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Poorly Interpreting Providence

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Whenever a crisis arises, there always seems to be some guy who comes out of the woodwork to tell everyone that he knows for a fact that the current crisis is (a) the beginning of the end, (b) the judgment of God on homosexuals/Democrats/Republicans/evolutionists/etc., and/or (c) some random offshoot of global warming. So far, in the current crisis, I have had the singular misfortune of being exposed to all three of these, and have felt the need to address each in turn, with particular emphasis given to the middle theory (b). Continue reading →

The Good King, A Story for Children Who May Be Afraid

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As a pastor, I’m blessed to be not only an under-shepherd of God’s grown-up sheep, but of His little lambs as well. During a crisis like the one in which we now find ourselves, it is very easy to be so caught up in our own concerns and preparations that we overlook the wee ones. They may be small, but when they see their schools closing, or their mommy or daddy staying home from work, or when they don’t get to go visit granny in her care facility like they would normally do, their fear can be just as real and just as big as anything that might face an adult. These are confusing times for a child, and they need their parents or grandparents or other grown-ups to help them to understand that even when the world seems like it is falling apart, the Lord is still in control, and is still protecting them from all evil. Here is a simple presentation of the gospel that might help you as you talk to your little one about the coronavirus, its impact on our society, and how we respond to it as Christians.

A long time ago in a far-off country, there lived a good King. This King had two subjects, a man and a woman who were husband and wife. Continue reading →

The Coronavirus and Christian Witness

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Mark records the following narrative:

“On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, ‘Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?'” Mark 4:35-40

They had just left the crowd, the roaring waves of people that were always present wherever Jesus was. He had been teaching all that day, and the evening had come upon them, when He said to them, “Let’s go to the other side”, that is, the other side of the Sea of Galilee. And so, they got in the boat, and went on their way. Continue reading →