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Goldilocks and the Superhabitable intersectionskc.com/goldilocks-and… The other day, I had some time between sessions. So I snagged the Psychology Today magazine that had recently been mailed to me and perused the articles. One article seemed to stop time and enthralled me. Kaja Perina, ...

They Are Leading Now intersectionskc.com/they-are-leadi… Across the Midwest Conference of the ECC, young people are asking significant questions: How has God made me? Where are my gifts needed? What might God be inviting me to do? At the same time, the church is asking questions of its o...

Growing Hope at Bethlehem  intersectionskc.com/growing-hope-a… A Sunday farmers market at Bethlehem Covenant Church (BCC) in Waverly, Nebraska, is helping families around the world put food on their own tables.  BCC held its third annual farmers market Aug. 2, raising $2,000 for Growing ...

Time intersectionskc.com/time/?feed_id=… I’m reading Beautiful Chaos by Jessica Urlichs, and her poem “I Would Tell Her” is about things she would tell herself in her early days of motherhood. What struck me most about this poem is how it ends. Urlichs says: Only I won’t tell her these t...

God Still Sends  intersectionskc.com/god-still-send… What does it look like to say yes to God?  Sometimes it means crossing the street.  Sometimes it means crossing an ocean.  This summer at Gather, the Evangelical Covenant Church commissioned Reagan Smith as Serve Globally personnel to ...

Limitless intersectionskc.com/limitless/?fee… Reading provides an escape for me that few things match. Through the never ending learning I can engage in through a variety of nonfiction works out there, to the astonishing stories and worlds authors create through their fiction stories, an...

Pentecost: The Song Of Unity intersectionskc.com/pentecost-the-… “This is a beautiful song. Do you know it?” “I’m learning it.” This snippet of a conversation took place as the choirs from Paseo Baptist Church of Kansas City, Mo., and Community Covenant Church of Lenexa, Kan., sat down t...

Honoring, Reflecting On & Celebrating Juneteenth intersectionskc.com/honoring-refle… Juneteenth, June 19, is a powerful opportunity for the church to reflect on the biblical themes of liberation, justice, and reconciliation. As followers of Jesus, we are called to remember the past, conf...

The West End Story intersectionskc.com/the-west-end-s… Sometimes loving your neighbor begins with creating a place to sit down together.  On May 29, Renew Covenant Church in Carroll, Iowa celebrated the ribbon cutting for The West End, a coffee shop and gathering space born from a simple...

I Don't Know intersectionskc.com/i-dont-know/?f… “I don’t know.” Frightening, weighted words that sludge down our throats and swirl with anxiety around our chest. Or at least that’s how they used to feel for me. I used to cringe when I wouldn’t know something. The physical sensations the...

What Happens When We Follow the Nudge?  intersectionskc.com/what-happens-w… There are countless needs in every community. None of us can step into all of them. But sometimes, through a conversation, a relationship, or a quiet stirring we can’t shake, God places one particular invitation ...

See Good News. Be Good News. intersectionskc.com/see-good-news-… Reflections on John 20:19–31 We live in anxious times. Fear has a way of locking doors – sometimes literal ones, often internal ones. We guard our hearts, brace for bad news, and wonder where God is in the middle of it all....

Artemis II intersectionskc.com/artemis-ii/?fe… This week, I’ve found myself captivated by the Artemis II NASA mission. While I live a rather tame and safe life myself, I find myself drawn to instances where humans push the boundaries of comfort and find themselves in high-stakes situatio...

Postcards from the Midwest Conference intersectionskc.com/postcards-from… Our Postcards from the Midwest Conference are short and encouraging looks at what God is doing in churches across the Midwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church – Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, western Missouri...

Nuanced intersectionskc.com/nuanced/?feed_… We have made significant progress in our understanding of mental health. We have increased awareness, there has been a surge in vulnerability and opening up about experiences with mental health, and we’ve seen many take the leap and obtain ment...

Waking Wonder intersectionskc.com/4291-2/?feed_i… Somewhere along life’s journey, wonder quiets.  What once filled our tiny bodies, consumed our minds, and drove our nonstop actions, settles. I didn’t notice how quiet my wonder had gotten until I became a mother, a role that has reignite...

What Happened? intersectionskc.com/what-happened/… What if we took accusations and assumptions and traded those out for authentic wonder and compassionate curiosity? #Life #mentalhealth #mentalhealth #kyliel

Faithful Resistance In The Evangelical Covenant Church   intersectionskc.com/faithful-resis… As the ECC moves forward, it carries the legacy of those like Jacobson who chose courage over complacency, ensuring that the church remains a beacon of hope, unity, and love for generations to co...

Just a Thing intersectionskc.com/just-a-thing/?… How often do we assign “good” and “bad” to things that just “are”? #Life #mentalhealth #mentalhealth #kyliel

Worship Mosaic: Jesus Acts In Love intersectionskc.com/worship-mosaic… Jesus' first miracle of turning water into wine reveals his love and mission to restore relationships, inviting us to trust and follow him in acts of love, especially toward the vulnerable. #ChurchOnline #Life #Bible ...