When the Enemy’s Scheme Is to Delay Rest and Keep Serving
A Post Burnout Reflection: “You have time-off booked next month; just keep pushing through!” (Falling into the enemy’s scheme of Delay.)
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Dear Police Officer
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous about posting this. Then again, it’s not written to those who won’t like it. I wanted you to know that there are a lot of us out here on the internet who love you, appreciate you, support you, and are praying for you.
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How to Prevent a COVID-19 Mental and Emotional Breakdown
Are you exasperated?
This week, we’ve been discussing the mental, and emotional strain that is being felt, related to COVID-19. But the virus itself is only one piece of the puzzle.
– There are relational impacts as friends and loved get sick.
– There is the financial impact of lost jobs, and an uncertain future.
– There is the community impact of social distancing, and self-isolation.The increasing pressure has shifting the conversation to ask, “How long can we live like this? Where’s the balance?”
We found a 3-step process.
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How Comment Streams Might Be Adding to Our Mental and Emotional Instability
Why is peace important?
When fear, stress, and anxiety of the unknown enters our lives, some of us feel the urge for conflict. We’re frustrated, but we don’t no where to place that frustration.Think about the past 2 months. When COVID-19 first broke, the comment streams were full of, “We’re in this together!” and “We will overcome!”
That quickly disappeared didn’t it?
Now the comment streams are battle grounds for people to lay out their complaints, and frustrations surrounding every topic under the sun. Thankfully, we haven’t turned on medical staff yet, but who knows what’s coming this week?
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Why Our Mental and Emotional Health Doesn’t Need the Tiger King Right Now (or Ever)
What does it mean, “to be found by him without spot or blemish”? (2 Pt. 3:14)
This is a pointer to Jesus, that He is the pure, spotless Lamb that was slain to atone for our sin. This points to His purity.
As we walk through uncertain times, we should try our best to be diligent in our personal purity, modelling Christ, as best we can. This can have a very positive impact on our mental, and emotional well-being.
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3 Vantage Points That Can Change Our Outlook on COVID-19
Has the coronavirus caused you to think about life differently? Have you found yourself thinking about faith, and eternity more than before? Have you found yourself Googling prayer, God, Jesus, or church? Has your outlook on the future changed, due to our current crisis? If so, that might not be a bad thing.
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3 Reasons to Celebrate Easter, Even During a Pandemic
Maybe you don’t feel like celebrating this year? Sure, you’ve managed to scarf a chocolate bunny for breakfast, but it still feels off. I get it! It’s been a tough few weeks, and the world has been turned upside-down. Some of you would have planned family dinners today, but can’t. Some of you would have planned on travelling, but can’t. Some of you would have planned a community Easter Egg Hunt, but can’t.
This year is different.
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Why Do People Risk Their Lives to Save Others?
During times of crisis, people risk their lives to save others. But why would human beings do that? Evolutionary theory doesn’t give us a good answer. Where does survival of the fittest fit into this phenomena? Aren’t our instincts supposed to kick in? I believe the Bible has an answer.
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How COVID-19 Is Sending People on a Spiritual Journey
People are searching for answers. COVID-19 has brought an increased interested in Christianity. Pastors and ministers are fielding questions about the Bible, Jesus, Prayer, and eschatology (the study of end times). And social media has blown up with all sorts of questions.
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3 Sobering Realities of Christ’s Return
Since the break of the COVID-19 pandemic, many pastors like myself have been fielding an increase in questions related to eschatology. People inside and outside the church have an increased interested in Christ’s return. What will it be like? Will we have any advanced warning? What signs should we look for? When is He coming back? We need balance in these discussions.
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3 Damaging Outcomes of Over-Thinking the COVID-19 Crisis (and How To Prevent Them)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people are clearly spending too much time alone, over-thinking our current circumstances.
We have witnessed some extreme thoughts and teachings ripping through society, and social media. There are teachers and preachers, bloggers and vloggers, pitching all sorts of predictions and prophecies.
In looking at the spectrum, the bookends of the over-thinking and false teaching seem to come to one of two conclusions: (1) The world is ending, or (2) it’s all a hoax.
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3 Questions to Ask When Navigating Doomsday Teaching (and Thinking)
Today, I want to bring some truth into the crisis and uncertainty. As social media blows up with all sorts of predictions, and prophecies, and myths, increasing fear and panic; we can choose to cling to truth. And the Apostle Peter, led by the Holy Spirit in the First Century, can help us do just that!
