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COVID-19 nearly killed him, but the Rev. Edward Bailey was never afraid.

A seventh grader at Stephen Mack Middle School says he and others were being isolated from other students for not wearing masks.

The reputation of the Christian church in the West has taken a bit of a beating over the past year or so — some of the criticism undeserved and some of it well earned. I’ve seen and heard attitudes describing the Christian church as too judgmental, too political, racist, homophobic, transphobic, hypocritical or overall irrelevant. Maybe the church has always been viewed this way by a certain number of people, but it’s probably not surprising to hear me, a pastor, say that I’...

As we’re marking the one-year anniversary of COVID-19’s impact here, there’s no question that it has taken a toll on our mental and emotional health.