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Modern day lynching in the time of coronavirus
Coronavirus has so consumed us in our lives and in the news, a modern day lynching took place two months ago… and no arrests… all while it was captured on video. Story HERE. A CBS News report HERE. So many of my friends of color on social media today mourn. How long, O Lord?
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When did all this start? Losing time in the time of coronavirus
I’m starting to see people post how many days they’ve had “stay at home orders” in the U.S. I’m also seeing more and more apocalyptic prophecies from the fundamentalist corner of American Christianity… so some coronavirus vaccine shot will soon be the mark of the beast or something before too long.
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Hearts revealed in the time of coronavirus
Luke 8:4-15 How we are responding in the time of coronavirus is a revealing of how are hearts are responding to the word of the Lord to us. The responses to the word in a tough time reveal our hearts. How we receive in “good times” is an indicator, but how we receive in “tough times” is another key indicator.
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Finding opposites to be true in the time of coronavirus
We live in Alabama so we had our first full day of some slight changes. All retail can open with restrictions on social distancing and capacity levels. Restaurants can’t have dine-in, no barbershops can open, nor can gyms. But the biggie for Alabama is the beaches opened today, but they are monitoring social distancing.
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Sabbath for nature in the time of coronavirus
We were able to visit the beach in Alabama last night. The governor relaxed orders on the beach, asking everyone to still be responsible in social distancing. Our family walked the shore of the Gulf at sunset. The birds were feeding like crazy. We saw a lot of dolphins, baby sharks (just so THAT song gets stuck in your head…
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A lament for the American Church in the time of cornavirus
Over the last couple of years I have toyed around with a book. I have a working title: “Living in Babylon.” Last year I sat down and put all my notes together so I could have some sense of what I had studied over the 2-3 years I had been picking at it. As I write this, the United States…
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Analog Church in the time of coronavirus
I had the privilege of interviewing Jay Kim, author of Analog Church: Why we need real people, places, and things in the digital age from Intervarsity Press. I wanted to chat with him about the book coming out as the country was under a quarantine and needed to be more digital. It was a fun conversation. Listen HERE. My book…
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Hard categories need breaking in the time of coronavirus
There are two books I am thankful for as they speak to a key issue of change in the time of coronavirus. One is The Way Up is Down by Marlena Graves. This is a book that will be releasing soon and I HIGHLY recommend you get it. She is a powerful writer and also brings the perspective of a…
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A time to mourn and a time to dance in the time of coronavirus
This time being isolated is an opportunity. In the major cultural shifts we are experiencing, I have a deep sense in my spirit this is a time to mourn and be ready to move to what is next. I elaborate more HERE.
