Breaking the Silence

After the 2016 election, many pastors resigned themselves to never talking about race from the pulpit, lest they disturb the fault lines in their congregations. […]

Unsung Saints

Walk into a Covenant church and the truth of Paul’s letter to the Romans becomes evident. The body has many parts but each individual member has different gifts that join together to comprise the church as a whole. […]

A Slice of Pietism

How the Covenant’s theological roots reveal the heart of the Reformation and hope for the church today.

Finding Ourselves

Recently I celebrated my twentieth anniversary of living in the United States, a date I anticipated with significant feelings. […]

Population 1,500

A year and a half ago I quit my corporate job in Chicago and moved back home to my parents’ farm in rural, southwestern Minnesota. […]

Great Commission Rural Edition

Steve Hoden never knows what to expect when he walks in his front door. There could be fresh vegetables on the counter, a pot of soup in the fridge, or some chickens in the freezer. […]

Redemption Song

Sarah Monson’s new song “Apple Tree” is the fruit of a seed sown in bitterness and redeemed in jail. […]