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Palm Sunday in the time of coronavirus
Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for thehuman race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ totake upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross,giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grantthat we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also sharein his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who…
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Challenges for ethnic churches and asking what is ahead in the time of coronavirus
A few black pastors I’ve talked to highlight a tough issue. While predominately white churches can somewhat easily ramp up an online presence, and others have easily had an online presence for years, traditionally ethnic churches have struggled. New churches among ethnic church plants are also struggling. We also need to think through what is next… now. This is a…
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Grasping the eternal in the time of coronavirus
It may very well be that the entire month of April will be more “social distancing.” Many states have “stay at home” orders in place, working hard to force social distancing so the virus can’t keep spreading.
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The loss of heroes in the time of coronavirus
The past few weeks have been witness to the loss of some giants of the faith in my life. We lost another one recently. I don’t know exactly when, but I just heard yesterday that one of my true heroes, Dwight Palmquist, passed away from brain cancer. He died in the Philippines, the country he loved.
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When there are no answers… living in mystery in the time of coronavirus
N T Wright brings such thoughtfulness to his writing and this piece is a must read in our time. We think that surely our faith brings answers to big questions like these. Wright’s contention is this: Christianity isn’t supposed to do that.
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Online church in the time of coronavirus… Part 2
When doing online church… minimize actual flames near you.
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Doing online church for the first time in the age of coronavirus
When going live for online worship and you’re doing it to an empty room in front of you… remember that stage decorations just don’t matter… and sometimes they attack!
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GUEST POST: Depression in the time of coronavirus
I met Chris and Heidi Ness in Ethiopia a few years ago when I was teaching a two week class at the Bible college in Addis Ababa. They are amazing folks who now work in Italy. Chris has some needed words about depression in times like these so he let me share them here.
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Spiritual Warfare in the time of coronavirus
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. (Eph. 6:10-11) The old joke goes something like this: There are those who make things happen. There are those who see things happen. There are those who wonder what happened.
