Handshakes and Shovels
A brief exchange in 118°F Yuma highlights the value of labor. Mike Guerrero, retired Covenant pastor, reminds us that dignity can begin when we learn someone’s name.
July 20, 2025
A brief exchange in 118°F Yuma highlights the value of labor. Mike Guerrero, retired Covenant pastor, reminds us that dignity can begin when we learn someone’s name.
Exploring the deep-rooted racial split between CCM and gospel traditions, its impact on today’s Christian music scene, and paths toward true unity.
Last week, delegates and global leaders gathered to celebrate 140 years of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Together we shared powerful worship, heard stories of God’s faithfulness, welcomed new churches, and celebrated the commissioning, ordination, and consecration of new ministers and global personnel.
Exploring how lone-wolf fantasies can overshadow gospel community, this essay invites all believers to embrace Jesus’s humble, communal “way of the Lamb.”
Jelani Greenidge kicks off a series on the state of Christian music, exploring its decline and offering a hopeful vision for its rebirth.
As Trinity Evangelical Divinity School announces it will move to British Columbia, Dennis Edwards considers the shifting landscape of theological education and calls for renewed imagination, formation, and faithful community in changing times.
Jelani Greenidge concludes our series on Negro spirituals with a powerful reflection on “Were You There?” and its haunting invitation to enter the story of Good Friday.
From a marathon runner to being bedridden, Rebekah Eklund reflects on her journey with long COVID—and the unexpected graces she encountered along the way.
Lent invites us into the wilderness—a season of daily dependence, not instant resolution. This reflection explores finding God’s daily mercies amid uncertainty, and waiting.
Artist Eric Tai reflects on how collaborative creativity fosters healing, connection, and meaning, sharing insights from his commissioned piece and community-focused artistic journey.
