Our Words Matter– The tone of social media can be toxic, but Christians don’t have to add to the incivility or abandon the internet altogether, says Daniel Darling. Instead we can use our words for good. Darling’s new book is A Way with Words: Using Our Online Conversations for Good.

Julie Gillies reminds us that that God is not anxious about the state of the world, even when we are. Gillies is the author of the new book Prayers to Calm Your Anxious Heart.  

As odd as it sounds, if you feel lonely you have company, says author and LifeWay Kids Director Jana Magruder. When lonely people push themselves to reach out, they help others feel connected and diminish their own isolation.  

Recent widow Clarissa Moll describes how the pandemic magnifies the loneliness of grief, how her church stays connected, and how we can do the same for lonely people in our lives.

Churches should stay online, even after they start meeting in person, according to Dr. David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group. To be online is to be where people go to find answers.

Dr. Jamie D. Aten, founder of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute, talks about the impact of the pandemic. He suggests ways local churches can resume ministry to people in need during COVID-19.

Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield talks about the important father-daughter relationship and ways dads can get the conversation going with their daughters. Her new book is titled “Let’s Talk: Conversation Starters for Dads and Daughters.”

Dr. Walter Kim, church pastor and the president of the National Association of Evangelicals, talks about the stresses on mental health during the coronavirus pandemic, the help that’s available, and our God who offers hope.

Dr. Jennifer Woodruff Tait, managing editor of Christian History magazine, talks about Christians responding to past pandemics with compassion, fear, and the assurance of the steady companionship of God.

Author Michelle Van Loon talks about the limitations of being medically vulnerable to COVID-19, ways she’s growing closer to God, and the need to reach out for community.