Sheltering in Place - Is It Safe? Of course, it's safe, at least for some period of time, if battling the effects of a pandemic is the goal. But sheltering in place is not a good way to nurture your spiritual life, given the extended periods of time believers are away from the Lord's house on Sundays. We all understand that combatting the novel coronavirus is facilitated...

The Search for the Vaccine The race is on. Scientists and medical professionals around the globe are working 24/7 to find a sure-fire way to combat Covid-19. Of course, some wholeheartedly endorse the use of vaccines to address medical conditions, and they are anxious to see progress made in the battle against this new, international, "invisible" enemy. Others are genera...

Safe Journeys Home Trips home can be very cool, particularly when being away from home is due to unforeseen and unpleasant events, like a lengthy hospital stay, a military deployment to an unsafe location, or a work assignment that requires prolonged travel. Getting home is good. And getting there safe and sound is very good. In fact, just the anticipation of getting the...

Are We There Yet? It always happens. You're with your children on a trip, and, at some point along the way, you get the question (often more than once): "Are we there yet?" And then this question soon becomes: "When are we going to be there?" The parents know where they're heading and how far they've been, and, at least at the beginning, they generally give a sensible an...

Jonah and Corona:Disobey God, and You'll End up in Deep Water Jonah is the well-known prophet who was directed by God to communicate a divine word of warning to the pagan people of Nineveh. Shocked that he would be called to preach repentance to those who were mortal enemies of his people, Jonah refused. Instead of going east to Nineveh, he went to the seacoast city of Jo...

Scattered or Sheltered We continue in our "holding pattern" due to the COVID-19 virus, and it looks like we may still be a few weeks or more away from resuming our normal Sunday worship. We all miss the fellowship we enjoy on the Lord's Day. As we think about the spiritual implications of what may be happening with respect to this global virus, it might be profitable to ...

A Means of Escape Pastor David recently explained that, as believers undergo times of distress, we can be assured that God is at work, alert to the needs of his children, and supernaturally "working things together for good" (Romans 8:28; 1Peter 1:7-8; Hebrews 12:6-12). What the Lord is seeking to accomplish in the lives of people and nations through the coronavirus may n...

A Doorkeeper in the House of GodThoughts Concerning Psalm 84 Now that we have been away from Lord's Day worship together for three weeks, Psalm 84:1-4 likely captures the sentiment on the hearts of many of us: How lovely is your dwelling place,O LORD of hosts!My soul longs, yes, faintsfor the courts of the LORD;my heart and flesh sing for joyto the living God.Even the sp...