Compass Bearings

Rachel’s Weeping

I find myself still sighing deeply over the massacre of innocents at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Societally, we have gone through a

Hymns

Somebody once said the best book of theology many will ever read is a hymnal. That means some of the best theologians who have ever

In the Fullness of Time

Every model of car I have ever owned is no longer being manufactured, including the seven-year-old vehicle I currently drive. Indeed, I got a good

God’s Faithfulness in Taiwan

I just returned from Taiwan, where Curt Peterson (our executive minister of world mission) and I were among some 5,000 people gathered at the National

Faithful in Doing

Recently in this column I introduced the theme we are using extensively throughout the Covenant: found faithful. I believe it is the core desire we

Our Commitment to Our Kids

Nancy and I have been blessed with three awesome daughters, Amy, Alissa, and Lauren. Given their age spread, we faced the daunting prospect of having

Extravagant Devotion

Be pondering this as you read this column. Is now the time to make an extravagant, costly display of devotion in gratitude for all God

Righting Our Upside-down World

The superhero movie The Avengers, which unites comic-book icons Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, Captain America, and Hawkeye to save the earth against

A Gospel for All

In the gospels there are particular times when Jesus watches a person and then stops everything, stops all of the proceedings, and says to those

The Alaska Story

This is the season for regional annual meetings. The Covenant, though one church, has eleven regions within the United States and Canada known as conferences.