Dangerously reassured?

 "When it is evening, you say ' it will be fair tomorrow, for the sky is red". 

Matthew 16:2.

All the signs are promising. That was the popular statement just a week ago. The sun was shining, the promise of getting away for many loomed, and June 21st isn't far away.

What a difference a few days make. Now, the summer doesn't look anywhere near as fair... so what changed?

In terms of brass tax truth, not very much at all. That won't stop the powers that be from continuing their 'no safety without fear' campaign, because (as should be clear by now), they have a 'zero covid' goal to reach, achieved by total vaccination, and nothing else can be 'normal' until that's done - the problem, of course, is that nothing will ever be normal again once it is! The issues being raised about safety alone, in respect to the vaccines, should be enough to really trouble us*, but let's not dwell there right now, but reflect on something, in respect to our faith, a little closer to home - church leadership.

What has happened this past 14 months has seen various responses from ministers and church leaders across the West, but it's pretty clear that a reposes in many places has been so conformist to regulations, that dissent has been negligible at best and its impact has been, with a few exceptions, without any serious register.

One of the churches where things have been different is Reverend Doug Wilson's Presbyterian church in Moscow, Idaho. Doug's blogs have truly been inspirational this past year, and his latest on this thorny topic is a must see.

We're moving into a very different phase of these troubles, where our standing fast is going to become more imperative than ever, so let this message strengthen and encourage you.

*The situation in respect to the vaccines is becoming more troubling as time passes. For an excellent review of the major recent concerns, please take a look at this video.