Honoring Our Past While Naming Our Wounds
The immigrant church was home. That’s what makes questioning it feel like betrayal.
July 27, 2026
The immigrant church was home. That’s what makes questioning it feel like betrayal.
A spy series about performing for unseen watchers got Jelani Greenidge thinking about how we perform our faith.
A church-conference altar call led to years of burnout before this editor found a different definition of calling.
A burglary tested Mike Guerrero’s habit of helping strangers in need—but didn’t stop him from loving them.
From Pentecost to the present, the whole church — ordained and lay alike — carries the mission forward.
Peter Sung reflects on Jonah, violence, and the gospel call to move from righteous anger toward the ministry of reconciliation.
Amy Julia Becker invites the church to move beyond inclusion toward true belonging, reimagining community through the lens of disability and the gospel’s call to mutuality, dignity, and life together.
A bass guitar belonging to a grieving teenager decades ago makes an impossible journey home, becoming a marker of healing for two pastors still carrying wounds from their shared past.
In communities across the country, Covenant churches are responding to changing immigration policies and enforcement through prayer, public witness, education, and tangible care—navigating this moment with courage and a deep commitment to their communities.
Rev. Carmen Quinche’s call to ministry unfolds through everyday opportunities to serve—growing from local community care into international leadership, where she equips Spanish-speaking churches to pursue healing, safety, and faithful witness.
