During this pandemic, I’m finding new opportunities to reconnect with those I haven’t talked with in a long time. It is encouraging to get updates on what the Lord has been doing in the lives of friends and relatives over the past 15 to 20 or more years. It’s also important for us to make known the righteous acts of God, as we’re told in Psalms 105 and other places.

Soy coautor de esta declaración junto con otros líderes cristianos de nuestra ciudad. Instamos a las iglesias a continuar brindando servicios de adoración solamente en línea durante el mes de mayo. Varias iglesias de la UBA han firmado esta declaración. Te animo a que también agregues el nombre de tu iglesia a la lista. Si desea agregar su iglesia, hágamelo saber.

These strange times have called for some unprecedented innovation, and churches are certainly stepping up. All throughout the greater Houston area, churches are getting creative in their care for one another and the larger community. So we wanted to take a moment to celebrate just a few of the stories of the Body of Christ doing what it does best—sharing and showing the love of Christ.

There are a few big questions that must be answered before your church has in-person services again. I have co-authored this statement along with other Christian leaders from across our city about the need to continue providing online-only worship services through the month of May. Several UBA churches have signed on. If you would like to add your church to it, please let me know.

It is clear that God wants to hear from His people during times of crisis, whether that’s the nation of Israel or the Bride of Christ. Now is the time for the people of God to humble themselves and cry out to God for protection and healing during these days. Will you and your church join us? Here are a few specific ways to pray for our city, country, and the world during COVID-19.

COVID-19 has created a once-in-a-lifetime situation that finds many families with less on their calendars and more time at home with one another. While we do not know how much longer this will last, we all expect it to end at some point. Before it does, however, perhaps families would benefit from sitting down and making two lists:

I started outlining this piece about anxiety long before most of us had ever heard the term “coronavirus." Now, it seems to be an all-consuming topic of our news, conversations, and concerns. I’m not going to try to address the specific "what ifs" for the months ahead. Josh already discussed strategy here. Instead, I want to touch on how we can respond when these worst-case scenarios threaten to overwhelm us personally. I want to tell my own story of processing anxieties in the light of the gospel.

Los lideres tenemos un problema serio cuando pensamos que sabemos suficiente. Cuando eso sucede, nuestro aprendizaje se estanca y se retrasa porque el mundo sigue andando, no se detiene a esperarnos. Los líderes que tienen la humildad y el deseo de aprender son los que tendrán éxito al enfrentar los cambios; los que no, seguirán usando las estrategias y los programas que ya dejaron de funcionar.

Like most of you, I've spent even more time than normal perusing the news on the internet. In a recent trip through the news feed, I stumbled across an article on a tech website. The headline read: "Google searches for 'good news' are at an all-time high.” Turns out people are searching for the phrase "good news" more than any time since Google began publishing its trends in 2004. For those of us with a gospel message to share, that kind of lay-up is just too good to pass up.

Yo me quedo en casa—pero ¿cómo? ¿En qué condiciones físico mental me quedo? El Señor en estos tiempos, ha estado tratando conmigo, llamándome a la reflexión. Tener paz en momentos de agitación, confusión, rumores, escasez, con un futuro incierto por delante es lo que más necesitamos, y de seguro es lo que menos encontramos donde quiera que nos dirijamos.