How the pandemic changed a Garth Brooks concert: The empowering joy of hearing God’s voice
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🗓️ 2 April 2020
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Summary
My wife and I are longtime Garth Brooks fans. We’ve watched his mammoth television concerts in packed stadiums over the years. Last night, however, we saw him perform in a completely different way.
Brooks and his very talented wife, Trisha Yearwood, sang songs by request for an hour in a small studio accompanied only by his guitar. All proceeds benefited healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
People are doing what they can to respond to what the United Nations chief calls “the greatest test that we have faced together” since World War II. COVID-19 is now the No. 3 cause of death in the US. In two weeks, its daily death toll could double to become our nation’s No. 1 killer, eclipsing heart disease.
We urgently need to seek God’s “face” today. The more we are isolated from others, the more we need to deepen our intimacy with our Father.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to a bonus episode of the Daily Article podcast, presented by the Denison |
| 0:07.8 | Forum and featuring Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:11.7 | Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Denison Forum, and this is the Daily Article Special Edition |
| 0:15.7 | for April 2nd, 2020. |
| 0:18.3 | My wife and I are longtime Garth Brooks fans. |
| 0:23.1 | We've watched as mammoth television concerts and peck stadiums over the years. Last night, however, we saw him perform in a completely |
| 0:27.6 | different way. Brooks and his very talented wife, Tricia Yearwood, sang songs by request for an hour |
| 0:33.5 | in a small studio accompanied only by his guitar. All proceeds benefited health care workers |
| 0:38.8 | on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Actor John Krasinski made news this week in a similar |
| 0:44.9 | way, hosting a very funny new YouTube show called Some Good News. His daughters made the logo. |
| 0:51.0 | He recorded the show while sitting behind a desk at home. Steve Carell was one of his |
| 0:55.6 | guests. He did the segment from his home as well. Here's another sign of the times. Tiger Woods |
| 1:01.3 | and Phil Mickelson will reportedly stage a rematch of their winner-take-all $9 billion duel in November of |
| 1:07.6 | 2018. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will apparently play with them. Spectators |
| 1:12.6 | will not be allowed, however, and all proceeds will benefit charities associated with coronavirus |
| 1:17.9 | relief. People are doing what they can to respond to what the United Nations chief |
| 1:24.9 | calls the greatest test that we have faced together since |
| 1:27.9 | World War II. COVID-19 is now the number three cause of death in the U.S. In two weeks, its daily |
| 1:34.3 | death toll could double to become our nation's number one killer, eclipsing heart disease. |
| 1:39.8 | Trials are now underway for a vaccine that would be the ultimate game changer. As White House Health |
| 1:44.5 | Advisor, Dr. Anthony Fauci said yesterday, scientists in Australia have begun testing potential |
| 1:49.5 | vaccines as well. In the meantime, the most important way you and I can respond to this crisis |
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