Peter Chin is a Covenant pastor who serves in the inner city of Washington, D.C. He blogs at www.peterwchin.com and can be found on Twitter at @peterwchin. How the church can help us move beyond talk to begin realizing a […]
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New Birth and the Realities of Race
Brian Bantum teaches theology at Seattle Pacific University and attends Quest Church, a Covenant church in Seattle. What happens when our understanding of discipleship leads us to a cultural as well as spiritual conversion? “No one can see the kingdom […]
Trash Through the Ages
“I see you got the good garbage bags,” said my husband. He meant the white tall kitchen garbage bags with the red drawstring—sturdy white plastic that I can easily grab, tote out to the garage, and fling into the big […]
Our Commitment to Our Kids
Nancy and I have been blessed with three awesome daughters, Amy, Alissa, and Lauren. Given their age spread, we faced the daunting prospect of having a teenage girl in the home for seventeen consecutive years. Lauren, the youngest, just turned […]
Extravagant Devotion
Be pondering this as you read this column. Is now the time to make an extravagant, costly display of devotion in gratitude for all God means to you? In my personal Bible reading I have been looking at a series […]
Occupy, NATO, and the Confessions of an Interloper
Arvid Adellwas ordained in the Covenant and is professor of philosophy emeritus from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. He and his wife, Karen, live in Roscoe, Illinois. A retired college professer and minister takes time to engage with and learn […]
In The Custodian's Care
Doug Johnson is a chaplain at the Samarkand, a Covenant Retirement Community, and member of Montecito Covenant Church in Santa Barbara, California. The holy work of tending the church. Then Solomon said, “…I have built you an exalted house, a […]
What We Know About Energy
One morning, I was the last one in the shower, only to find that the twelve-year-old had luxuriated so long that all the hot water was history. Grumbling and shivering, I wondered when I had last reminded her about taking […]
Revelation at Angola
Debbie Blue is the executive minister of compassion, mercy, and justice for the Evangelical Covenant Church. Discovering the disturbing truth about a broken justice system. Trayvon Martin’s name became familiar to households across the United States as the story of […]
Justice for All?
Nekima Levy-Pounds is an associate professor of law at the University of St. Thomas, and attends First Covenant Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. How the fallout from the war on drugs has led to the highest incarceration rate in the world. […]
Our Connection to Trees
I’ve had trees on my mind lately, mostly because I’ve been shopping for one to replace a fallen tree in my front yard. I don’t often plant a new tree, so I spent a while searching through catalogs, flipping through […]
Righting Our Upside-down World
The superhero movie The Avengers, which unites comic-book icons Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, Captain America, and Hawkeye to save the earth against nasty aliens from outer space, has racked up stellar reviews and huge audiences. I saw […]