Birthdays and Anniversaries for January 2024 Birthdays 5 Kent Drews Paula Rasanen 7 Kim Lape 9 Carrie Pretzer Keaton Price 10 Justin Holmertz Dan Schweitzer […]

Matthew 5:17-20 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to […]

Philippians 4:14-19 Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles. Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance […]

Who would have thought we would make it this far? As we turn the calendar on another year, we also enter the 2020s, the third […]

My family’s tradition is to wait until after Thanksgiving before we decorate for Christmas or start playing carols in our home. A month of Christmas […]

The harvest season has long been a time to give thanks, to rejoice in the good things God has provided. From feasts of celebration in […]

From time to time, we need to re-calibrate our hearts, to make sure our souls are still tuned in to God, to clear away the […]

What an exciting time it will be this fall at Broadway! First, we will celebrate the birth of a new Covenant church plant right here […]

It’s been a busy summer for Covenant churches around the nation and in our neck of the woods. You may have already heard what happened […]

One of the pastors I knew while growing up would often say the same thing each summer after return-ing from a week or two of […]

During our congregational meeting on May 19, we discussed an opportunity for Broadway to join together with other local Covenant churches and the Central Conference […]

What? The Central Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church is led to start a church in the Rockford Area. Due to the Covenant presence and […]

Like some of you, I did not grow up in a Covenant church. I have no Swedish blood in me, and as far as I […]

After our long, cold winter, it seems fitting that Easter comes late this spring, not until April 21. By then, the ugly snow piles should […]

We live in a culture obsessed with the new and the next. From technology to health care, even fashion trends, everything seems to run on […]

I recently completed my eighteenth year of pastoral ministry, having served three Covenant churches in three different conferences, including nearly six years here at Broadway. […]

I have been impressed with the wide and deep participation of our church in Immerse: Messiah. Since September, well over half the church has read […]

During Advent, I will preach a sermon series called “Jesus Came for Us” about why Jesus came into the world and who He came to […]

As we approach Thanksgiving, I am reminded that gratitude nourishes our souls and expressing thanks, espe-cially in public ways, brings honor to our Lord and […]

Sweet nectar pools deep in the heart of an angraecoid orchid, a flower so intricately designed that only one species of long-tongued moth can reach […]

Jesus asks a lot of His followers. Deny yourself. Take up your cross. Give to those in need. Pray for those who persecute you. Following […]

We love the Bible and don’t make excuses for that. We believe in the life-transforming truth of God’s word. We believe the stories told in […]

For almost 30 years, I have carried my grandfather’s obituary folded up in my wallet. He was a remark-able man, and that little slip of […]

Who do you know who doesn’t know Jesus? Are you praying for them? Have you ever asked if you could pray with them? Jesus said […]

No one can do it all, and in the church, no one person can handle every issue and need that arises. We depend on lots […]

Covenant church pastors and members will gather April 26-28 in Glen Ellyn for Celebration 2018, the Central Conference Annual Meeting. I know that doesn’t sound […]

Stations of the Cross is an ancient devotional ritual consisting of a series of images depicting Jesus’ journey to the cross with accompanying prayers. The […]

Broadway excels at loving one another. I have said this before, and it bears repeating, not to boast in our strengths but to emphasis the […]

What will your new song sound like this year? Throughout the Psalms, we are invited to sing a “new song” of praise to the Lord […]