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Making Room for Pain to Speak
Ever since I first saw it, the 1999 movie The Big Kahuna has stuck with me.
Poured Upon All Flesh
Pentecost and the Welcoming Love of God
Survival
Brad Johnson was looking forward to his camping trip last September. […]
Of Alderflies and Restoration
Discovering Christ in the crevices of creation
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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 […]
“I’ve got the power.” Now what?
One of the more obvious ways I feel like my culture is at odds with evangelicalism is in our approach to power. I’m part of the hip-hop generation. For us, power is an ever-present topic of thought and conversation—who has […]
Latest in Announcements
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 […]