Tali’s Song

Tali Johnson grew up in a strongly religious, conservative Muslim family in Kermanshah, Iran. Just as all the women in her family did, she married at age fifteen. […]

Culture of Adoration

Tim Lowly’s large-scale triptych “Culture of Adoration,” disorients first-time observers […]

Cruel Companion

When doctors couldn’t heal my searing headaches, I learned to accept my pain as an integral part of my identity—and then it left. […]

Cat on a Drawbridge

With zeal, I write: Resolution #1: My body is a temple. I will no longer steal my children’s marshmallow Santas. […]

The Dark Night

When I was a little boy I was afraid of the dark. We had a scary basement with only a single light bulb hanging over the washer and dryer, leaving everything else in shadows. […]

Five Minutes with Abby Conger

Open Door Immigration Services is a new nonprofit ministry of Highrock Northshore, a Covenant congregation in Salem, Massachusetts. With a grant from Love Mercy Do Justice, the 501(c)3 held its grand opening in September.

Fleeing to Bethlehem

An Advent Journey of Separation and Loss, and The Promise of A Shared Reliance on God’s Natal Presence

One Weekend in October, All Is Perfect

We live in Lindsborg, Kansas, a small town that celebrates its Swedish heritage hard. This year was a Hyllningsfest year, celebrated biannually in early October

Grace in a time of bloodshed

Mathew Jock Moses was born in 1976 in Sudan, a country that has been at war with itself throughout his lifetime. Members of his extended family have been among the victims of all-too-common atrocities committed by every people group. […]