by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Jan 13, 2021
We as a nation have been reeling from the events of last Wednesday at the Capitol when rioters from a nearby Trump rally pushed past Capitol police, broke into the Capitol and violently interrupted the work of Congress in certifying the electoral process votes. The...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | May 18, 2020
Crises generate both chaos and miracles. While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused breakdowns of every sort, it has also created breakthroughs. The pandemic has revealed to us what’s most important, most essential, to us, especially in the areas of worship,...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Apr 23, 2020
Christians believe that out of death comes resurrection. Even Christians have been hard-pressed to believe that new life could arise out of this pandemic. Yet that’s what’s happened. Take church buildings, for example. Their size, shape, and cost have...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Apr 16, 2020
For decades all signs have pointed to the decreasing role of religion in American life. Then came the pandemic, and with it, church culture shifts. Churches, uniquely suited to provide meaning in uncertain times, quickly moved worship online. In the process,...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Apr 13, 2020
COVID-19 has brought with it a flurry of unexpected changes. One month ago, I never would have expected to wear a mask to the grocery store, practice social distancing, or wash my hands incessantly. Life has changed dramatically and there have been some unexpected...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Apr 6, 2020
This is an Easter like no other. With COVID-19 impacting everything, from the way we shop to the way we worship-life has been upended. Initially, I had hoped that by Easter, we could be out and about again. Hoped that life could return to some semblance of normal,...
