I remember making fun of my mom for crying while she listened to “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac, or anytime we heard what I then considered sappy songs. Now I’m the one with tears running down my face at lyrics referring […]
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The Deborah Project
Something can be wonderful simply because it’s unremarkable.
Beware Identity Theft
My true self is far more than my ethnicity, politics, or occupation. In my formative years I lived in North Idaho. It was the 1980s, and the Idaho panhandle was a hotbed of civil unrest due to the aggressive nature […]
With Great Stories Come Great Responsibility
I thought I’d kicked Scandal, I really did. Last spring I lost interest, fed up with the ridiculous plot twists and melodramatic speeches that had been a part of my media diet since the show’s debut three years ago. In […]
From Valleys to Green Pastures
When I was a nine-year-old Sunday-school student memorizing Scripture verses in the basement of an old brownstone church in downtown Los Angeles, I didn’t imagine any value to those efforts other than a few shiny gold stars. I never dreamed […]
Tiptoeing through the Tension
I’m afraid I need some more personal consecration before my husband and I retire. Peter recently had a surgery that gave me an opportunity (i.e., required me) to help him eat, get dressed, and change bloody bandages while I managed […]
Expressions | Rise: Dream City
Rise: Dream City Tim Anderson, Ink (markers) on paper, 9″ x 11″ The word graffiti comes from the Italian graffiato, which means “scratched.” Early inscriptions and images were often scratched onto the surface of stone walls—communicating stories and sometimes giving […]
Forgiveness and Its Aftermath
Forgiveness is the costliest gift one can receive. I know of no calculus for the value of the gift. Forgiveness is unique because it is offered to another who has done one harm, in any number of heinous ways. Or, […]
Call and Brokenness
This issue on “40 under 40” presents a sampling of young Covenanters who are making a mark in a variety of ways. We could just as easily have done a feature on “80 over 80,” or, “10 under 10.” Covenanters […]
The Big “Q” – January | February 2015
We asked Covenanters, “What is one piece of advice you would give your younger self?”
40 Under 40
We know what you’re thinking. “Forty under 40? Has the Companion gone crazy?” […]
CovDigital – January | February 2015
Singer-songwriter Justin McRoberts on Creating and Being Created Justin McRoberts believes God has made us all creators, so the highly regarded indie singer-songwriter wants us to express ourselves artistically even if we do it poorly, to imitate others, to make [...]