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Covenant Bookstore: It’s More Than Retail
As manager of the Fulfillment Center at Covenant Offices, Kevin Kempe is the resident expert on all printing matters, as well as the latest titles in publishing. […]
Voices: If Only Heaven Had Visiting Hours
I have a large, framed charcoal drawing of my father on my living room wall. It was […]
A Good Start: How Our Congregation Reinvented Itself for New Life and Ministry
By Denise Stripes SPOKANE, WA (June 12, 2017)—Our congregation’s remarkable café ministry that helps transform the lives of people who otherwise might be unemployable would not exist if I had been successful in my three attempts to close First Covenant […]
Four Seasons
Amid the uncertainties of the stages of life, we can find seeds for growth and a deepening understanding of God’s provision. […]
Faith in the Ruins
Whenever people ask me for a book recommendation, I list off a few of the classics I love—Steinbeck’s East of Eden or David James Duncan’s The Brothers K—and then the following interchange almost invariably occurs: […]
The Word Without Words
I have always liked words. As a child I was a voracious reader. In college I majored in English literature and biblical studies. […]
Reimagine That – Partners in Community: Employing Grace
When John P. Perkins started Common Ground Church in his hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, it already had a functioning barbershop that employed men who were re-entering society after being incarcerated. […]
A Stored-Up Sorrow
Not long ago I walked into McDonald’s, contemplating the culinary delights that would make up my fast-food lunch.
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Windsor Park Residents Share Wisdom with High School Students
By Wendy D’Alessandro CAROL STREAM, IL (May 17, 2017) – Reading from history books is one thing, but hearing from people who lived through major historical events is another. That’s what students of Wheaton Academy have learned by meeting with residents […]
Plan to Survive a Week on Your Own in Disaster
By Mary Rall EAGLE RIVER, AK (May 15, 2017) — The LifeMed Alaska red rescue helicopter lightly touched down behind Community Covenant Church on Saturday, but it was not there to transport someone to a hospital. Instead, it was there […]
Reimagine That – Partners in Community: Why Social Enterprise?
What does it mean to be the church in my neighborhood? In my work as a pastor and community developer, this question is of utmost importance. […]