What does this pandemic mean for the gathered worship of the church? Anytime you take a road trip, you are given signs along the side of the road in order to tell you how far you are from your destination. God gives us signs for similar purposes... What does this pandemic tell us about God's...
When First Baptist Church of Kamloops launched its live stream worship service in March of 2020, it was a great blessing. We believe this was the right decision in that season. However, after nineteen months, we believe it is time to cut the live stream feed.
Even in the midst of this outbreak of Covid-19 and with all of the precautions that are necessary, may the worship of God continue in His Church gathered together on His appointed Day to worship His Name!
As the Philosopher says in the beginning of Metaphysics, it is the business of the wise man to order. The reason for that is that wisdom is the highest perfection of reason, whose characteristic is to know order.
A Church that was planted in the mid-seventeenth century in a horse fair still meets to this day because of their discipline regarding the weekly worship service.
“It is true that if these hobbits understood the danger, they would not dare to go. But... I think, Elrond, that in this matter it would be well to trust rather to their friendship than to great wisdom.”
-Gandalf in dialogue with Elrond at Rivendell, The Fellowship of the...