Florida has ‘performed better than anyone predicted’ on coronavirus, Gov. Ron DeSantis says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis removes his face mask as he arrives for a news briefing on the coronavirus crisis at Orlando Health’s Orlando Regional Medical Center on Sunday, April 26, 2020. All the speakers participating in the briefing removed their masks to deliver remarks and answer questions. DeSantis is arriving with Orlando Health President & CEO David Strong, left.(Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) ... Read More

Nursing homes push for protections from liability during coronavirus. Industry may have to comply with generator rules first.

In this Sept. 13, 2017, file photo, a patient is transported from The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills after a loss of air conditioning due to Hurricane Irma in Hollywood. Twelve elderly patients died after being kept inside a nursing home that turned into a sweatbox when Hurricane Irma knocked out its air conditioning for three days.(Amy Beth Bennett / Staff photographer) ... Read More

Data is the key to Florida’s reopening. Here’s a guide to the coronavirus statistics that matter most

Kevin Systrom, the founder of Instagram, has created a model that estimates the reproductive number of the virus, or R, by state. R is a number epidemiologists use to measure of how many other people one infected person can infect. Systrom’s estimates, updated daily, show Florida is slightly above the epidemic threshold, meaning that on average, one person is infecting slightly more than one other person across the state. ... Read More

Resilient Church Leaders, Part 3: Psychology’s Thoughts on the Faith and the Church

Mental health professionals and spiritual directors would benefit in their work from cooperation with each other. Question 1: Teenagers and their struggle with anxiety seem to be high today. What do you recommend from the church’s perspective?” A study published just last year showed a concerning increase (over 70 percent) in psychological distress (e.g., mood disorders like anxiety and depression and suicide risk) between Millennials and Generation Z. While there is likely no... Read More

An Open Letter to Evangelicals on Self-Less Living During this Pandemic

We may be sequestered, but as we emerge and show our faces in public, the gospel is on trial. Hidden during this pandemic is another virus, one affecting our church communities, countries, and the world. It doesn’t raise the body temperature or cause shortness of breath; it doesn’t diminish one’s ability to taste or smell. It can’t be detected by a nasal swab or discovered by taking one’s temperature. Neither can one be cured from it by therapeutic drugs,... Read More

Conspiracy Theories in a Time of Coronavirus: How to Address the Problems They Reveal

Discerning leaders should be wise to recognize the growing need to confront conspiracies in their midst and to equip believers to engage loved ones and friends who have come to believe some of the fake news flying around. One of the clearest memories from my time in school was learning of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Although it was a fascinating story, what remains indelible was my father later grinning and saying that was only the “official” story. In reality, Kennedy... Read More

Survivre à COVID-19 en Espagne a Changé Ma Foi

Six leçons pour les Églises par le Président de l’Alliance évangélique espagnole. L'Espagne traverse la pire crise dont nous nous souvenions depuis que notre pays est devenu une démocratie moderne, il y a 40 ans. Le nouveau coronavirus a tué plus de 22 000 personnes et infecté au moins 220 000 personnes. Nos congrégations évangéliques n'ont pas été épargnées par cette pandémie, et je fais partie... Read More