Posts with the category “love”

Yesterday morning, six Presbyterians left Columbus for San Jose, Costa Rica. Covenant has a rich history of supporting mission and development around the globe, but we have not gone on a mission trip ...  Read More

On Sunday, we celebrated All Saints Day, a holiday in which we remember our deceased loved ones. All Saints Day celebrates the ongoing connection between the living and the dead, who are not as separa...  Read More

Jesus good because I want something from him? In the case of this man, it seems to be the latter. He wants Jesus to ensure him that he’s on the path to the sweet by and by, and I don’t think he’s alon...  Read More

This week I was blessed to officiate the wedding of a former youth group member from a few churches ago. In my homily I said the following, “I want to keep my words today few. Because words matter. Th...  Read More

Here God makes a promise to David unlike any other. This is the Davidic covenant, and it’s completely unconditional. There’s no quid-pro-quo here, where God promises to raise up a descendant of David ...  Read More

We love David verses Goliath stories because we need to believe that hope is possible in the face of insurmountable odds. In our morally ambiguous world, it’s nice to have simple stories where good gu...  Read More