The Day I’ll Never Forget
The Day I’ll Never Forget How the trauma of 9/11 brought me to a new awakening by Michelle Sanchez as told to Erin Chan Ding | September 10, 2019 A decade and a half before Michelle Sanchez began serving as [...]
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Called by God
How do we dismantle the stained glass ceiling?
Untangling Attachments: Addiction and Grace Review
Addiction and Grace Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions Gerald May HarperOne, 240 pages Reviewed by Eric Landin | August 31, 2019 According to Gerald May, everyone is an addict. Without diminishing the struggle and suffering of addiction [...]
Opportunities Plentiful for Churches to Reach Boomers
Opportunities Plentiful for Churches to Reach Boomers by Stan Friedman | August 23, 2019 Churches are missing crucial opportunities to evangelize and disciple baby boomers, who make up nearly 20 percent of the population and are eager to make a [...]
Reconciling with the Earth: Audubon Covenant Church
Reconciling with the Earth: Audubon Covenant Church by Jordan Cone | August 20, 2019 A swarm of bicycles wind their way through the Florida neighborhood surrounding Audubon Covenant Church, toting an assortment of gardening tools. The cyclists are volunteers with [...]
Church Spotlight: A Renewed Vision
“This church has a rich history. We have members whose families have been around for three, four, and even five generations,” says Peterson. “Now we are in a position to launch a $3 million capital campaign to maximize our building for our community.”
Five Minutes with Joyce Boggess
When Joyce Boggess began researching her ancestry, she never expected to find herself face to face with the descendants of the Southern family who once enslaved her family. Now, with a calm resolve, Joyce seeks opportunities to share stories of African American history—her own family’s and those of her hometown, Freeport, Illinois.
Becoming Enough
“Enough” is not a word that typically inspires. Perhaps we’ve had enough of something negative—“enough already.” Or maybe we’ve reached the minimum threshold of something positive—“good enough.” But when is something, or someone, simply enough? Prior to entering vocational ministry, […]
Surprised by Joy
Stories That Shaped My Faith Suprised by Joy by Julie Anderson | July 29, 2019 When I was a senior at North Park University, a friend asked me to become his “joy ambassador.” He explained that he wanted me to [...]
Committed to the Dream
Committed to the Dream How his own path to education prepared the retiring CHET president to lead a new generation of Latino and Latina students to serve the church An interview with Ed Delgado by Stan Friedman | July 25, [...]
Racialized Religion: A Conversation with Jemar Tisby
When it comes to reflecting on the deepest of America’s sins […]
On the Threshold of Change
How the Covenant responded to the Black Manifesto