Faith or Fear? Trusting God in the COVID-19 Age
Faith or Fear? Trusting God in the COVID-19 Age by Dr Lewis Winkler
Since the Covid-19 virus impacted Asia long before the rest of the world, we’ve been living under various restrictions here in Singapore for over a month now. It’s given me some time to reflect on life, death, and seeking a greater faith in God.
The fact is, apart from the second coming of Jesus Christ, we will all die someday. The only question is, how and when? As Christians, we really shouldn’t fear death, although most of do if we’re honest. And I confess, I am by nature a fearful person. Although I became a Christian very early in life, some of my earliest childhood memories included the (irrational) fear that I would get sick and die young of some terrible disease. I suppose it didn’t help watching movies like, “The Andromeda Strain,” and “The Omega Man,” but I always found it difficult to release these fears and trust in the goodness and faithfulness of God.
“Guidance for Churches in the Coronavirus Era”
Covid-19 has changed the way we do church. While the mission and message remains, the method and medium has changed. How can we be the body of Christ in challenging time like this? How do we approach the drastic changes from a spiritual and practical perspective? What will the new normal be? Dr Alex Tang, an EAST adjunct faculty, together with other Christian leaders in Malaysia, co-authored “Guidance for Churches in the Coronavirus Era.” An extract is appended below.
A webinar on the above topic of ministry continuity measures is being conducted on 22 May 2020, Friday, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Join a panel of church and ministry leaders who will offer reflections from theological, pastoral, spirituality, and medical perspectives. For more information on this “live” conversation and registration, visit bit.ly/churchguidance. Read more
EAST Long Service Appreciation 2020
Celebrating the milestones of our faculty and staff reaching 5, 10 and 15 years of service here at EAST!
15 years: Wong Ee Yuing
10 years: Benson & Josephine Goh
5 years: Jacob & Josephine Li, Casey Lok, Raymond & Justine Song, Tan Eng Kwang
We look unto the Lord as we continue to serve Him at EAST.
Meeting Online to Encourage
“24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” ~ Hebrews 10:24-25, NIV
When social distancing is the societal norm, keeping in contact through other means and meeting each other online is much needed to encourage each other and spur another on to love and do good.
Safe in the Potter’s Hands
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“Yet still, Yahweh, you are our Father.
We are like clay and you are our Potter.
Each one of us is the creative, artistic work of your hands.”
~ Isaiah 64:8 (TPT)
In such a time and at any time, we are safe and secure in the Potter’s hands. His loving hands seek to shape our hearts to reflect that of Christ especially when we face difficulties and challenges.
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