through worship, community, and gospel-centered teaching.]]></description><link>https://www.thegrovechurch.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:25:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thegrovechurch.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Off Ramp Nobody Talks About]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a billboard that a lot of us have been driving past for years, and we barely notice it anymore. It doesn't say anything dramatic. It doesn't promise something obviously destructive. In fact, it sounds kind of reasonable. You're better off on your own. Easier. Safer. Less complicated. That's the off ramp of loneliness. And it might be the quietest, most overlooked one on the whole road. The Promise That Doesn't Deliver Mark opened this week's sermon — the final one in our Off Roads...]]></description><link>https://www.thegrovechurch.org/post/the-off-ramp-nobody-talks-about</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a22dca3f64e529b409ce472</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:38:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c81822_5afeeb19395e4853ab0b46d2ba78f732~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Grove Church</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Church Made Sex Weird (And What God Actually Intended)]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a version of the sex talk that a lot of us got growing up — awkward, rushed, heavy with either giggles or guilt. Maybe it came from a parent who clearly wanted to be anywhere else in the world. Maybe it came from a youth group where the message basically boiled down to don't, don't, don't — and if you even think about it too hard, something's probably wrong with you.

For a lot of people, those early messages didn't go away. They just went underground. And that's where they've been doing]]></description><link>https://www.thegrovechurch.org/post/when-the-church-made-sex-weird-and-what-god-actually-intended</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a185bf79908ccb41151eb13</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:23:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c81822_5afeeb19395e4853ab0b46d2ba78f732~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Grove Church</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>