Coronavirus and Prayer

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 In past pandemics in America there was an emphasis on our need for God’s intervention in our lives personally and in our nation. Today, our society is saying over…

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Give Us This Day Our Non-Perishables

My wife Emily just got back from the grocery store this morning. Considering the Coronavirus pandemic, we weren’t sure what to expect. We prayed with our two little girls before mommy left for the store, “Give us this day our daily bread.” Then she returned with an embarrassment of rations. Don’t get me wrong—we need…

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Can’t Be Our Maker – Must Be Math

The caskets are piling up in the potter’s field on Hart Island, New York. Typically, about 25 people a week are interred there. These are people with no known connections, or next of kin. But during this pandemic, the number of people buried there is nearly 5 times that high.1 This is in New York…

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Confined to Quarters

Following his bold testimony at the Diet of Worms, for his protection, friends had Martin Luther imprisoned in Wartburg Castle. Initially, he did not know who captured him or the place of his confinement. While the drama of the Reformation raged on in the world outside, Luther remained in seclusion for nearly a year. During…

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Plagues in the Bible

The Corona Virus Pandemic is bigger than politics and bigger than any one nation. It is what God is doing in our world. What God is doing is bigger than anything you will hear on the news. He is working an eternal work, to bring us to Him, to bring us to repentance. So, from…

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