Over the weekend, news headlines proclaim, “China virus crisis deepens as whistleblower doctor dies.” Widely promoted by the media as an impending pandemic, the response has been fear, anger, and in some cases panic. World governments and the medical community are engaged in strategizing containment, while infections by the coronavirus mount and the death count continues to rise. Early in church history, Jesus commanded His disciples to “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons.” As they followed His instructions, they came back reporting great success. Will the church engage the current crisis with similar results, or with it cut and run?
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