It’s 2019, Can you still hear Jesus?
On Wednesday evening, I used the story of the woman who washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and dried them with her hair to highlight […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2019 The Eighth Sunday in Kingdomtide WHAT SHALL WE BRING?
On Wednesday evening, I used the story of the woman who washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and dried them with her hair to highlight […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR JR FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2019
This first Sunday of October brings several observances. Liturgically, it’s the Seventh Sunday of Kingdomtide. It is likewise the first Sunday of Breast Cancer Awareness […]
Great is Your Faithfulness: But What Shall We Bring
This first Sunday of October brings several observances. Liturgically, it’s the Seventh Sunday of Kingdomtide. It is likewise the first Sunday of Breast Cancer Awareness […]
Adhere to the Warning Signs that Lead to Hope
Summer is officially over, but you would never know it by the current weather with sustained temperatures in the 90s. It would be easy to […]
Searching in God’s Lost and Found Department
This week’s assigned gospel text from Luke 15 is about celebrations that take place when that which is lost is found. A 3-year old’s miracle […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 BACK-TO-CHURCH SUNDAY
This past Monday was Labor Day, an American holiday designed to honor the American labor movement and the power of collective actions by labors who […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2019 THE FIRST SUNDAY OF KINGDOMTIDE
This Sunday at Covenant the liturgical color changes from red to green as we enter the liturgical season of Kingdomtide. Kingdomtide came about as an […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2019 THE TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
In reading the assigned Gospel text for Sunday, I thought of my Mom. Knowing her character, temperament, and ways as I did; I could almost […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR JR FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2019 THE NINTH SUNDAY OF PENTECOST
Visiting the Chicago History Museum this week was an opportunity to “seek” out the history of “The Second City”. The word “seek,” (an attempt to […]