Blog Posts

  • Covid-19 vs Pastoral Concerns

    In the (not great) movie “Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children” (based on a popular novel I have not read) there is a scene where big bad guy has commandeered the titular “home” and gives the “peculiar children” an order. Despite his mastery of the situation, Miss Peregrine reprimands him for speaking to those in…

  • Covid-19 vs Wisdom

    I was at Sam’s club 2 Wednesday ago picking up some coffee and I noticed that about 80% of the carts around me contained toilet paper. I thought those people were kinda crazy and definitely over-reacting. Fast forward a week and I’m back at Sam’s club, wandering through the aisles to see what’s sold out.…

  • Covid-19 vs Sunday Morning

    I hate this. I hate that I can’t see my congregation. I hate that I can’t share the Word of God with them in person. I hate that singles won’t have fellowship and the elderly won’t be surrounded by hyperactive children. I hate that communion won’t be served. I hate that the collective voices of…

  • Covid-19 vs Good News

    Maybe it’s because this virus invaded before the warmth of the sun began to resurrect our corner of the planet, but it feels like since its arrival the sky has been grey and the news has been dark. Daily updates of new cases bring more dire predictions and a bleaker economic outlook. It’s hard to…

  • Covid-19 Vs the Economy

    I think we all foresee the coronavirus having a negative impact on our economy. But to be fair, anything more substantial than a gust of wind could have a negative impact on our economy. That’s because our economy is perpetually in the ICU, convulsing at every germ that a healthy immune system would dispatch with…