Covenant Military Chaplain Organizes Large Army Marriage Retreat
HONOLULU, HI (April 6, 2018) – Covenant minister Lt. Col. John M. Grauer, U.S. Army Pacific deputy chaplain, hosted the Pacific’s largest marriage retreat for soldiers and their spouses last month. “Almost 200 people, including couples and their children, signed […]
Obituary: Gordon Christensen
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (April 6, 2018) – Retired Covenant missionary Gordon John Christensen, who wrote a three-volume New Testament commentary for Congolese Christians in Lingala, died this morning at the age of 92. He was born in Seattle, Washington, to […]
Five for Friday: Baseball and Religion, Death Documentary, and Earth’s Smartest Birds
What Baseball Can Learn from Religion Sometimes this type of articles can be a bit too clever, but this one is good. One might disagree with the author’s views on the designated hitter rule, but we can learn from his […]
Church Spotlight: Two Churches, One Home
There had been a stirring at Awaken Covenant Community in St. Paul, Minnesota, about refugee ministry. Associate pastor Jenna Daniels met with International Association for Refugees (IAFR) president Tom Albinson and his wife, Donna, both longtime Covenanters and current members at Awaken. […]
Voices: The Lorraine Motel
as i walk toward the balcony where my hero fell […]
Spooner First Recipient of MLK Award at Covenant Shores
The award was presented on behalf of the Diversity Awareness Partners (DAP) at Covenant Shores. […]
Call to Prayer for Peace in Korea
CHICAGO, IL (April 4, 2018) — Serve Globally is asking Covenanters to join with a diverse group of other evangelicals to pray for peace in the Korean Peninsula ahead of announced peace negotiations. The group released an “open letter” on […]
Voices: ‘Imagine’ Hard to Watch, Important to See
I wasn’t excited when a friend invited me to watch “I Can Only Imagine.” I thought it was going to be another cheesy […]
Gilliard to Speak at Urbana Conference
This year’s conference will be held December 27-31 in St. Louis, Missouri.
When Trauma Gets Personal
One of my greatest pet peeves is when students or clients question whether or […]
Embrace Webinars: Sprinkle Posted, Registration Open for Greg Coles
CHICAGO, IL (April 2, 2018) – The webinar with Preston Sprinkle is now available for viewing online at the Embrace website, and registration is open for the next event. The hour-long webinar with the author of People to Be Loved: […]
Settling for a Fix-it God
My wife, Carla, and I had excitedly driven five hours across Michigan to Chicago to see our new grandson, Van, who had been born the day before. We were in the hospital gift shop when Carla received an unexpected call from her doctor. […]