“God is in control,” is a common sentiment expressed in Christian circles. Since God is all-knowing and all-powerful, then it seems to make sense that He is also be controlling everything that happens in our world today. However, that concept of an “in control” God quickly runs into a huge …
COVID19
Finding Certainty (Regyna Cooper)
What is Certainty? With chaos and volatile times, we can find ourselves unsettled by all the news. We find ourselves constantly looking for things to settle down and struggling to catch our breath. There is a popular phrase that states, “the only things certain are death and taxes." This may be …
Getting Back to Normal (James R. Cooper)
As we try to get our minds around the craziness that is our current situation, many of the people I’ve talked to say, “I can’t wait for things to get back to normal.” While I understand the desire to have things restored to the way they were, we have to look at things as they are, not as they …
Life Amid Coronavirus: What’s Your Story?
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 …
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 …
