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5 Minutes with Fanchon Kelley: Getting Outside Her Bubble

May 17, 2019By Staff Author1 Comment

Fanchon Kelley served as a global intern at Immanuelskyrkan (Immanuel International Church) in Stockholm, Sweden, last summer. The Global Internships program through Serve Globally provides opportunities to learn, serve, and gain intercultural experience as interns work alongside national partners and missionaries. In June Kelley is returning to Stockholm for her second internship.

Holy Communion Service

The Sacramental Cup

May 6, 2019By Guest Author2 Comments

Facing hard truths about our throwaway culture

Can Power Be Saved?

Apr 30, 2019By Staff Author2 Comments

In light of recent abuses by leaders in Christian organizations, the Companion looks at reclaiming a healthy understanding of authority in the church.

A Call in the Wild

Apr 18, 2019By Guest Author2 Comments

A Call in the Wild Meeting God in the loneliness by Mike Coglan | April 16, 2019 I crave peak spiritual experiences. But I’ve found that even for a pastor, most of life takes place in the long valleys between the [...]

Five Minutes with LMDJ and Merge: New Pathways of Domestic Disaster Response

Apr 17, 2019By Staff Author0 Comments

When disasters happen domestically—whether fire, flooding, or mudslides —Love Mercy Do Justice works with local partners to help communities with short-term relief and long-term recovery. And Merge organizes short-term mission trips through Serve Globally so Covenanters can go and serve.

Guatape is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Guatape is located in the outskirts of Medellín, bordering a reservoir created by the Colombian government for a hydro-electric dam. It is also a growing area of recreation for citizens of Medellín, and aims to be a tourist destination for foreign travellers.

Back to Where We Once Belonged

Apr 15, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Back To Where We Once Belonged How a trip to Colombia became a journey toward understanding identity and God’s true call. by Cheryl Lynn Cain | April 15, 2019 As a first generation Colombian American growing up in the suburbs, [...]

The Good News of Taco Tuesday

Apr 3, 2019By Guest Author1 Comment

If all we hope for after we die is to live as disembodied souls floating in the clouds as part of a heavenly choir, I’m just not interested. I love pizza way too much to ever believe in that kind of eternal destiny. I love apple crisp way too much to even entertain the idea that heaven would deprive me of what is so wonderful and pleasurable about being an embodied person. I’m holding out for a resurrected body with taste buds intact.