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With sheltering in place and so many world-altering events happening right now, intense, loaded conversations are becoming increasingly common. Yet doing anything else may sound better than talking about something so potentially divisive (any Enneagram 7s or 9s here?). But how will these issues ever be resolved if they aren’t first acknowledged?

Christine never could have guessed how God would reward her faithful years in ministry by blessing her daughter in the most unexpected way.

For me, what’s often most unexpected—and rewarding—is that moment when I’m just passively watching a movie when BOOM! God enters the picture.

“When was the last time you prayed for your community? For your church? For your city? Are the only prayers you offer up to the Lord ones where you ask him to work in your own life?”

I have been thinking a lot about how the pandemic and sheltering in place with families and friends—some healthy and some not so healthy—affects us. Why are some people more resilient while others are struggling so much? What factors are at play here, and how can we all move toward holistic health? 

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

God gets there first. He’s at work before we ever arrive on the scene. And that makes us, Christian witnesses, detectives and investigators of sorts.

Reflecting on how God worked through these calls to faith, Kristen said, “I’ve seen student leaders long for the kingdom during the coronavirus [pandemic] more than ever before.”

So how can we grow in living out God’s heart for racial justice? 

It would take time and vulnerability, but God would use InterVarsity to transform my narrative of guilt and loneliness into a story of radical grace and true connection.