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Monday, January 16, 2017

What Martin Luther King Taught Us About People who Change the World

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A civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan.  -Martin Luther King. ...
Thursday, January 12, 2017

Five "Short-timers" Who Won't Stay Long

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I walked out of a restaurant a few days ago sure of one thing:  the young lady who showed me to my seat and bid me farewell when I left wa...
Wednesday, January 04, 2017

Less Isolation, More Incarnation: A Resolution for the New Year

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Next week, I'll make my first visit of 2017 to my local gym.  I dread that visit. I don't dread it for the reasons you might thi...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Itching Ears and Civil Religion

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"For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teac...
Monday, December 05, 2016

Monday Morning Rewind: One More Word about Depression and Mental Illness

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Our church family is currently in the midst of a series called "Hearing God Through the Holidays."  For those of you who joined ...
Monday, November 21, 2016

Joseph of Nazareth and the Global Orphan Crisis

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Yesterday, our church family observed "Orphan Sunday" two weeks late.  We didn't wait because the issue was unimportant.  We...
Monday, November 07, 2016

Monday Morning Rewind: Is There a Man in Your House?

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Since 1945, the age at which a boy becomes a man--a fully functional, responsible adult--has lengthened from 18 to 27.  From 1970 to 2000 ...
Monday, October 31, 2016

Ecclesia semper reformanda: What we Should Learn from the Protestant Reformation

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Tonight I will gather my kids--two of which will be dressed as a "Minecraft" character and a princess--and head for German Stree...

Monday Morning Rewind: The Woman of the House

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Yesterday, I spoke on a touchy subject. Actually, that's a colossal understatement.  I spoke on a subject that tends to get preacher...
Monday, October 24, 2016

Monday Morning Rewind: The Meaning of Marriage

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Add caption Yesterday, we began a brand new series called "A Marriage Made on Earth."  Over the past several decades as the di...
Monday, October 10, 2016

Monday Morning Rewind: A Missional Life

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Growing Passionate Followers of Jesus Christ who serve all people. That's our mission statement at Covenant Church.  But as we move ...
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Dr. Joel Rainey is an imperfect, but growing follower of Jesus Christ, husband to Amy, father of three, and Lead Pastor at Covenant Church, Shepherdstown, West Virginia. He serves on the adjunct faculty of two seminaries, and the author of three books.
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