Drew Larson

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, Dr. Lim used her professional expertise and networks, honed over nearly two decades of disease outbreak work, to help Singapore craft an appropriate national response.

That, I think, is why the Lord used a star to lead the Magi. It shows us a God that wants to be found.

Knowing that we live in an ambient world is an invaluable posture for life with God when everything seems empty. It’s a life that the world of Psalm 148 pulls us into and invites our imaginations to absorb.

“Hey, so the Department of Surgery Chairman is wondering if you can make a COVID-19 mask?”

We are always, ever shaped by our experiences and environments. To be human is to be limited. Inescapably bubbled.

Through these Bible studies, even in digital spaces, God began extraordinary works of revival. 

When part of our story ends abruptly, loss, grief, and confusion follow quickly after. Probably no one is feeling this more acutely right now than college students. What do you do when life ghosts you?

Jesus is at work in the shape of the world, through the shape of the world. “Gradually, then suddenly” is the shape that transformation takes in God’s kingdom. It can be hard to see with our limited, sin-damaged perception. Yet, it is happening nonetheless.     

"If you ever take a selfie next to Fort Knox, the fort is actually the second most heavily defended thing in the photo."