Sarah Monson is the worship arts minister at NewDay Covenant Church in Rochester, Minnesota. This open letter was original published on her blog, The Worthy People Project. (An open letter to Dr. Jacobson, a plastic surgeon in Rochester, Minnesota) Dear […]
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In the Ashes
On August 22, 2001, lightning struck our home in Oak Park, Illinois. […]
Voices: Reflections on Fear and Hope in Refugee Resettlement from the Frontlines
By Susan Sperry, executive director of World Relief DuPage/Aurora in Illinois and member of New Community Covenant–Bronzeville in Chicago. The opinions expressed here are her own. For 15 years, I have helped refugees resettle in the western suburbs of Chicago […]
Voices: Cedarleaf Civil Rights March Recalled
That particular morning, however, Cedarleaf’s message was anything but ordinary. […]
Voices: Sacred Indigenous Homelands
To still need this help from the government that blithely robbed them of their lands […]
Voices: Church Must Speak on Sexual Assault
This post has nothing to do with who to vote for or against. […]
Voices: Our Advocacy, Our Words
I hardly slept on the night of July 8. Many of my friends had attended […]
Voices: What Happens After This? An Open Letter to Colleagues
Today I’m inspired to ask the question again. What happens after this, friends? […]
Voices: Do We Want to be Healed?
“Do you want to be healed?” Jesus once asked a man. Offensive question, perhaps? […]
Voices: Learning is Humbling
“It was a service of lament, repentance and prayer as we prayed for […]
Voices: ‘Children of the Heavenly Father’ – Taking Refuge in a God of Paradox
By Chris Gehrz This post originally appeared on the blog Pietist Schoolman. Growing up, my favorite two pages in any book were Hymns 381-382 in The Covenant Hymnal (1973): “Day by Day and with Each Passing Moment” and “Children of […]
Voices: Domestic Violence Survivors Living in the House of God
By Yvonne DeVaughn This column initially appeared in the Women Ministries website. The Eastern Church has a tradition of using icons as a way to enter into a conversation with God. According to Professor Paul de Neui of North Park […]