Obituary: Russell Carlson
Retired Covenant pastor Russell “Russ” Carlson died Thursday, April 4, at the age of 63.
Obituary: George Wold
MAPLEWOOD, MN (April 5, 2019) – Former Covenant minister George Wold died Tuesday, March 26, at the age of 98. George was born September 26, 1920, in Trail, Minnesota, to Benhard and Palma Wold. He graduated from Lutheran Brethren Seminary […]
Next Embrace Webinar: Is the Gospel Good News for Gay People?
The next Embrace webinar, “Is the Gospel Good News for Gay People?” will be a conversation with Laurie Krieg from noon to 1 p.m. (Central) on Thursday, April 10.
T.W. Anderson Award Nominees Sought
The deadline for receiving nominations for the Theodore (T.W.) Anderson Award is Tuesday, April 30.
The Good News of Taco Tuesday
If all we hope for after we die is to live as disembodied souls floating in the clouds as part of a heavenly choir, I’m just not interested. I love pizza way too much to ever believe in that kind of eternal destiny. I love apple crisp way too much to even entertain the idea that heaven would deprive me of what is so wonderful and pleasurable about being an embodied person. I’m holding out for a resurrected body with taste buds intact.
Big Q: What’s your favorite line of poetry or song lyric?
Do you have a line of poetry that sticks with you? The Companion wants to know—What’s your favorite phrase from a poem or song lyric?
Seek the Giver, Not the GIFs
A familiar social media ritual happens in my Facebook feed every day. Someone will post a clickbait headline designed to shock, surprise, or inflame. Then people post their reactions. Many times those reactions, instead of being written comments or emojis, […]
Merge to Coordinate Rebuilding Trips in Flood-Ravaged Midwest
Merge, a ministry of Serve Globally, will help coordinate teams of Covenanters who want to help repair and reconstruct homes damaged by the historic flooding that has ravaged much of the upper Midwest, said Dale Lusk, director of global engagement.
Five for Friday: A Grief Explained, A Tale of Two Bookstores, Gastrochurch
CHICAGO, IL (March 29, 2019) – Covenanters routinely share links to social media articles and videos that Covenant News Service believes may be of interest to others. Each Friday we post five of them. Following is a sample of those […]
Sweet Home Appalachia
A church planter returns to his roots in West Virginia.
Conde-Frazier to Present Nyvall Lectures
Conde-Frazier currently serves as the Coordinator of Relations for Theological Entities […]
Small Towns Pull Together in Crisis
SLOAN, IA (March 22, 2019) – This is how small towns are. Sloan is seven miles from Hornick, which completely flooded on Thursday, March 14, after a levee north of the community was breached due to the heavy rain and […]