How Covid-19 Helps Us Understand the True Nature of Sin

Teaching children, disciples, or students about the doctrine of original sin and its entrance into the human race can prove to be a challenge. Sin has been defined as “missing the mark,” a rather innocuous way of describing a phenomenon so lethal that it brings death to the entire human race. But Covid-19 turns our attention to an ancient analogy provided long ago in Scripture. We’ve overlooked it. But a fresh examination of this ancient analogy will help us understand the deadly nature of sin and prepare us for Jesus Christ.

Your Faith Can Be Contagious

During these days of uncertainty, I am reminded of a mother, Monica of Hippo (N. Africa, modern day Algeria), mother of well-known Augustine. She was contagious. That’s why she comes to my mind.

Tim ColeMarch 18, 2020Contagious, Monica, Augustine, Confessions, Faith, Woman of Faith, Uncertainty, corona virus, Fear, Panic, Hysteria

Social Distancing Is Not a Guarantee of Spiritual Collapse

A woman experienced twelve years of social distancing. Not twelve days or months, but twelve long years. That’s over 4,000 days of isolation. I cannot even imagine. Probably seemed like forever to her. Quarantined. Alone. Avoided. Rebuffed. And a guarantee of a collapsed faith, or, at least a prescription for a religious dropout, right? We wouldn’t be accused of being too hasty or off the mark if we expected such. But let’s examination those expectations. I invite you to observe the impact of long-term social distancing in the case of a woman.