Watching COVID-19 news reporting on South Koreans and Americans shows one stark difference: South Koreans are wearing some kind of face mask but Americans are not. Should Americans be wearing a face mask?

Though the novel coronavirus critically impacts our lives and it is easy to lose hope, God provides us with an eternal hope that will never perish. Our daily lives are battered by sin, and the world suffers under the darkness of death. Yet, God’s kingdom will come, and our souls, bodies, and the whole creation will be redeemed. Sin is temporary, but our future redemption is eternal.

Here in Dallas County, we are under shelter-in-place orders as part of the plan to slow the progress of the global coronavirus pandemic.¹ Many are working from home. Others have been laid off or are in fear of losing their jobs. For the time being, it seems as if the world has come to a screeching halt.

RNA viruses all use organized sequences of RNA chemical ‘letters’ to encode their plans for construction and operation. Infamous RNA viruses include influenza, HIV, COVID-19, and measles. Genetic research reveals trends in this subclass of virus that confirm the history given in Genesis.

An Opinion piece for The New York Times by Katherine Stewart¹ makes the assertions that President Trump has responded poorly to the coronavirus pandemic and that evangelical Christians have made it even worse. The provocative headline is seen in Figure 1. That same day I received this in my email inbox: “Twitter follower sent this NYT link asking ICR/Dr.