by Henry Brinton | Dec 6, 2020 | Author Insights, City of Peace
Mass vaccinations for seasonal flu is a fairly simple operation since resistance comes from a single shot. But the current coronavirus vaccines will require two injections that will be spaced either three or four weeks apart. There is no quick coronavirus fix....
by Henry Brinton | Aug 16, 2020 | Author Insights, City of Peace
The coronavirus pandemic has kept us away from live sporting events this summer. The Los Angeles Times reports that the highest percentage of the population is mourning the loss of baseball (25%). As a nation, we are really missing the ballpark. Monmouth University...
by Henry Brinton | Jul 5, 2020 | Author Insights, City of Peace
Plans to reopen swimming pools, bars, nightclubs, and other businesses across the United States are being reconsidered as the coronavirus continues to spread. As of Friday, June 26, daily coronavirus cases were increasing in at least 29 states. On this Independence...
by Henry Brinton | May 24, 2020 | Author Insights, City of Peace
Late last year, my 2005 PT Cruiser was about to die. I had been thinking about an electric car for years, so I traded in the gas-guzzling Cruiser and bought a 2016 VW eGolf. The acceleration and emission-free driving of the eGolf is exactly what I expected. But I...
by Henry Brinton | Apr 26, 2020 | Author Insights, City of Peace
The coronavirus pandemic has turned our lives completely upside-down. Businesses have closed, congregations have moved worship online, and almost everyone is working and studying from home. To these stresses, we now have to add worry about a link between the...
by Henry Brinton | Apr 12, 2020 | Author Insights, City of Peace
One of the strangest consequences of this coronavirus pandemic is our inability to gather for worship on Easter Sunday. Thomas Boswell recently wrote, “For now, we’re stripped of many of our customary forms of community, connection, enthusiasm and stress-reducing...
by Henry Brinton | Mar 29, 2020 | Author Insights, City of Peace
If you are self-quarantined, here’s a good read: When the English Fall, a novel by my friend and fellow pastor David Williams. In a time of global crisis, it raises the question: What’s the right thing to do? In the novel, a catastrophic solar storm causes...
by Henry Brinton | Mar 15, 2020 | Author Insights, City of Peace
Coronavirus is a real threat, and people exposed to the virus are being advised to self-quarantine. In addition, everyone is being asked to maintain physical distance from others in order to control the spread of the virus. But there is danger in social distancing. At...