Josh M. Shepherd covers culture, faith, and public policy issues as a Contributor to The Stream. He has served on staff at Focus on the Family, The Heritage Foundation, Bound4LIFE International, and two Congressional offices. His articles have appeared in media outlets including Christianity Today, The Daily Signal, The Federalist, Boundless, Religion & Politics, and Christian Headlines. A graduate of the University of Colorado, Josh and his wife live in the Washington, D.C. area with their son.
For Staci Williams, it was the worst phone call of her life. Five weeks before, her husband, David, had been admitted with COVID-19 to the ICU ward at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. His lack of oxygen put…
