March/April CovSparks Available

The COV Sparks downloadable discussion guide is now available for the January/February issue of The Covenant Companion. Based on articles from the current issue of the magazine, COV Sparks provides stimulating questions for Sunday-school classes, small-group discussions, and personal reflection.

CHICAGO, IL (March 16, 2020) — The COV Sparks downloadable discussion guide is now available for the March/April issue of The Covenant Companion. Based on articles from the current issue of the magazine, COV Sparks provides stimulating questions for Sunday-school classes, small-group discussions, and personal reflection.

 

Sacred Stories

by Lenore Three Stars, Jim Sequeira, Cathy Norman Peterson, and Erin Chan Ding

Covenant family share the stories of their identity as indigenous people, deepening our understanding of who we are as a family of faith.

 

Pardoned

by Stan Friedman

How a life sentence in prison became the place of call for Smiley Parham

 

The Perfection Heresy

by Robert Rife

What an A.A. meeting can teach us about our expectations

 

COV Sparks questions are also available for this issue’s columnists Jelani Greenidge and Leeann Younger.

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