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Where Is It Written?

A number of years ago I overheard an interesting conversation at my local Starbucks. From what I could gather, it seemed that a sincere Christian was struggling to field questions from an ardent atheist: How can you take the Bible seriously when there are inconsistencies within it? How can you trust a God that would command genocide? Partly I was tempted to chime in, but truthfully, I didn’t have great answers to the questions myself.

Diana Trautwein August 20, 2018

Rahill Named Interim SSC Executive Minister

CHICAGO, IL (August 17, 2018) – Alex Rahill, ECC director of church planting, has been named interim executive minister of Start and Strengthen Churches. The

The Covenant Companion August 17, 2018

Smietana Named RNS Editor-in-Chief

COLUMBIA, MO (August 15, 2018) – Bob Smietana, former features editor and frequent contributor to The Covenant Companion, has been named general editor of Religion News

covwebster August 17, 2018

Chester Discusses Pauline Studies on Podcast

CHICAGO, IL (August 15, 2018) – Stephen Chester, North Park Theological Seminary professor of New Testament, discusses his award-winning book, Reading Paul with the Reformers:

covwebster August 15, 2018

Five minutes with Devyn Chambers Johnson and Rukiya Davis

Recently Devyn Chambers Johnson, co-pastor of Community Covenant Church in Springfield, Virginia, hosted a daylong seminar called Talking with Children about Race. She invited fellow Covenanter Rukiya Davis from Windsor Mill, Maryland, to be the presenter. Davis earned a master’s in Christian ministry from North Park Theological Seminary and recently earned her master’s of social work. “From my perspective,” Davis says, “there aren’t a lot of clinically trained people who work with children and families in need inside the church. I want to advocate for people who are caught up in the foster care or assistance systems.”

Diana Trautwein August 15, 2018

Training in Colombia to Help Trauma Victims

More than 50 people from Covenant churches, social foundations, and a group of youth leaders from the “Be Peace, Make Peace” project participated in a workshop on trauma led by Elizabeth Pierre, assistant professor of pastoral care at North Park University and Theological Seminary.

covwebster August 13, 2018
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