Loving All Our Neighbors Besieged by COVID-19
International cooperation is a Christian value. It can beat COVID-19. Read full piece
Church Pageants Go Virtual Amid a COVID-19 Christmas
Coronavirus has canceled many Christmas pageants, but some churches turned to a new virtual format for the old classic. And with kids and the internet involved, virtual pageants, it turns out, are just as delightfully unpredictable as more traditional performances at churches.
Pandemic, Loss Unite 2 Rural Missouri Baptist Pastors Around Faith
Thirty miles of rural Missouri separate the two churches, and so much else. Still, every Tuesday the pastors meet, seeking each other’s counsel, sharing their joys — and, more often, their burdens. Because in these pandemic-wracked days, they are sometimes overwhelmed by the crucible of
Lamentations 1:1 (in photos)
Christmas markets, a cherished tradition in Germany and neighboring countries, have joined the long list of annual traditions that were canceled or diminished this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a reflection on Lamentations 1:1, as seen in photos of European Christmas markets.
Five Louisiana Priests Who Died in 1873 Pandemic Considered for Sainthood
Between late August to mid-November of 1873 Shreveport, Louisiana, lost a quarter of its population to yellow fever. Five French priests came to Louisiana. Read full piece
A Unique Recipe for Healing: Bill Murray & a Biblical Text
Against the backdrop of a pandemic’s blight and wounds from an acrimonious election, a group of acclaimed actors on Sunday will stage an online reading of a religious text with remarkable relevance to the current moment: the Book of Job.
Christmas Tree-Lighting in Bethlehem a Muted, Virtual Event
Only a few dozen people attended the lighting of the Christmas tree in the biblical city of Bethlehem on Saturday (Dec. 5), as coronavirus restrictions scaled back the annual event that is normally attended by thousands.
Drive-Thru Live Nativities are Tailor-Made for a COVID-19 Christmas
Live Nativities, in which visitors drive — and sometimes, especially in warmer climes, walk — through a number of scenes retelling the biblical story of Jesus’s birth, have been popular around the U.S. for years. And it’s an idea whose time has come as the
NIH Director Tells Baptists to Wear Masks, Worship Virtually, & Get Vaccine
The unprecedented pace of developing vaccines for COVID-19 has not jeopardized their effectiveness or safety for Americans, the director of the National Institutes of Health said Thursday (Dec. 3) in a webinar hosted by the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
Protests, Pandemics, & Politics: The Top 2020 Searches for Bible Passages Online
The website BibleGateway.com saw unusual spikes in related searches around the first COVID-19 lockdowns last spring, the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and the protests that followed in the summer, and the U.S. presidential election this fall.