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We have finally gotten to July, and we are now in our Sabbath season as a church. This intentional time as a faith family is set aside to pause from our normal rhythms and rest in Christ. The issue for many of us is that we have no idea on how to rest – much […]

Hi Covenant Church! We are excited for the chance to give you an update on our ministry in New Orleans, and we look forward to seeing y’all in person in July!The first few months of 2019 have been special to the Partain family. We’ve seen the missional dream in our hearts continue to become a […]

Last Sunday, I had a chance to give an update on Covenant Shreveport during our worship gathering in Bossier. In the event that you missed that update, I also wanted to share that info here and ask for your help. Covenant Shreveport just celebrated its 1-year anniversary of gathering together as a faith community, and […]

This past Sunday, we looked at Exodus 18, in which Jethro is giving advice and counsel to Moses. Jethro told Moses that he was doing too much and that it was not good for him or the people he was leading. Moses slipped into a habit that many of us slip in to – we […]

When Traci and I got married over 7 years ago, I never thought we would have 3 young children this soon. However, this morning I woke up and helped get a 5 year old, a 4 year old and 3 year old ready for their versions of school. As our family has grown, we have […]

A couple of weeks ago, we had a vision recap to start off our fall season.  For me, one of the highlights of this gathering was talking about our aim to love each other well.  This is nothing new, or specific to one church, or “extra credit” for super committed Christians. Far from it! This was the idea […]

Over the past few weeks, I’ve mentioned several resources on prayer during our sermon series.  I wanted to share links to these resources, and encourage you to pick up one or both if you feel like that might benefit your prayer life. A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World by Paul E. Miller.  […]

There are so many great resources out there – often the hardest part is deciding which podcast or book to invest your time in. Here are a few things I’ve listened to or read over the past month that have really encouraged me. The focus of all of these articles and sermons and books is our discipleship, and […]

There are so many great resources out there – many times the challenge is figuring out which podcast to listen to or what book to read. Here are a few things I have listened to or read over the past month that have really encouraged me. The focus of each of these articles, sermons and books is discipleship, […]

There are so many great resources out there, and many times the hardest part is figuring out exactly which podcast you need to listen to or what book you should read. Here are a few things that I have listened to or read over the past month that have encouraged me. The focus of all […]