It’s late fall over here on the West Coast. The angle of the light is changing, days are shorter, breezes are brisker. Soon we will begin making plans for Thanksgiving, hoping against hope that there will be more to be thankful for at that end of the month than there is right now. […]
Columnists
Compass Bearings: Burden More Than Vision
This is a major year for leadership transitions in the Covenant. Two conferences, Southeast and Canada, will be searching for superintendents. […]
Not Every Battle
The Reformation began 500 years ago this October when Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk […]
When Your Location Impacts Your Vocation
One of the great ironies in my latest call to ministry is its location. […]
Lovers or Fighters?
In his book Protestants, church historian Alec Ryrie argues that two traits have characterized Protestants from the beginning: they have been both lovers and fighters. […]
The Best-Laid Summer Plans
I had such glorious plans for summer. How could they have gone so astray?
Choose Love
Imagine this: a thriving suburban church dreams, plans, and then plants a daughter church in the downtown area of a nearby city. […]
Shortening the Distance
“The shortest distance between two people is a conversation.” This statement resonates with me deeply in light of our many conversational deficits these days. […]
Compass Bearings: Four Loves
This Companion issue highlights the ministry of our Town and Country (T&C) churches, where some of the most consequential ministry in the Covenant takes place. […]
Voices: The Radical Affirmationist
I stared at my Bible in desperation for several seconds, focused on the words of the passage […]
Church in the Making
For thirty years it has been a privilege to serve first the gospel and then the church in this space. […]
Learning from the Difference
The 2016 election has split my Christian circles into three major groups. […]