The Singularity Saints Podcast

025: Lent, Lockdown, and Love

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With COVID-19 being the news of the day, it can seem like there are only two options for response; panic and hoard toilet paper, or be dismissive of the whole thing. But maybe there is a better path…and our present season of Lent may help us with perspective.

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Topic:

  • COVID-19 in our world
  • The problem of false information
  • The danger of panic
  • The Imperial College Report
  • How COVID-19 affects us moving forward
  • Autonomy and telecommuting
  • Automation
  • Coronavirus May Mean Automation Is Coming Sooner Than We Thought: https://singularityhub.com/2020/03/19/coronavirus-may-mean-automation-is-coming-sooner-than-we-thought/
  • Medical Advancements
  • Hospital Procedures
  • How Robots Are Helping to Fight the Coronavirus Outbreak: https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/robots-helping-to-fight-coronavirus-outbreak
  • Universal Basic Income

    • For the Church:

    • Canceling church services
  • “Not having a spirit of fear”
  • Wisdom v. fear
  • Faith and responsibility in balance
  • Social distancing as an act of sacrificial love
  • Finding new ways of connecting as a church
  • Doug Este’s book SimChurch
  • Fellowship without physical presence
  • Loving those in need during troubled times
  • Checking in on seniors
  • Providing connection for singles
  • Providing tangible needs
  • The church’s unity in times of need
  • Praying for our enemies
  • Lockdown in the season of Lent
  • Time of the Virus : https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2020/03/the-time-of-the-virus

    • Scriptures Referenced:

    • 2 Timothy 1:7
  • Nehemiah 4:9
  • Acts 4:34-35

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    Intro and outro music: Cosmic Pluck from Vycroft. ( https://freesound.org/people/vykroft/ )

    “For the Church Segment” transition music: Marketing from Skibka Music. ( https://freesound.org/people/SkibkaMusic/ )

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