Coronavirus

Still i will trust You

Still i will trust You

Following Jesus doesn’t mean we won’t go through storms – just ask the disciples! They learned that storms are a part of the journey. But they eventually learned they could still trust Him – even in the midst of storms. It was true for them, and it’s true for us.

The majority of the disciples had grown up as fishermen and had sailed on the Sea of Galilee for most of their lives. They had often sailed to the other side. More than likely, they had even experienced their share of storms while they were on the sea. So when Jesus told them to get into the boat and cross to the other side that night, it was probably “business as usual” for this sea-worthy group.(1)

But the storm that night was apparently beyond anything they had ever experienced. They thought they were going to die! But instead, Jesus used the storm to teach them four truths that night – truths they could hold onto in the midst of any storm. And they are truths we can hold onto – in the midst of COVID-19 – or any other storm we encounter….

Facing The Giants

Facing The Giants

If you ever questioned the idea that we live in a global village, i hope current events have caused you to acknowledge that reality. Today the impact of coronavirus is being felt in almost every corner of the globe. As of 3/15/20 2:20PM, 145 countries have reported cases of the disease, as per data collected by Johns Hopkins University. That’s 145 of the 189-196 countries that currently make up our world (depending upon which source you acknowledge for the total number of countries). Currently all of our many differences are being overshadowed by the presence of a common enemy.

When we rang in the new year less than ninety days ago, none of us (other than perhaps a handful of medical researchers) had ever heard of the disease. None of us expected that this would be a giant we would all be facing within the first few months of the year. And most of us, until the last week or so, had never heard the terms, let alone been taught that “social distancing” and “flattening the curve” were a good thing as a part of a strategy to fight a giant.

But here’s the thing. The giant will pass….