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Racialized Religion: A Conversation with Jemar Tisby
When it comes to reflecting on the deepest of America’s sins […]
On the Threshold of Change
How the Covenant responded to the Black Manifesto
My Secret Shame
What happens to God’s call to ministry in the face of mental illness?
Looking Ahead with 30/30 Vision
Looking Ahead with 30/30 Vision Introducing Young Leaders Who Are Developing Their Call in the Covenant by Erin Chan Ding | July 3, 2019 Inside a church in Sacramento, California, a group of four young pastors spread out hundreds of [...]Latest in Commentary
Trading Office Plants for Sand Castles
In the latest chapter of my ministry journey, I’m now in the beginning stages of trying to plant a church. The existing congregation I serve is not capable of growing into the kind of diverse, welcoming, multigenerational church it wants […]
Voices: Compassion Amid a Scary Journey
Nowadays every flight between McAllen, Texas, and Dallas or Houston carries some Central Americans […]
Naming What’s at Stake
I WAS STUNNED to learn that as recently as the 20th century, some infant girls in Korea, particularly those born into poor families, were not given names by their parents—ever. These nameless girls were born unwanted in a society that […]
Grace and Peace
Lately I have been reading Michael Massing’s massive Fatal Discord, an account of the relationship between the sixteenth-century scholar Desiderius Erasmus and the reformer Martin Luther. Erasmus was a typical academic: happiest when surrounded by his books. He longed for […]
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Organization Drops Challenge of Housing Allowance
The Freedom from Religion Foundation, or FFRF, dropped its litigation to have the clergy housing allowance declared unconstitutional.
Five for Friday: ‘Up,’ Gun Ownership, God and Country Music
CHICAGO, IL (June 7, 2019) – Covenanters routinely share links to social media articles and videos that may be of interest to others. Each Friday Covenant News Service posts five of them. Following is a sample of those submissions—their inclusion […]
Professor, Daughter to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro as CKC Fundraiser
North Park Theological Seminary professor Soong-Chan Rah and his eighteen-year-old daughter, Annah, plan to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, this July in an effort to encourage people to sponsor children through Covenant Kids Congo (CKC).
Five for Friday: Scapegoating Buckner, Redefining Mission Language, Housecleaning Burglar
CHICAGO, IL (May 31, 2019) – Covenanters routinely share links to social media articles and videos that Covenant News Service believes may be of interest to others. Each Friday we post five of them. Following is a sample of those […]