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One of the best ways I’ve found to keep my sanity during this crisis is by going to a small chapel down the street each day to pray. This daily “dose” of solitude has been absolutely amazing.
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Last week, I shared the first way I believe God is bringing a greater good out of this crisis—by calling us back to a more balanced way of life. This week, I’ll share the other two ways.
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If you didn’t already know, Jim Harbaugh is a famous football coach. He’s also a devout Catholic. In a recent podcast interview with Jay Nordinger of the National Review, Harbaugh said that he doesn’t believe the timing of the COVID-19 crisis is by accident: “As I said, God has virtually stopped the world from spinning. I don’t think it’s coincidence. My personal feeling, living a faith-based life, this is a message or this is something that should be a time where we grow on our faith for reverence and respect for God.”
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“To live is Christ; to die is gain.” This has been the most bizarre and tragic Easter we’ve ever experienced. More than any other Holy Week, it’s pressed the question: What are we living for?
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After I mentioned in a previous blog that many of my students would be in tears when I taught them about ancient crucifixion, what Jesus had to endure on the Cross, someone asked what it was like. While I don’t have room to go into all of it, I can highlight three things that give a pretty good sense of how awful it was. Fair warning: even though this is just a written description, it is quite graphic. It may bring you to tears too.
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If God is for us, what can stand against us? I was talking with someone last week about the Coronavirus and how surreal this whole experience is. He told me that he’s not a religious person, but that he’s convinced the Coronavirus is God’s way of getting our attention. He went on to explain that the way the world has been going—I’m not really sure what he meant by that—we needed a wake-up call. This is it. This is God’s judgment, His way of putting us back on course. As a Christian, I couldn’t disagree more!
