A Mourning Shared: Grace Like Scarlett Review
Adriel Booker’s book, Grace Like Scarlett, offered balm for my heart and practical information around the unique needs of a parent and family experiencing a miscarriage.
Five for Friday: ‘Up,’ Gun Ownership, God and Country Music
CHICAGO, IL (June 7, 2019) – Covenanters routinely share links to social media articles and videos that may be of interest to others. Each Friday Covenant News Service posts five of them. Following is a sample of those submissions—their inclusion […]
Church Spotlight: Coming Home to the Potter’s House
“Listen to each other with empathy, patience, and respect. Offer to help and support anyone who is in need. Value each other with God’s love. Encourage each other to grow in faith, love, and wisdom.” That’s exactly what they are living into
on the corner of Clay and Grove Streets in Thomaston.
Church Spotlight: A Whispered Call to Ministry
They call themselves the Harbor Covenant Church. “A harbor provides shelter for boats in storms, facilities to repair boats, and it acts as a port where you can import and export cargo to the rest of the world. Jesus did those things, and that’s our mission—to be home, healing, and hope through Jesus Christ.” They have been holding preview services and will launch in August.
Making Room for Pain to Speak
Ever since I first saw it, the 1999 movie The Big Kahuna has stuck with me.
Voices: Compassion Amid a Scary Journey
Nowadays every flight between McAllen, Texas, and Dallas or Houston carries some Central Americans […]
Poured Upon All Flesh
Pentecost and the Welcoming Love of God
Survival
Brad Johnson was looking forward to his camping trip last September. […]
Of Alderflies and Restoration
Discovering Christ in the crevices of creation
Professor, Daughter to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro as CKC Fundraiser
North Park Theological Seminary professor Soong-Chan Rah and his eighteen-year-old daughter, Annah, plan to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, this July in an effort to encourage people to sponsor children through Covenant Kids Congo (CKC).
Coming Up for Air
The Hope of Pentecost Amid My Brokenness and Doubt
Naming What’s at Stake
I was stunned to learn that as recently as the 20th century, some infant girls in Korea, particularly those born into poor families, were not given names by their parents—ever. These nameless girls were born unwanted in a society that valued […]