NORTHBROOK, IL (March 7, 2017) – Retired Covenant minister Edmund “Ed” Train, 97, died Sunday, March 5. He was born June 18, 1919, in Lindsborg, Kansas, to Fritz and Freda Train. He attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and Bethany […]
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In the Ashes
On August 22, 2001, lightning struck our home in Oak Park, Illinois. […]
Heaven’s Noble Refugee
Dennis Moon’s hymn “For Mary, Joseph, ’Twas No Place,” provided me a theme for this article. […]
SoundPicks: A Lenten Playlist
Ever since I first attended a church that followed the rhythms of the church year, I have become an avid devotee to that unique way of telling time—both in public worship and personal devotion. The regular cycles of feasting and […]
Obituary: Marilyn (Olson) Peterson
DES MOINES, WA (March 3, 2017) – Memorial services for Marilyn Peterson, wife of retired Covenant pastor Gary K. Peterson, will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, at Midway Covenant Church. She died Friday, February 17. Marilyn, […]
Chaplain Offers Advice for Helping in Times of Trauma
WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT (March 2, 2017) – Linda Williams still vividly remembers when police officers came to her front door on November 9, 2010, to tell her family that a relative had been killed. “I wish I’d had someone there […]
Pactistas en Colombia ayudarán al Proceso de la Reconciliación
Por los últimos 60 años Colombia ha estado inmerso
ACC Receives Full Accreditation, Construction Set for New Residence Hall
SOLDOTNA, AK (March 2, 2017) – Alaska Christian College (ACC) reached a historical mark last month when it received full accreditation for the next 10 years from the Association for Biblical Higher Education. “It continues to mean that ACC offers […]
Colombian Covenanters Plan to Help Country Reconcile
For the past 60 years Colombia has been immersed in a number of armed conflicts
Artisans Needed for Ordination Service Stoles
CHICAGO, IL (March 1, 2017) — Do you know a gifted textile artist who might feel called to use his or her talents to serve the denomination? The Board of the Ordered Ministry is requesting design submissions for the stoles […]