Pandemic Year-in-Review
by Adam Forry This week is exactly one year since the Covid-19 shutdown. What have we learned this past year about how to respond to hard times? Four observations from our pandemic experience can guide us through difficult circumstances. Don’t panic or blame. For some people, disasters give yet another reason to blame groups they already mistrust or hate. By contrast, Jesus told us not to be alarmed when we face circumstances that are out of our control; these kinds of things
Zeke
This is the story of Zeke, a hand puppet. This is not a tall tale. It is not made up or exaggerated. It is a true story, one that teaches a useful lesson about resourcefulness, creativity, and serendipity—stirred up by the Holy Spirit—that is able to be replicated anytime in our life and service (Acts 2:17-18). Zeke’s story begins with a problem, the havoc created by a pandemic. One repercussion was to disrupt the normal gatherings and activities of churches. Like other churc
