Chicken Poop Theology

  As I sit here today with the chickens, mulling over guitar god Eddie Van Halen, and reading various bits of his life, his story is encouraging me to ponder the church's reaction to science and the pandemic. Eddie Van Halen was known for his guitar, but he was a man who always quested for the right tool for a particular song. For him, the point was the music, so he was remarkably humble about what tools he chose. And those tools were diverse and intricate, with a much wider range than just guitars. Thinking of his tools makes me wonder whether the church as a whole truly appreciates the tools that God has given it during the pandemic. Of course churchgoers appreciate the theological tools, the men and women who provide well thought out papers arguing a particular theological point. Theology is hugely important for us as Christians. It gives us a basis for how we act, a basis for what becomes layered in our hearts. But what of the science? This is, after all, a viral pandemic, whic