How has your life changed in this Covid-19 era? What kinds of adjustments have you made as far at the gathering of the Body of Christ? What, if anything, have you changed about what you believe about the nature of the meeting of the church?

Also, what does it mean to "make God in your image", a popular accusation made about people who challenge the status quo theologically?

A couple of months into the COVID-19 pandemic, recorded some ten days ago, my update on the spread of the disease is very out of date, as the US has taken the top spot in numbers of active cases.

Church goers everywhere aren't able to go to church in this COVID-19 pandemic. What are they discovering about church from their homes?

How are paradigms being challenged?

"In this world you will have trouble", Jesus says in John 16:33, "But take heart. I have overcome the world." In this time of trouble, What is Jesus telling us here?

If Jesus came to save the world, and yet very few are destined for salvation, how good is Jesus at the job of salvation? On the other hand, if he is good at saving people, then shouldn't there be a greater number of people saved than not?

"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart: I have overcome the world." -John 16:33

What does it mean if Jesus has overcome the world, and yet there is still suffering?

How are you getting along in this new reality?

As of the beginning of March, schools are all closed in Japan, other than kindergartens due to the coronavirus. Lucky me, I work in Kindergartens!

People are going crazy, paranoid, and have began hoarding. This always happens here in Japan.

What do we have to fear? Can we get to a place of peace even in the face of a possible pandemic?

A recent trip to the clinic for an MRI on my shoulder helped me realize that receiving a correct diagnosis alleviates a lot of the stress and suffering that comes with injury or sickness.

Jesus came to give us a correct diagnosis, to pinpoint the cause of human suffering, sin and death. What he found might surprise you!

Why is it so self evident that willing participants learn better than captive participants? Some on this, as well as a continuance on the subject of the history of the western hemisphere, and how the pursuit of money influenced many "good" people to make some horrible decisions, decisions which negatively affected millions of people over hundreds of years, namely chattel slavery.

A poor attempt to celebrate Black History Month. I am grossly under qualified to give a podcast on African-American History, but still felt the need to contribute what I could. Is racism dead? Will it ever die?

Racism is alive and thriving in today's world. How can a willingness to engage with a person's history, contribute the the alleviation of racism?

What are some of the influences that have made you who you are, have programmed you to think the way that you think? Is it even possible to have a truly open mind?

A bit of a scatter-brained episode, but perhaps there is something here for everyone!

The differences between people, cultures and religions are legion. But aren't there many things that everyone, everywhere agree on? How can a focus on our commonly held beliefs and truths better facilitate intercultural dialogue?

Apologies for the rain noise. God caught in a downpour.