Reconnecting after COVID

Springtime means the world is coming alive again—this year, in more ways than one! As COVID-19 continues its retreat, the elders have been making plans for our reconnection and return to normal as a church. All of this is tentative, of course, depending on how...

Priorities and COVID-19

A couple weeks ago, I saw this headline on a popular satire website: “Nation Prepares to Celebrate First Anniversary of Two Weeks to Flatten the Curve.” Ouch. We had no idea what was coming back then, did we? No matter what you think about the worldwide reaction to...

What to do about COVID-19 restrictions

Last week I posed the question: when should Christians disobey their government? Or, to put it more specifically, why have our elders chosen to comply with the ongoing and increasing restrictions placed upon our church in response to COVID-19? Last week I argued that...

Christ Ascended Over Every Virus

— Karl Peterson “Christ ascended on high and led captivity captive,” Eph 4:8. The ascension of Jesus Christ is one of the great confessions of the Christian faith. After Easter Sunday, Jesus spent forty days with his disciples, encouraging and preparing them....