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
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
What do the following letters spell? Godisnowhere. Some will say, “God is nowhere.” But the exact same sequence of letters can be read as, “God
CHICAGO, IL (November 27, 2013) — Editor’s note: The following reflection was written by Cathy Norman Peterson, features editor for the Covenant Companion, and appears
Communication comes with no guarantees. A message sent does not necessarily equate a message received. I quip that a pastor will say to me, “How
It’s pouring outside my window— that kind of rare, steady rain that has every sign of settling in for the duration. Rainy days like this
I arrived early to speak at Modesto Covenant Church in the central valley of California, parking a distance down the street to review my notes.
Gary Walter is president of the Evangelical Covenant Church. [divider type=”dotted”] One challenge for a monthly column is timeliness. Given lead time, a piece might
Have you ever noticed that every month, most shelter magazines feature one or two articles about getting organized? It used to be the big January
At a recent gathering of leaders from several denominations, I was asked to talk on “what makes a denomination a denomination.” In other words, if
Papal transitions have two points of public anticipation: first, who it will be, and then, what name will that person choose. The point of taking
