5 Tips for Worshiping at Home

Due to the pandemic, most believers find themselves in unfamiliar circumstances, especially with respect to worship. We suddenly find ourselves unable to engage in many lifelong habitual yet meaningful practices. Having to worship at home may be discomforting to many of us. We might find it difficult to concentrate. It may even feel awkward. And …

Quarantine Questions

Ever since congregations decided to no longer worship at their usual meeting houses due to the COVID-19 virus, I have received a number of questions from concerned Christians. These questions have not been asked by those who have a contentious spirit or who desire to find fault in the decisions that have been made but …

Who’s to Blame?

Whether it is a tsunami, earthquake, tornado, or pandemic, people invariably ask the question, “Who’s to blame for all this destruction and loss of life?” Generally, the answers fall into two extremes: There are those who confidently affirm that God would never be responsible for such events. After all, God is a God of love …

More on the Coronavirus & Church Attendance

If you have not had the opportunity to read my first article on this issue, you can click on the following link:  “Church Attendance, the Coronavirus, & Guilt” This article is a follow-up to some of the thoughts expressed in the first article. The reason I wrote the first article is that I had read …

Church Attendance, the Coronavirus, and Guilt

This weekend, a number of churches all over the country have modified or even canceled church services due to the threat (real or exaggerated) the coronavirus poses to our nation. Some congregations have canceled their Sunday morning and Wednesday night Bible classes while maintaining the Sunday morning and evening worship services. Others have canceled all …