An old photo recalls the novelty, and the sadness, of the COVID pandemic. It is fascinating how a song or a picture can stir up emotions. This picture seems, at first glance, an ordinary picture of a vacant cubicle. Yet it takes me back to an interesting time in my life, if not for me…
Category: Pandemic Journal
A collection of essays on the COVID pandemic.
When Does Ten Percent Matter?
To beat them into conformity, mandates have been applied. Their access to hospitals and restaurants and the border between Canada and the US have been blocked. Proposals have been afoot keeping them from traveling, the infamous “vaccine passpor
Federalism — Or Intentional Chaos
If it wasn’t for federalism, we would never have learned that lockdowns do not work, that children need to see our faces, that people need to worship, that fans need to cheer at the stadium, that people need to work.
Faith (Part II)
Will Christianity survive the pandemic? A follow up report on how church communities have fared during the pandemic.
Faith
Faith is “the confidence of things unseen, the assurance of all things hoped for.” Ironic that faith is tested, strengthened when it encounters the unknowable or uncontrollable.