WHAT'S AHEAD? (3 OF 8)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16, 2 Corinthians 5:10
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What's Ahead? (3 of 8)
Series: Winning Over Worry
Keith Krell
2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10
Happy Resurrection Day, Crossroads and our online guests! I so wish we could be together. For many of us, this is the first Easter Sunday that we've not been able to worship together in person. This past week, my oldest son, Joshua, told Lori and me that he's sad that he won't be able to worship with his church family for the first time in his life. Joshua is 23, which is relatively young. But there are some of us who haven't missed Easter Sunday in decades! So, this Sunday, it's very sad not to be together. Yet, we have much to be grateful for. Although there have been pandemics in nearly every century, there has been no better time in history to be alive. Through multiple platforms, we can be physically apart, yet still together. I'm especially grateful to Justin Lane and our Communications team for working so hard to provide so many online services. We can praise God for the wonder of technology!
With all of us sheltering in place at home, it's likely we're spending more time online. What type of headlines grab your attention? I'm a sucker for fitness articles with How-to headlines. I can't pass them up! If I read something like: ''How to Add 10 Pounds of Muscle in a Week,'' ''How to Lose Weight by Eating More Meat,'' or ''How to Have Arms as Big as Your Thighs,'' I immediately click on those links. Now, of course, I know articles like these are preposterous, but I like to read them. (I'm also a sucker for fitness infomercials even though I've never purchased any products.) Perhaps you prefer articles about food, homes, vacations, success, wealth, or relationships. The reason these kinds of headlines capture our attention is because there's something in me, and in you, that longs to escape from a discouraging reality.
Life can be discouraging even under the best of circumstances, but during COVID-19 life truly is discouraging. Maybe you're lonely and depressed. ...
Series: Winning Over Worry
Keith Krell
2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10
Happy Resurrection Day, Crossroads and our online guests! I so wish we could be together. For many of us, this is the first Easter Sunday that we've not been able to worship together in person. This past week, my oldest son, Joshua, told Lori and me that he's sad that he won't be able to worship with his church family for the first time in his life. Joshua is 23, which is relatively young. But there are some of us who haven't missed Easter Sunday in decades! So, this Sunday, it's very sad not to be together. Yet, we have much to be grateful for. Although there have been pandemics in nearly every century, there has been no better time in history to be alive. Through multiple platforms, we can be physically apart, yet still together. I'm especially grateful to Justin Lane and our Communications team for working so hard to provide so many online services. We can praise God for the wonder of technology!
With all of us sheltering in place at home, it's likely we're spending more time online. What type of headlines grab your attention? I'm a sucker for fitness articles with How-to headlines. I can't pass them up! If I read something like: ''How to Add 10 Pounds of Muscle in a Week,'' ''How to Lose Weight by Eating More Meat,'' or ''How to Have Arms as Big as Your Thighs,'' I immediately click on those links. Now, of course, I know articles like these are preposterous, but I like to read them. (I'm also a sucker for fitness infomercials even though I've never purchased any products.) Perhaps you prefer articles about food, homes, vacations, success, wealth, or relationships. The reason these kinds of headlines capture our attention is because there's something in me, and in you, that longs to escape from a discouraging reality.
Life can be discouraging even under the best of circumstances, but during COVID-19 life truly is discouraging. Maybe you're lonely and depressed. ...
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