Obituary: Thomas G. Klasen
Retired Covenant pastor Thomas Gene Klasen died Friday, February 15. He was 74.
In Life, Boomers Changing How They Are Memorialized
Instead of the once common practice of holding a funeral service within days of someone’s passing, services are increasingly scheduled weeks and even months after a death, says Gary Kindberg, who attends Zion Covenant Church and is president of Lind Funeral Homes in Jamestown, New York.
J2M Journey in Midwest Conference Stirs Pain, Hope
The experiences on the recent Journey to Mosaic (J2M) trip were “gut wrenching” and the conversations sometimes difficult, but participants’ desire to learn from one another also instilled hope, they said.
Five for Friday: Best Sports Movies, Insect Disaster, Abuse in SBC
CHICAGO, IL (February 15, 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 […]
Obituary: Carol (Johnson) Sands
Carol Sands, widow of Covenant pastor Dewey Sands, died Wednesday, February 6. She was 84.
Savoring Life
Waheed’s poems give readers permission to sit with their pain and hold themselves gently in it. Readers are given permission to listen to the Spirit and work for their own thriving and the thriving of all in the spaces God has placed them.
Big Q: When did a total stranger go out of their way for you?
The Big Q When did a total stranger go out of their way for you? February 11, 2019 I experienced a flat tire on a lonely country road while working as a county public health nurse. A kind young man [...]
Surridge Inauguration Celebrated Throughout Week
CHICAGO, IL (February 9, 2019) – The inauguration of Mary Surridge as president of North Park University will be celebrated with a week of activities February 11-15. On Monday, students, faculty, and staff, including Surridge, will run a 10K to […]
Five for Friday: Camping in Church, Energy Bars, ‘The Marie Kondo Effect’
CHICAGO, IL (February 8, 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 […]
Timely and Timeless: The Character of Virtue Review
The Character of Virtue Letters to a Godson Stanley Hauerwas Eerdmans, 205 pages Reviewed by Don Johnson | February 6, 2019 Grandparenthood overwhelmed me and took my heart hostage. From November 2016 until August 2018 I had the unique privilege [...]
Found Moments: Presence at the Pump
Through practice, I’ve learned to use those very moments as markers to look for God’s presence. I’ve added “found moments” to the spiritual practices I pursue, and they have become as important to my spiritual health and connection with God as planned times of prayer, silence, or reading Scripture. The difference is that I don’t put them on my schedule—I let the Holy Spirit remind me to find the time throughout my day.
Four Chaplains Day Commemorates Fallen Heroes
CHICAGO, IL (February 3, 2019) — Editor’s note: In 1988, Congress declared February 3 Four Chaplains Day to commemorate the sacrificial heroism of four military chaplains that enabled many men on the USAT Dorchester to survive a torpedo attack. In […]