Florida barbershops, bars, restaurants seek coronavirus reopening under some restrictions

Greg Picinic, owner of the Livin’ in the Cut barbershop in Tallahassee, echoed those calls and also suggested the state help businesses like his obtain personal protective equipment, such as masks and gloves, which even hospitals have struggled to get a hold of during the pandemic. The disinfectant Barbicide also needs to be available, he said. ... Read More

Those MAGA-Hat Protestors: Compassion, Contempt, and the Way of Christ

Often, our compassion meters are put on display when it comes to how we respond to those who seem least like us. The way of Jesus is better. Compassion is an odd thing. When we think we don’t have enough of it, it can emerge from seemingly nowhere. When we are certain we are filled with it, we find we respond in ways we ought not. And often, our compassion meters are put on display when it comes to how we respond to those who seem least like us. We are seeing a lot of scorn and anger... Read More

When I Was Forbidden to Attend Church, I Learned to Cultivate a ‘Remote’ Faith

5 lessons for doing church together while we live apart. When I was 15, I’d listen to the conservative evangelical teaching of Back to The Bible on the radio, then watch the 700 Club on TV. I’d read a book by faith healers Frances and Charles Hunter, followed by a book about persecution by Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand. I read Scripture devotionally from a J. B. Phillips translation of the New Testament and studied my New American Standard Bible. It was a spiritual hash and a... Read More

스페인에서 코로나19를 겪으며 바뀐 믿음

스페인 복음주의 연맹 회장이 전하는 교회를 위한 6가지 교훈. 스페인은 40년 전 현대 민주주의 국가가 된 이래로 최악의 위기 상황을 겪고 있습니다. 코로나바이러스로 인해 22,000명 이상의 사망자가 발생하고, 220,000명 이상이 감염되었습니다. 우리 성도들도 이 유행성 질병에 노출되었고, 저도 코로나19로 입원하였습니다. 저는 스페인 대서양 연안의 작은 도시에서 350명의... Read More

在西班牙倖存的COVID-19改變了我的信仰

西班牙福音同盟會主席為教會提供的六個教訓。 西班牙正在經歷成為現代民主國家以來最嚴重的危機。 新冠狀病毒已造成超過2.1萬人死亡，並感染了至少20萬人。 在這次大流行中，我們的福音派教會尚未倖免，而我也是因COVID-19住院的人之一。 我在大西洋沿岸的一個小城市裡牧養一間大約350人的教會。 我也擔任我們宗派的全民領袖和西班牙福音同盟會的主席。... Read More

Combatendo a Ansiedade com o Antigo Testamento

As antigas Escrituras são uma fonte surpreendente de apoio em nossa luta contra o estresse. Este é o terceiro de uma série de seis artigos escritos por estudiosos renomados, que revisitam o lugar do "Primeiro Testamento" na fé cristã contemporânea. — Os editores Eu sou uma estatística dos millennials. Apelidada de “geração ansiosa”, a maioria de nós está estressada e experimenta uma ansiedade... Read More

Sopravvivere a COVID-19 in Spagna Ha Cambiato la Mia Fede

Sei lezioni per le chiese del presidente dell’Alleanza evangelica spagnola. La Spagna sta attraversando la peggiore crisi che possiamo ricordare da quando il nostro paese è diventato una democrazia moderna 40 anni fa. Il nuovo coronavirus ha ucciso oltre 22.000 persone e ne ha infettate almeno 220.000. Le nostre congregazioni evangeliche non sono state risparmiate in questa pandemia, e io sono tra quelli che sono stati ricoverati in ospedale con il COVID-19. Sono pastore di una... Read More

Florida’s unemployment website will be down for 3 days as state tries to make payments faster

On Monday, only 6% of Floridians had been paid unemployment, even though some have been applying due to coronavirus-related job losses since March 15. But Thursday, that figure was up to almost 22%, the clearest indication yet that Florida was finally making headway in getting money out to about 700,000 Floridians who have submitted unique claims. ... Read More