Voices: Tool

By Chris Logan OLATHE, KS (April 4, 2014) — Editor’s note: From time to time, we come across articles by Covenanters in church newsletters, individual

Forgotten Virtues

As we enter April, we are in the season of Lent, leading up to Easter near the end of this month. Many churches in the

Spring Cleaning for the Soul

I used to scoff at the very idea of spring cleaning, but lately the urge to start fresh makes more sense to me. In the

Be It Resolved

Our Annual Meeting each June is more than a business meeting. We do gather to make important decisions around the mission we share, but we

A God-first Life

My dad turned ninety last month. He is in remarkable health, a picture of fitness, playing tennis every day. Indeed, in 2014 there is a

Celebrating and Preserving Biodiversity

In September, when it was still warm, I nearly stepped on a slug, four inches long, stretched out magnificently as it slid across the sidewalk—

With Homeless Guests, Our Worship Changed

EUGENE, OR (December 30, 2013) — The Register-Guard ran an article last week by author Kay Marshall Strom, a member of Valley Covenant Church. She recounts

I Wasn’t Looking When Jesus Appeared

By Cathy Norman Peterson CHICAGO, IL (December 24, 2013) – A few years ago I participated in a silent three-day retreat in early December. I