by Michael Chancellor | May 2, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
The aftershocks of the pandemic continue to challenge us in the area of mental health. However, it is unwise to place all the blame on the pandemic for the worsening mental health issues in the United States. Prior to the pandemic, rates of mental illness in the...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 17, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Times have changed but many churches haven’t despite the lessons the pandemic offers. Eileen Campbell- Reed, founder and host of Three Minute Ministry Mentor, compiled what she observed from ministers and congregations and published the #PandemicPastoring Report in...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 10, 2023 | Feature-, News
What has been the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on religious service attendance among U.S. houses of faith? That question is explored in a Pew Research Center report published March 28, which analyzes data collected from 2019 to 2022. Pew found a small but...
by Scott Stearman | Apr 6, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Do you recall the early days of 2020? I expect you do. We began the year hearing about this scary virus that was becoming lethal in China. “Over there” where people lived so close, and likely had bad hygiene (we said). We moved into February reading about the virus...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Mar 3, 2023 | Feature, News
The impacts of climate change and a global pandemic that strained health systems, economies, mental health and family finances had another significant impact: “an explosion of inequality.” This is a key finding of a report from Oxfam International published in...