Ten-year-old’s ‘Joke of the Day’ is making a difference: A practical way to ‘know God’s presence’
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 19 May 2020
⏱️ 8 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR MAY 19, 2020
A ten-year-old boy's "Joke of the Day" is making a difference in the pandemic. Today's podcast tells his story, then we look at young and old people who are serving others and identify ways we can love God and our neighbors with all our "strength."
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-Changing Christians. |
| 0:08.0 | To receive the Daily article directly to your email inbox each weekday morning, visit |
| 0:12.6 | thedailyarticle.com. |
| 0:14.9 | Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:20.0 | Why are ghosts such bad liars? Because you can see right through them. Ethan |
| 0:25.1 | Leibrand has been supplying a joke of the day such as this one during the pandemic. His audience is |
| 0:31.0 | part of what makes this such a terrific story. Ethan is filming his jokes to share through the |
| 0:36.4 | muscular dystrophy associations, MDA, social channels. |
| 0:40.3 | Another aspect of the story is that Ethan is only 10, but he is finding a way to make a difference. |
| 0:46.3 | Here's yet another. Ethan has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. |
| 0:50.3 | Diagnosed two days before his second birthday. |
| 0:53.3 | He tires easily and periodically uses |
| 0:56.5 | a motorized chair for mobility. Despite his challenges, Ethan intends to tell jokes as long as the |
| 1:03.2 | quarantine lasts. Ethan is not the only young person taking the initiative to help others during this crisis. |
| 1:12.6 | Forbes is reporting on eight young trailblazers stepping up during the pandemic. |
| 1:17.6 | One built a grocery delivery robot. |
| 1:19.6 | Another is making see-through masks for the hearing impaired. |
| 1:23.6 | Another is 3D printing face shields. |
| 1:26.6 | On the other end of the spectrum, an 88-year-old |
| 1:30.0 | Air Force veteran named Bob Coleman is sharing his love for country music on a new online |
| 1:35.8 | radio hour, known as Radio Recliner. He is one of several retirees serving as DJs for the 60-minute |
| 1:42.9 | show. Listeners can send song requests dedicated to |
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