November-December 2020 Issue

Current Issue: November/December 2020 – Vol. 113

Building Up the Body of Christ 

“For as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them.”

Romans 12:4-6 (RSV)

Table of Contents

• In This Issue: Building Up the Body of Christ

FEATURES

• Covenant Love – the Glue that Holds Communities of Disciples Together, by Bob Tedesco
• Taking Root in God’s People, by Jeanne Kun
• A History of Our Beginnings in Christian Covenant Community – Part 1: 20^th Century of the Holy Spirit and Growth of Pentecostal Movement, by Bruce Yocum, Henry Dieterich and Bob Bell
• Our Beginnings in Christian Covenant Community: Part 2: Catholic Charismatic Renewal and Ecumenism, and From Prayer Group to Covenant Community, by Bruce Yocum, Henry Dieterich and Bob Bell
• Building Christian Communities of Faith and Vitality, by Steve Clark
• The People of Praise – and Other Expanding Networks of Ecumenical Covenant Communities
• The Rise of No Faith and Our Response, and Encouragement to Grow Deeper in Faith, by Mark Challies
• A Prophetic Word for Our Times – A Baptism of Fire, Judgment, and Purification, by Ralph Martin
• Covenant Love – My Journey Home to Christ, Community, and Life in the Spirit, by Sue Cummins
• Giving Thanks for the Gift of Covenant Community, by Tom Gryniewicz
• From Pentecostalism to the Body of Christ – Early Experience of Covenant Community in Ann Arbor, by Fr. Dan Danielson
• A Reflection on God’s Covenant Love and Our Call to Covenant Community, by Mike Gladieux
• We Are Members of the Body of Christ, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 

COLUMNS, UPDATES and REFLECTIONS

• Kairos Campus Ministry – Response to Covid 19 Realities – Autumn 2020
• Upcoming EWTN Interview with Mike Shaughnessy and his new book, The Strategic Grandparent
• Is Christianity Worth It? and Living in “In-Between” Times, by Tom Caballes 
• The Next Right Thing, by Sarah Williamson
• Fear of Fruitlessness, by Sam Williamson 
• Loving Kindness – The Virtue that Binds Relationships, Mends Rifts, and Turns Enemies into Friends, by Don Schwager
• Alpine Simplicity – An Artistic Vision, landscape photography by Michael Schöberl
• Preparing for Advent and Christmas – some helpful reflections, sermons, and prayers