SLOAN, IA (March 22, 2019) – This is how small towns are. Sloan is seven miles from Hornick, which completely flooded on Thursday, March 14,

Shattering False Redemption Sharing the Hard Stories of Our History by Leeann Younger | March 21, 2019 This year our church plant will celebrate our

The painful passage of a family fleeing persecution and the power of Covenant voices

Pastor Carol Shimmin Nordstrom writes in her February devotional of the Covenant Home Altar about overhearing staff at a coffee shop talking about what they were

Practicing the Easter journey

The Big Q How do you engage with the season of Lent? March 8, 2019 I try to give up attitudes and behaviors I think

When faced with the desperation of hurting children
in Mozambique, two couples took action.
Whole communities have changed.

All funerals and memorial services are hard in their own way. Loved ones cry, friends struggle to speak suitable words, and family members hold up the best they can under the weight of sorrow. Every funeral hurts. —But some burn.

The Big Q When did a total stranger go out of their way for you? February 11, 2019 I experienced a flat tire on a

I was intrigued about the idea of walking a labyrinth and had made some half-hearted online searches to find one near me. But my first encounter was much different than I had imagined. I was co-facilitating a workshop, and my partner started the day by handing out a sheet of paper with a labyrinth printed on it. We were instructed to trace our finger along the path while listening for how God might speak. To say I was skeptical is an understatement. However, I decided to keep an open mind and give it a try.