On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court announced its decision to overturn the 1976 Roe v. Wade decision. As we recognize the impact of this decision for this country, let us continue to embody God’s love and grace in the midst of our broken world.
The recent events in Buffalo and Uvalde have prompted me to ask our Covenant family to mourn and lament with families who are grieving. As Covenanters, we respond with the love of Christ through prayer and constructive engagement.
Gospel balance is a discipleship matter—it’s about pursuing the Great Commission in all its fullness.
“My prayer is that every ordinand would experience the convergence of call, character, and competence.”
We continue to press in and press on, even when we do not get it right.
Thirteen chapters before Jesus is betrayed, Luke tells us, “As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out
Saturated—the word means soaked, drenched, unable to hold any more hope because we are entirely filled with it.
Greetings Beloved Church, Yesterday, on Epiphany, we celebrated the arrival of the magi to meet the Christ child. Jesus is the Prince of Peace, the
Our relational cup remains relatively empty (and for a relational movement like ours, this is particularly painful) as we grapple with social distancing and try to connect through interacting via screens. Any novelty and initial exhilaration of church online has worn off.
We are listening to the Holy Spirit and to each other as we discern how to align the denominational team to best serve conferences and churches. We are pivoting for the sake of mission, just as First Covenant Church in Portland did many years ago.
