Chances are you feel less safe today than you did four months ago, and it has little to do with COVID-19. If you have been spending most of your time at home with little interaction with people you do not know, and have been spending significant amounts of time on social media, you probably have … Continue reading Social Media and Isolation: A Toxic Combination
We have sown the wind and reaped a whirlwind. If the troubles of 2020 have not humbled us and brought us to our knees before God, we are not paying attention. We are a society that has abandoned the God of the Bible. The only God who exists. First, we saw the pandemic and found … Continue reading We Have Sown the Wind and Reaped a Whirlwind
As the nation slowly lifts its restrictions, there is a conflict going on in the hearts of many people. While many are tired of the lockdowns and rejoice at the thought of going to work, getting out to see friends, sitting in a restaurant, going shopping, and even gathering at church, many of those same … Continue reading Why Many People are Experiencing Anxiety at the Thought of Life Getting Back to Normal
Christianity has thus passed through many stages of its earthly life, and yet has hardly reached the period of full manhood in Christ Jesus. During this long succession of centuries it has outlived the destruction of Jerusalem, the dissolution of the Roman empire, fierce persecutions from without, and heretical corruptions from within, the barbarian invasion, … Continue reading Christianity Outlives the Rise and Fall of Empires
The good times are to be expected, and the hard times are surprising and strange. Perhaps that unconscious assumption is causing us grief. Wendell Berry, in his book, Jayber Crow, describes the “old-timers” in a way that seems lost on many people today. He says: “As much as any of the old-timers, he regarded the … Continue reading The Great Depression, Pandemics, and a Benefit of Hard Times
Some of the narratives surrounding Coronavirus are absurd. COVID-19 is a real threat, and many of the measures we are taking to slow the spread are necessary, but that does not rule out the fact that many arguments people are using to keep people in place are illogical. The tweet below, featuring a video by … Continue reading An Absurd Coronavirus Narrative
I think I am handing the coronavirus quarantine pretty well. Of course, that could be a matter of opinion. In the video below, I give you a 60 second glimpse into my quarantine escape room. You know, the place you choose to go when you need some time alone. What are you doing to stay … Continue reading Surviving Lockdown
Is Coronavirus God's judgment on us for our wicked ways, is it something he intends for our good, is it a mixture of both, or none of the above? Scripture tells us, "the secret things belong to the Lord our God" (Deuteronomy 29:29). What this verse means is that God does not always tell us why he … Continue reading Seeing God’s Mercy in Coronavirus
Deep and abiding faith in God has the ability to look at the worst possible scenario and still see our Lord's goodness. From there, nothing we face can cause us to fear.
How many whose eye traces this page, it may be whose tears dampen it, whose sighs breathe over it, whose prayers hallow it, may be wading in deep waters, may be drinking bitter cups, and are ready to exclaim, “All these things are against me!” Oh no, beloved of God, all these things are for you!
The Fight of Faith 