Practicing Paradoxical Curiosity in a World of “Good Guys” and “Bad Guys”
In a polarized world, Julio Isaza argues for paradoxical curiosity: remaining open to those we’re taught to hate.
Julio Isaza
September 21, 2026
In a polarized world, Julio Isaza argues for paradoxical curiosity: remaining open to those we’re taught to hate.
This is a special additional week of Covenant Home Altar devotions from Linda Gilmore, reflecting on God’s mercy and forgiveness. Through Scripture and stories from everyday life, Gilmore considers how God’s mercy shapes the way we understand forgiveness, community, and our own response to God’s grace.
“Immigration has my face.” A Latina pastor on the bridges people built toward her and the ones she is still crossing.
Dominique Gilliard on why he believes evangelism and justice belong together and where he sees hope in a searching world.
A mother’s desire for a place where her daughter could belong has grown into a ministry helping children with special needs and their families find a place to belong.
Eight churches met in a Minnesota town before there was a Covenant to belong to. What became the Northwest Conference is still going, 142 years later.
The president of CHET shares why the Covenant-affiliated Latino seminary matters more than ever—and what it will take to strengthen it.
A call for the church to see single people as whole rather than waiting, and to build communities where they are truly known.
Why is Ananias and Sapphira’s punishment so harsh? An honest reckoning with difficult passages.
A worship leader is told to put her shoes back on before the service because “that’s just how we do things around here.” Celeste Cecchi on what we can learn about culture and the church.
