Tag: Adversity
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Identifying Sinful Fears, Pt. 2: The Fear of Creation
Matthew’s Gospel challenges our assumptions about fearfulness. After a long day of ministry, Jesus and his disciples crossed the Sea of Galilee. Weary from the day, our Lord fell asleep in the boat’s bow. Then, a violent storm battered and threatened to destroy the vessel and its occupants. The disciples panicked, but Jesus remained asleep.…
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The Origin of Coronavirus
Where did the Coronavirus originate? We have been obsessed with that question since the pandemic fanned to a flame. Was it rotten bat meat from a Wuhan wet market? Was it bio-engineered by a lab in the same city? The answer to that question is important because it may be a matter of justice. Certain…
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Pray & Watch
“And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night” (Nehemiah 4:9). Nehemiah, as an unlikely character, sets the standard for the church’s response to adversity. I’ll explain why he was an unlikely character in just a second. First though, as he was leading the reconstruction of…
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