We’ve passed four months of COVID lockdown, and compared with many people, the impact on us has been minimal. We do a lot of our work at home anyway. We live on a street where we can walk without running more than a couple people. We’ve only had one acquaintance diagnosed with COVID, and she recovered. We’ve had to socially isolate, and I’ve lost a few speaking engagements, but our exposure to the really bad COVID effects has been through the news, and we don’t spend a lot of time dwelling on the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That said, this story grabbed me. It first started circulating about a week ago: A 30-year-old man in Texas attended a “COVID Party” – an event designed to expose people to the virus. In his case, it was a fatal mistake. One of the last things he said to his nurse was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think I made a mistake \u2014 I thought this was a hoax, but it’s not.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s a warning about COVID and a life lesson beyond COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. (Proverbs 16.25, ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n All at once he follows her…he does not know that it will cost him his life. (Proverbs 7.22, 23, ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We’ve passed four months of COVID lockdown, and compared with many people, the impact on us has been minimal. We do a lot of our work at home anyway. We live on a street where we can walk without running more than a couple people. We’ve only had one acquaintance diagnosed with COVID, and she … Continue reading A Hoax?<\/span>