Sunday did not feel like Easter; except for this: what may have been our saddest Easter may also have been our most Easter-like Easter.
Amid this catastrophic pandemic, beauty will save us – if we pay attention
The coronavirus pandemic unveils what is already present in our hearts, good and bad; it uncovers what is broken in our political and economic order just as surely as it shines a light on all that is beautiful about the human spirit.
Even now, we must not rush to Easter. First, comes the middle space of Holy Saturday
While Jesus is indeed alive, the reality of God’s Kingdom is far from being fully realized in our world. Ultimately, rushing to the goodness of Easter is part of an escapist mentality only afforded to the most privileged among us.
‘Watch with me’: on the other side of our long night of grief, space to reimagine our world
The people who die from COVID-19 will come from every walk of life in every town in the country. But in aggregate, the pattern shows now and will continue to show that deaths by the disease are political deaths – ones set into motion by racism and oppression.
For all who seek to follow Rabbi Jesus, now is exactly the time to be political
These days will transform us. Let’s do what we can to ensure that transformation is toward justice, toward peace, toward compassion.
In these fearful days, I’m gladly praying for ‘Sticky,’ my 4-year-old son’s imaginary friend
After this pandemic is over, after things return to “normal,” we will still have the scars from our experience. And how well these scars heal is directly related to how we treat our wounds and the wounds of our neighbors now.
The CARES Act may be a financial lifeline for churches; but at what cost to religious liberty?
I know the CARES Act represents a lifeline to churches that don’t know how they’ll keep their doors open without it. But I also know that my Baptist forbears endured imprisonment, public beatings and even exile to defend the principle of absolute religious liberty. Some principles are worth defending no matter what the cost.
Crucifixion and coronavirus: a Holy Week unlike any other
David declared that even though he walked through the valley of the shadow of death, goodness and mercy would follow him always and that God would be with him forever. This year, this Holy Week, we have to find a way to believe that.
Resources for churches, ministers and laypeople amid the onslaught of COVID-19
To supplement the original news stories and opinion articles published at baptistnews.com related to the novel coronavirus, the Baptist News Global staff has compiled a list of helpful articles and resources accessible online.
How to survive in a time of coronavirus: Turn down the volume
The stress of living in an age of COVID-19 is revealing all of us to be more of who we have been. It is amplifying our personalities – for good or for ill. Normally hidden emotions now rise to the surface, and we are more easily laid bare.
11 self-care reminders for clergy and other caregivers
Amid a global pandemic and its immediate and long-term repercussions, consider these reminders for pastors, other ministers and all caregivers.
From disorientation to reorientation: Turning forced isolation into Sabbath experiences
Sabbath strips away the notion that our worth is defined by our activity. Sabbath affirms that our worth is not in doing; it is in being.