“I can’t quantify it or even fully articulate it, but for those who have seen far more death than most, I’m grateful for the brief notice this unique ministry will receive and the understanding that these chaplains have.”

The influential evangelical theologian leaves a final lesson for the church: Glorify Christ every way.

Feeling out of control feels dangerous. As Christians, it forces us to decide whether we believe God is sovereign over the affairs of humanity, and if He is good no matter our suffering.

This is an opportunity for creative and innovative means of sharing the gospel in both word and deed.

We can flee for refuge to the One who is our Mighty Fortress. Like Isaiah wrote, there is a time for us to “enter our chambers, shut our doors,” and wait until “the fury passes by.” Why should we think that God would ask less of this generation than He has of our mothers and fathers?

The world is watching. They want to see if Jesus really makes a difference in how a person suffers what is unbearable and loses what is valuable.

Every human being, certainly every Christian woman and man, lives with a weasel at their neck.

I feel strangely prepared for this pandemic. It’s all miserable, of course, but it’s not entirely new.

Are there circumstances under which the government may order churches to close? What does the Bible tell us about whether a church should obey such an order?

Seeing children come to Jesus is the reason this course matters so much.