coronavirus — Brewing Theology with Teer Hardy

Everything Has Changed

The light of Christ shines into the darkness we have been living in since March 2020.

Coronablog, Devotional, Mount Olivet UMCTeer HardyDecember 25, 2021Christmas, Devotional, Coronablog, coronavirus, Mount Olivet, John 1:1-18Comment

Episode 318 : Ryan Burge - The Nones, Myths about the Trump Voter, and the Shrinking Silver of Progressive Christianity

Graphs, charts, statistics, and Jesus

Crackers & Grape J..., Coronablog, podcastsTeer HardyAugust 13, 2021vaccine, COVID-19, coronavirus, podcast, Crackers and Grape Juice, CGJ, Ryan BurgeComment

It Doesn't Have to Be This Way

Overnight we began keeping our distance from one another – from extended family, friends, and strangers at the grocery store. We made masks from bandanas and rubber bands. We hoarded toilet paper (some haven’t needed to buy TP in the past year) and stocked up on any of the essentials we could find. We sat in front of our televisions and scrolled endlessly online looking for information about the virus, determining what we needed to do to protect ourselves and our loved ones.

Lent, Mount Olivet UMC, Sermon, Year A, Building a LifeTeer HardyMarch 14, 2021Lent 4, Year A, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Dry Bones, coronavirus, Coronablog, Robert JensonComment

Grace is a Pumpkin Spice Latte in August

Grace comes to us in the ordinary - in bread and wine, and in water.

Coronablog, DevotionalTeer HardySeptember 2, 2020PSL, Pumpkin Spice, Devotional, Mount Olivet, Coronablog, coronavirus, John 1, Robert CaponComment

Enough

God offers us an exit ramp off this tortuous merry-go-round and onto a higher way of living in which we work and do and strive not as a way to save ourselves or prove our worth but as an expression of love, joy, God-given purpose and connection to something larger.

Anger, Tears, and Grief

Yesterday morning was full of anger, tears, and questions. We moved through each of these until we got the root of Camden’s grief.

Out of Control

We allow worship of busyness (or control) to replace the enoughness given to us by Christ.

Coronablog, DevotionalTeer HardyJune 23, 2020Coronablog, coronavirus, Colossians 2, DevotionalComment

The Power of Christian Nationalists in Trump's America

On this episode of Crackers and Grape Juice, we talk about the influence American White Nationalists have had on the Trump White House, their hostility to science, and how it has impacted the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Just Another Manic Monday

Each day we firmly plant our feet on the floor, in a brief moment we rarely notice, we make a choice: are we going to have a case of the Mondays, the Mondays we dread or are we going to have a case of the Mondays in the best possible way.

Coronablog, Devotional, Mount Olivet UMCTeer HardyApril 6, 2020Coronablog, COVID-19, coronavirus, moun, Devotional, Psalm 118Comment

Pass the Pickled Carrots

Yesterday I had the opportunity to spend the day with my kids. No programming I had to drive them to. No agenda for the day, other than chalk art in the church parking lot, riding bikes, and cooking delicious homemade food ALL DAY.

Blogging, CoronablogTeer HardyMarch 31, 2020pickled carrots, Coronablog, coronavirus, baseball, neighborsComment

Canceled

Lazarus carried a disease more widespread than any pandemic the world has ever faced - Death.

Coronablog, Mount Olivet UMC, Sermon, Who Am I?, Year ATeer HardyMarch 30, 2020Coronablog, coronavirus, Mount Olivet, Who Am I?, John 11:1-45, Lent 5, Year AComment

Just Breathe

Perhaps we can take this time of isolation to focus on our breathing, to remember God’s breath.

Devotional, Mount Olivet UMCTeer HardyMarch 27, 2020Mount Olivet, coronavirus, COVID-19, DevotionaComment

The Adaptability of Grace

Empty store shelves, people wearing gloves, social distancing—it’s all starting to feel like the new normal. It has only been a week but we seem to be adapting in countless ways.

Coronablog, Devotional, Mount Olivet UMCTeer HardyMarch 25, 2020Grace, coronavirus, COVID-19, Coronablog, DevotionalComment

Finding the Old Normal

The routine of the church is pretty simple.

Blogging, Church, CoronablogTeer HardyMarch 18, 2020coronavirus, Coronablog, Devotional, Worship, ChurchComment

Unity in Distance

In Baptism, whether you were sprinkled, dunked, poured, or dipped, we are one.

Baptism, Church, Devotional, CoronablogTeer HardyMarch 17, 2020coronavirus, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Acts 2, Galatians 3, Baptism, Community, Unity, DevotionalComment

The Stillness is Weird

In the stillness we find ourselves in, Christ is present.

Blogging, Devotional, CoronablogTeer HardyMarch 16, 2020coronavirus, Stillness, Psalm 46, Devotional, Karl BarthComment

Preparing Your Church for COVID-19

With biblical wisdom, research insights, and quick, actionable steps, this manual equips all traditions and denominations with practical ways to address the coronavirus threats and potential emergency.

Crackers & Grape J..., podcasts, CoronablogTeer HardyMarch 13, 2020coronavirus, Podcast, Crackers and Grape Juice, Wheaton CollegeComment

Buzzing Questions and Unknowns

I have two degrees - a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theological Studies, focusing on missional theology. Neither of those fields has prepared me for the buzzing this week.

Blogging, Church, Leadership, CoronablogTeer HardyMarch 12, 2020coronavirus, blog, churchComment