My senior year of high school was full. Full of athletics, friendships, trips, and poignant goodbyes. There would have been a cost to losing that time. That cost is now being paid by the students of our nation, as well as other nations, that suddenly find themselves studying from home with the possibility of not … Continue reading Counsel for Students during Covid-19 →

Some things we love instantly and passionately. Others grow up more imperceptibly to become a dominant favorite. David McCullough is the latter. While I have moved the majority of my library to E-books, I still own the first paper book of his I read, 1776. I just finished Mornings on Horseback, a biography limited to … Continue reading My Favorite Historian →

Chesterton once said something along the lines that with all the people making prophecies (in his day), every once in a while one of them was bound to get something right. Well, dire predictions have been made. Those who don't look into these things may be thinking that the end of the world has come … Continue reading Covid-19 Vs the Computer Models →

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 … Continue reading Covid-19 vs Pastoral Concerns →

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. … Continue reading Covid-19 vs Wisdom →

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 … Continue reading Covid-19 vs Sunday Morning →

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 … Continue reading Covid-19 vs Good News →

Does the government have the right to mandate the closing of religious gatherings because of a pandemic? While I don't often spew forth my political views, as a pastor this is a question worth pondering. It's a question that brings to a head how I view the role of government vs the role of the … Continue reading Coronavirus and Church Gatherings →