In November of last year, I received two phone calls from my husband, who lives in the same town as I do. He was going to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to visit our daughter and her family, who live there, for his annual trip. He was inviting me to come at the same time to celebrate our granddaughter turning four. I was shocked! I said to the Lord, "If I'm to go, please have him ask me one more time!" ...  Read More

‘It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but it is because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.’ Deuteronomy 7:7...  Read More

When you are in the midst of a marriage crisis, almost anything can send you into survival mode. A repair bill you can’t afford, joint tax preparation when you and your spouse barely speak, a social media relationship status change from your spouse to “It’s Complicated”. Your mind, will, and emotions tend to spike energy followed by fear and anxiety. This was even true for the great prophet Elijah when he was thrown into survival mode. But your God does not want you in survival mode. With faith, God can give your soul perspective. When you are placed in thrive mode, energy doesn’t spike, it maintains and grows positively over time. Fear and anxiety are replaced with peace and Shalom. Join Covenant Keepers for practical teaching on understanding and navigating survive versus thrive modes for marriage.  Read More

BY: Susan Marvin, Board Member, Group Leader When my husband left, I was devastated. I felt hurt and worthless. I know you know that feeling.  I never thought of my husband as defining my worth, but that is how I felt at the moment he left the marriage. During the first two years after he left, I often felt outraged. Our CK friend and pastor, Craig Hill, often talks about our anger as the "warning...  Read More

Imagine, the very first people to know of the arrival of the Messiah were shepherds. At the time, shepherds were not revered as the holy symbol of caretakers of the flock. No. At the time, most people with any education or skilled vocation scoffed at shepherds because they were dirty, perhaps even smelly from walking long distances and sleeping with the animals. They were not the ones held in high...  Read More

BY: Anonymous I have often heard that the sin of unforgiveness is the number one roadblock to restoration and healing. (Please read that again!!!) I was too blinded to see and understand the concept of forgiveness in my early days of standing. I was always warfaring and targeting the non-Covenant. I thought that she was my enemy. I would come against her "binding the Jezebel" spirit, casting out w...  Read More