America: An Inside/Outside Perspective (Part II, The Panedmic)
What do people outside think of the American response to the pandemic? Here's what I'm hearing and seeing.
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What do people outside think of the American response to the pandemic? Here's what I'm hearing and seeing.
On top of the presidency and the pandemic, there were protests. What did these look like from the outside?
Exploring the connectedness of morality, nature, creation, and gender.
Here's an important question and answer from the Heidelberg Catechism: How does Christ's resurrection benefit us?
How does America look to a Christian living outside the country? Here's some perspective on the last presidency.
How can we put words to the pain of being able to not hold a funeral properly but having to hurry away for the death of family members?
When a name was repeated twice, it carried with it a deep, intimate, and personal tie.
To affirm homosexuality is to abandon our calling to embody God’s creational purpose for the sake of the world and to call all people into the true humanity that will one day fill the earth.
Everyone will see his brilliant shining face.
I’m curious, what hopeful moments are you looking forward to in 2021? Share in the comments below.
Marriage as God designed it has always been under attack because of sin. That is still true today. But in his grace and mercy, God is still at work.
Now is the time for us to wake up from our spiritual sleep, expecting the Lord to come again.
Advent is like being stuck behind a garbage truck when you’re running late.
There Joseph sat with his face in his hands. What did the law say? Disown her. Void the engagement. But then came a message from God!
I can’t remember a December that felt so empty. But rather than dwelling on the isolation I am choosing to rest in the peace and quiet.
Isaiah tells us that in Jesus the glory of God will be revealed. But something seems wrong with the glory God reveals.
I like to think I read a wide variety of books. But is this true? My thinking was tested this past summer when my friend Heather invited me to participate in a reading challenge.
Willowdale CRC in Toronto will be reopening at some point and I wonder if anyone has resources that we can take advantage of (i.e. attendance registration templates, etc.).
Recently I read about the Japanese artform of Kintsugi (golden joinery), or Kintsukuroi (golden repair). Typically, the broken vessel becomes even more beautiful. . .
Just for some fun reminiscing, share your thoughts on music you remember from 25 years ago when the Jars of Clay debuted and Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) was a frequently used term.
Network community! I'd love to know: What books have you been reading recently? What books are you hoping to read?
How do we see God in light of the crises that surround us? Do you look back to find him or look somewhere else?
This year has been, and continues to be, challenging. But one thing that keeps coming to my mind is God’s faithfulness. Where have you seen God’s faithfulness this year?
When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?
How is your church finding ways to encourage active participation in the life of the church at this time?