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Recent widow Clarissa Moll describes how the pandemic magnifies the loneliness of grief, how her church stays connected, and how we can do the same for lonely people in our lives.

Churches should stay online, even after they start meeting in person, according to Dr. David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group. To be online is to be where people go to find answers.

Dr. Jamie D. Aten, founder of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute, talks about the impact of the pandemic. He suggests ways local churches can resume ministry to people in need during COVID-19.

Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield talks about the important father-daughter relationship and ways dads can get the conversation going with their daughters. Her new book is titled “Let’s Talk: Conversation Starters for Dads and Daughters.”

Dr. Walter Kim, church pastor and the president of the National Association of Evangelicals, talks about the stresses on mental health during the coronavirus pandemic, the help that’s available, and our God who offers hope.

Dr. Jennifer Woodruff Tait, managing editor of Christian History magazine, talks about Christians responding to past pandemics with compassion, fear, and the assurance of the steady companionship of God.

Author Michelle Van Loon talks about the limitations of being medically vulnerable to COVID-19, ways she’s growing closer to God, and the need to reach out for community.

Christians suffer the worst persecution in many of the same countries the world’s 25 million refugees are fleeing. Matthew Soerens discusses this and the lowest US cap on refugee resettlement since 1980. Soerens is the co-author of two books, and serves as the US Director of Church Mobilization…

Linda Wright talks about homelessness and how people who care can help. Wright is the Social Services Director for the Salvation Army’s Empire Division, covering upstate New York and Sayre, Pennsylvania.

Author and speaker Janice Mayo Mathers talks about the physical and spiritual benefits of decluttering our lives, and offers suggestions for how to begin.

David Curry calls the American church to pray for the 260 million Christians in the world today who live under high levels of persecution. Curry is the president and CEO of Open Doors USA, which publishes the annual World Watch List on Christian persecution.