What do Drake, Metallica, and Andrea Bocelli have in common? Trusting anonymous heroes and our unseen Lord
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 17 April 2020
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
A Canadian rapper, a heavy metal band, and an Italian opera singer are making news today.
Andrea Bocelli, Drake, and Metallica are all creating headlines for their musical efforts to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
But our victory over COVID-19 depends on women and men whose names we do not know but whose sacrifice is essential to our lives and future.
And, of course, the One whose strength we need most to defeat this invisible enemy is the One who is himself not visible in our fallen world.
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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. |
| 0:12.0 | Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Denison Forum, and this is the Daily Article Special Edition |
| 0:16.0 | for April 17th, 2020. |
| 0:18.5 | A Canadian rapper, a heavy metal band, and an Italian opera singer are making news today. |
| 0:23.8 | Andreabicelli set a record for a classical live stream with his inspirational Easter |
| 0:28.1 | sunny performance at the Empty Duomo in Milan. |
| 0:31.0 | Drake's latest video, which was made while the rapper was quarantined in Toronto, debuted |
| 0:35.3 | at number two on YouTube's U.S. top videos chart. |
| 0:38.3 | He wore a mask and gloves to signify his COVID-19 precautions. |
| 0:42.2 | And Metallica's return to the U.S. charts followed a recent series of its performance |
| 0:46.5 | uploaded to YouTube. |
| 0:48.0 | They're just one of the groups being used to raise funds and awareness for pandemic-related |
| 0:52.2 | causes. |
| 0:53.0 | I doubt the three have made the same headline |
| 0:55.0 | often in their careers, but these are unusual times. Another pandemic-related celebrity news, |
| 1:01.0 | Matt Damon is spending time in the small town of Dalke, Ireland, where he was shooting a film |
| 1:05.6 | when the pandemic forced the area into lockdown. He's been taking photos with locals and |
| 1:10.2 | eating in the restaurants with his |
| 1:11.7 | family. Matthew McConaughey, Peyton Manning, and Shaquille O'Neal have surprised students and teachers |
| 1:17.1 | in virtual classrooms recently. Jennifer Garner, Amy Adams, and Ryan Reynolds and his wife, Blake |
| 1:22.6 | lively are just some of the other celebrities also making significant contributions during this crisis. |
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