In a recent ICR Facebook post,¹ friends shared how they structured their prayers, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several offered various models (e.g., A.C.T.S., P.R.A.Y., The Lord’s Prayer). Others said they lift up their prayers conversationally, talking with Jesus as to a close friend in the same room. There are certainly times for both formal and informal prayers.

For thousands of years, music has been an essential part of human society. Even Scripture mentions music very early on. Genesis 4:21 tells us that Jubal was "the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe," just a few generations removed from Adam and Eve.

While many are following stay-at-home orders for coronavirus and cautions to be sanitary, some are willfully disobeying—and even willfully spreading the disease.

Right now, due to social distancing, we’re experiencing a level of isolation that most of us have never experienced in our lives.

On April 3, 2020, International Monetary Fund Chief Kristalina Georgieva stated that the world economy is now in a global recession due to the coronavirus.¹ The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization designed to ensure monetary cooperation and financial stability of its 189 member countries.