After touring Capital Preparatory Charter School in the Bronx during the Covenant Justice Conference, Jelani Greenidge explores education through the lens of justice, gathering reflections from Covenant educators on the many “lanes” families navigate in pursuit of thriving students.
As MLK Day approaches, Covenant pastor Rich Johnson (Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers) reflects on Micah 4, inviting readers to “dream the impossible” with God’s promised future—where swords become plowshares and all people live unafraid under God’s reign.
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In the fourth week of Advent, Jacob’s place in Jesus’s lineage mirrors the unseen faithfulness of families rebuilding from displacement. This reflection invites us to notice how love endures through ordinary lives that carry hope forward into the next generation.
This past weekend, Rev. Dr. C. John Weborg passed away. A longtime Covenant theologian, pastor, and teacher, he shaped the denomination’s theological life for decades through his writing, teaching, and leadership. We share this reflection by Ellen Kogstad, who writes from within the spiritual formation work he helped shape, bearing witness to a life whose influence continues to linger.
In this third week of Advent, Jotham’s leadership and Marie’s story from DR Congo reveal how joy grows through resilience. This reflection invites us to see joy as the quiet strength that helps communities stand again.
In a candlelit circle shaped by slow creativity and unexpected community, teaching pastor Jessica Fisk reflects on how God forms us through both abiding and going, shaping faith in quiet, surprising ways.
In the second week of Advent, we see Ruth standing at a crossroads between safety and faith, choosing loyalty over certainty. Her story invites us to see how peace is formed through courage, commitment, and God moving in unfamiliar places.
Council Tree Covenant Church’s listening trip to the Wind River Reservation created space for deeper connection with the Northern Arapaho community, reshaping how they understand their own story and God’s work through patience, presence, and relationship.
In this first week of Advent, Abraham’s story invites us to encounter hope—to practice the courage to leave behind what’s familiar and trust God in uncertain places.
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