Sure, that’s a click-baity title, but it got you to read, right? (Never mind that there’s no clicking in print media, you knew what I meant.) Forgive the crass opening, but that’s an attitude I’ve seen from church leaders sometimes. Whatever […]
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Broken
By Dana Bowman Depending on how you look at it, my son Henry is either very brave or very reckless. It is five o’clock in the afternoon. I have no idea what to prepare for dinner, and we’re all dying […]
The Tie That Binds
My husband and I met in college and married about six months before I graduated. We came from similar backgrounds—our parents were followers of Jesus and active in church life—but we were from slightly different spaces on the spectrum of […]
What’s Wrong with Today’s Youth Ministry?
By Josh Hiben Growing up in a non-practicing Christian family, I never attended church until my friend Steve invited me to youth group when I was in middle school. We played balloon basketball my first night, and gradually Bloomington (Minnesota) […]
Cash Mob Discipleship
By José Humphreys Our church is in the habit of “mobbing” small businesses. Our mobs are both spontaneous and planned. We learn about a new establishment in our community, make it a point to meet the owners, and if possible, […]
Crashing the Party
By T. David Beck Imagine your Sunday worship service as a dinner party. It’s an important social event where there’s music, people mix together, an important speech is delivered, and a meal is served. If your church regulars are the […]
Big Q: What’s your life slogan?
By Hannah Hawkinson CHICAGO, IL (July 7, 2015) — It was a particularly stressful day, one jumpstarted prematurely at 5 a.m. and worsened by an inability to get back to sleep. It was a day filled with pop quizzes and […]
Shifting to a God-First Life
This July 12-17, our once-every-three-year denominational youth conference, known as CHIC, will be held in Knoxville, Tennessee. CHIC stands for Covenant High (as in high school) in Christ. With more than 5,500 youth and leaders in attendance this will be […]
Who Changed Your Life?
In an upcoming issue, the Companion plans to feature conversations between mentors and mentees, between long-time experts in a given field and younger counterparts. We’re looking for nominations of people in the Covenant whom you have seen encourage others as […]
In the Vineyard with Jesus
By Gary Walter Fruit. More fruit. Jesus was a peripatetic teacher—he taught as he “walked around,” using observations from everyday life. One compelling instance is on the night of his arrest, as recorded in the Gospel of John. After sharing […]
History of a People
Congo: The Epic History of a People David Van Reybrouck Translated by Sam Garrett Ecco, 2014 639 pages If you liked King Leopold’s Ghost, Adam Hochschild’s tale of the carving up of Congo by King Leopold of Belgium, you will […]
A Call to Action
A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power Jimmy Carter Simon & Schuster, 2014 224 pages Jimmy Carter left the presidency before I was born, so my images of him tend to emerge from history books: pictures of long […]