Prayer amid Pandemic
Prayer amid Pandemic is a podcast to encourage and sharpen the church during this season of coronavirus. Twice a week we’ll give you stories of Christian individuals and communities whose lives and faith were shaped by sickness. We’ll also get an update on the latest on the COVID-19 situation and pray together, hearing from Christians around the world.
1
The First Native American Saint’s Life Was Sca...
Kateri Tekakwitha lost loved ones and most of her vision due to an outbreak. She held onto her faith.
18 min
2
The Christian Teens Who Took on Ebola's Spread
These young people in Sierra Leone spread the gospel and public health information when an epidemic broke out.
19 min
3
The 17th -Century Poet, Nun, and Theologian Who...
What the writing and life of Renaissance woman Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz offered the church during her lifetime—and today.
17 min
4
Perpetua’s Brief Life Came Between Two Plagues
How death and sickness shaped the life and faith of the young martyr.
15 min
5
Even Fellow Believers Didn’t Understand Her Lov...
Little was known about the epidemic. But Philomena Percival’s love for God prompted her to take risks for the sick in Guyana.
16 min
6
Sickness Shaped the Faith of This Family of Fou...
How Macrina's untimely death impacted her brothers Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa.
23 min
7
What a Plague-Ravaged Village Knew About Eternity
An English town’s response to hardship in the 17th century offers a challenge to the global church today.
21 min
8
The Black Death Left Many Terrified. Not Cather...
After a pandemic killed millions, one woman still boldly shared God’s love.
20 min
9
They Named a Pandemic After This Christian Leader
How the third-century bishop Cyprian's response to the plague inspired the church.
22 min
10
What a Puritan Leader Learned About Disease Con...
Cotton Mather’s response to an outbreak in his community was inspired by Onesimus’s life story.
24 min
11
She Broke Barriers as a Female Surgeon. Then Sh...
16 min
12
What Francis Grimké Believed the Spanish Flu Re...
18 min
13
Where Was God in Spurgeon's Chronic Pain?
The 19th-Century Celebrity Pastor Frequently Found Himself an Invalid
14 min
14
When Julian of Norwich Was Sick, God Appeared
What to know about the visions that this 14th century English saint received while she was ill.
20 min
15
When Predestination Met the Plague
Reformer John Calvin's theology informed his compassion for the afflicted.
15 min
16
Cameroon's Christians Rejected AIDS' Stigma
12 min
17
Introducing: Prayer amid Pandemic
1 min