Cambodian Refugee Avoids Deportation, Reunites with Family
The 44-year-old father of four thanked the church during […]
Covenant Living Residents Answer ‘What Does Love Mean?’
In 1984, the rock band Foreigner released the iconic, worldwide […]
Covenant Living Earns Top Media Awards
The organization won Best of Show/Gold for “Diversity Awareness Partners […]
Making Space for the Kingdom
Making Space for the Kingdom How ten congregations, representing a multitude of nations, languages, and faith experiences, have found a church home together by Jill Riley | February 6, 2020 At 11:00 on a Sunday morning in Texas, the large [...]
Choosing Stillness
Red rocks at Mt. Sinai In my role as pastor, I preach about 40 sermons a year. While I’d like to think each one is received as a riveting, indispensable moment of heavenly wisdom for life, here’s a confession: some [...]
A New Shift for Swedish
A New Shift for Swedish Remembering the founding mission of Swedish Covenant Hospital as it concludes its 133-year-old relationship with the ECC and joins a large healthcare system in the Chicago area by Stan Friedman | February 4, 2020 In [...]
Life at the Border
Life at the Border Behind the rhetoric, headlines, and statistics surrounding immigration are the stories of individuals and a Texas community living with the daily realities of a complex issue. by Stan Friedman | January 29, 2020 Above: As [...]
Wenrich: Acknowledge the Pain, Celebrate Work of the Spirit
President John Wenrich told clergy gathered at the Midwinter Conference […]
Seminary Honors Acree for Distinguished Service
“I say tonight to you that I thank you from the depths of my heart […]
Midwinter Main Sessions to Be Livestreamed
The main sessions of the Midwinter Conference will be […]
Five for Friday: Expelling Older Church Members, Hockey Heroes, Home-Field Advantage
Sure, Twitter often is a wasteland of insults being hurled through cyberspace […]
Resisting the Divide
In an episode of the TV dramedy Sports Night, wisecracking white sports anchor Dan Rydell (Josh Charles) is being reprimanded by his loving-yet-taciturn African American boss, Isaac Jaffe (the great Robert Guillaume), when Dan tries to defend his point of […]