Last week The Baltimore Sun issued a call for stories. Stories from Marylanders on Life Amid Coronavirus. Here's my submission: I write from the perspective of a senior who owns her own business and works from home. My husband Dave is an essential worker at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. He …
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Rejoice Always (Byron E. Brought)
Rejoice Always! Paul wrote to encourage the church. And that encouragement to the church in Thessalonica came in the form of rich thanksgiving: Rejoice always! Pray without ceasing; give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."1 Thess. 5:16-18 …
Where Is God in #corona? (Brett Beeson)
There are so, so many things that can be said for, as the millennials call it, #corona. A time to weep: For those who are ill. For families far away, isolated. For those whose depression creeps up the too-close walls or when anxiety rubs too raw. A time to mourn: For those who didn’t …
Rejoice in Hope
About 20 years after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, a frightening time of persecution and suffering for many, the apostle Paul encouraged the people of the church in Rome to "[r]ejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." Surely Paul would say the same thing …
