Some indigenous people in the southern Philippines view a rainbow as a sinister omen.
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“We Are Not Okay”: Reflecting on Recent Anti-Asian Violence
Covenant pastor Mary Chung March shares her reflection on recent anti-Asian violence.
Listening to the World
Tyler Johnson reviews “The Good Place.”
In Every Way
Have you ever thought how many bizarre, inconsequential choices had to have been made just so you could rub shoulders with someone in the grocery store who is talking way too loudly on the phone about their weekend plans?
Here and Now
In 2 Corinthians 6:2, Paul is quoting from the prophet Isaiah. But what was an undefined, unknown time for Isaiah, Paul now claims is definite and known.
A Prescription for Anxiety and Despair
As the Covid-19 pandemic has rolled over us all like a thick, global cloud, I feel its dark shadows over our daily lives in countless ways. We are weary of masks and social restrictions, and missing the fellowship and communal worship of the church. Loved ones, stricken and hospitalized with the virus, are deprived of family visits. Our festive celebrations are robbed of joy when we are isolated.
Not-So-Secret Treasure
When I was a young kid, my little brother had a pirate/treasure themed birthday party. The thrill of believing we actually found secret treasure buried in our backyard was so exhilarating that by the end all of us kids were literally clawing into the dirt to get our hands on it.
Marked by God
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Today on Ash Wednesday millions of Christians around the world will receive a mark of ashes as a sign of repentance that begins our 40-day Lenten journey.
God Does Not Keep Silence
I’ll be the first to confess I often like to think of God as that “still, small voice” (1 Kings 9:12, NKJV). I like to imagine that an encounter with God happens in the secret and quiet place where all the din and noise of world finally fades away.
When Your Liberation Is Bound With Mine
“Liberation Is Here: Women Uncovering Hope in a Broken World,” a review by Veronica Gilliard
He Walked with Me
I remember this story so clearly from my childhood, which is due in large part to my illustrated children’s Bible that had a lovely illustration of Elijah’s dramatic scene of being taken up to heaven by chariots of fire.
Glory Before Our Eyes
I’ve often had a hard time trying to make sense of the story of Jesus’s transfiguration. This story is equal parts dazzling and bizarre, awesome and bewildering.