Advice for churches in a time of transition Because I am a pastor in transition, I have been thinking about a sermon series I heard decades ago. At the time I was an associate pastor, and in the absence of […]
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Who We Are When We Don’t Remember
Nancy Gordon is a Covenant minister currently serving as director of California Lutheran Homes Center for Spirituality and Aging in Anaheim, California. Creating a story of hope in the face of dementia If asked to name what disease they fear […]
The Death and Resurrection of the Church
John E. (Jay) Phelan Jr. is senior professor of theological studies at North Park Theological Seminary. He blogs at additionalmarkings.blogspot.com. The news for American Christianity is not good. The newspapers are filled with tales of squabbles and contractions. The once […]
Exposing Our Hidden Fears
Peter Chin is a Covenant pastor who serves in the inner city of Washington, D.C. He blogs at www.peterwchin.com and can be found on Twitter at @peterwchin. How the church can help us move beyond talk to begin realizing a […]
New Birth and the Realities of Race
Brian Bantum teaches theology at Seattle Pacific University and attends Quest Church, a Covenant church in Seattle. What happens when our understanding of discipleship leads us to a cultural as well as spiritual conversion? “No one can see the kingdom […]
Occupy, NATO, and the Confessions of an Interloper
Arvid Adellwas ordained in the Covenant and is professor of philosophy emeritus from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. He and his wife, Karen, live in Roscoe, Illinois. A retired college professer and minister takes time to engage with and learn […]
In The Custodian's Care
Doug Johnson is a chaplain at the Samarkand, a Covenant Retirement Community, and member of Montecito Covenant Church in Santa Barbara, California. The holy work of tending the church. Then Solomon said, “…I have built you an exalted house, a […]
Revelation at Angola
Debbie Blue is the executive minister of compassion, mercy, and justice for the Evangelical Covenant Church. Discovering the disturbing truth about a broken justice system. Trayvon Martin’s name became familiar to households across the United States as the story of […]
Justice for All?
Nekima Levy-Pounds is an associate professor of law at the University of St. Thomas, and attends First Covenant Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. How the fallout from the war on drugs has led to the highest incarceration rate in the world. […]
Awakening
The gift of a haunting dream When Les showed up at the picnic I jumped up from my blanket. I hadn’t seen him for years and I hurried to greet him. He warmly put out his hand to greet me, […]
The Blessings of a Life in Ministry
Jinny Larson reflects on the church communities that shaped her. The picture captures the morning as the young family stands by their car ready to embark on a journey of four hundred miles from the city of Chicago to the […]
Exposed
After three years as a houseparent at a group home for girls, Alex Macias was unprepared for the transformation in her own life. I drove to work with the windows down listening to some old Radiohead song. It was my […]