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The people who age best may not be those who fight hardest against getting older, but those who become more selective about what truly matters. The daily reminders of our mortality can produce fear, but David responded to suffering by declaring, “My times are in your hand.” When we trust that every season is held by God, even pain can become part of what John Keats called “the vale of Soul-making.” Today, we consider how God may be simplifying and reshaping our lives to make us more like Christ.
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An explosive device outside a New York immigration court and the FBI’s interception of hundreds of suspicious drones at World Cup events remind us that unseen threats may be closer than we realize. The same is true spiritually: while our culture assumes all religions lead to the same destination, Scripture declares that salvation is found in Jesus alone. Sharing that truth can feel intimidating, but the Holy Spirit knows the hearts of those around us and can overcome our fear with his power. Today, we consider what it means to live on the other side of Pentecost as “living Christs here and now.”
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From the history-making birth of JD Vance’s fourth child to a World Cup victory for Spain and the deaths of American soldiers in the Middle East, the weekend brought news both joyful and tragic. J. R. R. Tolkien coined the word eucatastrophe to describe “the sudden, unexpected turn toward joy that occurs at the darkest moment of a story.” This joy does not erase the sorrow that came before it but passes through it, just as Easter followed the cross. Today, we consider how knowing the end of our story can transform the way we face its darkest chapters.
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President Trump used last night’s address to focus largely on election integrity, highlighting declassified information and again calling on the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act. While requiring voter identification and proof of citizenship may seem reasonable, implementing such sweeping changes before November could create significant burdens and errors. The larger lesson extends far beyond elections: the inability to let go of the past can become the greatest hindrance to a successful future. Today, we consider whether we are holding tight to old grievances or opening our hands to whatever God wants to put in their place.
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Cigarettes seem to be “creeping back to the aspirational center,” appearing again on magazine covers and across TikTok, Reels, and Instagram despite remaining the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the US. No one who smokes a cigarette thinks it will kill them today; the social appeal and addiction are a present-tense allure. The same is true of nearly all temptation: we want what we want now and don’t care if we will one day regret what we choose this day. Today, we consider what it means to admit we are powerless over ourselves and to let Jesus “out of the cage” so he can let us out of ours.
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Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time, creating a synthetic cell that can feed, grow, and replicate like a natural cell. While researchers stress that they have not created life, the breakthrough raises important questions about what this could mean for the future—and whether it should be done at all. As technology continues to outstrip our ethics, from AI to biomedical engineering, we are reminded that our greatest need is not simply scientific advancement but the wisdom only our all-knowing, all-loving Lord can provide. Our future as a nation is tied not only to innovation, but to spiritual awakening.
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A parasitic outbreak of cyclosporiasis spreading across thirty-one states offers practical reminders about washing produce, but it also illustrates a deeper truth: treating symptoms is not the same as identifying their source. The same is true of the cultural chaos surrounding us. Scripture traces our moral illness not merely to society’s institutions or influences, but to the fallen human heart. Because everything we do flows from what we think and desire, guarding our hearts must begin with asking God to transform them.
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The deaths of Senator Lindsey Graham, actor Sam Neill, and dozens of others in tragedies around the world remind us how quickly we move past headlines that fall outside our own “concentric circles of concern.” But God is not limited as we are. He is with us and in us every moment of every day, weeping as we weep and walking with us through the floods, fires, and fears of life. Imagine what today would be like if the all-loving, all-knowing, all-powerful God were truly in charge of it. This and nothing less is what the Christian life is supposed to be.
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Today marks ten months since Charlie Kirk was murdered while speaking at an event in Utah. Perhaps it’s fitting then that today also marks the end of the preliminary hearings for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Kirk. Yet conspiracy theories around Kirk’s death continue to proliferate, reminding us that we often seek explanations that feel emotionally satisfying over those that are simply true. As Paul warned, we are prone to gather teachers who suit our own passions and “turn away from listening to the truth.” Explore the evidence presented, why public conspiracy theories still thrive, and how God calls us to a higher standard.
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Graham Platner suspended his Senate campaign in Maine last night after a series of controversies and allegations brought his past into national scrutiny. His story reminds us of the biblical warning, “Be sure your sin will find you out.” What we do today echoes tomorrow, often in ways we cannot imagine and cannot change. While God will forgive all we confess to him and forget all he forgives, the consequences of our actions often remain. The good news is that “whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper,” but those who confess and forsake them “will obtain mercy.”
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President Trump said this morning that he believes his ceasefire deal with Iran is over, the latest development in a conflict that has been going on for months with no apparent end. While we may not feel personally connected to the ninety-three million people living in Iran or those threatened by Iranian aggression in the region, the good news is that God does not feel the same way. The Lord who knows when a sparrow falls and has numbered the hairs on every head has present-tense compassion for every single member of the human race. One day, perhaps today, we will need the compassion of a loving God in ways the rest of the world may not know.
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After the US men’s national soccer team controversy over Folarin Balogun’s suspension, every side had reason to protest what happened. There is something intrinsic in human nature that wants the world to be fair when we think we lose unfairly—but we don’t feel the same indignation when we win. This points us back to the five words in the Declaration of Independence that changed history: “all men are created equal.” Yet only when Jesus gives us a “new heart” can we love each other as he loves us, embracing the equality of all people and healing the racial, social, economic, and political divisions that threaten our future.
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As America celebrated our 250th birthday with “Pomp and Parade,” Carly Fiorina asked a question that speaks to our nation’s future: “Do we still have what it takes?” America is unique in that it was not founded on ethnicity, territory, or religion, but on the idea that “all men are created equal.” Yet while we embrace that principle, we struggle to live it out because it requires a degree of selfless love that humans cannot produce on our own. Only when we submit to God’s Spirit can he produce in us the agape love that empowers us to transform our lives, our relationships, and our nation.
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Iran has ranked among the top ten nations for Christian persecution every year since the Open Doors “World Watch List” began in 1993. As the Iranian government moves to confiscate St. Peter Evangelical Church—the nation’s oldest Protestant church—we’re reminded that believers there continue to face imprisonment, surveillance, and threats for their faith. As we prepare to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, their story raises a question worth revisiting: What does it mean to submit to governing authorities while following God above all? The conversation needs to start by going to God in prayer, remembering that he has a plan for our country and for each of us—but we’ll never know what it is if we begin by assuming it’s up to us to figure it out.
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As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, the story of our nation's birth reminds us that July 4 marked not the beginning of independence, but the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence after months of debate and years of sacrifice. The signers knew they were committing an act of treason, yet John Adams believed “the End is more than worth all the Means.” Today, we reflect on why no human declaration can change the human heart, why democracy depends on “religion and morality,” and why the future of our nation depends on the personal transformation only Christ can bring.
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The US Supreme Court handed down a ruling Tuesday rejecting President Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship and another upholding state restrictions on transgender athletes. However, the Court’s ruling on transgender athletes does not end the controversy. The justices determined that states can constitutionally ban biological boys from girls’ sports teams, not that they must. As our nation nears its 250th birthday, this issue points to a factor that was foundational to our founding and remains vital to our future. Those of us who benefit from those who bravely founded America now have an obligation to emulate their choice. If the nation they birthed is to flourish in the generations to come, you and I will need to serve its people in courageous ways.
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The US Supreme Court handed down several major decisions this week, once again demonstrating a uniquely American principle: ours is “a government of laws, not of men.” As America approaches its 250th anniversary, we can be grateful for the freedom of religion our Founders enshrined as our “first freedom.” But freedom of religion is transformative only if we choose a transformative religion. Today, we consider why the gospel is good news only if it is news—and why we must not fail to share this message wherever we can, with whomever we can, however we can.
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Ranch dressing, the World Cup, and America250: What makes America unique, and what Americans need most
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As America’s 250th anniversary nears, patriotism is the order of the day. Amid stories celebrating our nation, one surprising symbol has emerged: ranch dressing, now beloved by visitors from around the world and described as “a face of the nation.” It’s a fitting picture of the “multicultural miracle” that is America. But today we consider how the same spirit of self-reliance that helped shape our nation can also keep us from God’s best, and why self-reliance may be popular religion but spiritual suicide.
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Rescuers in Venezuela worked through the night Friday to save hundreds trapped in rubble and find thousands more missing in the aftermath of Wednesday’s earthquakes. What happened there could happen here: New research warns that stress on Southern California’s San Andreas and San Jacinto fault lines has reached the highest level in a thousand years, putting the region in a “critically loaded” state that could cause a large, multi-fault earthquake. Whether you and I live in an earthquake zone or not, we need hope that sustains our hearts in hazardous days. I found such encouragement recently in an unexpected place.
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After America’s World Cup victory over Australia last Friday, Christian Pulisic shared a photo on Instagram showing several US players gathered in a circle on the field, their heads bowed in prayer. His teammate Mark McKenzie responded by referencing Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 and its reminder that “a threefold cord is not quickly broken” (v. 12). However, such faith is no guarantee that Christians will not suffer and struggle as do others. If faith does not protect us from trials, what good is it? You may be facing challenges today for which your faith does not seem relevant. You may even be suffering because of your faith. If not today, perhaps tomorrow. Today, let’s respond with wisdom that leads to the hope our hearts need most.
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According to a recent Gallup poll, 65 percent of US adults say it would be positive for society if more Americans were religious. With all the bad news in the news, including a “nightmare” shooting in Montreal, a deadly heat wave in Europe, and the rising threat of AI-fueled cyberattacks, surely being more religious would be good for humanity. But is this true? Clearly, while most Americans think “religion” is a good thing, this sentiment is true or false depending on the specific religion in view. Today, we explore the fact that if evangelical Christians are to persuade Americans that our religion is best for them, then we must first demonstrate that it is best for us.
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At least five people have been arrested on vandalism charges related to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. It has been plagued with algae and peeling paint following a $16 million renovation. According to President Trump, the damage was the result of deliberate sabotage. If you’re thinking “only in America,” you’re mostly right. In a pluralistic society where all religions and speech acts that do not harm others are accorded freedom and protection, it’s easy to believe that all religions and speech acts are equivalent in value. But this cultural ethos is dangerous to our flourishing and our future.
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British Prime Minister Kier Starmer announced this morning that he would resign from office after losing support within his own party. His departure highlights a fundamental flaw in democracy: what it takes to be elected is not necessarily what it takes to govern. Yet the alternative—unchecked power in the hands of unelected leaders—comes with its own dangers. Today, we consider why effective democracy depends on the reality that humanity is fallen, why no person can be trusted with unchecked power, and why the ultimate key to governing each other is allowing Jesus to govern us first.
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Every June, twenty-nine Major League Baseball teams host an LGBTQ+ Pride Night, but last Friday’s San Francisco Giants game drew national attention when several pitchers wrote “Gen 9:12–16” on their themed caps, pointing to God’s covenant rather than the modern meaning of the rainbow. Today, we consider what it means to be “persecuted for righteousness’ sake,” why not all criticism qualifies as persecution, and how a life of daily dedication to Christ prepares us to endure slander and ridicule with righteousness and grace.
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A tale of two women could have ended in a drastically different way. One mother’s decision to alert authorities helped stop an alleged attack on last Sunday’s UFC event at the White House, while another wife remained silent until the FBI arrived. Their stories lead us to a far more eternal question: What if people are not truly lost? Today, we wrestle with the urgency of evangelism, the difficult questions surrounding salvation, and why introducing others to Jesus may be “the greatest favor” we can do for them.
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President Trump said Tuesday that he hoped the war with Iran would soon be in the “rearview mirror.” According to Switzerland’s foreign ministry, the US-Iran memorandum will be formally signed at the Bügenstock Resort Lake Lucerne on Friday. As I noted yesterday, Iran has been a constant and deadly threat to Israel, the US, and the West since the 1979 revolution brought Islamic hardliners to power. Whatever we think of the latest negotiations, however, there is a fact concerning Iranians that we should bear in mind today.
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The US and Iran announced an interim peace deal last Sunday, though little is known about the exact details. As we consider our conflict with Iran over the past fifty years, we’re confronted again with a question that has been debated over the millennia: How can God be “good to all” in a world marked by brutality and innocent suffering? We know that God redeems all he allows, yet we still find no logical answer we’re willing to accept. Today, we discuss the worshipful practice of seeking God himself over his answers, praying in anger, and arguing with him to find peace in his presence.
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SpaceX's historic IPO paves the way for Elon Musk to become the world’s first trillionaire. Explore what’s next for SpaceX and its competitors.
“Fidelity month” was started in 2023 as a response to declining values in our culture. That it coincides with Pride Month has led many to assume that one is related to the other. Is that the case? The answer to that question points to a deeper truth we all need to consider today.
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Graham Platner, a candidate for the US Senate in Maine, has generated national headlines for weeks. Among the controversies he has faced, his wife stated that he sent sexually explicit messages to several women while married. Nonetheless, Democrats in his state elected him last night as their nominee. A Wikipedia “List of federal political sex scandals in the United States” contains ninety-four entries. Some faced political consequences as a result, but many (if not most) did not. Why is this? And why is the question relevant to us all, even (and especially) those who are not in politics and who have been faithful to our spouses?
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“Spiralism,” according to Jason Blazakis, is an informal movement in which followers share AI-generated manifestos and what they consider revelations from a conscious machine. AI-worshipping churches such as Way of the Future and Theta Noir are examples of this. A violent version is the Zizians, a network of people who “are convinced that a coming superintelligence will decide the fate of every living thing and that violence now is justified to shape what that AI will become.” The group is linked to six violent deaths so far. What explains such idolatry? The answer is more relevant to the rest of us than you might think.
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Iran fired missiles at Israel this morning in several waves of attacks. Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, and explosions from missile intercepts could be heard over the city. Explosions were also heard in Tehran shortly before noon local time, hours after Israel said it had struck military targets in central and western Iran. If you’re shaking your head at all of this and thinking, “Here we go again,” you’re right, of course. And therein lies my paradoxical point. Today, I discuss my recent wedding anniversary and the power of choosing to abide in Christ so that every phase of life will bear his fruit.
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A record-high 56 percent of Americans say the country’s moral values are “poor,” which is up from 44 percent last year. Moreover, 80 percent say that values are getting worse. That a majority of people from every party now believe our sense of values is poor and getting worse could actually be a sign that perhaps the general public has become sufficiently disillusioned to start looking beyond our political leaders for answers. If so, that’s a space where Christians should be able to help. And the story of Ben Sasse offers some guidance on how we can do just that.
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I should never write or speak on a subject without considering those for whom it is highly personal. This principle applies especially to the Pride Month article I published yesterday. However, there wasn’t space to offer reflections on the inherent balance in “speaking the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15), so I’ll attempt to do so today. How do we take biblical stands on moral issues in ways that help rather than harm? How do we offer truth with compassion? How do we address divisive issues out of love for our Lord and our neighbor (Matthew 22:37–39)? Today, we consider four biblical principles.
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In honor of Pride Month, the Boston Public Library has scheduled nineteen drag queen story hours, while the New York Times is recommending LGBTQ-themed comic books and graphic novels for children and teenagers. The decades-long drive to normalize LGBTQ ideology is working, but their cultural success will not be achieved until anyone who disagrees is seen as abnormal and dangerous. But the deeper concern is not merely cultural change—it is how easily we can grow silent about biblical truth and begin to question God’s word on one issue, making us more likely to do so on others. If you think this conversation is irrelevant to your life, that very thought may prove otherwise.
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Scriptures verifying that God intends sexual activity only within the covenant of heterosexual marriage: Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5–6; Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:26–17; 1 Corinthians 6:9–11; 1 Timothy 1:10; Jude 7).
A parasitic fly that eats animals alive has been found in Mexican sheep thirty-one miles south of the US border. The New World screwworm lays eggs in wounds on any warm-blooded animal. When the eggs hatch, the larvae burrow through living flesh, eventually killing the host. Like a screwworm that eats living flesh, sexual sin destroys our minds, marriages, society, and souls. In what ways are Christians especially susceptible to sexual temptation? Today, we consider four common mistakes we make.
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After three seasons and twenty-six episodes, the HBO series Euphoria officially ended last night. The show has been widely criticized for its pervasive nudity and pornographic content. While many Christians already avoid sexually immoral shows and media content like this one, this topic is still highly relevant—for me, for you, and for everyone else—for a reason I had not considered before writing this article. Today, we discuss three facts about sexual sin, the historical context of lust in the New Testament, and ask the question, Does sexual sin damage people and society more pervasively than any other sin?
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Earlier this week, Pope Leo XIV presented his first encyclical: a letter from the pope to the Catholic Church and its leaders. The document, titled Magnifica Humanitas, or “Magnificent Humanity,” outlined his thoughts on technology—with a specific focus on artificial intelligence—and called for remembering the importance of people as we integrate it into our lives. Rather than artificial intelligence conquering humanity on its way to taking over the world, Leo suggests a far greater risk is humanity giving up our position in God’s created order and elevating our own creation instead. Is he right? Let’s take a closer look.
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Iran said this morning that it had targeted a US air base in response to recent US military attacks. According to Forbes, a deal over the Strait of Hormuz now “hangs in [the] balance.” Hours earlier, President Trump signaled that an agreement between the two sides wasn’t close. The global oil benchmark soared above $98 per barrel early this morning after reports of the attacks emerged. When Americans were captured at the US Embassy in Tehran in 1979, ABC News covered the ongoing crisis under the title, “America Held Hostage.” It seems we have been held hostage to Iran ever since. Why can’t the West solve this problem in a permanent way?
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth has condemned a Memorial Day social media post by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that featured the images and names of thirteen soldiers killed during the military conflict with Iran. After similar criticism on both sides of the aisle, the DNC deleted the post. From then until now, politics in America have often been practiced on a level approaching religious fervor. Our next election season begins as soon as the last election is over. Our era of 24/7 news coverage, social media, and narrated algorithms turns up the heat even further. But there’s another factor at work, one that transcends politics and is vital to us all.
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Last Saturday, a paraglider in Austria was floating along when a Cessna 172 flew overhead and shredded her sail to pieces. The woman began spinning and plummeted to the earth before pulling her emergency chute. In the caption of her now-viral selfie video, Sabrina writes that May 23 will always be like a second birthday to her, since she knows how lucky she is to be alive. But like Sabrina, I have had a second birthday. If you are a born-again believer, the same is true for you. The key to the Christian life is to experience every day what we experienced on that day. How do we do this?
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Christians are used to our religious holidays being preempted for secular purposes. Nonetheless, we should be surprised that even a secular holiday such as Memorial Day has been secularized as well. Many Americans conflate Memorial Day with Veterans Day and think they are intended to fly flags and feel patriotic sentiments in honor of all our military. Many will not even be this reflective, spending today as the “unofficial beginning of summer” with backyard barbeques and similar holiday activities. It is especially ironic that a day intended to commemorate the sacrifice of our military heroes has been sacrificed in this way. There is a spiritual lesson here for us, one that transcends the day and its history.
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The Justice Department announced that it was charging Raúl Castro, the ninety-four-year-old former leader of Cuba, with murder and conspiracy to kill American citizens. The allegations stem from Castro’s role in authorizing the Cuban military to shoot down two American planes operated by Brothers to the Rescue in 1996. The Trump administration’s interference with foreign regimes has a mixed record of success, from early hope with Venezuela to ever-worsening conflict with Iran. When the time comes for change in Cuba, where it falls along that spectrum will likely depend upon how well the Trump administration has learned from its past mistakes. And that same basic principle is one worth applying to our own lives today.
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will air its last show tonight. Why should you care? The ending could be nostalgic if you’re old enough to remember when David Letterman started the show in 1993 after being passed over as Johnny Carson’s successor on The Tonight Show. You might care about the controversy over the show’s ending: some claim that CBS acted for political reasons, while others point to reports that the show had been losing $40 million a year. I think the show’s ending is relevant for a different reason.
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At least 136 people have died in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but health officials say the number could be much higher. The director general of the World Health Organization said he is “deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic,” which is being caused by a type of Ebola for which there are no vaccines or treatments. Reading bad news can steal your hope; however, the good news is that there is a way to navigate bad news with the best news of all. This week, we’re discussing finding hope in surprising places. Today, we’ll consider the most surprising place of all.
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In the day’s news, we are invited to put our hope in religion, politics, medical science, artificial intelligence, or future generations—but each continues to reveal its limits. By contrast, Jesus never glossed over the cost of discipleship, warning, “If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.” Yet “as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too,” as suffering drives us from self-reliance into deeper dependence on the Spirit. The more Christlike we become, the more we discover “him who is wholly lovable, wholly desirable.”
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Nicholas Kristof’s recent New York Times article alleging widespread Israeli sexual violence has sparked fierce debate. Still, the greater danger is the “fallacy of false equivalence” that leads many to conclude Hamas and Israel are morally the same. In a culture increasingly shaped by collectivism, it becomes easy to see all Palestinians as terrorists or all Israelis as oppressors, even though Scripture reminds us that “the soul who sins shall die” and that every person is an immortal soul for whom Christ died. The more personally we experience the living Lord Jesus and his transforming love, the more passionately we will want to share it with our lost world.
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In 2024, the Russian ship MV Ursa Major sank about 60 miles off the coast of Spain. While the loss was noteworthy, the world moved on pretty quickly. However, CNN released new details on the incident that point to the nuclear nature of the ship’s true cargo and a Western plot to ensure that it never reached its final destination. The question remains who sunk the vessel in the first place, especially during a time when NATO was trying to avoid giving Russia a reason to push harder into Ukraine. But there are times when doing nothing poses the greatest risk. Some of the hardest times to follow God’s will are when we can think of all the ways doing so could go wrong.
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President Trump’s ongoing summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping is interesting, even historic, but seems less relevant personally. After the two presidents conducted their first meeting, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning posted overnight on X, claiming that the most important issue between the two countries was “the Taiwan question.” Why is the “Taiwan question” the “most important issue” between the world’s two superpowers? And how do we manage our fears of potential impending conflict? We can pray specifically about the issues we face, trusting our omniscient and omnipotent Father to do what we cannot do.
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A grieving father recently climbed the tallest mountains in Scotland, England, and Wales wearing a twenty-two-pound vest, the same weight his daughter Zoë was when she died of cancer at nearly two years old. His decision illustrates the fact that leverage is central to life: the question is the ends we choose to serve. Satan leverages our circumstances for the worst possible outcomes, while Jesus is the master of leveraging our circumstances for the best possible outcomes. The challenge is whether we will use what we’ve been given to glorify ourselves—or to become the kind of people who “turn the world upside down” for the kingdom of God.
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Late Monday afternoon, the US Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The high court set aside lower court rulings that had blocked the state from using the GOP-drawn map, which would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black districts. My purpose today is to take a step back and consider our response to this newsL on a more visceral level than a purely historic or analytic examination. Given the existential differences within a culture as disparate as ours, can we find hope beyond humility and unity beyond tolerance?
For more on today's topic, read Dr. Jim Denison's extensive article, “What does the Bible say about racism?” He analyzes racism in American history and today, then discuss slavery in the Bible, racism and the Bible, three common questions on the subject, and practical ways we can advance God’s unconditional love through our personal and public lives.
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Seventeen Americans who evacuated from a cruise ship hit with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus have arrived in the US early this morning. Officials continue to assure us that risks to the general public remain low. We may not want to discuss such distressing news, but as Tennessee Williams reminded us, “Not facing a fire doesn’t put it out.” This is a principle that relates not just to the news but to our souls. Isaiah 1:18 says: “Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord.” This is God’s invitation to struggle with our faith, to wrestle with him in our minds and hearts. To this end, today we discuss five practical principles that have helped me over the years with this invitation.
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Hantaviruses, named after a river in South Korea, are a family of more than twenty different viral species. Almost all are linked to infection by rodents, typically rats and mice, through dried urine and droppings. One strain, however, known as the Andes virus, is thought to spread by human-to-human transmission, although rarely. But this week, a cruise ship called the MV Hondius has made headlines because of another suspected hantavirus outbreak onboard that has killed three people so far and made several others very sick. Should you be worried?
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The 2026 National Day of Prayer is today. Millions of Christians around the US will pray for our nation personally and in gatherings with other believers. To a skeptic, this must seem an unprovable assertion, a self-fulfilling prophecy akin to a horoscope. Such skeptics are right: we cannot prove to them, or even to ourselves, that time spent in prayer today or any other day is warranted, that the God to whom we pray is the God we believe him to be. However, today we discuss how our inability to prove our faith through reason invites us to focus less on what we “too much discuss” and “too much explain,” as T. S. Eliot noted, and more on the God who should be the object of our worship and service.
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As Politico reported yesterday, Indiana’s Republican primaries were “the first big test for whether the president still has an iron grip over his party.” The reason: last December, despite the president’s strong urging, nearly a dozen GOP state senators refused to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps. Seven of these lawmakers were targeted yesterday as Mr. Trump’s allies spent nearly $10 million combined against them; the president also endorsed a candidate running for an open Senate seat. Not in living memory has a single politician so unified both parties as Donald Trump has. However, I think there’s more at work here, a factor that applies to every Christian, whatever our political beliefs. Today, we discuss faith and the falsification principle.
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Last Friday, a federal appeals court blocked the mailing of mifepristone prescriptions, restricting access to one of the most common means of abortion in the US. On Monday, Justice Samuel Alito temporarily restored broad access to the drug, suspending the lower court’s ruling for one week so the full Supreme Court can consider emergency appeals and decide how to proceed. In our highly secularized, post-Christian culture, it seems like it’s one step forward, two steps back. But there’s an antidote to the discouragement many of us feel.
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The FBI and prosecutors have released new footage of the man charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. If you’re like me, however, this news is not how you prefer to begin your week. I’m with you. I have chosen in recent days not to focus on the latest assassination attempt, beyond the event itself, for two reasons. One is that the story makes me feel helpless. The other is that avoiding it makes me feel empowered. Now I see that both sentiments, while understandable, are fallacious.
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NASA chief Jared Isaacman was on Capitol Hill recently for a meeting with the US Senate Committee on Appropriations and answered questions about Pluto. Earlier this year, he told the Daily Mail, “I 100% support President Trump making Pluto great again.” Today, we take a look at the debate, what led to the decision to make the change, and why restoring Pluto’s status continues to be a pet project for so many. Why do so many people still care about this? The answer is relevant to far more than our discussion of Pluto’s planetary designation.
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The New York Times has named Taylor Swift one of America’s “greatest living songwriters.” American Idol recently had each of its singers perform from her songbook. What is the secret to her abiding popularity? According to Time, her ability to connect with the frustrations and sadness so many people feel makes them “feel seen.” If the latest research is to be believed, the audience for such empathy is only growing these days, as reports show lowest records in the US for self-reported happiness, worker satisfaction, and consumer sentiment. These downward trends are largely attributed to COVID-19, but I would argue our culture has walked away with the wrong lessons about life and mortality from the pandemic in a crucial, fundamental way.
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King Charles III addressed a joint session of Congress this week, speaking of the Christian faith as “a firm anchor and daily inspiration” that guides both individuals and communities, a reminder that our “democratic, legal, and social traditions” are rooted in something deeper than politics. As our Founders understood, the true power of the nation lies not in government but in the “indispensable supports” of “religion and morality.” The problem comes when we settle for an evangelicalism that is content to know our souls are saved but busy inside the “bastions” of our counter-cultural social monasticism.
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived yesterday in Washington, DC, where the king will address both houses of Congress today. The first visit of a reigning monarch to the US was similarly pragmatic, hoping positive coverage of the 1939 royal tour would win support for an Anglo-American alliance against Nazi Germany. Now commentators are watching to see if King Charles and President Trump can repair the relationship between the two nations damaged by differences over the war with Iran. While Americans do not serve an earthly king, we can use the visit of a foreign ruler to reflect on the need for a king of our hearts today.
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Shortly after the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner began Saturday evening, a thirty-one-year-old man armed with two guns ran past a Secret Service security checkpoint, intending to kill President Trump. Between 1875 and 2004, fifty-nine primary national leaders were assassinated, averaging approximately one every other year. And none of the rest of us are immune from that mortality. Something in us doesn’t want to admit that we could be next. None of us has any plausible hope that we will be the first humans to escape death forever. But dying somehow doesn’t feel as real as all that.
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Which worldview best explains reality, and which one does so while requiring the fewest unsupported assumptions? Jay Atkins asks an AI engine to evaluate all the major world religions for the highest plausibility. The New Testament consistently states that salvation comes only by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the only person in history to die and rise from the grave, never to die again. If only Jesus has died to pay for our sins and risen from the grave, only Jesus can forgive our sins and grant us salvation.
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This week, we’ve discussed the power of Scripture to change hearts and lives when we submit to its truth in accountable community. Let’s apply this discussion to the most crucial moral issue of our time: abortion. Our society is convinced that illegality should be defined by harm done to others (as with LGBTQ behavior). But in such a culture where sons and daughters are sacrificed, it is especially critical that God’s people embrace and advance biblical morality, whatever the cost to ourselves. The sicker the patient, the more urgent the cure.
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“Just do the right thing.” As the “America Reads the Bible” continues in Washington, DC, this week, we explore the power of Scripture to change hearts and lives when we submit to its truth in the power of the Spirit. Public figures’ moral failures highlight the challenge of putting our beliefs into practice and point to a principle evangelicals overlook to our peril. The world might be tougher than we are, but let’s be smart enough to try to learn from those smarter than we are. God’s word is most transformative in our lives when we choose to obey it in accountable community with others.
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Reading the Scriptures can be a powerful encounter with the voice of the living God. But the Bible must be applied if its truths are to be transforming. Our nation was founded on the declaration that “all men are created equal” and it should be possible for us to live with holistic holiness, completely obedient to every dictate of Scripture. However, our founding declaration does not prescribe such biblical thinking and living. As a result, morality is under constant tension, litigation, and jurisprudence in our secularized society.
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“America Reads the Bible” began Saturday at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC. Over seven days, nearly five hundred participants will read the Bible aloud from Genesis to Revelation. Daily readings are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. If you wonder whether America needs a spiritual and moral awakening, you need only read the news. In such a broken world, how does reading the words of an ancient book out loud help? Is this merely a performative gesture, perhaps with political motives? The answer is more relevant to our souls and national future than one might think.
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The feud between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV continued on Thursday, when the pope decried that “The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants,” in what many took to be a thinly veiled shot at the president. Even if at least parts of the pope’s critiques may be valid, that does not mean his statements were wise. There’s a lot more to Christian teaching than just the gospel, but it’s crucial that we keep a clear view of where we should draw that line. The gospel pertains to matters essential to salvation, and whether the war in Iran is just does not come anywhere close to clearing that bar. Unfortunately, the pope is far from the only person to have ever erred in that regard.
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Dr. Ryan Denison explored the criteria for how Christians have historically understood a war to be just in a recent article.
Testimony in the Camp Mystic evidential hearing concluded yesterday in an Austin courtroom. The lawsuit was brought by the family of eight-year-old Cile Steward, who died in the July 4, 2025, flood and whose body has not been recovered. Her family is fighting attempts to reopen the camp until her remains are found. So many of the families involved in this horrific tragedy are still grieving. When God chooses not to intervene in our suffering, we can be tempted to doubt his character—and some doubts are more visceral than others, as we’ll explore today.
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“Tax Freedom Day” will soon be here. As the Tax Project website explains, this is the day when you have earned enough to pay your combined federal, state, and local tax contributions for the year. For the rest of the year, you can finally begin working for and paying yourself. On one hand, I’m grateful for the benefits of the taxes I pay. On the other hand, it feels liberating to think that everything I earn from this point forward is mine to do with as I wish. These two “hands” go together. We have the freedoms we experience in America in significant part because we pay for them by supporting the governmental agencies who do for us what we would otherwise have to do for ourselves. I believe this capitalistic mindset to be the greatest single impediment to spiritual awakening in the Western world.
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President Trump posted an image Sunday evening on Truth Social depicting himself that many across the political spectrum protested as sacrilegious. One writer called the post “blasphemous” and “reprehensible.” Conservative pundit Carmine Sabia stated, “As a Christian, I’m offended by this, and I don’t know how any Christian would not be offended by this. There is only one Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Mocking him is not OK.” Though the post has now been deleted, its caption claimed, “America has been sick for a long time. President Trump is healing this nation.” No, he’s not. But not for the reasons you might think.
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US stock futures fell and oil prices rose this morning after President Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. His statement came after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement that would end the war. In better news, Russia and Ukraine observed a truce in their war across the Orthodox Easter weekend, but only for the weekend. Did you know that April is Stress Awareness Month? You won’t be surprised to learn that apparently unsolvable problems like war not only cause significant stress, but worrying about them also impairs cognitive functioning and makes things worse. But when we choose the opposite of control, we discover the transforming hope available to every anxious heart today, including yours.
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New information continues to emerge in the remarkable story of how the American pilot shot down in Iran was rescued on Easter. In the press conference announcing the operation’s success, President Trump alluded to a top-secret device called the “Ghost Murmur” and, depending on who you talk to, it is either a quantum leap in our ability to detect electromagnetic signals like a human heartbeat or a gross exaggeration based more in science fiction than in real science. Most of us understand all too well how difficult it can be to filter out the noise in our lives today.
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The Artemis 2 crew is scheduled to return to Earth tomorrow, splashing down off the coast of San Diego, California, around 8:07 p.m. ET. As the Economist reports, they are “returning to a planet they have cheered up.” We have needed to be “cheered up,” to be sure. However, while psychiatrist and philosopher Iain McGilchrist agrees that our cultural crisis is first and foremost spiritual, he warns that a spiritual approach that is individual and purely personal will not be enough to meet the crises of the day.
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President Trump announced on Truth Social late yesterday afternoon that he would “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks” subject to Iran’s “agreeing to the complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz.” But while much with Iran has changed in a day, much has not. Earlier this week, Iranian officials had called on young people to form human chains around the country’s power plants. Iran’s leaders are once again willing to sacrifice their people to protect their regime. Conversely, they believe that America will not attack civilians as they do. What explains the difference? The answer points to the one change in Iran that can secure its true peace in the present and beyond.
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Four astronauts aboard Artemis 2 are on their way home this morning. They broke the record for human travel on Monday afternoon, flying more than 248,655 miles from Earth and surpassing NASA’s Apollo 13 mission in 1970. Victor Glover Jr. is the pilot for the mission and was the first Black astronaut to complete a long-term stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The part of Victor Glover’s story I want to highlight today, however, is his faith. In an interview, he stated, “In the military, there’s a saying that there are no atheists in foxholes. There aren’t any on top of rockets, either, I would think.”
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Last Friday, an American F-15E fighter jet was hit by incoming fire and crashed inside Iran. One of the two crew members was quickly rescued. According to the Wall Street Journal, what came next was “one of the most complex search-and-rescue efforts for the US Air Force in enemy territory in decades.” Sunday morning, President Trump announced that the “highly respected colonel” had been rescued and is safe. Why would the US go to such lengths to recover a single pilot? The answer says much about our nation’s past and our collective future.
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Delta Flight 104, with 272 passengers and 14 crew, had just departed São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport on Sunday when flames shot out from its left engine. Passengers screamed for the pilots to “turn around” the jet. They immediately declared an emergency, shut down the affected engine, and circled back to the airport, landing safely shortly after departure. Video from inside the cabin shows passengers erupting into applause and cheers when the aircraft came to a stop. If you could speak to the pilots, what would you say to them today? A year from today? On this Good Friday, we discuss how God is both love and holy for paying our debts and why the price of our salvation was death in the first place.
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Recent studies show that eighty million Americans believe a spiritual revival is coming to our nation. Of those participating in the survey, young adults (statistically the most unchurched generation in history) are surprisingly the most likely to agree. Jennie Allen, founder of IF:Gathering and Gather25, said the desperation many young people feel is fueling their spiritual openness, recalling one student who said, “I never knew God loved me.” Maundy Thursday reminds us that Jesus included even those who would fail him at the Last Supper—and he invites us as his bride, for “as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.”
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The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Colorado’s ban on LGBTQ “conversion therapy” for young people infringes on the free speech rights of a Christian counselor. Their ruling reversed a lower court’s decision that had upheld the law. However, the news is not all positive on the religious liberty front. But if you’re not a Christian counselor who seeks to share biblical truth with your clients or an evangelical living in the Middle East, Finland, or India, such threats may seem too distant to be personal. Here’s why they’re not, and why this day in Holy Week is especially significant for our souls.
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My wife and I drove past a “No Kings” rally in our city last Saturday, where we saw a sign that said, “Be kind!” Another announced in rainbow colors, “Love wins!” Next to them, paradoxically, a man was waving his hand-lettered whiteboard, “[expletive deleted] Trump!” This bipolarity is reflected and empowered by the media daily. As history proves and contemporary culture shows, we can be as dogmatic in our politics and opinions, as self-reliant and self-righteous, as those with whom we fervently disagree. But when the salt loses its saltiness and the light hides under a basket, the world is impoverished.
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More than 3,200 “No Kings” rallies were held Saturday across the US. Event organizers estimate more than eight million people attended protests against President Donald Trump’s actions and policies. The name reportedly comes from organizers’ belief that Mr. Trump is acting like a monarch rather than the leader of a democracy. America is the only nation “founded on a creed,” as G. K. Chesterton observed, the declaration that “all men are created equal.” But this passion for personhood and unhindered freedom comes at a cost, one that jeopardizes our willingness to “fear the Lᴏʀᴅ” as the psalmist advises.
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Earlier this week, a court in California ruled that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, and Google’s YouTube were liable for damages of $4.2 million and $1.8 million, respectively, after a 20-year-old woman sued the companies for creating products that she claims led to anxiety, depression, and a host of other problems in her life. What sets the latest suit apart is that these companies were not sued for their content, they were sued for their algorithm—and that, apparently, makes a big difference. Cultural change, like how we view social media in regard to our health, often happens slowly until enough momentum gathers to bring real transformation. The same is often true in our lives as well.
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NASA has announced plans to construct a $20 billion base on the moon’s surface. The purpose is to install more powerful telescopes, mine elements that are rare on earth but abundant on the moon, and allow for further technological advancements through residual inventions, just as it was after our last trip to the moon in 1972. There is something in us that wants to make an impact in life that surpasses and outlives us. You and I are unlikely to seek such significance through space travel, but we can nonetheless live this day for its highest purpose. How can we do this?
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We’re learning this morning that the US has sent Iran a fifteen-point plan to end the war in the Middle East. However, Israeli journalist Amit Segal reports that Israeli leaders fear the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will undermine any agreement with the West. Yesterday’s announcement that Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, a former IRGC commander, will replace the slain Ali Larijani as head of the country’s security council reinforces their fears. Why would the IRGC want to continue fighting a war that is so devastating to their nation?
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According to the Los Angeles Times, West Hollywood’s city council has unanimously approved advancing what the article calls a “registry of multi-partner domestic relationships.” How does this affect you and me in our own lives? It is human nature to focus on issues that seem most relevant to us personally. This “fight-or-flight response” is our natural, automatic reaction to stress or danger. Jane Goodall, the famed British primatologist and animal rights activist, once warned that “the greatest danger to our future is apathy.” Today, we discuss three reasons to oppose moral apathy through a legal, personal, and collective lens.
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Both pilots were killed and dozens of people were injured late last night when an Air Canada Express jet collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Earlier in the day, I received news that my spiritual mother had passed away. Some deaths are tragic while others are cause for gratitude, but all grief makes us bear its weight in some way for the rest of our lives. In our “increasingly complicated, technology-dominated, and endlessly distracting world,” people are “shoved to the left side of their brains,” focused on what is practical but “bereft of mystery and meaning.” Today, we explore how God redeems all he allows, using even our grief as a gateway into a life of purpose.
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Peter Thiel is drawing attention for hosting a Rome conference warning that technologies like AI could help usher in the Antichrist, even as critics accuse him of fueling fear around the end times. While concerns about global instability, war, and innovation are real, Scripture reminds us that “many antichrists have come” and that speculation about who the Antichrist might be is largely fruitless. Jesus instead pointed to “wars and rumors of wars” not to make us afraid, but so that we would not be. In the end, whether the world stabilizes or Christ returns, we are called to live with confidence that God is in control and to keep our focus on helping others know him.
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The legendary actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke recently became a centenarian. He explains his longevity simply: he keeps a positive outlook and never gets angry. Scientists agree with his theory. However, you and I didn’t need scientists to tell us what we innately understood, that happier people are typically healthier people. If only knowing and doing God’s will were so obvious and intuitive. In Psalm 77:19, Asaph prays, “Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen.” It is one thing to follow someone whose “footprints” are obvious to us. It is another to follow someone we cannot see, trusting that their word is true and their will is best, before we can verify either.
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In April 2025, Pastor William Schonemann of New River Bible Chapel in Arizona was found dead inside his home in a position authorities described as resembling crucifixion. Last week, the man accused of killing the pastor asked a court to sentence him to death. He stated, “It’s an undisputable fact that the crime was heinous in nature. I intended it to be heinous.” Our faith does not exempt us from living in a fallen world, but when we suffer because we are believers, we can especially question the reality and relevance of our faith. It feels grossly unfair for God to call us to follow and serve him, then allow us to be persecuted for obeying his call. However, it is also such suffering that affords us an opportunity to know and honor our Lord in ways we cannot otherwise.
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Israel’s defense minister announced this morning that its military killed top Iranian security official Ali Larijani in an overnight strike. In other news, the US embassy in Baghdad has been targeted by explosive drones, British Airways says it is suspending some flights to the Middle East until the end of May, and US gas prices are continuing to rise as a result of the war.
However, much of the focus today is on a narrow waterway that is central to the global economy.
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“One Battle After Another” won the Academy Award for Best Picture last night, along with five other Oscars. The awards show prompted some reflections for me, which have less to do with the films themselves than with the experience of watching them. The best movies are often the most surprising, the ones with a plot twist we did not foresee, films that convey an unanticipated message that nonetheless resonates with life. The best journeys in life, similarly, occur on the paths we least expected God to call us to travel. When you pursue your Father’s purpose, your life becomes a “motion picture” in which the scenes you “film” today are part of a story you are telling the world. The key, as a wise mentor once taught me, is to stay faithful to the last word you heard from God and open to the next.
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While the Trump Administration’s focus remains largely on the war in Iran, the president took some time earlier this week to address the situation with Cuba as well. Hinting that they may be next in line for regime change, he stated, “It may be a friendly takeover, it may not be a friendly takeover. It wouldn’t matter because they’re really, they’re down to, as I say, fumes.” Until a deal is reached, it’s crucial that we don’t lose sight of the plight of Cuba’s citizens as we consider the broader negotiations between governments. However, as is often the case, God is already at work through his people in ways that are making a genuine difference in the lives of those in need.
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People in the Northern Territory of Australia are being warned to stay out of rain-fueled rivers in their area because, as one official put it, “There are crocs absolutely everywhere.” If you pay much attention to secular culture, you might feel the same way about the moral issues of our time. One response is to align our beliefs with our critics, adopting the liberal theology we have been discussing this week and taking positions on moral issues that our secularized society will affirm. Or, we can embrace biblical truth and seek redemptive ways to engage our fallen culture for the advancement of the gospel. How do we choose the latter?
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The Iran war is now well into its second week and has involved at least twelve nations across the Middle East and beyond. But it also poses a threat to Americans with which most of us are not familiar. “Stagflation,” the combination of falling growth (stagnation) and rising prices (inflation), is a specter from the 1970s we don’t want to revisit. As the so-called First Law of Ecology states, “Everything is connected to everything else.” This is true not just of ecology but ultimately of life itself. Let’s consider this principle in light of biblical faith and its relation to the cultural issues of the day.
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The way Christians approach our faith and its relationship with the world is foundational to our understanding of the world and our role in it. James Talarico, who is a Presbyterian seminary student and thus considered a “Bible scholar” by some in the media, is advancing his liberal version of Christianity with regard to abortion, transgenderism, gay marriage, and the claim that all religions “point to the same truth.” However, the Bible can never mean what it never meant. This principle has been embraced by Christians across the vast majority of Christian history. Today, we consider two principles to apply to the conversation before us.
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James Talarico has become a national figure after winning the Texas Democratic Senate primary last week. His theological worldview has especially garnered attention. Talarico has stated that “Jesus never said anything” about abortion, transgenderism, or gay marriage. Talarico’s positions are consistent with a stream of theology often called “liberalism.” Where does it come from? How are we to understand its core beliefs in light of biblical truth? This complex subject is one with massive ramifications for the way we view the Bible, our faith, and the role of our faith in the world.
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President Trump announced yesterday afternoon that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem would be reassigned to a new security initiative called The Shield of the Americas. While the move is not technically considered a demotion, the president’s frustrations with Noem have been growing for some time, with Tuesday’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee serving as the final straw. Yesterday afternoon, Trump nominated Sen. Markwayne Mullin as Noem’s replacement. So, who is Markwayne Mullin, what can we expect from his time as the head of DHS, and how can we find biblical encouragement in the face of our own sin struggles today?
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ast night, the Pentagon released the last two names of the six US soldiers killed in a Kuwait attack a day after the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury. If Iran has its way, they will be only the first of many American deaths to come. The reason the Iranian regime wants to survive this war at all costs is not just personal, as selfish as it was for them to massacre thousands of civilians who protested against them. Their larger agenda is ideological. Until we understand it, we will be unequipped to win this war in ways that will matter long after it is over.
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As Iran has expanded the war by targeting US allies in the Middle East, it is facing a consequence it apparently did not expect: the Wall Street Journal reports that “Gulf states, rattled by volleys of Iranian drones and missiles targeting their hotels, ports, and airports, are concluding the Iranian peril must be confronted.” However, there is a consequence to the Arab states’ involvement in the war that is not military or political but spiritual and eternal. Our “front lines” in this conflict are the prayers by which we wage spiritual war for the protection of innocents and the conversion of multitudes.
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A third victim has now died from last Sunday’s mass shooting in Austin, Texas. The FBI believe the attack may be related to terrorism. A very troubling aspect of this story is its possible connection to hardline Muslim clerics in the US who have been claiming that war between the US and Iran is part of a prophetic destiny tied to the return of the Mahdi, their messiah. One of them closed his Friday prayer before war broke out: “May Allah destroy all the nonbelievers.” All of this taken together could cause Americans to fear all Muslims in our midst and to hate radical Islamists who seem to hate us, but this visceral reaction is not the way God wants believers to respond. The opposite is actually the case.
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As “Operation Epic Fury” continues, Iran and its proxies are expanding their response as they fire missiles at Israel and the Arab states. When news broke Saturday that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed, one person in Tehran responded: “I think the Middle East has become a better place. Even [the] world has become a better place now.” We can be grateful that he can no longer terrorize his own people and the world. But there is another dimension to Khamenei’s death that we should consider as well, one that far transcends the geopolitics of the moment.
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Early this morning, US and Israeli forces launched “Operation Epic Fury.” In a video statement posted Saturday at 2:30 a.m. ET, President Trump stated, “A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.” This is the latest news on what may be quote “the most important day of the 21st century so far.” According to Israeli intelligence, Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has beenfound dead after the US and Israel carried out air strikes early this morning on Tehran.
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When US forces captured former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the strike included Anthropic’s AI tool, Claude. A key part of Anthropic’s usage policies is that their AI cannot be used to “facilitate or promote any act of violence or intimidation.” AI has given plenty of reasons to be wary of crossing that line, but Anthropic had to know that this stance could pose something of a problem when it comes to the military applications of their tools. What role does fear have in our decision-making process as Christians, and how should we respond to earthly issues like nuclear war today?
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Commentators are still responding to President Trump’s “State of the Union” address in the predictably partisan ways you would expect. I genuinely grieve to see the depth of rancor and bitterness that exists in our country toward fellow Americans with whom we happen to disagree politically. And I genuinely question whether our democratic experiment can be sustained while we sustain such animosity toward one another. To encourage us toward this end, I’d like to reflect with you on a recent interview that has marked me in profound ways.
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President Trump delivered his annual “State of the Union” address to Congress and the nation last night. The speech was the longest ever, lasting 108 minutes, and covered a range of topics designed to buttress his party’s chances in the upcoming midterms. A highlight for me and for many was the entrance of the US men’s hockey team into the House chamber. The president announced that he would be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor, to the team’s goaltender, Connor Hellebuyck.
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On this day four years ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. What became the largest ground war in Europe since World War II has reshaped global security, energy markets, and geopolitical alliances. I’m certain that you believe Vladimir Putin’s criminal invasion of Ukraine and his ongoing threats to the future of Europe to be morally wrong. My question is, why are there such categories as right and wrong in the first place? Your answer is crucial, not just to wars and politics but to the way you live your life today.
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In striking down President Trump’s global tariffs, the Supreme Court demonstrated something far more foundational than trade policy: the endurance of a system built on checks and balances and a “government of laws, not of men.” The Founders understood that because people are not angels, power must restrain itself—and the president’s compliance with the ruling shows that this design still functions 250 years later. Yet legality alone cannot produce morality or flourishing.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew of the English royal family, was arrested yesterday on his sixty-sixth birthday after the latest batch of Epstein files that were made public last month shed new light on his connections with Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. Now that he is potentially facing life in prison, he has less to lose than when he was a free man. Would he trade secrets for a reduced or annulled sentence? And why does anything involving Epstein make headlines today? On the surface, it sounds like a silly question. But, if you stop to consider it, I think it points to an interesting conclusion, and one far too many take for granted in our culture today.
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On The Late Show Tuesday night, Stephen Colbert told viewers that CBS told him an interview he taped with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico could not be aired. The show then presented the interview through its YouTube channel, where FCC rules do not apply. As of this morning, it has been viewed more than 7.4 million times, roughly triple what the CBS program draws each night. With his show ending in May, we might wonder if the fact that he has little to lose in his conflict with the network contributes to his willingness to stage it. If so, this would be a principle worth considering for reasons that far transcend the story it illustrates.
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The deaths of Rev. Jesse Jackson—called America’s “most influential Black figure” between Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama—and actor Robert Duvall remind us, as Ian McKellen admitted, that we are not immortal. Even the nation George Washington helped birth and the films that outlive their performers will not stand forever, and we are only a few generations removed from a world where most people died of infectious disease. Though modern life tempts us to live as if this world is all there is, death confronts our finitude and calls us to trust God with this life and the next, measuring success by what echoes in eternity.
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Former President Barack Obama generated headlines when he was asked by podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen about the existence of aliens and said, “They’re real.” Mr. Obama issued a clarification the next day: “Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life out there. But […] I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us.” If you believe aliens exist, you’ll focus on the “odds are good” part of his explanation. If you don’t believe aliens exist, you’ll focus on the “no evidence” part. In other words, we tend to believe what we believe and interpret the facts accordingly. This is a fact of enormous relevance to the challenges we face today.
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It’s a sign of our times when a movie is so sexually immoral that even reading reviews of it can veer toward the pornographic. But such is the case with Wuthering Heights, the film adaptation of the Emily Brontë novel that was released Friday to a very mixed reception. To switch “art” forms: the latest Sports Illustrated “Swimsuit Edition” is out. This year’s edition does something new, however: it features six wives and girlfriends of prominent NFL players. Today, we discuss how the enemy normalizes sin, especially sexual immorality, in today’s culture.
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The El Paso airport was shut down late Tuesday night after the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) fired an anti-drone laser at an object flying near the border. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered all flights grounded and closed the airspace up to eighteen thousand feet for a period of ten days in response. Or at least that was the plan until the FAA reversed course eight hours later and reopened everything. While the airport shutdown is unlikely to happen again and appears to have been more due to petty squabbling than a genuine threat, it would be a mistake to write the event off as inconsequential. The same is true of our pride when the Lord holds us accountable for our own shortcomings.
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Jennifer Welch was an Oklahoma City-based interior designer and reality show actress before launching a podcast in 2022. Titled “I’ve Had It,” her podcast now has 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube and 4.5 million followers across social media. Welch claims that “evangelical Christianity is the biggest racket on the planet” and repeatedly uses the epithet “cancer” to describe us. In all things, we must remember that we are not “culture warriors” for whom people like Jennifer Welch are our enemies, but cultural missionaries for whom they are our mission field.
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A man was released after being detained in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, even as the FBI released video of a masked person outside her door the night she vanished. In other headlines, seven people were found dead in a shooting at a high school in British Columbia, with additional victims discovered at a nearby residence. Such tragedies remind us that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” and that the “will to power” has marked human nature from Jefferson and Lincoln to today. Our only way forward is God’s promise: “I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you.”
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The American alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn has been one of the most compelling stories at the Winter Olympics. A week before competition began, she tore her left ACL during training. She persisted with her dream despite the pain. But she crashed in the downhill final Sunday and fractured her left tibia, an injury that will require multiple surgeries to repair. She has since posted an inspiring, admirable message to social media that expresses powerfully what could be called the defining ethos of our day. And this fact defines the greatest challenge of our day.
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The Seattle Seahawks won yesterday’s Super Bowl LX over the New England Patriots with a dominant defensive performance. You probably already knew the result of the Super Bowl. I would not necessarily expect the same if I were writing about the World Series, the Kentucky Derby, the Masters, or any other headline sports event. But NFL football and its championship game hold an unrivaled place in our culture. As I am reflecting on this fact today, I am also wondering why it is so. And I am wondering if the explanation matters for the rest of the year. It turns out, the answer to my first question answers the second as well.
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A video depicting the Obamas as primates dominated headlines over the weekend. For a biblical and personal response, please see Dr. Jim Denison's latest website article.
Football has roots in antiquity, as noted in Dr. Jim Denison's recent website article on the history of the Super Bowl and has become one of the most dominant parts of contemporary culture.
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The 2026 Winter Olympics officially kick off today in northern Italy. While a few of the events have already begun, the opening ceremonies start at 2:00 EST, and the games will stream across the NBC family of networks and on Peacock. Once the competition kicks off in earnest, you’ll have sixteen different events to choose from over the next two and a half weeks. You can find the full schedule here, and chances are there’s something for everyone. Don’t sleep on the stranger events, though, even if the descriptions sound like something you’d never think you might enjoy.
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A California-based startup plans to open a hotel on the moon by 2032. Galactic Resource Utilizations Space launched their booking website last month. Construction is expected to begin in 2029, pending regulatory approval. You can book your spot by putting down a deposit of a mere $1,000,000. How do we redeem the stress of our days? There’s a better way than escaping the planet. In one sense it will cost you nothing, while in another it will cost you everything, but in the end it will bring you a peace and purpose you will find nowhere else.
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Savannah Guthrie has withdrawn from hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony to focus on her family. As you know, her mother, Nancy Guthrie, has disappeared in Tucson; police believe she was taken against her will in a “possible kidnapping or abduction.” Ms. Guthrie’s disappearance is tragically not unusual in the US. In addition to abductions, elder fraud and abuse are epidemics, as hundreds of thousands of adults over the age of sixty are abused, neglected, or financially exploited each year. It’s been said that the way we treat people is the true measure of our character. As we’ll see today, this is both bad news and good news. The choice is ours.
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For those who are ready for winter to be over, the bad news is that Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow yesterday, predicting six more weeks of polar vortexes and misery for millions. He’s not, however, the only forecaster in the news today. The National Center for Health Statistics is reporting that US life expectancy has hit an all-time high. According to “Vitalists”, humanity has an “incredible moral duty” to “extend lifespan indefinitely.” While they admit that there is no current way to make death obsolete, that’s their goal. Here’s my confession: part of me wishes they had already succeeded.
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Anti-ICE protests were staged in cities across the US over the weekend. Bikers also participated in over two hundred memorial rides for Alex Pretti across forty-three states. In other news, the US government partially shut down over the weekend as dozens of federal agencies saw their funding lapse at 12 a.m. Saturday. And President Trump named Kevin Warsh to become Federal Reserve chair, but the process for confirmation by the Senate may be in doubt. Here’s what these stories have in common: they illustrate features in America’s governance, not bugs. This is a fact that matters far beyond its political implications.
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Neither Iran nor the US appears overly eager to budge on their negotiations, though President Trump has issued threats and presented four demands for peace. It makes sense that Iran’s leaders would be hesitant to show weakness, but pretending they are in a position of strength when they're not is only going to make matters worse for them. Throughout Scripture, we find examples of people who lacked the self-awareness to see their situation objectively. The truth is that when we forget who God is, it becomes far easier to forget who we are as well.
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Elizabeth Angle and Gracie Brito were high school sophomores and best friends in Frisco, a suburb north of Dallas, who tragically died in a sledding accident. I cannot imagine these families’ grief and am so sorry for their loss. I am praying for them, asking God to be their help and peace in these terrible days. I’m also praying for a mother whose three young sons fell through an icy pond Monday and died. If God is truly sovereign, did he cause their pain? If not, how can he be truly sovereign? Either way, how can I trust him to be the Father I hope he is?
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Let’s step away from the news today to discuss the way we consume the news. The Guardian asks, “Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?” Andrew Budson, a Boston University neurologist who specializes in memory disorders, explains our problem: we are using technology for the wrong purposes. If being isolated from the world harms our brains, but engaging with the world entangles us in its lostness, what is the way forward? We find answers today in the lives of Enoch and Noah.
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President Trump dispatched his border czar to Minnesota after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by ICE agents, a tragedy now under review amid sharply conflicting accounts from federal officials, witnesses, and media reports. Whom we blame largely depends on what we think we already know. This is how nearly all of us know nearly everything we know, especially in a post-truth culture where subjectivity replaces objectivity. Only a life shaped from the inside out by Christ can give us the wisdom, compassion, and character our fractured culture so desperately needs.
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A “devastating dose of winter weather” over the weekend left nearly 820,000 without power, canceled more than twelve thousand flights, and put twenty-three states and Washington, DC, under emergency declarations. A “generational storm” like this is one of the few things that can still unite us in an otherwise fragmented, polarized culture where even media and pop culture no longer hold us together. If it takes a storm endangering much of the country to remind us how connected we are, what does that say about our future? Today, we discuss the personal finitude and mortality this storm revealed and seek greater intimacy with the Lord who still calms stormy seas.
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As a major ice storm approaches that could affect more than two hundred million people, we reflect on our collective impotence in the face of nature, even in the most technologically advanced age in human history. Faced with forces we cannot control, it makes sense that every civilization has turned to religion—but in a post-Christian culture, faith is often dismissed as a placebo effect or outdated superstition. The question, then, is whether we relate to Jesus transactionally—as a “weather god,” a “healing god,” or a “spare tire” in our car—or whether we experience the deeper reality of the Christian faith.
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President Trump announced yesterday that he was canceling his planned tariffs on US allies in Europe over US control of Greenland. The announcement came after he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte agreed to the “framework of a future deal” on Arctic security. Earlier in the day, Mr. Trump also stated that he was ruling out military force to acquire the island. Such reticence is understandable. A basic principle undergirding the world order is that nations are sovereign and that no country has the right to impose its values on another. Let’s apply this thesis to the most urgent moral issue of our day.
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When President Trump takes the stage in Davos, Switzerland, later today for his speech at this year’s World Economic Forum, it will mark the first time he’s visited the conference in person in six years. But while the world waits to see what he will say, it’s the meetings behind the scenes that could end up being the most significant aspect of the event. When used well, a necessary reordering of priorities can clarify what’s truly important in ways that a general sense of peace or security cannot. In fact, many of the most important theological principles at the core of how we understand God and the nature of salvation were codified for that very same reason, and we would each do well to apply that lesson to our own lives today.
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Surprising virtually no one, the University of Indiana completed one of the most dominant seasons in NCAA football history with its victory last night over the University of Miami, winning the College Football Playoff National Championship game. But what you may not know is that faith was at the center of the game for many who competed on the field and on the sidelines. However, if you’re looking for encouragement to trust Jesus with your life, you don’t need to look to sports celebrities, well-known pastors, or even apologists like me. The evidence is everywhere—literally.
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At least 3,919 people have been killed in recent protests in Iran, with some estimates placing the death toll as high as fifteen thousand, in what Foreign Policy calls “the greatest massacre in modern Iranian history.” The regime’s extraordinarily violent crackdown reflects an Islamist ideology willing to kill its own people to preserve its vision of a “true” Islamic state. Why would a government do this—and how could it survive? As Americans mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Sanctity of Life Sunday, today we turn to a deeper question: Where does a culture find a “heart full of grace” capable of affirming the sanctity of every human life?
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Open Doors recently released its updated list of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian. The top ten remained largely unchanged, with North Korea, Somalia, and Yemen continuing to hold the top three spots. However, Syria broke onto the list, rising from number eighteen last year to sixth in the latest iteration. However, that is not the case for Syrians in every part of the country. And the reason why could soon prove crucial for their fellow believers in Iran.
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According to a Free Press article published this week by geopolitical analysts Matt Pottinger and Roy Eakin, “If its first days are anything to go by, 2026 may end up the most pivotal year in geopolitics since 1989, a hinge point that began in a moment of geopolitical calm but ended with the collapse of the Iron Curtain.” How are we to manage our emotional and relational health in a world that seems to whipsaw daily between cataclysmic crises? Today, we look at the example set by Simon Peter and the congruence of character needed to live a holistic life that’s healthy and holy.
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There is anger on both sides of the aisle this morning. The right is angry with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after they refused to comply yesterday with a congressional subpoena to testify in an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The left is angry with the Trump administration after the Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell. Whatever our partisan beliefs, both stories illustrate the significance of checks and balances in a democracy. Today, we look at how God provides accountability for the actions of those who are otherwise unaccountable for their crimes, both in this world and the next.
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President Trump recently told reporters at the White House, “We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not, because if we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor.” Why such interest in a sparsely inhabited island three thousand miles from the US? There is ultimately only one answer to our perennial quest for security. I’ll warn you that you may find my proposal simplistic and naïve. But as I’ll try to explain, that’s precisely the problem.
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It was a busy weekend for some subsets of American society. If you’re a college football fan, you likely watched Miami and Indiana win their playoff games. If you’re a pro football fan, you had five games to watch, including the Bears’ comeback for the ages Saturday night, with one more contest tonight. While I watched every football game I mentioned, I have not seen even one of the movies or TV shows for which Golden Globes were awarded. As a result, I am avoiding reviews of last night’s ceremony this morning. Time is too short to spend it on what is irrelevant to me today. This fact is more relevant to our souls than many people seem to know.
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In today's unique edition of The Daily Article podcast, we’re covering America's influence in Greenland, an updated food pyramid, and the latest on the House vote to extend Obamacare subsidies.
Then, we'll take a deeper look at the shooting in Minnesota this past Wednesday where an ICE agent shot at killed a woman outside of Minneapolis. It didn't take long for narratives to go viral, but who should we believe and why did no one do more to de-escalate the situation?
Finally, we’ll learn about what God is doing through churches caught in the fires outside of Los Angeles a year ago this week. What lessons have they learned and how is God at work in their lives and communities?
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I have followed Philip Yancey’s work for years and consider him one of the most thoughtful and authentic writers in the evangelical world. It was therefore devastating to learn yesterday that he engaged in an affair with a married woman for eight years and is now retiring from writing and speaking. In The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, Tim Keller famously wrote, “The Christian gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.” But Yancey’s confession also points to a dangerous downside of evangelical faith as many understand it.
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Deadly clashes have erupted in Iran as demonstrations sparked by anger over the rising cost of living entered their second week. Unlike those in past years, these protests are seeking regime change and taking down regime symbols, posters, and statues. More than two thousand citizens have been arrested, and at least thirty-four protesters have been killed. Yet recognizing the justice of regime change is not the same as sharing the heart of God toward the people caught inside it—and that dissonance between being right and being Christlike is what turns today’s news into today’s spiritual lesson.
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A woman protesting against the Venezuelan government in 2021 was disfigured when military forces tossed boiling water on her. Yesterday, she took part in demonstrations in New York City, where she begged a Manhattan federal judge to lock up dictator Nicolás Maduro for as long as possible. Watching US politicians react to the news regarding Venezuela along such starkly partisan lines demonstrates the rapid deterioration of society’s foundational truth and trust. In response, I’d like to suggest a brief apologetic framed around three logical assertions.
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Early Saturday morning, President Trump announced that the US carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife. He then stated that the US is “going to run” Venezuela until a “proper transition can take place.” Maduro and his wife arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn late Saturday. They are expected to appear in federal court at noon today. Today, we look at five questions we all have surrounding the event: How did we get here, how has the US responded, was it legal, what comes next, and how should Christians respond to these events today.
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“America has become a country of cynics. At least, that’s what studies show.” That delightful thought is the opening line to Lauren Jackson’s recent profile on hope for the New York Times. And if a declaration of cynicism sounds to you like a strange way to introduce a call to hope, you’re not wrong. Unfortunately, neither is she. However, the path she describes is fundamentally different from the approach found in the Bible. As such, it exemplifies both the best our world has to offer and the reason why the world so desperately needs something more.
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Roughly one million people packed into New York City’s Times Square last night to watch a crystal ball drop from One Times Square as midnight approached. For the first time ever, it was relit and dropped again at approximately 12:04 am E.T. in anticipation of America’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. The ball will drop a third time on the eve of the Fourth of July for the same reason. To walk in the transforming light of Christ this year, we must determine to do so. This is the New Year’s Resolution of all resolutions. To experience his transforming grace, today we explore six practical resolutions within the Resolution.
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One hundred years ago, a seminary professor in Pennsylvania had the audacity to claim that by 2025, people would use a pocket-sized apparatus for communications to see and hear each other without being in the same room. Everyone knows that the future is unknowable. What we sometimes fail to understand is that the present is unknowable as well. Heisenberg’s “uncertainty principle” demonstrates that physicists cannot measure both the position and the speed of a particle at the same time. I say all of that to say this: The omniscient God who created and transcends time is our best source for facing our fears of the future.
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Do you sometimes find yourself feeling anxious without an apparent explanation? Are there days when things are good in your personal world, but that world is somehow not enough? Let’s consider a juxtaposition. The Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker similarly cites data showing that “global life expectancy, affluence, and literacy are at all-time highs, while extreme poverty and violent crime are at all-time lows.” However, according to Gallup, US mental health ratings have also fallen to an all-time low. Why are so many people so unhappy amid such prosperity?
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President Donald Trump said Sunday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were “getting a lot closer, maybe very close” to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. Today begins what some are calling “Twixmas,” “Dead Week,” or “Feral Week”—the stretch between Christmas and New Year’s Eve when, as one journalist reports, “We get the urge to take off and tune out, and our outstanding projects, deadlines, and other responsibilities become 2026 You’s problem.” One person posted that this week “feels like one long Sunday.” I agree wholeheartedly, but not for the reasons they mean.
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I’m always a little sad on the day after Christmas when the world seems to return to “normal” so quickly. But return it does. We woke up this morning to news that the US carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in Nigeria yesterday. President Trump said the military action was in response to the terrorist group’s attacks on Christians in the region, a reminder that Christianity remains the most persecuted religion in the world. By now, you’re hoping I’ll pivot to reasons for hope on this day after the holiday. Let’s do just that, though not in a way most people would expect.
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Did you know that for Santa Claus to reach an estimated 238 million homes worldwide last night, he had to visit 1,944 per second? This week we’re taking Christmas in the order it was revealed: to Mary, then Joseph, then the shepherds, then the Magi. We’re aligning their experiences with the promised Son as “Prince of Peace, Everlasting Father, Mighty God, and Wonderful Counselor” (Isaiah 9:6 in reverse). So today we come to the shepherds and the promised “Mighty God.” Of Isaiah’s four descriptions of the coming Messiah, this would have been the most troubling and even fearful for them.
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Will you observe Christmas tomorrow? If so, according to a new Gallup survey, you’re in the majority: 88 percent of Americans will join you. Will you attend church services today or tomorrow? If so, you’re in the minority: only 47 percent of Americans will join you, down from 64 percent in 2010. Now consider two other recent Gallup headlines: “US Mental Health Ratings Continue to Worsen” and “Americans End Year in Gloomy Mood.” I believe declining church attendance is related to declining well-being in a way that might surprise you, but will—I hope—greatly encourage you as well.
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President Trump announced plans yesterday afternoon for a new fleet of warships, to be known as the “Golden Fleet.” In an address from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, he said the new battleships would be “one hundred times more powerful than any battleship ever built.” Peace is often defined as the absence of conflict. However, there’s a pathway to peace that transcends our conflicts and transforms our days. If Jesus is indeed the “Prince of Peace,” why didn’t his coming at Christmas bring the absence of conflict for which we yearn today?
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There are times when sinners seem to get away with their sins. For example, the Wall Street Journal tells us about the scourge of airline passengers claiming disabilities so they can board in wheelchairs and skip the lines. If no wheelchairs are available when they arrive, they are miraculously “healed” and disembark under their own power. Skeptical observers call this the work of “Jetway Jesus.” Do you struggle with what the Puritans called “besetting sins,” perennial temptations and failures? Are there things you wish you could do or stop doing if you only had the strength? Defeats you wish you could repair? Victories you wish you could claim? The answer to all of the above is found in Christmas.
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Last Saturday, a gunman killed two students and wounded nine at Brown University’s School of Engineering. Two days later, an MIT physics professor was fatally shot outside his home; police later announced the suspect in both shootings was found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility. Tragedies like these strip away the comfort of believing in belief itself and press us to confront whether our faith is actually anchored in the God we claim to trust. The question before us is not whether faith feels sustaining, but whether we will wrestle honestly with God in the face of innocent suffering—or defer those questions until grief inevitably makes them unavoidable.
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President Trump defended his handling of the economy during a rare prime-time speech last night. However, he did not address the headline-generating fallout from his recent very negative comments regarding the tragic deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, statements even fellow Republicans have criticized. The first fruit of the Spirit is love, shown for us by our Father in the atoning death of his Son; consequently, “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19). But what does this mean in practical terms? Today, we address three responses.
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During Jelly Roll’s recent conversation on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Rogan said to him, “You’re a totally new human being.” Jelly Roll replied, “This is a brand new heart, Joe. You know what I mean? It might be cloaked as the old one, but God touched it. It’s a whole new heart, baby. It’s a different heart.” In a day when user reviews are the currency of commerce, where people want to know if a particular technology or truth worked for those who tried it, the evidence most needed today is changed lives. Here is where Christianity faces its greatest challenge and offers its greatest hope.
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“Ahmed was driven by his sentiment, conscience, and humanity.” This is how the father of a “hero” who responded to the Hanukkah massacre in Australia explained his son’s actions. You and I may not be required to attack an attacker to wrest their rifle from them or shield a loved one and die in their place. But we have platforms of influence we can use to condemn the scourge of antisemitism rising in our time. In addition, however, Christians can respond to the threat of jihadists and terrorists in a way no one else can.
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Iconic actor and director Rob Reiner first came to fame for his role as Archie Bunker’s liberal son-in-law “Meathead” in All In the Family. This morning, news began breaking that he and his wife, Michele, had been found dead in their Los Angeles home. The couple was found stabbed to death Sunday in an apparent homicide, according to police. Now we are learning that their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested Sunday night in connection with the deaths of his parents.
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Famed Hollywood director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reiner have died, a family spokesperson said yesterday. Los Angeles police said they are investigating what they called a homicide at a home in Brentwood. The tragedy is part of what is being called a “heartbreakingly violent weekend.” Right now, you may feel overwhelmed and wish I had begun this article with good news rather than with these tragedies. So do I. But our response to these stories tells a story of its own worth reflecting on today.
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“America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.” For better or worse, that principle—typically attributed to Henry Kissinger—epitomizes President Trump’s latest National Security Strategy (NSS): a document outlining his administration’s approach to allies, enemies, and everyone in between. Every president since Reagan has released at least one NSS to Congress during each term in office. But while the details change, the basic priorities of expanding America’s influence, guarding against foreign threats, and supporting our allies tend to be relatively similar from administration to administration. Trump’s latest policy contains much of the same information, though with one pivotal shift in perspective.
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Yesterday, the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the third time this year. The decision was made in response to slowing job growth and elevated inflation. The day before, President Trump spoke at a rally in Pennsylvania, telling supporters he has “no higher priority than making America affordable again.” We elect our leaders in the hope that they will make our lives better, but how can they do this if they don’t understand our challenges or care about our problems? And how can we take comfort today in Jesus’ coming at Christmas as a baby?
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According to a survey conducted by FinanceBuzz, the “most annoying” Christmas song in America is also the most popular Christmas song in America. But seen in a theological light, there’s a surprising message here, one that turns the Christmas holidays into holy days that transform our lives all year. Today, we look at scripture to examine the life of Jesus and ask ourselves: If you were to give Jesus what he wants most for Christmas, what would it be?
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Pantone, a company that calls itself “the global authority for color communication and inspiration,” has announced that Cloud Dancer is its “color of the year” for 2026. I was interested in the stated reason for the choice: according to Time, “This year’s pick is meant to represent serenity and tranquility, which Pantone says is ever in need ‘in a frenetic society.’” Even in our fallen world, however, there is a path to serenity and tranquility. The paradox is that recognizing the former is essential to the latter.
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It’s been nearly three months since Charlie Kirk was murdered at an outdoor rally in Utah. A remarkable spiritual movement was noted in the days and weeks following the tragedy. But what about now? It’s hard to think of many events in recent years that have had such a positive effect on the spiritual health of our secularized culture. If you had known beforehand that a shooter was planning to assassinate Charlie Kirk, wouldn’t you have alerted authorities? Wouldn’t you want to spare Charlie’s life and his widow and children their grief? The question may seem speculative, but the issue it raises is actually so significant that it deserves our consideration today.
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In addition to parking the largest buildup of America’s naval forces since the Cuban Missile Crisis, with fifteen thousand troops parked just outside of Venezuela’s borders, Trump has also signed off on the CIA’s plans for covert measures inside the country. But is it legal? As Christians, we’re not permitted to take an “ends justify the means” approach to anything in life because God cares about both the ends and the means. Sin is still sin, even when done for noble or righteous reasons. How do we live a righteous life without losing sight of our personal walk with Christ?
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If you live in Las Vegas, you might not expect a visit from Santa this year. You’re likely not surprised that “Sin City” has been ranked the “most sinful city” in America again this year. But you might be surprised that Houston came in second, Atlanta ranked number five, and Dallas came in at number eight. In addition to making the top ten in America’s most sinful cities, here’s what else the three cities have in common: I have lived in each of them. Does this mean I’m the common denominator? In a very real sense, the answer is yes. But you’re not off the hook.
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Did Mr. Hegseth commit a genuine violation of the US code regarding military actions? At the center of the controversy is a Washington Post story about a September 2 attack staged by US forces on a boat believed by officials to be ferrying drugs. The article reports that Mr. Hegseth gave a spoken directive: “The order was to kill everybody,” according to a person with direct knowledge of the operation. There is much more to this unfolding story, but media reports are overlooking an aspect that transcends the political, legal, and military issues making headlines these days.
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The legendary actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke turns one hundred on December 13. He confidently asserts, “When you expire, you expire,” and claims that “the most important part of me will always be alive” through the children’s music he made. He is convinced that his subjective opinion regarding his eternity must be true, even though he has no objective basis for it. To have personal confidence that Jesus will bring us into life beyond this life, we can do what we do with all relational realities: we examine the evidence, then we step beyond it into an experience that becomes self-validating. And he offers us assurance grounded in biblical truth that becomes intuitively personal as well. This is where Christmas comes in.
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A Cape Cod artist has created what Axios calls “New England’s newest unlikely holiday sensation: the Lobster nativity scene.” Jesus is depicted as a baby lobster in a bed of seaweed inside a crab shell cradle. The stable is a lobster trap. The other figures are various versions of lobsters as well. Today’s Daily Article looks at the commercialized humor of nativity scenes in light of C. S. Lewis’s famous quote and Walter Isaacson’s new book, The Greatest Sentence Ever Written. Our Savior chose to sacrifice his “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” for us in a form far inferior to his infinite, holy self.
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US Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died last night, according to President Trump. She was one of two National Guard members targeted by a gunman in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. A second victim, Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains in critical condition at this writing. The shooting cast a pall over yesterday’s Thanksgiving holiday, reminding us that tragedy does not respect tradition. And yet we are commanded by God’s word to “give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). This could indicate that we are to be grateful in our challenges but not for them. However, Scripture also instructs us to “give thanks always and for everything to God.” In the face of unspeakable tragedy such as Wednesday’s shooting, why should we do this?
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The news is filled with Thanksgiving trivia, from today’s average gathering size (seven) and caloric intake (3,150–4,500 calories), to holiday travel statistics, to facts about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (along with eight “infamous” balloon incidents), to “61 hot takes to fight about at Thanksgiving.” The English words “think” and “thank” are both derived from an ancient Indo-European root “tong,” meaning “to feel or think.” As I think about my life and the world, I find abundant reasons for thanks. I’d like to share three of them with you, each a simple fact inspired by a story in the news.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly wants to meet President Trump “as soon as possible,” possibly over Thanksgiving, to finalize a joint US–Ukrainian peace agreement. The US argument is that the current trajectory of the war suggests Ukraine would eventually lose the territory anyway. White House officials stress that Mr. Trump’s primary goal is to end the war, no matter what the peace deal ultimately looks like. As the political philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah noted, “A value is like a fax machine. It’s not much use if you’re the only one who has one.” Aren’t you glad God doesn’t feel the same way?
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As we focus on gratitude this Thanksgiving week, let’s consider a recent article in the Atlantic that offers surprising encouragement about evangelical Christianity. Spencer Kornhaber reports: “Signs of a true revival have been piling up lately. After years of decline, church attendance has leveled and might even be climbing.” The rest of the article focuses on a new album by Rosalía. Kornhaber writes: “The question of what we believe about our souls and what that belief demands is more serious than lifestyle fads or partisan politics allow for. … Embracing that search, Rosalía preaches, can be as significant as having an answer.” This is an assertion we need to discuss today, for reasons that far transcend the article that asserts it.
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The weekend’s headlines were dominated by political themes, from Marjorie Taylor Greene quitting to the Supreme Court keeping Texas’s new congressional map to the Orthodox Church receiving a wave of new converts. In each case, you have to be grateful for what is being reported to experience the news as good news. Here's why this theme matters this Thanksgiving week and every week. Gratitude is the pathway to flourishing. It’s not enough to have the resources necessary for happiness—we must be grateful for these resources to experience their full benefit.
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When news broke that President Trump was preparing to present Ukraine and Russia with a plan for peace, many were wary of what the proposal might entail. As details began to leak last night, it appears that at least some of those concerns were warranted. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears open to discussion, even if many of the nation’s European allies are not. Jonah Goldberg once noted that “Self-awareness is indispensable to seeing the lines between what you want to be true and what is actually true.” Unfortunately, self-awareness tends to be a quality that many of us struggle to consistently live out. And the results are often catastrophic.
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President Trump stated on social media last night that he has signed the bill that directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publicly release all its Jeffrey Epstein-related files. Senators from both parties said the DOJ must now release the files within thirty days. Despite all our failed attempts to legislate morality, we persist in the effort. In large part, this is because abandoning the effort obviously would lead to anarchy and chaos. But also, this quest for a just society reveals something transcendent about our souls.
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Text With Jesus is an AI-powered chatbot billed as “a divine connection in your pocket.” It invites you to “embark on a spiritual journey and engage in enlightening conversations with Jesus Christ, the apostles, and a multitude of other revered figures from the Bible.” Of course, chatbots creating the illusion that we are talking directly with Jesus are just that—illusions. However, many of us who would never use an app to talk to Christ nonetheless have a “chatbot” relationship with the real Jesus. I know. For many years, I was one of them.
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Tom Cruise received his first Academy Award this week, an honorary Oscar presented at the sixteenth annual Academy Governors Awards. He told the assembled gathering, “Making films is not what I do, it is who I am.” Equating what we do with who we are, our performance with our identity, is not a worldview unique to Mr. Cruise. We are made with a “God-shaped emptiness,” to paraphrase Blaise Pascal. But if secularized people will not turn to God, they will turn to anything else to fill the void.
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Late last night, President Trump wrote on social media that House Republicans should vote to release all files in the Jeffrey Epstein case. His statement comes ahead of an expected House vote this week, after the House Oversight Committee released more than twenty thousand pages of documents related to Epstein last week. I recognize that we elect a president, governor, mayor, and so on, not a pastor or Sunday school teacher. We don’t typically care much about the personal morality of a CEO whose company’s products we buy. But we should. Today, we discuss three reasons why it’s important not to divorce character from leadership.
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Democrats and Republicans clashed over several issues during the government shutdown, which came to an end late Wednesday night. However, the enhanced subsidies for the Affordable Care Act—more commonly known as Obamacare—were by far the most prominent point of contention. It seems clear that both parties agree that the current system isn’t working, but finding a viable alternative remains elusive. Unfortunately, the temptation to treat symptoms rather than address the real problem is not limited to the government, and our walk with the Lord often suffers for the same reason.
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Late last night, President Trump signed into law a spending package that reopened the US government, drawing the record-long forty-three-day shutdown to a close. However, the bill postponed the issue that was central to the standoff until later this year: how to address the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. The debate highlighted a strange but longstanding feature in our federal governance: the filibuster. And you may be surprised how its purpose has as much to do with our souls as with our governance.
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The Telegraph, a British media outlet, published an exclusive report showing that the BBC doctored a Donald Trump speech to make him appear to encourage the Capitol Hill riot on January 6. The BBC has since apologized; two of its top executives have resigned; Mr. Trump has threatened legal action; there have been calls to defund the BBC; and the network’s future direction and government support could be in doubt. In a day when the public’s trust in mass media is at an all-time low, this story is not likely to encourage our faith but to reinforce our skepticism. However, our doubts about the media are themselves reflective of even more foundational doubts that affect all of us, all of the time.
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The US Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will not revisit its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. For those of us who believe in Jesus’ definition of marriage, this news is disappointing but not surprising. Whether the issue is abortion, adultery, divorce, pornography, euthanasia, or a host of other moral concerns, we should not expect a secular democracy to guide itself by biblical morality. How is such secularism working for our culture?
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A group of Senate Democrats reached an agreement last night with congressional Republicans, the first in a series of votes that would lead to reopening the US government. The negotiated deal reverses federal layoffs, promises a future vote on expiring Obamacare subsidies, and fully reopens the government through January 30. Healthcare benefits have been at the heart of the longest-ever government shutdown, which raises the question: How much of our lives are spent managing our mortality?
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Trump reinstated his designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) in response to increased scrutiny of the government’s failure to protect the Christians within its borders. Despite the country’s constitution officially prohibiting the adoption of an official religion, it does permit the use of Sharia and blasphemy laws. Citizens are not supposed to be compelled to abide by them, but that hasn’t stopped local and state governments from using them to imprison, beat, and even stone those who fail to abide by their codes of conduct. However, Nigeria’s Christians are not the only ones to suffer such treatment, and the reality of the situation is more complex than the headlines make it seem.
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The president dialed into Fox & Friends a few weeks ago to discuss the war in Ukraine. During the conversation, he explained his motivation for trying to broker an end to the conflict: “I want to try and get to heaven, if possible,” he said. “I’m hearing I’m not doing well. I am really at the bottom of the totem pole. But if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons.” But I am focusing today less on the president’s soul and more on yours and mine. We know we are saved by grace, but many of us live by works.
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Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City. Mamdani is a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, and he is the city’s youngest mayor in more than a century. So, what kind of mayor has America’s largest city elected? Is he a radical socialist or a pragmatic reformer? A dangerous antisemite or an inclusive antiracist? We will have to see what Mayor Mamdani does to determine who he actually is. In the meantime, we can reflect on how our actions and pursuit of materialism reflect our depth and sincerity toward loving others.
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Today’s political races are dominating the news, from the mayoral contest in New York City to gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey to a redistricting vote in California. According to a new poll, 49 percent of Americans say our best times are behind us, while only 41 percent think they lie ahead. Clearly, we live in a divided and divisive time in great need of a positive path toward a unified future. The good news is that this path is as available and transforming as it has ever been. Imagine the difference in America if every American Christian obeyed his command to love one another unconditionally.
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One solution to end the government shutdown is for Republicans to end the filibuster in the Senate, which would allow them to pass legislation with a simple majority. However, many Republican senators are vocally defending the sixty-vote requirement. Whatever your views on the shutdown and its causes or solutions, this ongoing controversy highlights a fact of life: present decisions can have future costs that outweigh their present benefits. This principle is vital not only to our democratic governance but also to our souls.
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When President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met yesterday morning in South Korea, it marked the first time the two had sat down together in six years. China, which produces about 92 percent of the world’s rare-earth minerals essential to modern technology, has announced plans to restrict access. Meanwhile, the US risks undermining its own advantage in microchip production amid concerns over Trump’s short-term trade strategy. The back-and-forth between Trump, Xi, and their respective advisors demonstrates the difficulty and importance of knowing where to draw the line between what’s negotiable and what needs to remain off-limits. And that principle is relevant to far more than global politics.
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Americans are expected to spend a record $13.1 billion on Halloween this year. Songs, TV shows, and movies dedicated to Halloween abound. There are even “haunted” Halloween car washes. A recent Popular Science article explains the popularity of the paranormal, citing “primed” settings, psychological effects from environmental contaminants, and cultural influences. But there’s another dimension to the story, one that intends to distract us from the good we could do in our broken world by focusing us on evil. How can we defeat the deceptions of the devil so we can make a positive impact on our fallen world?
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The ongoing US government shutdown is the longest full shutdown in US history and the second-longest of any kind. Among its consequences, the air traffic control tower in Hollywood Burbank Airport in California was recently left unstaffed for six hours, forcing pilots to communicate among themselves to avoid incidents when taxiing to and from the runway. And forty-two million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps) will go without their SNAP benefits beginning this Saturday. In response to financial need, the devil wants us to doubt God, prioritize the temporal, choose greed over character, and thus damage our witness to the world. Today, we discuss four practical responses to this temptation.
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Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year. The Category 5 storm is expected to devastate Jamaica, an island of more than 2.7 million people, before continuing across eastern Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas. How can an all-knowing, all-loving, all-powerful God allow innocent suffering to exist? Even though I have done so often in books and articles, the question persists because the issue persists. And the closer to home it strikes, the deeper the doubts it raises. Today, let’s take a different tack. As I noted yesterday, Halloween week seems an appropriate time to discuss Satan and his strategies. And causing innocent suffering is one of his most nefarious activities.
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Chauncey Billups is an NBA head coach and Hall of Fame member. Now he, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and former Cleveland Cavaliers player and assistant coach Damon Jones are implicated in a wide-ranging investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games. A total of thirty-four people have been arrested. A counselor colleague once told me that Satan is a great economist: he likes to do the greatest damage in the most efficient manner possible. Today, let’s consider Jesus’ warning that the devil “comes only to steal and kill and destroy” (John 10:10).
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President Trump’s plan for a $300 million White House ballroom funded entirely by private donors has drawn reactions that mirror our partisan divide—what you thought before you heard the news likely governs what you think of it now. Meanwhile, as James Marriott observes, “reading for pleasure has fallen by 40 percent in the last twenty years,” and “politics in the age of short-form video favors heightened emotion, ignorance, and unevidenced assertions.” Gary Burge warns that neglecting Scripture “removes the chief authority on which our faith is built.” Let’s return to God’s word until our hearts again “burn within us.”
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According to a new report from Pew Research Center, a growing share of US adults say religion is gaining influence in American life. This is good news for society, and scientific studies help explain why: there is a neurological link between prayer, controlled breathing, and the release of serotonin, a neurotransmitter essential for regulating mood, emotional balance, and overall mental health. But these are the side effects of religion. Its greatest significance comes when our religion is a transforming relationship with the living Christ. However, there’s a catch.
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A group of new children’s storybook Bibles is being published to reflect a progressive focus on diversity, inclusion, and social justice. One is The Just Love Story Bible, a “justice-oriented” storybook for children ages four to ten. Authored by Rev. Jacqui Lewis and Rev. Shannon Daley-Harris, it features fifty-two Bible stories and illustrations portraying characters in black, brown, and tan skin tones. When people debate same-sex relationships and marriage, an LGBTQ advocate will inevitably proclaim the mantra “love is love,” as though this wins the argument and ends the discussion. But does it?
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The Louvre museum in Paris was closed again yesterday after four thieves broke into a gallery containing the French Crown Jewels on Sunday morning, stealing eight pieces of Napoleonic jewelry. One of the stolen pieces was an emerald necklace containing 1,138 diamonds gifted by Napoleon to his second wife. According to art detective Arthur Brand, the authorities have a week before the thieves will likely melt the silver and gold down and dismantle the diamonds, causing the priceless items to “disappear forever.”
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“No Kings” rallies held across the country over the weekend gave the “anti-Trump movement its biggest moment so far,” according to The Hill. Participants warned that the president threatens democracy; some Republicans blame the demonstrations for prolonging the US government shutdown. As the news demonstrates daily, the key to the success of a democracy lies not with its system but with the people it serves and those they elect to serve them. Thomas Jefferson observed, “The government you elect is the government you deserve.” This is because living in a democracy doesn’t change people—people change democracy.
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Al Qaeda is on the rise in nuclear-armed Pakistan, part of a growing terrorism hub that it is organizing in South and Central Asia. Meanwhile, Hamas is pursuing what the New York Times calls a “bloody crackdown” on its rivals in Gaza as it seeks to assert its dominance in the territory. Ideas have consequences, and bad ideas have victims. But when “bad” by definition is what the other side believes and “good” is what I believe, when there is no north on the compass because no one believes in compasses, where is there hope for a better future?
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The US sold Qatar a contingent of F-15 fighter jets in 2016, and allowing their pilots to train in the continental US was a condition of the purchase. Qatar—which is smaller than the state of Connecticut—does not have the space to adequately train with the jets in its territory, and the topography around the Mountain Home base is the closest fit to what they have back home. Last month, Hegseth announced that any journalist who wants to maintain access to the Pentagon must sign a statement acknowledging that Defense Department “information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified.” Unfortunately, that tendency to cling to answers that only exacerbate the issues is hardly limited to the Department of War.
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Horrific stories about what the hostages in Gaza endured over their two years of captivity are starting to surface. Some were so deprived of food that they now have to be taught how to eat normally again. Their suffering raises the question: Do you believe God could have liberated the hostages two years ago? Why, then, didn’t he? Today, we look at two theological approaches to evil and suffering that remain helpful and hopeful today.
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Charlie Kirk would have turned thirty-two years old today. Instead, his life and death will be remembered this evening when President Trump posthumously awards him the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Charlie’s widow, Erika, will join the president for the ceremony in the East Room of the White House. In other news, Israelis continue to rejoice in the return of their hostages. More than five hundred thousand Palestinians have returned to Gaza City, and aid to Gaza is significantly increasing. The days when our pain and suffering seem to demand that we reject a supposedly all-loving, all-powerful God are the very days we need his love and power the most.
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Hamas released the last twenty living hostages from Gaza this morning as part of a cease-fire deal with Israel. The hostage handover ignited celebrations across Israel, with tens of thousands gathered in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, shouting, “Thank you, Trump! Thank you, Trump!” As the Economist headlines, this could be “a new beginning for the Middle East.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced Mr. Trump will receive the Israel Prize, their highest civilian honor. Today, we explore two primary ways philosophers understand the nature of truth as an encouragement to live in ways that correspond to the truth of our faith.
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After months of uncertainty, TikTok’s $14 billion sale to Oracle and others seems poised to bring the app under US control. Yet lawmakers, once concerned about national security risks, are now flocking to the platform even though its algorithm and data remain under ByteDance’s management. While the deal may change ownership on paper, the deeper issue of addiction and influence persists. A Gen Z movement called Time to Refuse urges young adults to delete accounts and reclaim their lives—a call that echoes Jesus’ own: repent, turn from what enslaves, and replace vice with virtue rooted in him.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government would meet today to approve the agreement and “bring all our dear hostages home.” Hamas similarly announced that it had reached “an agreement that ends the war in Gaza, provides for the withdrawal of the occupation, allows the entry of aid, and implements a prisoner exchange.” Eli Sharabi was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 and spent 491 days in captivity. He was encouraged by a sentence one of his fellow hostages shared with the others: “He who has a why can bear any how.” Jesus’ call is to live with him and for him, to know him intimately and then to make him known publicly. The more emphatically our post-Christian culture rejects this call, the more courageously you and I must embrace it.
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Today, we reflect on the prolific output of Taylor Swift, who released her twelfth original studio album last week, and Mel Robbins, the bestselling author and podcaster whose latest book, The Let Them Theory, was the #1 selling book of 2025 and is on pace to have the best non-fiction book launch of all time. Robbins teaches that flourishing comes from letting others live freely while focusing on one’s own purpose—a mindset she praised Taylor Swift for modeling: “Let them be wrong about you. Let me get back to what I was put on this earth to do.” Ultimately, people’s deepest need is to know God, in whose image they are made; true fulfillment comes from knowing and making Him known.
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Negotiations began in Egypt yesterday to finalize a deal based on President Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan. The talks are expected to last “a few days,” with a focus on a proposed hostages-for-prisoners swap. The negotiations began on the eve of one of the most tragic anniversaries in Jewish history. Hamas’s surprise attack on October 7, 2023, is considered the deadliest and most brutal terrorist assault in Israel’s history with over a thousand people killed. In addition, the terrorists took 251 hostages. Why did Hamas take them two years ago? The answers are not only relevant to peace in the Middle East but a window into human nature.
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Pro-life supporters are decrying the Trump administration’s decision to approve a new generic mifepristone pill, calling it “wildly disappointing,” while mediators in Egypt work on the closest Israel-Hamas peace plan since the October 7 attacks. Both stories illustrate what Nicholas Wade calls the clash between our fallen human nature and political systems meant to restrain it—a clash our Founders understood but could not cure. Laws can shape behavior but cannot change hearts. Only Christ can work the “moral miracle of redemption” that transforms self-reliance into the Spirit-led life God intends. Is he calling you to that today?
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Earlier this week, President Trump released the details of the proposed ceasefire that he hopes will end the war in Gaza. Following a meeting with leaders from Muslim nations in the Middle East and beyond last week to discuss the plan, it was formally announced on Monday during a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While not all parties involved were happy with some of the changes made during that visit, overall support for the plan remains unmoved. While I doubt any of us have committed the same kinds of atrocities as Hamas, most of us have sin in our lives that we’re hoping God will just ignore. The God who is truth cannot be found in a worldview built on lies, and it is only by owning our sins and accepting their consequences that we can find the freedom to live fully in his grace.
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The Major League Baseball playoffs are underway. This year’s storylines—from underdogs chasing history to dynasties led by stars like Shohei Ohtani—remind us that even the best records don’t guarantee success. As in baseball, investing too much of ourselves in things likely to bring us disappointment can leave us feeling wounded. But Jesus warned we should expect suffering in this world. In fact, Jesus was quite clear that we should expect a level of suffering in this life that is directly related to our decision to obey him. Today, we discuss how the Holy Spirit helps us discern what is a quick hurt versus an injury that requires rest before we continue on.
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Shirahama, Japan, is known for its beautiful beaches, hot springs, and amazing views. However, for many, it’s become a popular destination for a far more tragic reason. Standing some two hundred feet above the ocean, Shirahama’s Sandanbeki Cliff—also known as “Suicide Cliff”—has become one of the nation’s most frequented locations for those looking to end their life. Yet, as Kazusa Okaya describes in an excellent article on Yoichi Fujiyabu, the pastor of Shirahama Baptist Christ Church, God’s people have taken up the challenge to change that reality.
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Congress has until the end of today to fund the government, or at least parts of it will shut down starting tomorrow. One of the primary flaws in our current political system is the degree to which Americans on both sides are tempted to overlook abuses of power when they’re used to advance their preferred agenda. However, the wrong choice doesn’t become less wrong just because someone else made it first. If we’re being honest with ourselves, we probably don’t have to think all that far back to remember a time when we made the same mistake.
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President Trump will meet with the top four congressional leaders at the White House today, one day before the deadline to fund the federal government or face a shutdown on Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. ET. The White House warned yesterday that thousands of government jobs could be cut if lawmakers don’t reach a deal. But Americans should be grateful to live in a country where we are free to pursue the “things which matter most” to us. For Christians, this means maximizing our constitutional freedom in the service of leading people to Christ.
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President Trump’s speech at the UN drew headlines, but his closed-door meeting with Arab and Muslim leaders may prove more consequential. His twenty-one-point plan leaves Hamas out of the talks, instead calling for hostages’ release, a permanent ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and a new governing mechanism backed by Arab nations. Such concessions could move the region closer to peace but would require Israel to accept “bitter pills,” including the possibility of a Palestinian state. And just as Israel may need to surrender certain rights to achieve greater security, so too are Christians called to lay down their own rights to advance God’s kingdom.
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Many expected the rapture on September 23, a prediction traced to a dream claimed by Joshua Mhlakela in South Africa and amplified on TikTok. Yet Jesus said, “Concerning that day and hour no one knows . . . the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” This latest false prophecy has fueled online ridicule and given skeptics more reasons to dismiss the gospel, a reminder of Billy Graham’s fear of bringing disrepute to Christ. What truly matters is living ready today—because we are always one day closer to eternity than ever before.
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The Secret Service announced before President Trump’s address to the UN General Assembly that the agency had disrupted a sprawling telecommunications network in the New York tri-state area. Investigators say this network could have disrupted telecom systems and threatened the UN meetings this week. There was a time when we would perhaps not have thought to connect the president’s UN speech and the Secret Service’s discovery. But after Charlie Kirk’s murder and two assassination attempts on the president, the second of which resulted in a conviction yesterday, this is not that time. The good news is that the bad news of our day is fertile ground for the best news of all.
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return to the air tonight. The controversy over Kimmel’s suspension illustrates the partisan fault lines dividing our country: According to a new poll, Democrats are far more likely to watch late-night talk shows than Republicans or Independents. The divisiveness of our society has risen to a level that fundamentally threatens the future of our democratic experiment. And the solution lies in the very message that many people blame for the problem.
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See Dr. Ryan Denison’s Daily Article, “Jimmy Kimmel suspended for comments on Charlie Kirk’s killer.”
Approximately ninety thousand people attended Charlie Kirk’s memorial service, during which one of the most memorable moments was when Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, announced that she forgave her husband’s alleged killer. She explained: “I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it’s what Charlie would do.” There is an eternal world of meaning in her decision, for our nation and for our souls.
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Jimmy Kimmel was suspended indefinitely in the wake of falsely characterizing Charlie Kirk’s killer as a member of “The MAGA Gang.” While every aspect of the First Amendment is important, the key part for our present discussion is that it specifies that the government cannot punish the exercise of free speech. It says nothing, however, about employers choosing to do so. We’ll discuss this aspect of the controversy and the ways it’s of particular relevance to Christians, along with the larger implications for the future of our nation.
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After days filled with bad news, let’s look for good news in bad news on a deeper cultural level, one that offers hope for our collective future and our individual souls. The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point, sending the Dow up 260 points and projecting more cuts ahead. Consumer spending is keeping pace with inflation even as fears of “asteroid economics” rise. And after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, thousands reportedly returned to church in what’s being called the “Charlie effect.” These headlines remind us that even in the midst of loss and cultural unraveling, Christ alone offers the strong tower and immovable rock our souls most need.
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A New York Times article notes that a Christian app called Bible Chat has more than thirty million downloads. Hallow, a Catholic app, beat Netflix, Instagram, and TikTok for the number one spot in the app store at one point last year. Some see these apps as ways into faith, but others warn that they “tell us what we want to hear” rather than providing the accountability only a person and community can foster. At the very least, the popularity of spiritual chatbots reveals the underlying and undying popularity of spirituality itself. But does spirituality mean for us, and how can we pursue a life full of purpose and true connection with the creator of the universe?
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La) urged leaders to “turn down the rhetoric” amid a divisive political climate, saying lawmakers should stop treating policy disputes as an “existential threat to democracy or the Republic.” I would like to respond by simply encouraging our nation to follow Charlie Kirk’s example. But our divisive culture has gotten where we are for a reason, and it’s not from a lack of examples to the contrary. “Speaking the truth in love” is our only way forward, but to do either and much less both, we must be empowered by the One who is the truth and who is love.
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Turning Point USA has announced that a memorial service for Charlie Kirk has been scheduled for Sunday, September 21, in Glendale, Arizona. The service will take place at State Farm Stadium, which can seat 73,000 people. The assassination of Charlie Kirk is a tragedy that affects every American and especially every American evangelical in ways that may not be obvious but are deeply significant. From what we know, the assassin disagreed with Charlie Kirk’s ideas, so he killed him. Those who are celebrating Kirk’s death are doing so for the same reason. Here are three reasons this is so dangerous for our nation and especially for evangelicals.
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President Trump announced on Fox & Friends this morning that police have arrested a suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus earlier this week. “I think with a high degree of certainty, we have him,” the president said. He added, “Essentially, someone who knew him turned him in.” The New York Post is also reporting that law enforcement personnel told them the suspect is a twenty-two-year-old Utah local.
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The murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk continues to dominate headlines this morning. The shooter who killed the thirty-one-year-old author and podcast host is still evading capture at this writing. Commentators are responding on the assumption that the assassin was motivated by political animus and opposition to Kirk’s beliefs. Here we find one of the most urgent reasons Americans need Jesus. He alone can transform terrorists like Saul of Tarsus into missionaries like Paul the apostle. He alone can turn racial prejudice such as what Peter harbored against Gentiles into passionate compassion for all peoples (cf. Acts 10). He alone can heal our broken hearts and divided nation.
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Twenty-four years ago today, 2,976 Americans were killed in the deadliest terrorist attacks in our nation’s history. In the decades since, more than 7,000 have died and over fifty-three thousand have been wounded in the Global War on Terror, choosing to serve their country at great personal cost. Their sacrifice leaves behind families who live each day with an unfillable emptiness and reminds us that “gone but not forgotten” means they are not gone. To honor them, we must strive to be a nation worthy of such devotion—seeking not material wealth but spiritual strength as God heals our land.
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President Trump announced on Truth Social this afternoon:
The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you! End quote.
Kirk, age thirty-one, was a nationally known conservative organizer and founder of Turning Point USA. He was shot around 1 p.m. local time at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, during a student Q&A.
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An Israeli air strike on Doha killed five members of Hamas and a Qatari security officer, striking leaders who lived in “five-star luxury” while most Gazans remain impoverished. Hamas has ruled without elections since 2007, staging terror attacks with no accountability to its people and profiting while hiding behind civilian shields. By contrast, America’s founders sought a “government of laws, not of men,” a principle Justice Amy Coney Barrett echoes in her new book on the Supreme Court. Yet human laws remain flawed—only God’s Spirit can empower us to live by a higher standard, the true hallmark of holiness.
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A Russian airstrike on a village in eastern Ukraine killed more than twenty civilians this morning, another brutal reminder of a war that has dragged on for more than three years. At the same time, antisemitic violence and political moves emboldening Hamas show how distorted narratives are reshaping global opinion against Israel. Georgetown professor Paul Miller calls this the “Marvelization of reality,” where complex conflicts are reduced to simple scripts of villains and heroes. In such a world of bias and confusion, Jesus promised his Spirit would “guide you into all the truth”—but only if we are willing to follow.
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At least six people were murdered and dozens were wounded when terrorists opened fire on civilians at a bus stop in Jerusalem this morning. The two attackers were killed at the scene; Hamas praised the shooting by “two Palestinian resistance fighters.” In other news, Russia launched its largest attack on Ukraine over the weekend since the war began. When we fear death, we make this world our home and fight tooth and nail to stay here as long as we can. We measure success by temporal standards and drive ourselves to achieve it. Therein lies the issue I want to address today.
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Truth Rising, a documentary developed through a partnership between Focus on the Family and the Colson Center, premieres today at noon EST, and I highly recommend making time to watch it. It’s free to stream and, as its creators describe, the film is “a call to action at a critical time in our culture.” The film is both a realistic assessment of the state of Western civilization as well as a ready source of inspiring reasons for optimism, grounded in the fact that God is still at work using his people to offer redemption and hope to a world in desperate need of both.
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Truth Rising is free to streamand, as its creators describe, the film is “a call to action at a critical time in our culture.”
Catch our conversation with John Stonestreet, host on Truth Rising, on a special edition of the Denison Forum podcast, Faith & Clarity,
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“How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?” This is how Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked President Trump his opinion on the online controversy alleging that the president was either dead or about to be. The root cause was that Mr. Trump had nothing on his public schedule for three days last week. For a person who is so often in the public eye, his lack of visibility was visible evidence for some that something was happening behind the scenes. We are all prone to beliefs we want to believe and susceptible to believing only what endorses these beliefs while rejecting what does not. But when it comes to God, believing our doubts can cause us to doubt our beliefs—to the detriment of our souls.
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President Donald Trump told reporters yesterday that he is ready to order federal law enforcement intervention to combat crime in Chicago and Baltimore. The president’s announcement followed police reports that at least fifty-eight people were shot in Chicago over the Labor Day weekend, eight fatally. According to research, participation in a religious community correlates with better health outcomes and longer life, higher financial generosity, and more stable families. The more we participate, the greater the positive effects. But the church of Jesus Christ has often failed to be the body of Jesus Christ. How do we trust the church when the church hurts us?
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The bestselling Christian author and speaker Jen Hatmaker has recently told Time magazine, “I’m out of the church right now. … I don’t even know what church could or would be for me just as a person.” Even if the church does not disappoint us, God often does. Choosing to trust him when we don’t understand him shows that our trust is not based on our circumstances. This positions us to experience him on a level that changes our lives. Today, we discuss three ways this has been true for Jim personally and encourage you to believe that there is more to your story with God than you can know today.
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According to the Canadian news outlet The Globe and Mail, the government of Quebec is planning to ban prayer in public places “as part of a move to strengthen secularism in the province.” It is not so dissimilar in the United States. After the Minneapolis church shooting, leaders like MSNBC host Jen Psaki and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey rejected “thoughts and prayers” as hollow and pressed for decisive gun reform. As Western culture becomes increasingly secularized, such sentiments are unsurprising. It is one thing to trust God because of our circumstances, those times when he has blessed us and all is well. It is another to trust him despite our circumstances.
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Earlier this week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the Department of Transportation would reclaim management of Union Station in Washington, DC. Normally, this news would likely fade from the headlines without much ado outside of Washington. However, the Trump administration’s decision to invoke the Home Rule Act in order to federalize local law enforcement and essentially take jurisdiction over the nation’s capital has left many on heightened alert. As such, the decision regarding Union Station is seen through a much different lens than it would have been a few months ago. That said, there is also reason for hope in the DOT’s stated goals for taking back control of Union Station.
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A gunman opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic school in Minneapolis yesterday, striking a group of children celebrating Mass during the first week of school. Two children, ages eight and ten, were killed. When such atrocities involve children, my first thought is of our four school-age grandchildren. My second thought is to ask, What can I say in response to this tragedy that I have not said in response to similar tragedies that have plagued our nation in recent years? As I prayed about the answer, I was led to an insight I had not considered before, one that I hope will be as helpful to you as it was to me.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged. If this news is not newsworthy to you, you may be in the minority. At this writing, their post has been liked 28,099,308 times. How does a stranger’s engagement concern us? God created us for community and relationship. It is why we instinctively care about celebrity engagements and other people-centric stories, no matter how odd and irrelevant to our lives they seem. Our all-knowing, all-loving, all-powerful Father cares about every dimension of every life even more passionately than we do. And when he is Lord of every part of our lives, he is able to bring his best to every part of our lives.
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Cracker Barrel’s new logo has been called a “textbook case of how not to rebrand,” losing touch with the quirks that made people love their brand and erasing what it did best. By contrast, Chili’s has enjoyed a “corporate turnaround for the ages” by simplifying operations and focusing on its core. And though the Dallas Cowboys have failed to win on the field for decades, their mastery of the “attention economy” keeps them the world’s most valuable sports franchise. Unlike brands that thrive on publicity, the Christian “brand” depends on transformed lives—Jesus changes only what we yield to him.
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The Texas Senate passed a controversial bill over the weekend, creating five new GOP-leaning districts, following a similar Texas House vote earlier in the week. In response to the Texas redistricting bill, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the “Election Rigging Response Act,” which would transform five Republican seats into districts that heavily favor Democrats. Election districts have been redrawn over the years through legislative procedures such as we are seeing in Texas and through court actions. Both parties have engaged in the practice as a means of increasing their political power. But is such partisanship what Mr. Madison and the Founders intended?
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Dr. James Dobson passed away yesterday morning at the age of eighty-nine. Best known as the founder of the media ministry Focus on the Family, he was an advisor to five US presidents and one of the best-known Christian leaders of his time. Many are offering profiles of his life and tributes to his legacy today. However, there is a less-noted dimension of Dr. Dobson’s story that relates to us all, regardless of his direct influence on our lives and families.
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Parents in Silicon Valley are spending up to $50,000 for new genetic-testing services that include promises to screen embryos for high IQ. In related news, a Chinese scientist who, six years ago, created the world’s first gene-edited babies has now set up a company in the US he’s calling the “Walmart of gene editing” to produce high-IQ babies. Moral questions abound, of course, but here’s what no one seems to be asking: Are the embryos being tested and modified human? No one is asking because the answer is so obvious. And this fact points to the truth I want to highlight today.
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St. Catherine’s Monastery, 275 miles from Cairo in the depths of the Sinai desert, is the oldest continually inhabited Christian monastery in the world. In May, an Egyptian court issued a ruling that allows the state to control what is and is not allowed at St. Catherine’s, stripping the monks of all legal authority. The government has already taken control over academic access to the site and continues to undermine its autonomy. With enough pressure, the monks may be forced to abandon the ancient monastery altogether. However, we don’t have to persecute the church to fall prey to the temptation of religion that competes against a genuine relationship with Jesus.
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While European leaders were gathered at the White House, Mr. Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin to begin arrangements for a meeting between Mr. Putin and Mr. Zelensky, to be followed by a trilateral summit including himself. In other news, we learned yesterday that Hamas has accepted an updated proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. Sources say the proposal is a partial deal for a sixty-day ceasefire, the release of ten live hostages, eighteen deceased hostages, and the release of Palestinian prisoners. Both stories point to a common denominator: our inability to resolve human conflict through human agency.
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Last Friday, the world watched history being made as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska. However, the question after the summit concluded was, What history? Your opinion of Mr. Trump prior to the Alaska meeting is likely your opinion this morning: you are either giving him the benefit of the doubt on the summit, or you are doubting its benefit. The cultural origins of postmodern relativism and our broader post-truth culture go back much further in American history, with consequences that affect us all today.
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President Trump’s meeting today with Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to dominate headlines. However, as of this morning, any attempt to say what that outcome will be is, at best, an educated guess. So instead, I’d like to focus today on a subject that is far less important to the future of our world but, perhaps, of even greater significance to the state of our culture: KPop Demon Hunters. The record-breaking film contains some surprising biblical themes and points us to important conversations we should all be having today.
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has battled stage 4 melanoma for a decade. Yesterday we learned that Mr. Jones was diagnosed in June 2010. He underwent two lung surgeries and two lymph node surgeries and says his life was saved by an experimental trial and a drug called Programmed Cell Death Protein 1. When we face cancer or other challenging conditions and circumstances, trusting God in hard places can be hard to do. Why is this?
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National Guard troops began arriving in Washington, DC, yesterday as part of President Donald Trump’s historic federal takeover of the nation’s capital. Armored vehicles were seen at urban centers and tourist cities around the city last night. Whatever your view of the president’s action and the conditions that prompted it, no one can disagree that crime in our nation’s capital is too high. Whether National Guard troops can help or not remains to be seen. But even they cannot remedy the problem that underlies all our nation’s other problems, one that affects our safety, happiness, and grace.
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President Trump said yesterday that he will try to get back some territory for Ukraine when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. He also stated that there would be “some swapping, changes in land” between Russia and Ukraine. Whether the world could or should trust a “peace” to which Mr. Putin agrees on these terms is another matter, an issue I explored in my new website article, “Vladimir Putin and the problem of autocratic power.” But why would Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agree to such an arrangement?
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President Trump has announced that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska this Friday. In related news, Putin told the US he would halt his war with Ukraine in exchange for land in eastern Ukraine and global recognition of Russia’s claims to the territory. We also learned yesterday that the White House is considering inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Alaska as well. How likely is it that Ukraine would make such a land exchange? Or that Putin would honor a peace achieved in this way? These questions point to a larger question foundational to the war and its global consequences.
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With yesterday’s introduction of GPT-5, artificial intelligence is back in the news, with the focus largely on how its advancements will impact day-to-day life. But while that story is important, today we discuss a more subtle way that AI is likely to change our lives going forward: replacing real human connection and conviction with artificial relationships that always agree with you. But while users claim these conversations are “harmless fun,” the truth is that they are often relied upon most heavily by those who are least equipped to use them well. That’s a problem we cannot afford to ignore. But how should it be addressed?
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Eighty years ago yesterday, the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. In total, an estimated two hundred thousand people were killed. Over the years, opinions have been sharply divided over whether the bombings were justified. So, on the anniversary of the only time nuclear bombs have ever been used in war, let’s ask if they were necessary. Then we’ll apply our discussion to an even more significant question, one that is relevant to each of us today.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering ordering the complete reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media. However, senior officials have warned that the plan would endanger the remaining hostages, risk further international isolation of Israel, and require the IDF to administer a population in which Hamas fighters were still present. The idea of Israel occupying all of Gaza raises several questions, chief among them: What about the hostages?
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Dozens of Democratic lawmakers left Texas yesterday, preventing the state House of Representatives from moving forward with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Trump. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state police to find and arrest them, though state law enforcement is restricted to making arrests in Texas. Both parties over the years have gerrymandered political maps to advantage themselves, though such tactics have not typically gained political parties many seats over the years. However, a larger factor is at work here—one that is relevant to each of us and the future of our democracy.
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Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy, joined US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on a visit to a US-backed aid operation in Gaza on Friday. The Israeli military said two hundred trucks of aid were distributed by the UN and other organizations on Thursday, with hundreds more waiting to be picked up from border crossings inside Gaza. However, reports from the Gaza Strip claim very few supplies have made it into warehouses to be distributed to the population. The son of a founding Hamas leader said, “They don’t care for the Palestinian people. They do not regard human life.” How do we pray for the situation today?
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Lee Zeldin, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, announced earlier this week what he described as “the largest deregulatory action in the history of the United States.” While Zeldin and others in the administration have argued the cost of these regulations outpaces the environmental gains, their primary focus is less on the science behind climate change and more on the argument that Congress took shortcuts in granting regulatory powers to the EPA in the first place. Whether that assessment proves accurate will be for the courts to decide, but the attempt has sparked fresh debate over both climate change in general and the government’s role in combating it more specifically. And when it comes to that debate, relying on facts over narratives is essential.
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A bloody, late-night brawl in downtown Cincinnati last weekend has generated national attention. Several people took videos of the attack, but only one person called 911. Video evidence shows the man and woman who were beaten to be white and their assailants to be black. A senior figure in the US Justice Department suggested that the attack may have been motivated by race and that suspects could also be charged with federal hate crimes. How can we form a cohesive culture that chooses to love and value our neighbor today?
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One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded struck yesterday in Russia’s Far East, triggering tsunami waves in Hawaii and Japan and prompting warnings and evacuations across the Pacific. The 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula ranks among the six strongest on record.
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Christian persecution in the Middle East is on the rise as Hamas and other terrorist organizations gain traction. As the number of Syrian Christians declines dramatically, believers in the land where Paul met Jesus could one day be no more. Yesterday we focused on the compassion we should have for hurting people, since they are loved by our Father and should be loved by his children as well. Today, let’s note that we should especially have such compassion for our sisters and brothers in the faith.
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A gunman armed with an assault-style rifle walked into a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper last night and began firing. He killed four, including a New York police officer. The news has been filled with such tragedies in the last few days. However, the cultural prism we have inherited competes with the sanctity of human life and the solidarity of our race. From Socrates to today, we’ve been taught that truth is individual. In such a worldview, it can be easy to care personally about the news in direct proportion to its perceived personal relevance. But this transactional approach to hurting people is not the spirit of Jesus. Today, we discuss the best way we can love others with a heart after Jesus.
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, mitochondrial diseases are “a group of genetic conditions that affect how mitochondria in your cells produce energy.” They can cause developmental delays in children, profound muscle weakness, hearing loss, blindness, strokes, and heart failure. Those with the worst symptoms die earliest, often before the age of three. Now there’s a way to prevent the transmission of these diseases to the next generation with a new IVF procedure. The children produced in this way will avoid the mitochondrial diseases they would otherwise have inherited. What’s not to like about this news? A good deal, as it turns out.
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Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a controversial bill placing independent anti-corruption agencies under the control of the prosecutor general, sparking widespread protests and international condemnation. Though the law aimed to curb Russian influence and speed up stalled investigations, critics saw it as a step back toward corruption. Under intense pressure, Zelensky quickly introduced a new bill to restore and even strengthen the agencies’ independence. While that legislation still awaits a vote, the swift response underscores Ukraine’s growing democratic accountability. Spiritually, it reflects the call to not just flee sin but pursue Christ—a reminder that true change comes from where we fix our focus.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a US defamation lawsuit against an influencer and podcaster who has said France’s first lady “is in fact a man.” If the Macrons had remained silent, their decision not to defend themselves could be interpreted as a lack of defense, but choosing not to hold their accuser accountable could only embolden and escalate such accusations. This is the conundrum of digital media. The good news is that this issue leads to news that is good in a new way today.
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Ozzy Osbourne died yesterday at the age of seventy-six. To understand the cultural insight Osbourne’s career illustrates, ask yourself whether his music celebrating themes of horror, doom, paranoia, drug abuse, and the occult would have been popular (or even possible) twenty years earlier. In other news, Monday was the one-hundredth anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial conclusion. At issue was Tennessee’s law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in public schools. In many ways, the cultural conflict revealed by the trial has been exacerbated by the normalization of evolutionary theory that it produced for many.
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Last night, Stephen Colbert responded to CBS’s shocking announcement that The Late Show will end next May. In his monologue, he asked rhetorically, “How could it be purely a financial decision if The Late Show is No. 1 in ratings?” Many are asking the same thing, pointing to shifts in mainstream media from liberal to conservative bias. However, studies show that younger viewers are turning to streaming, video, and social media, while older viewers are staying with broadcast television. So the story could be more about demographics than cultural transformation. Therein lies the larger point I want us to consider today.
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To no one’s surprise, Scottie Scheffler won The Open Championship yesterday in convincing fashion. His victory was so dominant that, according to CNN, it left his rivals “awestruck.” Before the tournament, Scheffler said, “This is not a fulfilling life. It’s fulfilling from the sense of accomplishment, but it’s not fulfilling from a sense of the deepest places of your heart.” Scheffler’s statements regarding the ultimate value of the game he plays garnered national coverage. An article in the New York Times even called him “Nihilist Scottie.” Why would someone call him that? And why is the question relevant for you and me today?
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Last night, President Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to ask a court for the release of all relevant grand jury testimony from the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. Bondi responded that she is “ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts.” Meanwhile, people are responding to the Central Texas floods with a massive outpouring of financial support and personal engagement. This should not surprise us: Americans are by far the most generous people in the world. What explains this?
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Last month, Iowa passed a new law that requires public schools to teach prenatal development classes as part of their standard curriculum. As the bill’s authors describe, the hope is that these materials will help to demonstrate “the humanity of the unborn child by showing prenatal development, starting at fertilization.” While much of the discussion and debate about abortion treats the concept as a binary choice between the pro-life and pro-choice positions, the reality is that most people see the subject with a far greater degree of nuance. How can we bring biblical clarity to the conversation today?
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Denison Forum resources addressing abortion and the pro-life movement:
- An archive of our abortion-related articles and resources
- What does the Bible say about abortion?
- On the pro-life movement and politics
- When abortion goes from tragic to barbaric
- Why America’s primary abortion pill is far more dangerous than advertised
According to the Dallas Morning News, Chip and Joanna Gaines’ new show Back to the Frontier “follows three families in the Canadian Rockies as they navigate a technology-free, laborious summer meant to mimic the lifestyle of 1880s homesteaders.” Among the participants is a gay couple from Dallas who share a cabin with their adopted ten-year-old twin sons. The key to our response is “speaking the truth in love.” How can we do this effectively in our post-Christian culture?
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Denison Forum reources on today's topic:
“What does the Bible say about homosexuality?” and other resources by Dr. Jim Denison
“What do Cal Raleigh and Superman have in common?” by Dr. Jim Denison
The Jeffrey Epstein files saga is leading the news again, fueling distrust in government and media at a time when fewer Americans than ever say they trust either. Now comes news that Ghislaine Maxwell is willing to tell Congress what she knows about Epstein. As people rewatch old TV shows and pull back from risk, we're living in a culture that values this life more than ever—because for many, this life is all there is. But “to be like Christ is why we exist,” and “nothing less will give our lives purpose and joy.” The question is: how much like Jesus do you want to be?
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On July 13, 2024, twenty-year-old sniper Thomas Crooks fired an AR-15-style rifle from the roof of a building around four hundred feet from the stage where Donald Trump was holding a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The day after the shooting, Mr. Trump told journalist Salena Zito, “It was the hand of God. He was there.” A month after returning to the White House, he said, “I feel, I feel even stronger. I believed in God, but I feel much more strongly about it.” Yesterday’s anniversary of the shooting raises again the question: Did God save Mr. Trump's life?
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For reasons Dr. Denison explain in detail in this Denison Forum website article, he believe that both middle positions are correct: God honors our free will and the natural laws he created, but so metimes intervenes with both.
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Last month, an imposter created a Signal account pretending to be US Secretary of State Marco Rubio using the display name “Marco.Rubio@state.gov.” The perpetrator then used AI to simulate Rubio’s voice and contacted three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a member of Congress. Global cybercrime is projected to cost upwards of $10.5 trillion this year, and that number is only going to rise as technology improves. But while we are increasingly aware of the risks AI poses for crime, large parts of our society seem willing—and even excited—to welcome its use in ways that could pose an even greater risk.
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Last Friday morning, several storm cells merged and then stalled over Kerr County in Central Texas. As a result, an entire summer’s worth of rain fell in some areas. Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said the area floods frequently, but officials “had no reason to believe that this was going to be anything like what’s happened here. None whatsoever.” Nonetheless, critics are implicating the Trump administration, Texas state officials, local officials, and the National Weather Service in the disaster. When tragedy strikes, it is never long before people begin looking for someone to blame. Why is this, and what should be our response?
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In Dr. Jim Denison's latest website article, he notes David Brooks’s argument that we need an “education in morals” that “involves the formation of the heart and the will as much as the formation of the rational mind.” See how Dr. Denison responds.
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As floodwaters recede in Texas, stories of survival and hope rise: children weeping for joy as they’re reunited with parents, families clinging to faith in the face of unimaginable loss. “Trust doesn’t mean you’re over the pain,” wrote Tavia Hunt. “It means you’re handing it to the only One who can hold it with love and restore what was lost.” Meanwhile, unexpected news from the Middle East points to a new way forward. In both heartbreak and history, one truth remains: rather than interpret God’s character through our pain, we’re invited to interpret our pain through his character.
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Camp Mystic confirmed that at least twenty-seven campers and counselors were killed in flash floods last Friday, with ten children and one counselor still missing. As of this morning, the death toll across the area has now climbed to at least 104 people. The massive search continues for survivors and victims. Why didn’t our omnipotent God do all his power enables him to do to prevent this tragedy from happening? Rather than settling for easy answers that offer no hope, let’s consider three pathways to faith today.
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For more on coping with Texas Hill Country tragedy, please see the podcast Dr. Jim Denison recorded yesterday with Dr. Mark Turman, “Why does God allow disasters like the Texas Hill Country floods?”
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Dick Eastland, owner of Camp Mystic, died while attempting to rescue campers after a storm caused the Guadalupe River to rise twenty-six feet in forty-five minutes this weekend. At least eleven of its young female campers and counselors died in the flooding. Ten campers and one counselor from the camp are still missing. Today, we center on the practical. How would the Lord want us to respond personally to this horrible tragedy?
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A new poll shows a record-low 58 percent of US adults are either extremely or very proud to be American. Despite the drop, nearly 90 percent still express at least some level of national pride. Generational divides and growing discontent with politics, economics, and culture have shaped this trend, especially among younger Americans. But America’s flaws should not blind us to its blessings—nor should its blessings blind us to its flaws. So what’s behind this shift? And what can history teach us about it?
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A New York Times article written about this week’s passing of Jimmy Swaggart was authored by a journalist who himself died five years ago. So we know that the Times has, for several years, planned to run a profile of the evangelist that was written years before his death. The good news is that, with God, our story is never over until it’s over. My purpose is not to minimize Jimmy Swaggart’s faults. Rather, it is to point to the transforming grace of Christ whereby no sinner is beyond the reach of repentance and redemption.
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Yesterday afternoon, the US Senate passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” President Trump’s signature legislative priority. The tally was fifty-fifty, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The legislation now returns to the House, where voting is scheduled to begin later today. The complicated process through which this bill passed is a feature of American governance, not a bug. And that feature is foundational to our flourishing—but with an enormous caveat.
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Dr. Jim Denison urges you to read Dr. John Lennox's (Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University - emeritus) an internationally renowned speaker on the interface of science, philosophy, and religion, recent address to the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast in Westminster.
Mark Zuckerberg is creating a new “Superintelligence” division within Meta Platforms and recruiting artificial intelligence (AI) experts to lead it. He is racing to build AI technology that is smarter than humans, seeking to advance what he calls “a new era for humanity.” He plans to spend upward of $70 billion on capital expenditures, largely on AI investments. Is creating AI that is smarter than its creators a good idea?
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The Supreme Court last Friday upheld a ruling that allowed Texas to enforce a state law requiring pornography sites to verify the age of their users before providing access. Nearly half of all states have passed similar laws to keep children under the age of eighteen from seeing online pornography. Such laws are crucial because, as the Gen Z writer Freya India warns, “Modern porn is unlikely anything else in history.” You and I live in a society that has normalized sexual immorality on a level many of us scarcely realize, but Christ has already paved the way to rescue us.
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The Supreme Court is expected to announce major decisions this morning on birthright citizenship, age verification for pornography sites, and several other contentious issues. However, its ruling yesterday is already making headlines: the court handed down a decision that could pave the way for states to defund Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the US. When should the Supreme Court overrule laws passed by states? The question points to a topic we have reason to discuss often in this space: How do we best promote the morality that is foundational to democracy?
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On the anniversary of Harry Potter’s release, both JK Rowling and Pedro Pascal are in the news—not for their work, but their opposing convictions. Rowling has been “vociferously castigated” for defending biological sex; Pascal, in support of his transgender sibling, called her a “heinous loser.” As our nation’s culture continues to shift away from the “morals and religion” of our founding fathers, we remember that the gospel has thrived most fully across Christian history when the culture has been most antagonistic to its truth.
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Andrew Cuomo conceded in yesterday’s New York City mayoral Democratic primary to Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani. A Democratic strategist called the former governor’s loss the “biggest upset in modern New York City history.” Mamdani made headlines with his strong support for Palestinians and criticism of Israel. With five likely candidates, including incumbent mayor Eric Adams running as an independent, the general election in November could be “the strangest local election in at least half a century.”
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After yesterday’s proclamation of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran within twenty-four hours, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said he had ordered the military to strike Tehran in response to what he said were missiles fired by Iran in violation of the ceasefire. However, Iran denied violating the ceasefire, stating that there had not been any launch of missiles towards Israel in recent hours. Because Israel’s enemies are ultimately motivated by religious beliefs, this is ultimately a spiritual war. And when fighting a spiritual war, we are to stand firm while “praying at all times in the Spirit. Today, we discuss how to do just that.
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Saturday brought about a world-altering moment when the United States launched a major offensive against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure in June 2025. Using B-2 Spirit bombers and submarine-launched cruise missiles, the US targeted key Iranian sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan in a decisive and stealthy campaign, described by CNN as a potential turning point in the Middle East’s geopolitical balance. How will Iran respond against Israel? How will Iran respond against the US? How will this conflict end? And how should we as Christians respond to the many “unknown unknowns" this week?
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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on the use of hormone therapy and puberty blockers for the treatment of transgender children. The case—United States v. Skrmetti—was brought before the court on the argument that the law was unconstitutional because it violated the rights of transgender youth to equal protection. They were wrong, and the potential implications could stretch well beyond the state of Tennessee. So, where does this fight go from here? And, as Christians, how should we respond?
Deep Dive: What does the Bible say about transgenderism?
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President Trump privately told senior aides late yesterday that he has approved attack plans against Iran but is holding off in the hope that threatening to join Israel’s strikes will lead Tehran to abandon its nuclear program. At issue is the Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb (MOP) needed to blow up the Fordow nuclear facility. Israel does not possess weapons capable of penetrating the facility and destroying it—but the US does. We are already sharing intelligence and helping intercept Iranian missiles and drones. However, there is something else we also need to share with Israel, a factor vital to our flourishing and future as a people.
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President Donald Trump called yesterday for Iran’s unconditional surrender, though the end of its war with Israel does not appear to be in sight. The way Iran’s dictators treat their own people and others in the region is indicative of the way they would treat Americans if given the opportunity. We are mistaken if we think this conflict cannot involve us directly. Today, we consider six scenarios in escalating order of geopolitical impact and how we might pray for all those involved.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox’s Bret Baier recently, “We’re geared to do whatever is necessary to achieve our dual aim, to remove . . . two existential threats—the nuclear threat and the ballistic missile threat.” He added, “We did act—to save ourselves, but also, I think, to not only protect ourselves, but protect the world from this incendiary regime. We can’t have the world’s most dangerous regime have the world’s most dangerous weapons.” Why would he call Iran “the world’s most dangerous regime”?
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Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot in their home early Saturday morning in what Gov. Tim Walz called a “politically motivated assassination.” State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot multiple times in their home about nine miles away. In tumultuous times, we can be frightened into withdrawing from the news and the challenges of our day, or we can ask in every situation: How is God “reaching out” to us? Since I believe he redeems all he allows, I believe we can ask how he could redeem even this moment and pain, and how we can join him.
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Israel’s preemptive strikes on Iran targeted nuclear facilities, missile depots, and top military leaders, signaling a dramatic shift away from diplomacy. Prime Minister Netanyahu warned, “If we don’t act now, there will not be another generation.” As the conflict escalates, one question matters most: How should we pray in moments like this? The answer might surprise you—and change the way you approach every prayer from here on.
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An Air India plane with more than two hundred people on board has crashed near the airport in India’s western city of Ahmedabad, officials said this morning. The flight was scheduled to depart at 3:40 a.m. ET. The plane was taking off and was headed to London’s Gatwick airport when it crashed in a densely populated civilian area, causing a massive fire with billowing black smoke. The Christian faith offers a hope in the face of mortality found nowhere else, a way of seeing death and life that redeems the former and embraces the latter. This hope was expressed long ago in a surprising way that is still powerfully relevant today.
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Mayor Karen Bass imposed an 8 p.m. curfew last night for downtown Los Angeles as anti-ICE protests continued in the city. She did so “to stop the vandalism, stop the looting,” noting that twenty-three businesses were looted Monday night. Meanwhile, in a televised address, California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned President Trump’s deployment of the military to quell the protests as an assault on democracy. More protests are planned for today in Seattle, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and other cities. By Monday, organizers had scheduled demonstrations in nearly every major city. Who is behind them, and how can we pray for our country today?
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Israel has confirmed that a body extracted by their forces in a southern Gaza tunnel is that of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar. The brother of Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar, he was killed in a May 13 airstrike as he hid under the European Hospital in Khan Younis. “We found a military base under a hospital,” said the company commander who discovered the body. His statement forms a descriptive metaphor for my article this morning as we discuss the rising spread of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Israel has confirmed that a body extracted by their forces in a southern Gaza tunnel is that of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar. The brother of Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar, he was killed in a May 13 airstrike as he hid under the European Hospital in Khan Younis. “We found a military base under a hospital,” said the company commander who discovered the body. His statement forms a descriptive metaphor for my article this morning as we discuss the rising spread of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles yesterday, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving vehicles on fire, after President Trump deployed National Guard troops to the city. Local law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash bangs to control the crowd. Last night, the police department declared all of downtown LA to be an “unlawful assembly,” ordering demonstrators to leave the area immediately. The good news is that there is a way to resolve this “great difficulty,” one as available to us as our next prayer.
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Thursday afternoon’s exchange between the world’s most powerful leader and the world’s richest man continues to dominate headlines this morning. The break between President Trump and Elon Musk has been brewing for a while, but it escalated in recent days as Musk took to X to criticize Trump’s signature legislation. However, their recent history and ideological differences on other subjects do paint a more detailed picture of how their competing interests grew to what could now be irreconcilable differences. And what we saw Thursday afternoon offers a stark warning for each of us today.
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Nearly thirty million more US adults are following Jesus today than was the case just four years ago, according to Barna. Their CEO, David Kinnaman, called this “the clearest trend we’ve seen in more than a decade pointing to spiritual renewal.” He notes that this movement is being led especially by “younger generations.” How can you and I partner with Christ to become more like him? We discuss four steps on partnering with Christ we can take today to become more like him.
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Ukrainian intelligence agents launched 117 attack drones last Sunday from trucks covertly placed near Russian air bases. Their so-called “Spider’s Web” operation struck 34 percent of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carriers, destroying what Ukraine claimed to be $7 billion worth of Russian equipment. According to President Zelensky, the “Spider’s Web” attack took “one year, six months, and nine days from the start of planning to effective execution.” The future is unknown but in the hands of a known God. Will you trust him today?
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Sesame Street is once again seeking to influence children with LGBTQ ideology for Pride Month. We can try to ignore all of this. Those of us who believe in biblical sexual morality can shrug our shoulders and wait for the month to be over. I would certainly rather do that than respond to this subject again today. But all people, whatever their sexual orientation or gender identity, deserve to know what God says about the issues we face. We need to counter the secularizing influence of the broken culture with our children and grandchildren as well.
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A man yelled “Free Palestine” and hurled an incendiary device into a group at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado, yesterday. Demonstrators for an organization called Run for Their Lives had gathered to raise visibility for the hostages remaining in Gaza. Eight people were hospitalized with burns in what FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino called an “act of terror.” Meanwhile, climbing season has ended for Mt. Everest. Whether we’re planning to summit Mt. Everest or not, in a very real sense you and I are climbing mountains of our own.
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A bipartisan bill in the Senate with more than 80 cosponsors would impose new sanctions on Russia by targeting its ability to sell energy to other nations. While such sanctions are hardly a novel concept, the difference with the proposed legislation is that America would also impose a 500 percent tariff on any country that buys Russian energy. While the proposed bill would seem like a fairly straightforward path to increasing pressure on Russia, the reality is more complex. And therein lies an important reminder for each of us today.
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Phil Robertson passed away on May 25 at age seventy-nine. One of the last things the Duck Dynasty patriarch said was to his granddaughter: “Full strength ahead!” Like Phil, you and I are facing a future we cannot control. We can do nothing about many of the threats we face, but we can choose courage over fear. How do we do so? The answer could not be more countercultural. In today’s Daily Article, we examine humanity’s quest for significance and how God calls us to use this world for the world to come.
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Police are seeking a gunman this morning who shot multiple people inside a New England mall last night. Investigators believe the shooter and his victims knew each other. You and I share a subliminal sense of solidarity with all of humanity. Dr. Vivek Murthy, the former US Surgeon General, says that “chronic loneliness” can “shorten our life.” By contrast, a lack of intimacy with Jesus will inevitably lead to a lack of evangelism in the church.
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Second Lt. Thomas Kelly died in a WWII bomber crash in 1944. This week, he was buried on Memorial Day in Livermore, California. Why is his sacrifice and that of his fellow fallen heroes eighty years ago still so poignant today? President Reagan once said that soldiers who’ve died for our country gave up two lives: the one they were living and the one they could have had. Today’s article reflects on our burden and privilege of living the lives they could not and our responsibility for remembering them by redeeming their sacrifice.
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Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning is filled with incredible (even terrifying) stunts and astounding cinematography. Tom Cruise succeeds once again in his iconic role. On Memorial Day, our nation rightly remembers and honors the more than 1.1 million Americans who have died in military service to our nation. If you know someone who died in war or their grieving family and friends, this day is deeply personal for you. If you do not, it is about our fallen heroes across our history and the cause for which they sacrificed their lives. What is that cause?
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Two young adults were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night. The fact that a man claiming to support Gaza can murder a German-born Christian and an American with many Palestinian friends shows how nonsensical antisemitic hatred truly is. And it’s why we need to live every day ready for eternity. What happened in Washington could happen to anyone, anywhere. We only have today to be right with God and to use our influence to help those we know do the same.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with President Trump yesterday began well enough. Ramaphosa brought two South African golfers, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, to help break the ice before the conversation moved to a bit of foreign policy. However, things took a turn when a reporter asked what it would take for Trump to recognize that there was no “white genocide” in South Africa.
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President Trump announced yesterday that the US will spend $25 billion in initial funding for a “Golden Dome” hemispheric missile shield. Mr. Trump said the project will cost around $175 billion and added that it would be operational by the end of his time in office. Here’s the frightening reason: the risk of nuclear war is higher than at any time since the end of the Cold War. Such massive threats can feel overwhelming. However, there’s an antidote to such discouragement, one as close as tonight’s sky.
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Former President Joe Biden made headlines over the weekend with the announcement that he is battling “aggressive” prostate cancer, news that should lead us all to pray for his recovery and for God’s strength for him and his family. In recent days, Mr. Biden’s health has also been in the news on a very different level, one that illustrates a fact relevant to us all.
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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with “aggressive” prostate cancer, according to a statement his office made yesterday. The statement added that his diagnosis included “metastasis to the bone.” Characterized by a Gleason score of nine out of ten, it is classified as “high grade” and could spread quickly. Mr. Biden and his family are reportedly reviewing treatment options, though his office added that the cancer is hormone-sensitive, meaning it likely can be managed.
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In his 2024 book The Third Awokening, Eric Kaufmann described his damaging personal experiences with the liberalism and cancel culture of “woke” ideology. A year later, he is able to write a new Wall Street Journal article titled, “Welcome to the Post-Progressive Political Era.” In his article, he asks, “We are leaving the age of progressive confidence, but what will replace it?” The question is obviously critical to our national future. You and I can answer it in the only way that changes souls and transforms culture for the glory of God. But what does that look like, and where do we start?
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President Trump’s visit to the Middle East marks the first major foreign trip of his second term. That he chose meetings with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and representatives from the surrounding nations over America’s more established allies should not be overlooked. Yet throughout the proceedings, one nation was notably absent: Iran. Their exclusion is perhaps the most significant indication of what Trump and his new friends in the region are hoping to accomplish.
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Mark Rothko’s abstract art reflects a culture defined by emptiness, subjectivity, and the search for meaning within ourselves—yet that search often ends in despair. Please take just a moment to look at it, While his work captures the spiritual hunger of a broken world, a surprising shift is unfolding. Many in Gen Z are rejecting hollow self-expression in favor of lasting truth. The path forward isn’t more religion—it’s a relationship with the risen Christ, who alone brings light to our darkness and hope that transcends the canvas of our lives.
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The world’s first mass-produced flying car prototype has made its public debut. It transforms from a car to an aircraft in under two minutes and will cost between $800,000 and $1 million. You can buy yours in the first quarter of next year. When we step onto a plane, we abandon all personal agency. We are in the hands of pilots who fly the plane, controllers who direct them, and those who maintain the equipment upon which we risk our lives. There’s a principle here that applies not just to air travel but to every dimension of our lives.
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After weekend talks in Geneva, the US will drop its tariff on China from 125 percent to 10 percent; China will do the same. The reductions will last for ninety days as the two sides begin further negotiations. There are two types of news in circulation: headlines that affect all of us and those that affect a portion of us. However, there’s a forgotten third category in the news, one that you and I overlook to our peril and that of our nation.
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When President Trump officially announced the tariffs his administration would place on countries around the world just over a month ago, he warned that there would be a painful adjustment period. But he also claimed that it would be worth it in the end. And while it is still far too early to know if he was correct, the trade deal he announced with the United Kingdom yesterday morning could offer a glimpse into what’s to come.
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At 11:08 a.m., Central Daylight Time, white smoke emerged from above the Sistine Chapel, announcing to the world that a new pope has been elected to lead the Roman Catholic Church. A long list of candidates had been in speculation for days. Betting platforms had an Italian cardinal in the lead, with a Filipino candidate second. None had an American high on their list, as no American has ever been selected as pope.
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Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan are on the brink of direct conflict for the first time since 2019. This after India launched deadly strikes yesterday on Pakistan and Islamabad claimed to have downed several Indian warplanes. Wars are most typically fought over competing claims to the same territory or versions of the same story. Such conflicts illustrate the fact that being convinced something is true does not make it so. This fact is, of course, much more exacerbated when our opinions are wrong with regard to eternity.
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The papal conclave that begins today will be the most geographically diverse in the church’s two-thousand-year history, with clerics from seventy countries participating. They have been meeting at the Vatican nearly every day since April 22, the day after Pope Francis’s death, to discuss matters facing the global church. This afternoon, one of the most famous and yet secretive traditions in history will officially begin as the cardinals meet to elect the church’s 267th pope. Here’s what you need to know and why it matters to us all.
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Police in England arrested five men, including four Iranian nationals, over the weekend in what is being described as one of the largest counter-terrorism operations in recent years. Authorities report that the “Iranian terror attack” was foiled with just hours to spare. Speculation mounted that the target may have been a synagogue or another target linked to the Jewish community. If so, we can only wish to be surprised.
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Warren Buffett is retiring at the end of the year. According to Forbes, Buffett is worth $168.2 billion. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, ended March 2025 with $347.7 billion on hand. All that to say, when Buffett discusses the economy, people listen. At his company’s annual meeting this Saturday, people came from around the world to hear the ninety-four-year-old investment guru. He stated that “balanced trade is good for the world” and that “trade should not be a weapon,” but he also urged patience to investors worried about the future. Following this story over the weekend prompted me to reflect on the power predictions have to become reality and the significance of this power for our souls and society.
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Thousands of people took to the streets across America yesterday in May Day protests against the Trump administration. The protests were organized under the banner of the 50501 movement, which stands for “fifty protests, fifty states, one movement,” which seeks to “uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach.” Like the US, Israel has seen large anti-government protests in recent years. But there is a key difference between the two nations, one that reveals a principle vital to our future and the flourishing of our souls.
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Since 1775, our nation has asked its people to join together in prayer for the battles ahead, and the National Day of Prayer continues that legacy. As you join others in prayer today, remember that prayer isn’t performance; it’s participation. God isn’t looking for the right words but a receptive heart. Learning to listen when we pray is one of the most important aspects of communing with God. Unfortunately, it’s also the part of prayer that can feel most difficult.
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Mifepristone, one of two pills used in facilitating chemical abortions, gained FDA approval twenty-five years ago after a study of just under thirty-one thousand participants showed that less than .5 percent experienced serious adverse reactions. That statistic has since been cited to defend not only the use of the pill but also the removal of almost every safeguard that was put in place when it was first introduced to the public. A recent analysis by the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) of more than 865,000 cases since 2017 has shown that serious complications are twenty-two times more likely to occur than either the FDA or the pill’s makers have claimed.
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Today marks the one hundredth day of President Trump’s second term. While the numbers vary depending on the poll, the consensus seems to be that roughly 40 percent of Americans approve of how Trump’s term has gone so far, but even his approval ratings among Republicans have started to fall in recent weeks. This shift is largely due to the belief that he has become overly reliant on executive orders and the fear that his approach will eventually lead him into a confrontation with the judiciary. Few stories have epitomized the nature of Trump’s perceived battle with the courts better than the arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan last week.
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“He was a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone.” This is how Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re described Pope Francis in Saturday morning’s funeral for the deceased pontiff. It was remarkable to see more than 250,000 people fill St. Peter’s Square from all over the world. They came in such numbers that more than four hundred priests were required to serve communion to all who wanted to receive it. With Pope Francis’s burial, the church began nine days of official mourning, known as the novemdiales, then the conclave gathers to elect the next pope.
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In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Amish volunteers from Pennsylvania quietly helped rebuild not only homes but also hope for residents of Chimney Rock, NC. Their story is a powerful reminder that God often works through quiet faithfulness, not breaking news. Most breaking news stories will play out in ways that will impact us, but we have little ability to impact them. Yet the best way to advance God’s kingdom on earth is to keep our focus and energy on the parts of our lives where we can make a difference.
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The death of Pope Francis continues to dominate the news, but commentators are beginning to turn their attention to what comes next as well. Of the twelve cardinals thought to be frontrunners to become the next pope, many are considered more conservative than Francis. The person who becomes the next pope will obviously be vitally significant to America’s seventy-two million Catholics (comprising the largest denomination in the US). But three values Francis emphasized during his pontificate transcend denominations and are crucial to the future of American democracy as well.
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Child psychologist Allan Josephson said at a Heritage Foundation panel, “Transgender ideology... is neglectful of the need for developing coping skills and problem-solving skills in children.” He was forced to resign as division chair of the University of Louisville’s Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology. He sued the university and will receive a $1.6 million settlement from the university this week. To find the courage to refuse the lies of our culture, we need to love our Father more than we love our world. How do we make God our “one and only desire”?
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Many “experts” assured us that religion was outdated—and many now admit they were wrong. Studies show that people of faith report higher well-being, gratitude, and connection, while secularism leaves many adrift. But beyond the sociological benefits lies a deeper truth: Christianity is not merely helpful—it’s true. Because Christ is risen, our faith is not in vain, and we are not alone. The same Jesus who conquered the grave walks with us today, offering hope, healing, and life. The more we know him personally, the more we’ll find that our best days truly are yet to come.
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Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, has died. His passing was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo. Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement. The pope survived a thirty-eight-day stay in Gemelli hospital for a respiratory crisis, emerging yesterday to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square for Easter Sunday. Of all that could be said about Pope Francis this morning, however, I want to focus on his humility.
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When President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi last Saturday to discuss Iran’s nuclear ambitions, no one expected it to lead to further negotiations on Saturday. This has raised hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East—but trust is scarce and Iran’s motives remain unclear. As we reflect this Good Friday on the Messiah many rejected for not meeting their expectations, we’re reminded how often we, too, reshape God to fit our desires. True peace only comes when we surrender control and follow the true God.
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Two-thirds of all US adults now say they have made a personal commitment to Jesus that is still important in their life today, marking a 12 percent increase in the last four years. Young adults in both countries are fueling the increase. But what God does, Satan corrupts. He whispers in our souls that we are not worthy of God’s favor, that our sins have cost us his best. An event on Maundy Thursday exposes this lie and invites us to consider an astounding dimension of Jesus’ love for us.
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Last Thursday evening, American pastor Josh Sullivan was abducted at gunpoint as he was delivering a sermon during a prayer meeting at his South African church. He was apparently kidnapped for ransom, a crime that has recently been on the rise across the country. His church urged its followers to “please pray for Josh Sullivan.” This morning, we are learning that these prayers have been answered. The greater our challenges, the greater our need for our Father’s provision and grace.
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Space designers in major cities claim that “wellness rooms” are essential for creating peace in modern American lives. Conversely, “panic rooms” are also booming in American homes. Bunkers cannot protect us from pancreatic cancer or panic rooms from traffic accidents. In fact, placing our security in buildings built by humans can blind us to the most significant and urgent issues our souls face today. The One who came to open blind eyes through his incarnate body now wants to do the same through ours.
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Rory McIlroy won the Masters yesterday, becoming only the sixth man ever to win all four majors (the “career grand slam”). Afterward, he told his four-year-old daughter, Poppy, “Never give up on your dreams. Never, ever give up on your dreams.” Tom Cruise would agree. The actor is known for his death-defying films that his fellow actor Simon Pegg calls “absolutely bananas.” McIlroy and Cruise illustrate the power of persistence. But what do we do when our dreams and fears require a power beyond human agency?
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The latest World Happiness Report was recently released, and Finland, Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden remain in the top four spots. Their high ranking should not come as much of a surprise given that all four nations are generally considered solid places to live with relatively few threats to their way of life. That is not the case, however, for one nation that few likely suspected would make the top ten: Israel. Today we discuss what we can learn from their emphasis on community and doing life together as a means to fulfillment on earth and a preview of heaven.
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President Trump announced yesterday a ninety-day pause on higher tariffs for dozens of countries while hiking levies on China to 125 percent. The Dow Jones surged nearly three thousand points on the news for its largest rally in five years. The recent volatility of an economy most of us have no way to influence highlights the degree to which you and I have no control over our lives. Having faith helps us respond to our challenges only if the object of that faith is able to respond to our challenges. Otherwise, misplaced faith does more harm than good.
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Yesterday was the anniversary of the 1945 martyrdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Read the article Dr. Denison wrote for the occasion.
Meredith Gaudreau gave birth to her third baby, son Carter Michael Gaudreau, on Tuesday, April 1. This seven months after his father, Johnny Gaudreau, was killed while biking alongside his NHL star brother Matthew. Their sister was to be married the next day. Stories like these always raise the hardest of faith questions. During this Easter season, it’s customary to remember the events that led to Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday. We know the facts of the story and the motive behind them: “God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). Today, we look at the weight of that truth for all of humanity.
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Stocks ended lower again yesterday after a tumultuous day. The Dow plunged 1,700 points, then suddenly surged to a gain of nearly 900 points following a false rumor that President Trump was considering a ninety-day pause on his tariffs. After the White House labeled this “fake news,” stocks turned back down. Mr. Trump then threatened to raise tariffs further against China. If this world were enough, it would mean that I was made for this world and nothing else. And that would be bad news, indeed.
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Kamala Harris was “completely shocked” by her election night loss to Donald Trump, while her running mate, Tim Walz, was so “stunned” by their defeat that he had “no words.” Their campaign team “bought the hype” that they were doing better than they were based on crowd sizes and fundraising. But believing something doesn’t necessarily make it true, as any politician who lost a race they thought they would win can tell you. The same can be said of those who do not believe in heaven and hell. Their disbelief does not equal belief. How can you help spread truth and light to those in your life today?
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On Wednesday, President Trump levied unprecedented tariffs on more than 180 countries around the world, with the stock market experiencing tremendous drops and losing roughly $2 trillion in value the next day. But while no one was really quite sure how much of a hit the market would take when the day began, Trump had been warning that there would be a painful adjustment period. He just also claimed—and continues to claim—that it will be worth it in the end. So what do the new tariffs mean and how is all of this likely to turn out?
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A Lutheran pastor preaching on Jesus’ encounter with Mary and Martha in Luke 10 declared that our Lord got it wrong. The minister declared: “Jesus needed to have his worldview and the purview of his goodness expanded. . . . Jesus needed to learn his lesson and stand corrected.” He went on to assert that the passage, which he claimed was initially used to silence women, has been employed over the centuries to elevate the importance of theological education and engagement for them. But here’s the good news: God wants to help us trust his word and his character. We can pray, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24 NKJV), and he will answer our prayer.
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Twenty-two-year-old Uday Nassar Saadi al-Rabbay was tortured and murdered by Hamas for protesting their rule in Gaza. His brutal death, like the atrocities of October 7, reveals the cost of standing against evil and the dangers of moral relativism. In a world that distorts truth and justifies injustice, God calls us to pursue righteousness. Here’s the good news: God will help anyone to be holy who wants his help.
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For more on this “appalling act of racism,” please see Dr. Jim Denison's friend, Reuben Nevo’s firsthand account of growing up where Hamas invaded and the path forward for Israel.
President Trump recently told NBC News that he does not rule out seeking a third term in the White House, saying there are methods for doing so and that he is “not joking.” Today, we go over five ways that may theoretically happen. Americans view our leaders as extensions of ourselves who are accountable to us as they serve “we the people.” It is therefore natural, though tragic, that many of us view Christ in the same way. But what does it mean to have Jesus as an elected king in our hearts?
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Carlo Acutis, the Catholic church’s first millennial saint, will be canonized on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square. Over the last year, a million pilgrims have made their way to his shrine. The teenager is so popular in large part because his story is so accessible. And because his faith was so compelling. In the face of uncertain or devastating news, we look for a power to lean upon greater than ourselves. According to Carlo Acutis, the key is to focus on the Lord rather than our circumstances: “Sadness is looking at ourselves; happiness is looking toward God.”
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Earlier this week, The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg released the full text chain of the group chat he was mistakenly included in by National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. One of the more revealing aspects of the Signal chat was how Vice President JD Vance pushed against the attack, calling the idea “a mistake” and questioning whether Trump was fully aware of “how inconsistent this is with his message on Europe right now.” Do Vance’s comments in what was intended to be a private setting portend trouble for the administration, or could they be a sign of something else?
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Conner and Micah went into much greater detail on this story and the lessons we should take from it in this week’s episode of Culture Brief, while Dr. Jim Denison discussed what occurred in Wednesday’s Daily Article.
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Denzel Washington, a two-time Academy Award winner and licensed minister, was named the “greatest actor of the 21st century” by the New York Times. But don’t call him a “Hollywood” actor. He said, “Movies are a filmmaker’s medium. You shoot it, and then you’re gone and they cut together and add music and do all of that. Theater is an actor’s medium. The curtain goes up, nobody can help you.” Employing his contrast, let’s ask ourselves: Are we in a play or in a movie today? Our answer determines the direction and significance of our lives.
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A leaked group chat involving high-ranking Trump administration officials discussing military strikes in Yemen sparked partisan debate. This controversy highlights how truth is often shaped by political allegiance rather than objective reality. In contrast, Jesus invites us to seek true healing by aligning our lives with God’s will. Just as he asked the man at Bethesda, “Do you want to be healed?” we must choose whether to follow Christ’s transformative truth or be shaped by the world’s shifting values.
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Ten thousand teenagers gathered recently at Wembley Arena in London for a day of worship. Vanity Fair tells us that Christianity is the “new religion” of Silicon Valley. Remembering that God is still on his throne is especially useful when we encounter apocalyptic stories like the one about China’s deep-sea cable cutter that “could reset the world order.” On days when the news makes an abundance mindset especially challenging, I’d like to point us to a way of seeing our faith that leads beyond the headlines to transforming hope.
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The shutdown of London’s Heathrow Airport last Friday not only exposed issues with “creaking infrastructure” at Britain’s airports, but British reporters are now speculating about the dire consequences if Russia was behind it. Whether Russia or another actor was behind the power outage, the fact remains that such a crisis could be the work of terrorists in the future. However, when confronting massive challenges, we can find hope in this fact: if God could not use us effectively at this moment in history, we would not be alive at this moment in history.
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Thursday was the International Day of Happiness. The 2025 World Happiness Report was published this week; in it, the US fell to its lowest-ever ranking, coming in twenty-fourth among nations. We should not be surprised: anxiety, loneliness, and overdose deaths are all at all-time highs in the US. A secularized culture can seek happiness only in the happenings of our world. But, seeking happiness from happenings doesn’t seem to be a winning strategy. The good news is that there’s a far better way.
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Trust in media and government has plummeted, driven by a culture that treats truth as a commodity. Zeynep Tufekci’s investigation into the COVID-19 lab leak theory reveals how information is often shaped by financial and political interests rather than objective reality. The same consumer-driven mindset influences our faith—turning Christianity into a transaction rather than a relationship. When we shift our focus from what we can get to who He is, the distractions of this world fade in the light of His glory and grace.
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Tomorrow’s games are when March Madness will begin in earnest, as that’s when brackets start to count. An estimated 80 million people are expected to participate, making March Madness one of the most ubiquitous sporting events of the year. However, the truth is that many people will have more than their pride on the line when the first round begins. And for all the fun that the tournament offers, it presents a cautionary tale as well.
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Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are returning to Earth after nine months stranded on the International Space Station. A four-person crew entered the ISS early Sunday morning as part of a mission to relieve Williams and Wilmore. Their SpaceX spacecraft undocked from the ISS at 1:05 a.m. ET this morning, transporting Wilmore and Williams alongside two other astronauts. Their journey back to Earth will take seventeen hours, with splashdown planned for 5:57 p.m. ET. Today, we consider this remarkable story as a parable.
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Enough Senate Democrats voted for a Republican spending bill last Friday to avoid a government shutdown. Led by their minority leader, Charles Schumer (D, NY), they chose the GOP’s spending regime rather than be blamed for a shutdown they feared would further empower President Trump. Many Democrats, however, consider Schumer’s decision to be so heinous that they are questioning whether he should step down as their leader. According to the Hill, the minority leader is now the center of a “civil war” within his party. How long can a consensual democracy sustain itself like this?
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Rev. Robert Morris of Gateway Church has now been indicted on child sex abuse charges in Oklahoma. The former pastor is charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. Biblical morality has become more problematic than ever before in American history, and sex abuse scandals are especially to blame. According to our Lord, you can be “salt [that] has lost its taste” and is “thrown out and trampled,” or you can “let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:13, 16).
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The Coming Tsunami: Why Christians Are Labeled Intolerant, Irrelevant, Oppressive, and Dangerous—and How We Can Turn the Tide by Dr. Jim Denison.
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Yesterday, a court ruled that Mahmoud Khalil—the Columbia University graduate who was arrested on Saturday for his role in pro-Palestine protests—will remain imprisoned in Louisiana while his case plays out in court. He is not, however, “in immediate danger of deportation” according to Department of Justice attorney Brandon Waterman. Today we discuss who Mahmoud Khalil is, why his case has generated such strong opinions on both sides of the debate, and how the court’s decision has major implications for Christians today.
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Fears of a recession sparked a major sell-off Monday, as the Dow dropped nearly nine hundred points. The US economy fell abruptly when the pandemic hit, but has since recovered these losses and ushered in a new era of growth. However, amid widespread discouragement and pessimism, the US stands today at an all-time low ranking in the World Happiness Report. By contrast, we know that the “abundant” life we were created to experience is found only in Christ.
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Five years ago today, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. More than seven million people are confirmed to have died from the virus, though some estimates suggest the pandemic has actually caused between nineteen and thirty-six million deaths worldwide. But these numbers, as horrific as they are, don’t begin to tell the whole story.
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Political comments made by MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace and Rachel Maddow following President Trump’s speech to Congress made headlines this week. Both focused on DJ Daniel, a thirteen-year-old brain cancer survivor who has always dreamed of being a police officer. The Founders relied on a commitment to objective truth and consensual biblical morality to unify the disparate factions of the nation. Now that our “post-truth,” post-Christian culture has abandoned both, it is hard to see a path forward for our secularized society. The good news is that there is a way to live above partisan noise and conflict available to any who will choose it.
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News broke Thursday morning that President Trump was planning to sign an executive order instructing newly appointed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the Department of Education. As of this morning, that order has still not been signed, though the situation could change quickly. But why is dismantling the department such a high priority for the President? And what would it look like if he was able to succeed in doing so?
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The “law of unintended consequences” states that the actions of people and especially governments always have effects that are unanticipated or “unintended.” Not just sometimes—always. Today, we consider four examples: tariffs in the US, treaties for Ukraine, sanctions against Russia, and released prisoners from Gaza. No matter how good our intentions, fallen humans cannot escape the law of unintended consequences. Do we need to turn to religion in response?
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President Donald Trump spoke to a joint session of Congress last night. This was not a State of the Union address. Mr. Trump defended his policies, casting his first month in office as the most successful in history. Numerous Democrats marched out of the chamber of their own accord; by the time the address was over, their side of the aisle was half empty. The Hill called Democrats’ actions “an extraordinary display of partisan scuffling even by the standards of the polarized modern era.” When politics replace religion, there are consequences in society.
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The Trump administration is pausing all aid to Ukraine, including weapons, days after a contentious meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump. This ongoing controversy over the way forward in Ukraine is both highly complex and very simple. Today, we unpack the complexities and the simple (yet difficult) command of Christ to “Love your neighbor as yourself”—whether they are a person or a nation.
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While the Oscars celebrated Anora, a film promoting controversial themes, a stark contrast is offered in the film Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. This powerful film follows Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a theologian who resisted Naziism at the cost of his life. Hollywood’s focus on social advocacy reveals a deep desire to influence the world—yet, as Bonhoeffer taught, true impact comes from courageously doing God's will. His legacy challenges us to stand firm in a world that often celebrates the opposite.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi released the much-awaited first batch of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein files on Thursday afternoon. Flight logs, an evidence list, a contact book, and a highly redacted “masseuse list”—which most assume includes the names of his victims—were part of what was made public. Chances are good that your name is not on Epstein’s list. However, every sin we commit—every careless word, selfish action, and fallen thought—shows up on God’s list. And, if you’re a Christian, the only reason those sins won’t keep you out of heaven is because the gift of grace made freely available through Jesus has paid that price for you.
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Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar-winning actor, and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead yesterday afternoon in their New Mexico home. What makes celebrities so famous (despite the obvious fact that they are by definition) and how does this matter to our pursuit of spiritual truth? Many “spiritual” Americans treat God like another celebrity. We view him as an authority figure and see Jesus as an aspirational hero we want to emulate. But it’s not enough.
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Kyiv and Washington agreed yesterday on the terms of a draft minerals deal that Ukrainian officials hope will improve relations with the Trump administration and pave the way for long-term security commitments by the US. There was a day when such incentives were ideological rather than economic as the West opposed the Soviet Union’s drive to impose Communism on the world. Understanding this shift from ideology to pragmatism is vital to understanding the world today—and finding peace with God, others, and ourselves.
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From leadership changes to economic shifts, we’ve seen versions of today’s headlines before. But why do they resonate so deeply? Humans all have an innate desire for meaning and spend their lives searching for significance. True purpose isn’t just about what we know, but who we know. In today’s article, Dr. Jim Denison challenges us to move beyond knowledge about God to a transformative relationship with Him—one that changes how we live, love, and engage with the world.
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Kfir Bibas was ten months old and his brother Ariel was four when Hamas kidnapped them along with their parents on October 7. Their tiny bodies were returned in black boxes last Thursday during Hamas and Israel’s hostage exchange. Helen Keller observed, “Tyranny cannot defeat the power of ideas.” However, ideas can empower tyranny. When we proclaim God’s kingdom in words and bring it into being through actions, Jesus changes the hearts and lives of all who respond to him by faith.
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The peace talks between America and Russia continue to dominate headlines, with leaders in Europe and Ukraine increasingly wary of how they’ve been excluded from those discussions. While President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and even Russian President Vladimir Putin have all acknowledged that Ukraine will be part of the negotiations when they begin in earnest, that is not how much of the Western world has seen this week’s events.
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Wicked star Cynthia Erivo will play Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl this summer. The United Church of Christ Cathedral of Hope in Dallas hosted a service last Sunday dedicated to celebrating drag performers and transgender individuals. One reason such stories are discouraging is that we’re not sure what, if anything, we can do in response. And we instinctually want answers to our questions and solutions for our problems. Our hope rests, of course, in Jesus.
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A Delta flight made a hard landing Monday afternoon in Toronto, lost a wing, burst into flames, and flipped onto its roof. Delta said twenty-one injured people were taken to local hospitals; nineteen were released by the next morning. Three had critical but non-life-threatening injuries, one of whom was a child. However, there were no fatalities. We live in a world filled with alarming headlines and endless updates, often leaving us overwhelmed and powerless. But what if the key to real change lies not in fixing everything—but in focusing on the work uniquely meant for you?
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High-level delegations from the US and Russia have begun meeting in what the Wall Street Journal calls the “highest-profile Russia talks since [the] Ukraine invasion.” Today’s discussions in Saudi Arabia could lead to an eventual summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Israel eliminated Muhammad Shaheen yesterday, the head of Hamas’s Operations Department in Lebanon. According to Israeli security forces, Shaheen was planning attacks not only against Israeli citizens but also against Jewish targets outside of Israel. As with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, once again we see the power of a worldview to shape the world.
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Singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow made headlines over the weekend by posting an Instagram video in which she waves goodbye to her Tesla as it is driven away. She explained: “There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla.” The preponderance of celebrities seeking political influence across the partisan spectrum stands in sharp contrast with the hero our nation celebrates today for Presidents Day. In a secularized culture that rejects biblical authority, we must be the change we wish to see.
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San Francisco’s tech world has long resisted faith, but a shift is underway. Trae and Michelle Stephens launched the ACTS 17 Collective to engage the industry’s elite, believing the powerful need Jesus too. Through networking events featuring Christian speakers, they offer value to those shaping culture while planting seeds of the gospel. The group’s success across Silicon Valley and beyond raises a question for all believers: When you think about Christ’s call for your life, is knowing him as your savior and Lord at the top of your list?
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Skye Jethani described in a recent Denison Forum Podcast, the ethical principles and social actions to which Christ calls us.
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Trump spoke with Putin about ending the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later said he had also spoken with Mr. Trump about a “lasting, reliable peace.” Meanwhile, NASA warned an asteroid could hit Earth in 2032—though the risk is just 2.1 percent. These threats remind us of life’s fragility and reveal our deeper fear surrounding death—not the pain of dying, but the prospect of annihilation. But Christians believe eternal life begins the moment we trust Jesus, offering peace even in life’s storms. What if that hope could calm your fears today?
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Hamas stated Monday that it would postpone the release of three hostages scheduled to be freed this weekend to protest delays in deliveries of humanitarian goods. Yesterday, I was privileged to meet one of my longtime Israeli friends for lunch. I asked him for his thoughts on the hostage crisis and, as usual, his perspective was both brilliant and enlightening. What’s more, I found his thoughts relevant to an even larger context that touches us all. To make this point, let’s put my friend’s response into a larger cultural context.
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President Trump signed an executive order establishing a White House Faith Office “to assist faith-based entities, community organizations, and houses of worship in their efforts to strengthen American families, promote work and self-sufficiency, and protect religious liberty.” A White House initiative to encourage faith-based efforts as they seek to strengthen our nation is both a good idea and a bad idea. The implications of both extend far beyond Washington and touch every soul in America today.
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After shielding his toddler sister in a deadly plane crash, ten-year-old Trey Howard awoke from brain surgery asking if he had saved her. Inspired by his bravery, Eagles star A.J. Brown dedicated his Super Bowl performance to Trey, then went on to win the Lombardi trophy in last night’s game. Trey’s selflessness mirrors the higher calling of faith—living not for power or comfort but to serve others through God’s strength. When we love sacrificially, our impact endures far beyond earthly victories.
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USAID funds both vital aid and questionable projects, but its lack of oversight has drawn criticism. President Trump’s push to rein it in raises questions of accountability. Waste and corruption exist alongside good work, but does the good excuse the flaws? Just as governance demands integrity, so too does faith call for growth in all areas of our lives. Today we discuss the singular fruit of the spirit and how the Holy Spirit uses it to transform our hearts.
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This Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs will play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. Why does the NFL use Roman numerals when no other league does? Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt suggested in 1970 that the big game employ Roman numerals instead, lending the game a kind of gravitas as a major event. Mr. Hunt is also credited with coining the name “Super Bowl.” But in my mind, the remarkable success of the NFL, the Super Bowl, and the Chiefs are not his most significant achievement. It was my privilege to be the pastor of Clark Hunt and his family in Dallas. They are among the most gracious, humble people I have ever known. Today we discuss enduring legacy and God’s everlasting reign and power over creation.
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President Trump shocked the world Tuesday evening when he declared, “The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too.”
He added, “We’ll own it and be responsible” for disposing of unexploded munitions and rebuilding the area into a mecca for tourism and jobs, vowing to turn Gaza into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” He also said the two million Palestinians in Gaza should be moved to countries like Egypt and Jordan because of the devastation of the area resulting from Hamas’s October 7 invasion and Israel’s response.
Reaction, as you might imagine, has been swift.
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At last Sunday’s Grammy Awards, Kanye West’s wife, Bianca Censori, walked the red carpet in an entirely see-through dress. Hollywood did not censure it and Censori did not receive any fines for public nudity, but primarily non-Christian Japan will likely cancel their $20M contract for upcoming Kanye West shows. Today, we look at three reasons Satan uses sexual temptation against humanity and four steps we can take today to combat the allure of sexual immorality.
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President Trump is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this afternoon. According to Israeli officials, the future of the Gaza hostage release and ceasefire deal is hanging on the outcome of their talks. Israel says it has killed approximately twenty thousand Hamas fighters so far. However, the US estimates that the terror group has recruited up to fifteen thousand new members since the conflict began. Here's the problem: As one of my longtime Israeli friends told me, “Hamas is an idea before it is anything else.” Americans face our own “battle of ideas” today.
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Luka Dončić was traded, Taylor Swift left the Grammys without a win, and the stock market is tumbling—but let’s talk about the Kansas City Chiefs. Questionable calls in their playoff run have sparked debate, but the idea of a league-wide conspiracy doesn’t hold up. Meanwhile, Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter. The deeper story behind Groundhog Day leads us to a discussion of Candlemas and a reminder that Jesus is the true light. The question is, will you walk in it today?
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As former Democrats turned Trump supporters, Kennedy and Gabbard were always going to have the greatest difficulty among the president’s nominees in finding acceptance from Senate Republicans. However, Tulsi Gabbard’s hearing for her nomination to be Director of National Intelligence was particularly interesting in that what many thought would be the most contentious issue—her past stance on FISA Section 702—proved to be something of an afterthought. Her choices in her hearing speak to a principle on conviction versus compromise that we would all do well to consider today.
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An American Airlines jet carrying sixty passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter that apparently flew into its path as it was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport last night. Officials do not believe there were any survivors of the deadliest US air crash in nearly twenty-four years.
The plane was flying from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington, DC. Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall said the tragedy “can only be described as nothing short of a nightmare.” President Trump stated that he had been “fully briefed on the terrible accident” and added, “May God Bless their souls.”
Sen. Marshall agreed: “My prayer is that God wraps his arms around each and every victim and that he continues to be with their families.”
But if you’re like me, a prayer like that at a time like this can be hard to pray.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is President Trump’s nominee for secretary of health and human services. Our postmodern culture is convinced that there is no such thing as objective reality, only your reality and mine. In this view, perception is reality. Satan uses this worldview to convince us that God and his love isn’t real, which then closes us off to God’s transforming love. Today, we talk about how to orient our lives around objective truth and pursue a reality filled with God’s goodness and grace.
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Chinese AI model DeepSeek was released last week. It appeared to perform on par with counterparts from OpenAI, the US firm at the heart of the AI boom, but with far less computing power or money invested. As the Wall Street Journal reported, this “turned tech and Wall Street upside down,” causing Nvidia’s stock to plunge more than $590 billion and tech stocks across the board to plummet. In today’s article, we explore humanity’s relationship with the illusion of control and why God being on the throne is the best news of the day every day.
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Teresa Regula arrived at Auschwitz as a sixteen-year-old. Speaking ahead of yesterday’s eightieth anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation by Soviet troops, she said: “When I returned (from the camp), I thought, ‘I’m never going to have children—ever.’ If they had to go through even a fraction of what I went through, I didn’t want that.” Though she later married, she has remained childless all her life. I would imagine that many of Hitler’s Jewish victims knew Psalm 22, David’s famous prayer of lament. David suffered in a prophetic parallel to Jesus’ own suffering on the cross, but neither lost their faith as their torment endured. Now comes the hard question: What do we do when God does not deliver us?
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Hamas released four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday under the Gaza ceasefire deal. As part of the agreement, Israel freed two hundred Palestinian prisoners. The soldiers were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross before meeting Israeli forces who transported them into Israel. According to Israeli officials, eighty-nine hostages—both living and dead—remain in Gaza. How must the remaining hostages feel this morning? Can God truly be all-good, all-powerful, and all-knowledgeable while allowing such suffering in the world?
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On Thursday morning, President Donald Trump appeared via video conference in front of a packed crowd at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. In his speech, Trump stated that he believes the United State’s European allies “treat the United States very, very unfairly.” The problem with that line of thinking is that “fair” can be a rather nebulous concept. While there are a number of lessons we can take from the president’s speech and the global response, that understanding of fairness is, perhaps, the most relevant to each of our lives today.
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The Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service was led by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. On Tuesday, the bishop made a direct appeal to President Trump to “have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” referring to the LGBT community and immigrants. These issues are both biblical and political, with complex implications for our society today. Was this appeal the right thing to do, or was it a missed opportunity to preach the gospel? Today we discuss our call as witnesses to the world and those under our influence.
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As Dr. Denison notes in his book, The State of Our Nation: 7 Critical Issues, illegal immigration is a complex issue. Scripture teaches, “You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt” (Exodus 22:21). The Bible consistently calls us to care for immigrants (cf. Leviticus 19:33–34; Deuteronomy 10:18–19; 24:19–22; Ezekiel 47:21–23; Zechariah 7:10; Malachi 3:5; Hebrews 13:2; Matthew 25:35). And we are told that God loves all of us, regardless of our place of origin (Galatians 3:26–29).
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Roe v. Wade was decided on January 22, 1973. In response, this day each year is proclaimed “National Sanctity of Human Life Day” by pro-life supporters. When a woman aborts her child, she can typically do so privately: most abortions last year were the result of “medication abortions” rather than visits to an abortion clinic. What is true of abortion is true of most of our moral decisions. As a result, you and I have a personal role to play in protecting preborn children, a calling that pertains to every moral choice our society faces today. The good news is that it is a call every believer can answer in ways that save lives and change souls.
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The inauguration of Donald J. Trump occupied center stage yesterday as he took hold of office as our forty-seventh president. The Times reported that the incoming president “wants to seize momentum” as he begins his administration. Mr. Trump was blunt about the challenges and problems he believes we are facing as a nation. But he also stated, “My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier.” In today’s article, we consider a statement from a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sermon: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” What does that look like in our lives and nation today?
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TikTok went offline Saturday night after the Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law requiring its Chinese owner to sell the app by Sunday or face a ban. Then, after President-elect Trump said he would issue an executive order today to delay the ban, the company began restoring service. This is just one example of the power to be conferred on Mr. Trump when he takes the oath of office as our nation’s forty-seventh president. What is at the heart of that power? According to Napoleon Bonaparte, “A leader is a dealer in hope.” As Mr. Trump returns to the White House today, let’s consider Napoleon’s assertion and its implications for our nation and our future.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a meeting of Israel’s security cabinet today to vote on the Gaza ceasefire deal after Israeli and Hamas negotiators worked out their remaining differences. Biden and Trump both claim credit for helping this deal progress to where it is today. David, a warrior king famous for his battlefield triumphs, nonetheless testified in Psalm 20:7, “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lᴏʀᴅ our God.” In a time filled with perils and challenges, why should we follow his example?
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On Wednesday night, President Biden addressed the nation for the last time from the Oval Office, and for the first time since announcing that he was withdrawing from the election last July. Going into the speech, most expected him to focus on his accomplishments over more than five decades in government and maintain a positive tone. However, while such an account was part of his address, the most memorable elements trended toward the challenging and ominous. Apostle Paul speaks to enduring through difficult times in a way that is vital for us to understand today.
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The confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, began yesterday before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Democrats grilled him, while Republicans largely seemed to indicate their support. It seems that adversity is a foundational fact in every dimension of our world. It is therefore understandable that we would see the Creator of our world in the same way. This was certainly my experience for many years, even after I became a Christian. I’d like to tell you that story in the hope that it can encourage you in your story today.
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President Joe Biden delivered his final foreign policy address yesterday, stating that a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal was “on the brink” of being finalized. Israel and Hamas have reportedly been presented with a “final” draft of such an agreement after a “breakthrough” was reached Sunday evening following talks between Qatar’s prime minister, Israel’s intelligence chiefs, and envoys for President Biden and President-elect Trump. A Palestinian source said he expected the deal to be finalized today if “all goes well.”
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More than twelve thousand structures have burned so far in California’s devastating wildfires, including many houses of worship. One was Altadena Community Church, built in the 1940s and known for its colorful stained glass. Even though the building burned, parishioners sang outdoors. “WE are the church! We can worship anywhere.” They’re right: “The God who made the world . . . does not live in temples made by man” (Acts 17:24). His transforming presence is as close as your next prayer. But there’s a catch—a temptation that many of us fall to in our lives.
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“The fact-checkers have just been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they’ve created.” That is how Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg described his company’s efforts to curtail the spread of misinformation for the better part of a decade. So, instead of an army of third-party fact-checkers, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads will move to an X-style community notes form of moderation for most of their content.
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President-elect Donald Trump has been in the news a lot in recent days for controversial ideas on America’s global footprint. Meanwhile, former President Jimmy Carter lies in state at the Capitol this morning before being transported back to Georgia for internment this evening. The rancor of the political Left and Right against each other has seldom been so vividly on display at one time. Our partisan divisions are clearly reflected in a new Gallup report that shows a record-low percentage of Americans are satisfied with the way democracy is working in the US. These trends are symptomatic of a larger issue at work in our society, a factor that should evoke both grave concern and empowering spiritual hope for us today.
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Sister Inah Canabarro, the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117, is a fan of the local soccer club, which celebrates her birthday every year by decorating her room with gifts in the team’s colors. The secret to her longevity? Her faith, she says. No one can predict the future, but as technology advances, it becomes more and more tempting to lean on self-reliance as the answer to unknown futures. But there’s only One who can shape the future, and he asks for our dependence on him today.
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Despite the obvious reality of human finitude and mortality, tech millionaire Bryan Johnson says he spends upwards of $2 million a year on an anti-aging regimen he believes is enabling his body to “achieve the lowest possible biological age.” Johnson’s story, coupled with the other news of the morning, raises a question for me: Why does an all-knowing, all-loving, all-powerful God allow death?
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Officials are studying the “secret radicalization” of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the alleged New Orleans attacker. The Telegraph reports that Jabbar was “visited by IS in his dreams.” He apparently made a series of video recordings prior to the attack. In one, he said he had several dreams telling him to join the Islamic State. When I read the Telegraph story on the religious motives behind the New Orleans atrocity, I imagined many people asking, Does religion do more harm than good in the world? It’s a great question. Today, we’ll explore the effects of religion throughout the world and the source of true change in people.
For more on the veracity and credibility of biblical faith, see Dr. Jim Denison's latest website article, “Surgeon General warns of link between alcohol and cancer: What do we do when science seems to contradict Scripture?”
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Christianity is once again the most persecuted religion in the world according to the latest report from the International Christian Concern. While persecution against Christians has long been a fixture of the faith in places dominated by Islamic extremism, the report found that persecution has also increased in Latin American countries like Nicaragua and Venezuela—both traditionally Christian. It’s unlikely that Christianity will reach that level of persecution in the United States and other parts of the West; rather, the decline of faith in our culture will have to be through the slow atrophy of neglect rather than the swift attack of persecution. So what can we do to avoid that fate?
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A pickup truck flying an Islamic State flag plowed into a large crowd in New Orleans’s French Quarter early yesterday morning, killing at least fifteen people and injuring more than thirty in what authorities are calling a terrorist assault. If we blame God when humans misuse their God-given freedom, should we not credit him when we use such freedom for good? Today we discuss what the psalmist meant when he penned, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1). In a troubling world, we need this truth every day.
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As we welcome in 2025 and a new year, we look to bizarre good luck traditions around the world, from dropping apples to wearing polka dots to hanging onions on your door. In an effort to feel more in control of life, we find comfort in the fact that Jesus’ manhood was just as human as you and I. We look today at how Jesus modeled full faith in God for bringing not good luck but God’s will to his ministry. The same is available to you and to me.
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This year opened with conflict escalating all across the world, especially in the Middle East. As we look forward to peace in the new year, we’ll look to the One who grants everlasting peace and how the Lord has provided for those who cry out for his help. In today’s article, we turn to the biblical story of Judah’s King Hezekiah and his conflict with Sennacherib, king of Assyria. King Hezekiah responded to the invasion in three ways that we can learn from in our own lives today.
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Former President Jimmy Carter passed away on December 29, 2024, at the age of one hundred. He had been in and out of the hospital several times recently before deciding to spend his remaining time at home. And so Carter’s life ended much as it began: surrounded by family and friends in a small, unassuming Georgia town. What he accomplished in between, however, was truly historic.
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Nobel Prize-winning physicist Geoffrey Hinton, often called the “godfather of artificial intelligence,” is warning that AI could wipe out the human race within the next decade. He said the technology is developing “much faster” than he expected and could make humans the equivalents of “three-year-olds” and AI “the grown-ups.” In his view, “We’ve never had to deal with things more intelligent than ourselves before.” Is that so? In today’s article, we discuss the forces in our universe unknown and misunderstood by humanity—and the God who created it all.
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Last Saturday, the actor Denzel Washington received his minister’s license and was baptized. In a video he said, “It took a while, but I’m finally here . . . If [God] can do this for me, there’s nothing he can’t do for you.” Washington is right in ways we cannot begin to imagine. Today, we explore what we know of Christ’s loving, holy, unchanging nature and how it hints at all the unknown ways in which he intercedes for us every day.
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Many churches held “Christmas Adam” services on December 23, hoping to attract attendees with pre-holiday services. This was just one of several holidays our pluralistic culture is celebrating. In today’s article, we discuss how walking by faith, in hope, will one day be proven beyond all doubt and become clear to all that Christ is Lord.
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Millions of children eagerly awaited Santa Claus’s visit last night. If you used NORAD’s Santa tracker, you knew precisely where he was on his annual expedition. On any other night, the North American Aerospace Defense Command scans the skies for potential threats. But on Christmas Eve, at least one hundred thousand kids call into NORAD to inquire about Santa’s location, while millions more follow St. Nick’s progress via online reports in nine languages. The story points to the abiding relevance and transformational power of God’s incarnational love revealed at Christmas.
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What does the popularity of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” say about our culture? Her lyrics, whimsical as they are, do express something timeless: “Santa Claus won’t make me happy with a toy on Christmas Day,” because “all I want for Christmas is you.” We are created to want more than the “toys” this world can offer, because we were created for the eternal world to come. That’s why possessions must not possess us, since nothing we can make can fill the “God-shaped emptiness” with which God made us.
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What does the popularity of “Jesus models” say about our secularized culture? In today’s Daily Article, we discuss our quest for a “God with skin,” plus the winter solstice and the anthropic principle that demonstrates the transforming power of trusting God’s providential timing.
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When astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) last June, they were supposed to return home in eight to ten days. However, the vessel that transported them developed so many problems that it returned to our planet unmanned, leaving them marooned. Now NASA is reporting that the capsule that will bring them home won’t launch until late March 2025 at the earliest. By contrast, Christ traveled from heaven to our fallen planet at Christmas. The way he chose to do so reveals the shocking good news of God’s contradictory love.
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A church in Switzerland has created a computer-generated avatar of Jesus. St. Peter’s Chapel in Lucerne, ironically the nation’s oldest church, now has cutting-edge technology that enables people to talk with an AI version of God’s Son. However, visitors are warned against sharing personal details and informed that their interactions with the avatar are at their own risk. We need a God who will not only give us advice but actually act in our lives and our broken world on our behalf, as a blessing and not a risk to us all.
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A church in Switzerland has created a computer-generated avatar of Jesus. St. Peter’s Chapel in Lucerne, ironically the nation’s oldest church, now has cutting-edge technology that enables people to talk with an AI version of God’s Son. However, visitors are warned against sharing personal details and informed that their interactions with the avatar are at their own risk. We need a God who will not only give us advice but actually act in our lives and our broken world on our behalf, as a blessing and not a risk to us all.
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Canada recently released its updated statistics for how many people died last year from physician-assisted suicide, and the numbers continue an alarming trend. Canada is by no means the only country with legal euthanasia, but it is the country where the greatest number of people have chosen to end their lives through some form of physician-assisted suicide. Why do assisted suicide laws seem to be growing in popularity? And what steps, if any, are being taken to guard against abuses? A telling answer to both questions is found in the UK’s move to pass similar legislation, though with one key difference that speaks to a principle that applies to all of our sin natures.
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The ongoing controversy over nighttime drones points to a crisis of confidence in our government, where less than one in four Americans trust the federal government and only 15 percent believe it to be transparent. As today’s Daily Article shows, such trust is vital to America’s collective future. How can leaders earn trust? By following the example set at Christmas.
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For weeks, objects that appear to be drones have been seen in the night skies, primarily in New Jersey but also in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, and Ohio. Mysterious drones are being reported over American air bases in the UK and Germany as well. Some are blaming Russia, China, Iran, hobbyists, and even aliens for the strange sightings. The continuing mystery over nighttime drones highlights the finitude and frailty of humans in our fallen world. In the past, crises and chaos sparked spiritual awakenings. For the same to happen today, we need to change how we see the One we need so desperately.
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Donald Trump is Time’s Person of the Year. Of course, you didn’t get a vote. In nearly every dimension of your life, you are living with the consequences of decisions you didn’t make. But God is different, in ways that can change our lives and our world. Living biblically and acting redemptively may not earn you recognition by Time magazine or the secular authorities of our culture. However, living for God in this world will lead to his declaration in the next: “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:21).
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The Dallas Cowboys are having a terrible year. One play from last Monday night’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals seemed to sum up their season: A Cowboys player deflected a Bengals punt late in the game. So, of course, one of their players touched and fumbled the ball. The Bengals recovered it, then scored a touchdown to win the game. The Dallas media and football social media have been scathing and unrelenting. Today we discuss what we can learn from situations with “unknown unknowns” and how the Baconian fallacy applies to our relationship with Christ.
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Time magazine has named Caitlin Clark its Athlete of the Year. For my response, “What Caitlin Clark and Jesus Christ have in common,” go here.
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Archaeologists may have found the original sarcophagus of Nicholas of Myra, the historic gift-giving figure on whom the Santa Claus tradition is based. St. Nicholas could not have imagined that he would become the roly-poly figure we call Santa Claus today, but he is part of one of many previously holy celebrations that have since fallen to secular holidays. Unlike the 4th-century saint, the Christ of Christmas is today all he has ever been and does all he has ever done.
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Twenty-six-year-old Luigi Mangione was charged last night with murder for last week’s deadly shooting of an insurance executive in Midtown Manhattan. One reason it took so long to find the UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin is that people celebrated the shooter as a quasi-folk hero. By contrast, as Jordan Peterson notes in his new book, the idea that we are made in God’s image is foundational to our society. If our value isn’t intrinsic, how then does society determine the individual value of a person? And what does God’s word say about it?
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Over the weekend, Syrian rebel forces seized control of the capital of Damascus, forcing the long-time dictator, President Bashar al-Assad, into exile in Russia. You are probably more or less interested in a country on the other side of the world depending on the degree to which you consider it more or less relevant to your personal world. In one scenario, this news is good news for Americans. In three others, it could lead to global war.
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Notre Dame Cathedral was officially reopened on Saturday in Paris after catching fire five years ago. The restoration has been beset with controversies, but the cathedral is ready to resume its status as a symbol of “the spirit of Paris,” the site of notable coronations (including that of Emperor Napoleon), and “a monument to the highest aspirations of artistic achievement that transcends religion and time.” How do we respond to declining religiosity in the secularized Western world?
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On Thursday, the Syrian rebel group led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham took the city of Hama just days after taking control of Aleppo. While we often try to view global conflicts through the lens of good vs. evil, not all human conflicts can be so simply categorized. Attempting to fit complicated issues into simple boxes is one of the most common reasons people stumble into error. However, settling for anything less than the truth will always leave you worse off in the end.
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Yesterday’s Supreme Court hearing, the chaos in South Korea, and the fatal shooting of an insurance executive in NYC all illustrate the unpredictability of the future, whether in cultural, political, or personally tragic ways. But when we belong to Christ, it’s easy to trust in the tomorrow he holds when he’s holding us too. In today’s article, we look at the four comings of Christ and their impact on our lives today.
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Bible sales are up 22 percent. One publishing expert explains: “People are experiencing anxiety themselves, or they’re worried for their children and grandchildren.” Why are we so anxious? Where should we turn for hope? Today’s article explores the history of morality in our nation and the hope we find in a transformative savior.
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President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter and the rebuilding of the Notre Dame Cathedral together illustrate a vital principle for our national future and our personal flourishing. Today we pursue a thought experiment as we examine these two seemingly unrelated stories side-by-side to unpack all the good God has done for us.
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A stowaway snuck onto a Delta flight from New York City to Paris and hid in various lavatories during the flight, only to be detected as the plane was about to land. Like her, we are all “stowaways” on this planet. Like her, none of us purchased our “ticket.” But unlike her, many of us think we’re piloting the plane.
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There is something anachronistic in the fact that America’s day to focus on giving thanks for what we have is followed immediately by America’s day to shop for what we don’t have. Yet research shows that Americans are as unhappy and hopeless as ever. Today, we look at the components of finding hope and how God can transform our pursuit of happiness to one of peace and contentment.
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Billy Graham noted: “According to today’s standards, the Pilgrims had almost nothing, but they possessed a profound and heartfelt gratitude to God for his love and mercy.” Today we continue our look at the meaning of thanksgiving in a redeemed life with Christ, focusing on what Jesus has done for us in the past, in the present, and in the future. Tim Keller was right: “Gratitude is what you feel. Thanksgiving is what you do.”
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According to a researcher quoted by the Washington Post, Americans want to work for “a place that gives them time and respects and encourages and wants them to be good citizens in their community.” So which job would you guess is the most satisfying vocation in America? The answer points to the transforming difference Jesus makes in our lives, no matter our circumstances, as we experience him through gratitude.
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The Israeli ambassador to Washington says a ceasefire agreement to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah could come “within days.” In other news, special counsel Jack Smith moved yesterday to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump. While those stories dominate headlines, today’s Daily Article focuses on three other stories that speak deeply to us, calling us to gratitude that positions us to experience God’s best.
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Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun just spent $6.2 million on a banana taped to a wall. He plans to eat it this week. According to the Pew Research Center, 91 percent of Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving with a meal and a blessing. But doesn’t gratitude logically require a person (or Person) to whom we are grateful? For thanksgiving to be a transforming lifestyle, it must be directed at a transforming source.
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For more on God's incredible gift to mankind, see my article, “Why Jesus?”
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from his nomination for attorney general. In his place, Trump has nominated former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi for the cabinet position. So, who is Pam Bondi, and will her path to confirmation be any simpler than that of Gaetz? We discuss the new candidate and what we can learn from the news about selecting the people in your inner circle whom you trust.
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Tony Campolo, the world-famous evangelist and social justice preacher, died Tuesday at the age of eighty-nine. Today we discuss his life, his ministry, and his legacy. Campolo’s story illustrates a challenge we all face; the stronger our passions, the greater this temptation.
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Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson injected fat from a donor into his face to appear more youthful. His body rejected the fat, sparking a severe allergic reaction that took a week to subside. Johnson is spending $2 million a year in an effort to live forever, but tomorrow is not promised to any of us. The best way to face the future with confidence is to place our confidence firmly in God.
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On March 11, 1944, the B-24 bomber nicknamed “Heaven Can Wait” was shot down by Japanese antiaircraft gunners off the coast of the Pacific island of New Guinea. One of the crew member’s remains has been identified this past week, bringing his old letters home back into the news. This letter calls us, on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, to “take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.”
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The “4-B movement” typifies the dissension and divisions growing in our culture after the recent elections. The divisiveness that is persisting and even growing after the elections is more dangerous than it might seem. Americans do not serve a king or an autocrat but one another. In our democracy, we vote for each other, do commerce with each other, and live in community with each other. If Americans cannot get along, America cannot get along.
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Earlier this week, Trump urged Senate leaders to be willing to agree to recess appointments in order to expedite his administration selections. But what are recess appointments, and why has the notion proved so controversial in recent days? In today’s Daily Article, we discuss how what can be done and what should be done are not always the same. It’s a lesson that each of us would do well to remember, particularly when it comes to our relationship with God.
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New York City’s Grandma Stand, where people can talk with a real grandmother who listens to their troubles, points to our need for help beyond ourselves. Today’s Daily Article identifies several grave crises that do the same. But what if Oswald Chambers was right to assert, “Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man”?
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For more encouragement to trust God’s power and love, Dr. Jim Denison invites you to read his new Denison Forum website article, “’Nature’s Best Photography Awards’ and grandeur in the sky: What creation tells America about our Creator.”
A federal disaster relief official reportedly ordered workers to bypass the homes of Donald Trump’s supporters as they surveyed damage from Hurricane Milton in Florida. As a result, at least twenty homes with Trump yard signs or flags were not given the opportunity to qualify for assistance. If our political divisiveness continues, our consensual democracy will be imperiled. Our one hope is the unifying and transforming power of the gospel.
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Dr. Jim Denison discusses discrimination at some depth in his latest Denison Forum website article, “A visit that marked me for the rest of my life: Four roots of antisemitism and three urgent calls to action.”
Here’s one post-election example) of the increasing attempts to restrict the freedom of speech of those persons we consider dangerous.
Calls for a “Jew hunt” preceded attacks on Israelis in Amsterdam last week during a soccer match between Tel Aviv and a Dutch club. The violence is part of an escalating plague of antisemitism in Europe and the US. In today’s Daily Article, we explain why racism is provoked by Satan and leads to the judgment of God.
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NOTE: For an up-to-the-minute look at life in Israel today, Dr. Jim Denison invites you to listen to a podcast he recorded last week with Danny Lampel, the long-time guide in the Holy Land and one of his dearest friends. Dr. Mark Turman and Dr. Mike Fanning joined Dr. Denison in talking with Danny about the challenges he and his fellow Israelis are facing and his hopes for the future. You will find the conversation sobering, challenging, and inspiring.
More than 90 percent of counties shifted in favor of Donald Trump during last week’s election. For those whose values could be considered more conservative than progressive or liberal, this news perhaps indicates that our nation has not devolved from our Judeo-Christian moral foundations as far as many feared. But there is a cloud in this silver lining, one that requires action from each of us today.
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In the wake of Tuesday’s election, members of the Democratic Party have spent a great deal of energy trying to explain why Kamala Harris lost and Donald Trump won. As the nation works to analyze the political divide, we’re facing what David Brooks calls “a crisis of respect.” Fortunately, we’re not the first group to struggle with that problem. Today we look at the early church and three practical ways we can be welcoming to others just as Christ welcomed us.
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Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove called the 2024 presidential election “the most astonishing campaign in modern history.” After reading scores of reports on the results, I cannot find anyone who disagrees. But Daniel McCarthy’s explanation in the New York Times titled “This Is Why Trump Won” is by far the best explanation of the Republican victory I have seen. It also highlights a vital, even crucial insight for Christians seeking to serve Jesus in our post-Christian culture.
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Donald Trump has been elected the forty-seventh president of the United States. As more is known, we will have ample opportunity to analyze this historic outcome. For today, let’s step back for some larger perspective, seeking to view our nation and this moment through the lenses of history, culture, and Scripture.
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For more on the urgency of this cultural moment, please see Dr. Jim Denison's latest Denison Forum website article, “Is God on the ballot or are we? A reflection on divine judgment and our national future.”
On Election Day, “negative partisanship,” whereby we vote against the candidates we oppose more than for those we support, is on the rise. As a result, even if our candidates win, we will be less excited than relieved that at least the “worse” candidates lost. And if our candidates lose, our discouragement will only deepen. Never in my lifetime has America needed hopeful, positive, gracious Christians more than she does today.
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For more on relating in redemptive and positive ways to our culture, please see Dr. Jim Denison's latest Denison Forum website article, “How do celebrity ‘open marriages’ relate to the election?”
On Election Day, “negative partisanship,” whereby we vote against the candidates we oppose more than for those we support, is on the rise. As a result, even if our candidates win, we will be less excited than relieved that at least the “worse” candidates lost. And if our candidates lose, our discouragement will only deepen. Never in my lifetime has America needed hopeful, positive, gracious Christians more than she does today.
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For more on relating in redemptive and positive ways to our culture, please see Dr. Jim Denison's latest Denison Forum website article, “How do celebrity ‘open marriages’ relate to the election?”
Politicians and pundits on both sides of our deep partisan divide are warning us that if their party does not win tomorrow’s election, our democracy will be imperiled. Others are confident that this is not true.
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The Synod on Synodality sounds more like something from Monty Python or The Babylon Bee than a real gathering of church leaders. Yet, as Father Robert Sirico describes, some considered it to be “the most significant global event in the Catholic Church since the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s [and] will likely be the defining moment of Pope Francis’ pontificate.” So what did they decide, and why should Christians from every denomination take note of what occurred?
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I seldom encourage readers to avoid particular movies, fearing that the added attention may hurt more than it helps. But I want to urge you not to see “Conclave,” despite the acclaim and even Oscar “buzz” the film is receiving. Today is Halloween, the eve of All Saints Day, and Reformation Day. Let’s consider the spiritual differences between them and four ways to respond to our anti-Christian culture.
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Janet Denison's latest blog humorously and effectively points out has little reference to biblically redemptive themes.
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Dr. Ryan Denison notes, Luther did not intend to lead a movement out of the church, but rather to help correct its abuses and faults.
More than 69 percent of Americans say they are stressed over next week’s presidential election. Today we identify five reasons why and turn to God’s unchanging character and gracious providence for the encouragement and hope we need. When it feels like God is ignoring your prayers or denying your wants, there are two facts we can lean on and remember.
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For ninety-eight years, Neiman Marcus published a gift catalog they’ve called the “Christmas Book.” This year, for the first time, it will be known as the “Holiday Book.” The Dallas Morning News reports that the book's name was changed “in the spirit of inclusivity as it welcomes customers of all backgrounds, religions, and traditions to celebrate the season.” To which we might ask: Without Christmas, what “season”?
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For more on the urgency of depending fully on God, please read Dr. Jim Denison's latest Denison Forum website article, “Trading the ‘American Dream’ for the ‘heavenly vision’: The antidote to financial stress.”
Israel launched three waves of attacks on Iran Saturday morning in retaliation for an Iranian attack on October 1. This ongoing conflict illustrates the foundational worldview difference between the two sides of an emerging global “total war.” This distinction frames our response as we seek God’s heart for our broken world.
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For more on living and loving in God’s power, please see Dr. Jim Denison's latest Denison Forum website article, “Transgender golfer competes while players dispute LPGA policy: How to be more moral than we want to be.”
The lead researcher behind the largest American study on giving puberty blockers to transgender kids is refusing to release her findings over fears they will “be weaponized.” Are her concerns valid or does the data simply point in a direction she doesn’t like? And what can this story teach us about the importance of getting these issues right?
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A new analysis shows that abortions have increased in nearly every state that banned abortion, as women responded to these bans by traveling to clinics in states where abortions were legal or ordering abortion pills online. Legislating morality is essential to a functioning society, but it doesn’t necessarily make us more moral. What, then, is the path to transforming our souls and our society?
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For more on transforming power to worship and trust God in even the worst of days, please see Dr. Jim Denison's new website article, “The deep-sea service that keeps your internet running.”
Last year, the FDA approved the first nonprescription daily oral contraceptive. Now the Biden administration is proposing a rule that would make over-the-counter birth control and condoms free for the first time. The first sexual revolution separated sex from marriage. The second sexual revolution is now separating sex from people. In a culture that rejects biblical morality, what is the path to true freedom?
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For more on God’s transforming and empowering grace, please see Dr. Jim Denison's new website article, “Why the Boston Celtics are under ‘zero pressure’ to repeat.”
American startup company Heliospect Genomics is offering to help wealthy couples screen their embryos for IQ, marketing their services at up to $50,000. While scientists warn that such genetic screenings are currently inconsistent and not technologically reliable, the story raises the question: If you could use genetic testing to select a baby based on IQ or other traits, would you? Should you?
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Nearly six thousand students recently gathered for a mass worship event at Mississippi State University. Over two thousand salvations and more than eight hundred baptisms have taken place at its events on American campuses over the last year. C. S. Lewis noted, “Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns, but will not encourage us to mistake them for home.” When we try to make this world our home, we forfeit God’s best; when we make him our Lord, we are “more than conquerors.”
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News broke Thursday that the Israeli military has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a southern Gaza raid. Earlier this week, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent a letter to Israel’s Minister of Defense in which they threatened to cut off future military aid unless Israel allowed more humanitarian aid into Gaza in the next thirty days. In today’s article, we discuss what compassion to those God loves looks like in our lives and how we can serve “the least of these” today.
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Last night’s Hunter Moon was the largest supermoon we’ll see all year. It comes at the same time a comet discovered only last year is visible after sunset. Meanwhile, strong storms on our Sun may temporarily disrupt power and communications on our planet and spacecraft in orbit. The God who made that and everything else wrote a book and wants it to change our lives. Today’s Daily Article identifies four often-overlooked life principles that help us meet God in his word.
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For a variety of reasons, Dr. Jim Denison believes the Bible to be the true, trustworthy, and authoritative word, as he explains here.
Bath and Body Works has apologized for selling candles with a design that many compared to Ku Klux Klan hoods and robes. This is amongst other surprising headlines in the news today. Americans’ trust in the mass media now stands at an all-time low, as does our trust in the judicial branch and the Supreme Court. As we stand 19 days from a deeply contentious election, have we ever needed a trustworthy source of wisdom more than today?
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Star Wars has just unveiled its first transgender Stormtrooper in an upcoming novel. If we cannot agree on foundational social constructs such as gender and marriage, how can a participatory democracy that depends on consensual morality flourish? Yesterday, we explored the belief that the Bible is objectively true and should be the stack pole against which we measure human beliefs and opinions. Today, we unpack how the legal system and science community hold similar interpretations of truth-seeking, then walk through a four-step method of biblical interpretation and application.
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A brief condensation of content Dr. Jim Denison taught in semester-long seminary courses and published in book-length form.
CBS is facing allegations of biased journalism regarding recent interviews with Kamala Harris and author Ta-Nehisi Coates. The furor highlights our cultural rejection of objective truth and calls us to trust an authority higher than ourselves. We all want to believe that our work matters, that we are leaving a legacy by what we do. To this end, many believe that their words can make the world what they believe it should be. Our decision is whether to trust God’s revealed truth or “our truth.”
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Rescue crews are wading through heavy flooding caused by Hurricane Milton, looking for people trapped in houses, cars, and other structures. Studies show that religious people are far more likely than others to join in such efforts. Why are Christians so motivated to help in times of need? Today we discuss how serving a loving God helps us serve others and three practical steps we can take to support those devastated by hurricanes.
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Hurricane Milton made landfall last night as a Category 3 storm. More than three million people are without power this morning; the roof of Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, was ripped to shreds by the fierce winds. The storm spawned powerful tornadoes across the state, resulting in loss of life and damaging over a hundred structures. As Florida grapples with the devastation, what difference does it make that our God is with us as we face disasters and suffering?
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Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida late today. This area is especially vulnerable to storm surges due to its shallow waters. The storm is putting a population of more than 5.9 million people at risk. We have grappled this week with the perennial question: How can an all-knowing, all-loving, all-powerful God allow the enormous suffering we face in this world he made? Today, let’s turn the question around by asking: What practical difference does it make in our hardest days that our God is all-knowing, all-loving, and all-powerful?
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Dr. Jim Denison's recent article, God and Hurricane Helene: Thinking biblically about natural disasters).
Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm yesterday. The center of the monster storm could come ashore Wednesday in the Tampa Bay region, which has not seen a direct hit by a major hurricane in more than a century. Ahead of the devastation that is likely tomorrow, I want to think with you about some faith questions as we seek empowering hope in these hard days.
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Today marks one year since Hamas brutally invaded Israel and massacred 1,195 people, taking 251 hostage. The Economist calls the last twelve months “the year that shattered the Middle East.” In light of all the challenges in the news and our daily lives, let’s ask: Does God want us to be happy or to be holy? And why should we trust God in such a broken world?
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Dr. Jim Denison's latest Denison Forum website article, God and Hurricane Helene: Thinking biblically about natural disasters, explains biblically this is not the world as God originally created it.
Church represents a source of mental health problems for a relatively large portion of Gen Z women, while Gen Z men are finding Christianity one institution that isn’t “skeptical of them as a class.” So one of the best ways we can reach out to young people is to make our communities of faith a place where they can be welcome and safe while presenting the gospel truth.
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David Jones walked through Hurricane Helene’s devastation to get to his daughter’s wedding in Johnson City, Tennessee, last Saturday. A two-hour drive from South Carolina turned into a seven-hour drive and almost six more hours on foot through mud and flood. David carried a reflective stake to avoid being hit and he made it just in time. At the reception he presented the reflector to the couple as a gift. What does his example provide for Christians?
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The debate was widely watched because one in five Americans said they did not know the candidates before the debate, viewers desired to learn more about the two parties and their visions for the future, and when the presidential inauguration takes place, one of these two men will be a heartbeat away from the Oval Office. How can Christians use this information to beware the illusion of immortality and the peril of prosperity?
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For more on Iran's missle attack on Israel, see Dr. Denison's Daily Article Special Edition from October 1st.
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Iran fired at least two hundred ballistic missiles at Israel today, lighting the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and causing sirens to sound across the country. People were told to stay near shelters or other protected areas. At this writing, the Israeli military believes the attack is over. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted Israel in response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others. However, Israel and the US have both warned that an Iranian attack would have severe consequences for Tehran.
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Israel’s war aim is to enable Lebanon to seize a post-Hezbollah future for its people while restoring stability to the region, repeatedly warning civilians of their strikes to prevent casualties where possible. In the face of Hezbollah’s genocidal goals, however, Israel is united in its resolve to defeat the terrorists who threaten their lives and their future. In today’s Daily Article, we discuss the history of US support for Israel and how should Christians pray for the region.
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Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on the group’s central command headquarters Friday. Israel’s military says it has now eliminated eight of Hezbollah’s nine most senior military commanders. The news is reverberating across the Middle East today. How should we view this historic event in biblical context? The biblical admonition comes to mind: “Be sure your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23). In today’s Daily Article, we discuss three personal steps we can take today to combat the sin in our lives.
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Is the State of Israel founded in 1948 is a direct fulfillment of biblical prophecy? See see my extensive article on the subject here.
Hurricane Helene crossed into Florida as the strongest storm on record to hit the Big Bend area, and it’s maintained much of its destructive force on its path through Georgia and beyond. In the face of such devastation, it is essential that we not lose the hope that Christ calls us to find in him. Today we cover three steps for Christians to take in response to devastation that will encourage us to uplift others and keep our focus fixed on Christ as our Lord.
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After Israel’s exploding pager attack, the TSA has announced that they have no plans on banning devices on flights, claiming their screening technology would detect explosives. John Adams claimed that private character is vital to public flourishing. Why is this true? What is the pathway to intimacy with God that transforms us personally and strengthens public democracy?
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According to reports, Israel and Hezbollah are escalating their conflict to persuade the other side to take steps that will avert all-out war. Both are using conflict to prevent a greater conflict, but this strategy is not limited to the Middle East. Today, we discuss three ways humans deal with conflict, and then point to the only solution that brings lasting peace.
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Israel struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon today as the Iran-backed group attacked military facilities in northern Israel. The day before, Israeli strikes killed more than 490 people in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah war. If Lebanon is not part of the Promised Land intended by God for Abraham’s descendants in Genesis, how then does God view the war? Today we discuss three theological options for war and a practical response.
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Israeli warplanes carried out dozens of strikes on southern Lebanon after warning people living in or near buildings used by Hezbollah to evacuate. This after a Friday airstrike on a Beirut suburb took out “an entire class of senior leaders of the militant group’s most elite fighting force.” Israel has never owned land claimed by Hezbollah in Lebanon, so why is the terrorist group in conflict with the Jewish state? The answer illustrates the power of ideology and invites us to experience personally the transforming reality of God’s love.
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Apollo Quiboloy, leader of the cult Kingdom of Jesus Christ, was arrested on charges of rape, sex trafficking, fraud, and smuggling. What makes his arrest particularly troubling, however, is the legacy he leaves behind as the leader of a cult in which he claimed to be the “Appointed Son of God.” The common thread running through most cults is the idea that the best way to relate to God is to go through those who claim to be closer to him than we are. And that impulse is hardly limited to the Philippines.
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Israel bombed Hezbollah targets and a weapons storage facility in southern Lebanon this morning. Yesterday, the terrorist group was hit by a second wave of exploding devices as walkie-talkies blew up in homes, cars, and operatives’ hands across Lebanon. The use of exploding personal devices is apparently intended to show Hezbollah leaders that they are personally vulnerable in a war with the Jewish nation. We engage with this news to the degree that it affects us personally. Today, we explore why communal rather than individual truth is vital to our flourishing as a society.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to announce interest rate cuts today. Research shows that we react more strongly to negative than to positive information, which explains why there’s more bad news than good news in the news. Our “fight or flight” instincts may attune us to threats in the news, but new research shows that being “hopeful and forward-looking” is especially effective in combating stress and anxiety. How can we be people of hope in a hurting world?
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During Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump, the suspected gunman hid near Mr. Trump’s golf course for roughly twelve hours before a Secret Service agent spotted him and opened fire. Pope Francis recently stated that religions are “like different languages in order to arrive at God.” Today we discuss why faith in Jesus is essential for salvation and how to choose courage to share the gospel out of compassion for the lost.
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In his debate with Kamala Harris last week, former President Donald Trump stated that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were abducting and eating pets. The comment provoked a furor that continues unabated this morning, but few reporters are focusing on the religious context of this issue. Our secularized culture, by ignoring the foundational significance of religious truth, imperils its future.
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Special Edition Daily Article. Former President Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI says “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his Florida golf club yesterday. The incident at West Palm Beach comes just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived an attempt on his life.
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When pressed on how he would approach the war in Ukraine should he win in November, former President Donald Trump reiterated his belief that the war just needs to end. But what would that look like? And would either Ukraine or Russia be interested in such a treaty? The answers point to an important principle for us to keep in mind today.
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On the anniversary of 9/11, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris, and vice presidential nominee J. D. Vance stood together at the “Ground Zero” memorial site as the names of the victims were read. The gathering gave testimony to the deep pain all Americans still share on the anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in our nation’s history. Today we look at what we can do to make our lives matter during their unknown lengths and the sustaining hope to be found in Jesus.
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Last night was the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. In an Instagram post to her 283 million followers after the debate, Taylor Swift endorsed Ms. Harris for president. The Democrat’s campaign has announced their desire for a second meeting with Mr. Trump. Last night’s presidential debate illustrated democracy at work. On this 9/11 anniversary, how can we defend our democracy in the face of global attacks?
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Catherine, the Princess of Wales, announced yesterday that she has completed chemotherapy, the same day the widow of hockey star Johnny Gaudreau announced her pregnancy with their third child. These stories remind us that life is fragile and unpredictable for us all. Royalty and celebrity are no guarantee that the hardest parts of our broken world will not find us. But in those hard places, God will.
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As the NFL begins its 105th season, quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his wife Marissa see their fame as “a platform and opportunity to put God on display.” Today, we discuss several stories in today’s news that highlight the significance of sharing God’s word as urgently as we can. According to Ronald Reagan: “Our liberty springs from and depends upon an abiding faith in God.”
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On Wednesday, the Department of Justice (DoJ) issued an indictment against the Russian state news broadcaster RT, claiming that it paid nearly $10 million to several conservative pundits in the hopes of promoting a pro-Russian agenda. While the scope of their influence is in question, their intent to deceive and manipulate is not. Unfortunately, that hardly makes them unique in our culture today. So let’s discuss a better approach.
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Two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting yesterday morning at Apalachee High School in rural Winder, Georgia, an hour’s drive from Atlanta. Nine others were hospitalized. At a time like this, it’s only human to ask an all-knowing, all-loving, all-powerful God why he allows such senseless suffering. However, tragedy like this is actually a reason to trust God more, not less. It is a reason to draw closer to him in prayer rather than turning from him in anger. Today we discuss four reasons why God is the source of all love, especially in our suffering.
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Israel has seen its largest demonstrations since the October 7 invasion as protesters demand that their government negotiate with Hamas to bring their hostages home. This ongoing crisis illustrates the power of ideology to change the world. In response, let’s exchange the secularist ideology of our day for the foundational ideology espoused by our Savior.
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Professional golfer Sahith Theegala’s self-imposed penalty cost him $2.5 million at last week’s tournament but demonstrated character worth emulating. As Heraclitus noted, “character is destiny.” How can we live in ways that honor our Lord and draw others to him?
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Several athletes from tthe Ohio State football team led a recent worship service for as many as a thousand people. By the end of the night, at least sixty people were baptized as believers. On this Labor Day, I’d like us to reflect on the fact that we cannot measure the eternal consequences of present faithfulness. This is just one reason why serving Jesus gives our work an empowering significance found nowhere else.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz gave her first interview with the press in a pre-recorded sit-down with CNN’s Dana Bash last night. They discussed the economy, energy, the border, and Israel, but they avoided an equally crucial agenda piece of their party that continues to remain in the background despite serving as a focal point at the DNC. Alternating campaign tactics is largely influenced by an issue’s impact on voters’ fears and desires, but the Lord calls us to a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
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An Oxford professor warns that the weapons technology of our enemies is surging ahead of our own. He believes the US must urgently modernize our nuclear capacities to deter these unprecedented threats. Yesterday we discussed a paradoxical response to the anxiety of our age. Today, we’ll identify a second source of personal peace in a place most people overlook, getting to the heart of spiritual victory over temptation.
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An Indiana man has admitted that he tried to kill his wife by poisoning her Coca-Cola with cocaine and other drugs so he could marry her daughter. Sometimes our greatest dangers are the ones we cannot see. Psychologists tell us living with purpose is significantly associated with lower levels of depression and anxiety. In today’s Daily Article, we describe a key path to such purpose by focusing on the five crowns of heaven and their relevance to life on Earth.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is delaying its Polaris Dawn launch, scheduled for today, until tomorrow morning due to a helium leak. In related news, NASA announced Saturday that it will use SpaceX’s Dragon capsule to bring two astronauts home from the International Space Station. However, the next Dragon return flight is not scheduled until February. As a result, their stay, originally intended to last eight days, will extend to about eight months.
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Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel yesterday morning. Israeli jets simultaneously struck thousands of Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon prior to the terror group’s attack, a preemptive operation that greatly limited the damage in Israel. This has been a reminder that political negotiations and military strength cannot guarantee peace. Today we identify the biblical path to lasting peace with God, others, and ourselves.
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One of the primary criticisms of Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign going into the Democratic National Convention was that it subsisted more on vibes than substance. In the wake of her address to the nation on Thursday night, it’s unclear how much that’s changed. Still, her approach reminds us of a truth each of us needs to remember regardless of where we stand politically.
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The Democratic National Convention had Bill Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, and Tim Walz as highlighted speakers, while Oprah Winfrey gave a surprise speech and Stevie Wonder, John Legend, and other celebrities appeared as well. As the November 5 election draws ever closer, voters will need to choose between two electoral philosophies. Understanding them can help us frame the partisan vitriol of our day in a way that encourages our souls and empowers our witness.
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The Church of England is dropping the word church in a quest for relevance. According to a new study, “modern-sounding” words such as community are now in favor. This is just one example of a culture that conflates opinion with reality. Yesterday, we looked at ways our secularized culture commodifies people. Today, we consider ways it commodifies truth and the eternal consequences of this deception.
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As President Biden spoke at last night’s DNC to endorse Kamala Harris, many are asking if his party treated him fairly. Making people a means to our ends is not limited to political parties. From Cain and Abel to today, it is a symptom of our fallen nature and drive to be our own god. Today’s Daily Article explores this issue in the context of fallen human nature and points the way to relationships built on unconditional love.
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The Democratic National Convention begins today in Chicago, and many will be watching to see how the party frames Kamala Harris as their nominee. Her remarkable rise in popularity is bringing swing states into contention that were thought to be safe for Mr. Trump. What explains her greater popularity with Democrats? Today we look at what drives our culture in decision-making, from politics to economics, and the heart of what it means to follow Jesus.
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While China is hardly alone in its economic struggles over recent years, the government’s built-in need for success to maintain control over the culture means its issues could become the world’s in short order. And, considering its declining population has mirrored its economy, the problem seems unlikely to change anytime soon. In that last regard, though, they are hardly alone, which should be an even greater concern.
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Members of the historic Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia chose to accommodate local bike riders in order to engage their community with biblical truth. The late pastor James Montgomery Boice observed: “No one ever truly comes to know, honor, or worship God without being changed in the process.” As we’ll see today, such change is more vital for our churches and our culture than ever before.
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Vanessa Chaput was jogging in Ontario, Canada when she was confronted by three grizzly bears. She chose to not give up and survived; ten days later, she has now been released from the hospital. This young mother’s refusal to die powerfully illustrates Nietzsche’s reflection I quoted earlier this week: “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” Today we look at three ways to discovering your “why” in life.
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Elon Musk interviewed Donald Trump last night on X. The interview was part of Musk’s $160 million push to win eight hundred thousand voters in battleground states for Mr. Trump. As political fervor accelerates in the weeks leading to the election, how can we advance unity, equality, and community? In today’s Daily Article, we identify a biblical imperative vital to our common future.
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Paris’s closing ceremonies included the traditional handoff to the next Olympic host city, in this case Los Angeles in 2028. Tom Cruise performed a “jaw-dropping stunt” by diving from the top of Stade de France to the stage, then went skydiving with it into Los Angeles. Each athlete at the Olympics this year had a purpose that motivated the rigorous training and sacrificial discipline that brought them there. Today, we look at our own purpose to live.
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Governor Tim Walz’s story as a small-town military veteran who went on to serve in contested districts and lead an often-divided state government is, perhaps, the chief reason that Harris selected him to be her running mate in the upcoming election. However, his selection was not without some controversy, and it remains to be seen if the initial buzz he’s brought to the campaign will last until November.
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A pendant that offers AI-powered companionship is in the news. The “Friend” pendant was invented by a twenty-one-year-old Harvard dropout during the loneliest period of his life and is gaining popularity with consumers. What does it say about the loneliness epidemic of our time? How can God’s transforming love offer acceptance and purpose found nowhere else?
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Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate yesterday, introducing him at a rally in Philadelphia. Meanwhile, US military assets focused on China are now being reassigned to support Israel in their rising tension with Iran. Today we explore how the transformative love of Christ relates to a chaotic and fearful time like this.
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Western diplomats expect Iran’s response to the Israeli-attributed assassination of Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh to come within the next day or so. Israel is hemorrhaging international support because of the enormous death toll and destruction in Gaza. They face heightened scrutiny for their West Bank occupation and conduct in the war. Praying for peace in Israel and the Middle East has never been more urgent than it is today.
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The Dow closed down more than 600 points on Friday, and the Nasdaq fell 10 percent below its record high. Fears of a recession are escalating: July saw US hiring decline and unemployment rise. Through the anxiety of uncertain times, we can rest in the transcending love of God who meets all of our basic needs.
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In one of the largest prisoner exchanges between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War, twenty-four prisoners from seven countries were released from Russian captivity yesterday, including journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan. But while those released from Russia were innocents held for false crimes, the eight prisoners released back to Russia were all convicted criminals. In an unfair and fallen world, God calls us to look beyond the sin to his callings for us.
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On Tuesday, Israel assassinated the Hezbollah leader it holds responsible for the Golan Heights massacre. Yesterday, Iran’s Ali Khamenei ordered a retaliation against Israel for the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran. Now we are waiting for the response of Iran and Hezbollah to Israel’s latest targeted killings. In today’s article, we discuss praying for our enemies to the Prince of Peace.
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President Biden’s proposals for reforming the Supreme Court continue to generate headlines and illustrate the fact that politics are downstream from culture. The Wall Street Journal called his proposals “an assault on judicial independence and the constitutional order.” These types of reforms were likely to come about regardless of political party in power. Today we look at the One who is truly in power and how Jesus can change culture from upstream.
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Saturday’s missile attack that killed 12 children in the Golan Heights is inflaming tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. The Majdal Shams attack came hours after an Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon killed three Hezbollah members. Today we talk about why each side would escalate the conflict and how the only source of true peace in the world cannot be produced by the world.
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The Paris Olympic opening ceremony included a depiction of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” that included drag queens, a transgender model, and a naked singer. A Paris 2024 spokeswoman said yesterday, “Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group.” However, it may have been better if an offense against the Christian faith had been intentional.
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The 2024 Summer Olympics officially begin today and will continue until August 11. But while the Olympics will be entertaining—and the chance to root for your country always adds a level of intrigue to even the most obscure events—a recent article by Brad East on the relationship between God and the games is what’s most on my mind as the opening ceremonies draw near.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint meeting of Congress yesterday afternoon. Thousands of protesters against the war in Gaza converged on Washington to condemn his visit, while roughly half of House and Senate Democrats skipped his address. In an Oval Office address last night, President Biden explained his candidacy dropout as a decision to “pass the torch to a new generation.” When so much history happens so quickly, we need to ask God where our role lies in his plan for his glory.
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Why has President Joe Biden not spoken publicly since it was announced last Wednesday that he had contracted COVID-19? Conspiracy theories range from hospice care to stroke to cover ups. When all truth is personal and subjective, as postmodernists have claimed for decades, we are left with a “post-truth” society in which “your truth” is as valid as “my truth.” If we want to know “the truth,” we must know the One who is the truth by being submitted to his Spirit. If we do, we will make him known.
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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle told lawmakers yesterday that the shooting was her agency’s “most significant operational failure” in decades. On the other side of the aisle, the Biden campaign has officially renamed itself “Harris for President.” In our divided political landscape, the key to finding peace and unity is to love others as Christ first loved us.
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President Biden announced yesterday that he is withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Harris. The chaos of our day is God’s invitation to trust and experience his providence so fully that we become catalysts for the moral and spiritual renewal our culture needs so desperately. Today, we discuss how we can do this most effectively.
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Former president Donald Trump officially accepted the Republican nomination last night to cap off a four-day convention in Milwaukee. Toward the beginning of his address, Trump recounted the shooting in greater detail than many expected, then throughout the rest of his address, he would periodically speak of his gratitude to the Lord and of the nation’s need for God’s help. Brushes with death often leave a dramatic impact on our lives, but whether we choose to allow that impact to be fleeting or foundational will set the course for how others define our lives.
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President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, forcing him to cancel a campaign event in Las Vegas. In a new poll, nearly two-thirds of Democrats agree that Mr. Biden should withdraw, including party leaders. Today we discuss Israel’s response to times when things seemed to be spiraling out of control and the wisdom we find in Jeremiah for returning to the path of peace.
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J. D. Vance’s nomination for vice president is being called an “only-in-America tale.” Our national ethos, as expressed in our founding declaration that “all men are created equal,” especially encourages the rise of individuals from obscurity to the highest levels of power. But recent decades have seen our nation transform from one of community values to individual values, and this reflects a deeper issue with how we see our relationship with the Creator and our need for a Savior.
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When shots rang out last Saturday at a rally for former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, Corey Comperatore shielded his wife and daughters with his body, giving his life for his family. He was an engineer and volunteer firefighter. While none of us can know the hour of our death, we can prepare for it. Today we discuss how to choose to live as Corey Comperatore did: with sacrificial courage and selfless love.
Donald Trump wrote on his social medial platform TruthSocial yesterday that it was “God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening,” allowing him to survive Saturday’s assassination attempt. The Wall Street Journal editorial board similarly wrote, “It’s nothing short of miraculous that Mr. Trump avoided death by a literal inch.” According to the New York Times, the picture of the bloodied former president, his fist raised, flanked by an American flag, is “already the indelible image of our era of political crisis and conflict.” If political rhetoric was in fact a motivating factor for the shooter, the tragedy further demonstrates the power of hateful speech to incite hateful actions.
Donald Trump was speaking at a campaign rally this afternoon in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a series of pops that sounded like gunshots rang out. Mr. Trump’s face and ear were bloodied as he was rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents and escorted into his motorcade. The shooting is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president.
The Republican Party recently released its 2024 platform, outlining its goals and priorities should the November elections go its way. While the document comprises a list of twenty promises and ten chapters that go in depth on a variety of subjects, the changes to the party’s official stance on abortion have received the most attention. Many have sought to reframe the GOP’s stance on this issue to appeal to a wider range of voters. However, doing so risks losing the pro-life part of a base they’ve come to rely upon in the process. What is the criteria for being considered pro-life? How can believers navigate this issue without compromising their biblical convictions?
Amidst all the bad news in the news this week, let’s focus today on some good news. A new study of gratitude and mortality among older adults found that those who more frequently noticed and felt grateful for positive experiences tended to live longer. As you will hear, this report is by no means an outlier. And, Scripture similarly commands us to “give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) and to give thanks “always and for everything to God the Father” (Ephesians 5:20).
Why? How? And how does this discussion relate to the massive cultural issues we face today?
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The thirty-two member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are observing its seventy-fifty anniversary this week in Washington, DC. Support for Ukraine will be an especially high priority escalated by Russia’s missile attack Monday that hit a children’s hospital and killed at least forty-one civilians.
Many are focusing on President Biden’s cognitive capacities at the NATO summit as it continues today in Washington, DC. A perceptive article in the Atlantic identifies the foundational issue in this controversy.
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Hurricane Beryl, the earliest Category 4 and Category 5 hurricane on record killed at least three people and knocked out power to nearly three million homes and businesses in Texas after devastating islands in the Caribbean.
President Biden wrote a letter yesterday to his “fellow Democrats” stating, “I am firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump.” He told his favorite cable news program, “The bottom line here is, we’re not going anywhere. I’m not going anywhere.” And he addressed his largest donors in a Zoom conference yesterday afternoon, declaring that he is “absolutely and unequivocally” staying in the race. Whatever you think of Mr. Biden’s cognitive and governing capacities, it remains true that “Father Time is undefeated.” Hurricane Beryl reminds us that Mother Nature is equally powerful.
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A growing chorus iscalling on President Biden to end his candidacy, and some evensay he should resign from office. In normal times, I would probably be writing on Hurricane Beryl after itmade landfall this morning in Matagorda, Texas; the storm is expected to cause significant flooding in the Houston area and beyond. Or I would focus on the surprising results in France’s parliamentary election, where leftistswon the most seats, though no party won a majority. Or the vote in Iran thatelected their first reformist president in two decades. Or the elections that empowered acenter-left government in the UK.
But these are not normal times,
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ABC News has shifted President Biden’s interview tonight with George Stephanopoulos to primetime. According to the New York Times, he has told key allies that he knows he has only days to salvage his presidential candidacy. At the end of a week spent exploring the greatness of our nation, we see that our best and most patriotic service to our nation is for us to be a people capable of the liberty we celebrate.
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This Fourth of July marks the 248th anniversary of the day America’s Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. Today, we look at statements from Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan about the uniqueness of our nation. “Liberty to all,” as Mr. Lincoln so perceptively observed, was the beating heart of the American experiment. “The concept that man was born free,” as Mr. Reagan noted, still empowers our republic.
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President Biden will meet with Democratic governors later today as he attempts to solidify support among his party’s top leaders after last week’s debate. This as Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas has become the first Democrat in Congress to publicly call for Mr. Biden to step down as his party’s nominee for president. While you and I can do very little to change our leaders or resolve the political turmoil of these days, we can contribute directly to our national “soul.”
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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Donald Trump is entitled to “a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts.” However, it added that a president “enjoys no immunity for unofficial acts, and not everything the president does is official.” However, here’s the foundational issue no court or law can resolve unilaterally: whether the actions of a president—or anyone else—are moral. So where does a culture’s morality come from?
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A poll released yesterday indicated that 72 percent of registered voters do not believe Joe Biden has the mental and cognitive health to serve as president; 49 percent said the same of Donald Trump. However, Americans can take heart that no matter who ends up winning the election this November, the only king of our nation is the law, which subjects the office of presidency to the powers of Congress and our courts. Similarly, Christians can take heart that Christ is our king, not our president, and his rule is perfect in glory and grace.
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President Biden and former President Trump held a ninety-minute debate last night at CNN’s Atlanta studios. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court issued four significant rulings. Approval of the Court has sunk to historic lows, as has public opinion regarding the presidency. Why is this issue so critical to our future? To wrap up our week-long exploration of why God would allow suffering in the innocent, we examine the role trust plays in how our secular society views God’s people and how Satan uses sin in the clergy to undermine God’s message of love.
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Tonight’s televised presidential debate between Trump and Biden is the earliest such event in US history. Since roughly 10 percent of US voters are still undecided, tonight’s event could prove especially pivotal. In continuing this week’s discussion on how God could allow the innocent to suffer, we look at the subjective correlation between voters’ personalities and their chosen candidates along with the origins of the postmodern idealogy of “your truth” and “my truth.”
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A spokesperson for Donald Trump said Mr. Trump is “knowingly going into a hostile environment” for tomorrow night’s presidential debate. Mr. Trump’s campaign is warning of a “three against one” ambush that can only favor President Biden. Of course, if the debate were being hosted on a network and by moderators known for conservative bias, Mr. Biden’s campaign might be issuing similar statements. Let’s apply this discussion to our question this week: Why does God allow innocent suffering, especially at the hands of those who claim to represent him?
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Callie Weems, 23, died last Friday helping to save the life of another victim after a gunman opened fire at a store in Fordyce, AR. She had a ten-month-old daughter. Today’s article continues our discussion on why an all-knowing, all-loving, all-powerful Father sometimes allows innocent victims to suffer. If believers must account for the evil perpetrated by Christians, skeptics must account for the sacrificial deeds of believers like Callie Weems. But what of other storms in this life?
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Yesterday morning, a Gateway Church elder asked the congregation to pray for Morris’s accuser and her family, the entire Morris family, and Gateway Church staff members. There have been many recent examples of the “clergy abuse scandal” that are reaching across our secularized culture. Today we start by asking ourselves the hard question, “If God is all-powerful and all-knowing, why won’t he protect the innocent?” We’ll continue the painful yet essential conversation tomorrow.
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Autocracies around the world caused last year to see the highest number of state-based conflicts in the world since 1946. Russia is attempting to erase evangelical churches in occupied Ukraine, while Iran and China are accelerating their nuclear programs. However, those living in democracies are expressing dissatisfaction with their mode of governance, namely with those in leadership. Today we look at why that is and how a holy posture toward the Lord is key to unlocking an amicable future.
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The terrorist group Hezbollah ramped up its attacks on Israel last week to their most intense level since the war began, then resumed them again Tuesday afternoon. If Hezbollah launches an all-out war with Israel, the IDF would respond in a way that would devastate Lebanon as well. Why, then would Hezbollah’s leaders want a war that can only harm the people they claim to serve? And what can the American people learn from this situation?
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At a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the DACA program, President Biden announced an executive action that is estimated to shield upwards of half a million immigrants from deportation. As Christians, how should we respond? And how closely does the truth of what the executive action might accomplish mirror the perception that accompanies it?
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Dr. Mark Turman and Dr. Ryan Denison discuss in depth the biblical approach to immigration on this week’s Denison Forum podcast.
Robert Morris, senior pastor of Gateway Church, stands accused by a woman of sexually abusing her as a child. Dr. Tony Evans, pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, recently announced he was stepping down from his pastoral duties for a “healing and restoration” time. We should remember that private sin never stays private and that the enemy will use our failings as publicly as he can to damage as many people as he can.
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The Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting adopted a resolution on in vitro fertilization last week, voting to “reaffirm the unconditional value and right to life of every human being, including those in an embryonic stage.” The vote was widely understood to “condemn” or “oppose” the practice, but the discussion has more to it than that. Today we dive into three positions on IVF and the cultural issue behind this debate.
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In Dr. Jim Denison's website paper on IVF, he explains IVF in detail, including its history, five procedural options, and various ethical issues.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously against a challenge that would have made it more difficult for people to receive the abortion drug mifepristone. But while their decision may be disappointing to those who believe life starts at conception, the reasoning behind the Court’s conclusion is important to consider. Today, we discuss the Court’s ruling and how we can use it as a reminder that our calling to stand for life with truth, love, and empathy remains unchanged and unaffected.
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Please see Dr. Jim Denison's article on IVF from earlier this year for more on what the Bible says on the subject and how we should approach it. His Monday, June 17th Daily Article will address the Southern Baptist Convention's recent resolution on the subject.
Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s military leader in Gaza, told Hamas officials recently, “We have the Israelis right where we want them.” There has been a steep jump in antisemitic attacks around the world since the Nova Music Festival attack in Israel. Much of this is fueled by outrage over Palestinian casualties resulting from the IDF’s attempts to eradicate Hamas in Gaza. But here’s what those who hate Israel don’t understand: Hamas’s leader wants Palestinians to die.
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Apple announced that Apple Intelligence will soon utilize AI to understand you and respond to your needs. The company’s stock surged over 7 percent to a record high yesterday on the news. But what about protecting your personal data and privacy? It all comes down to trust. Our instinct is to not trust that which we do not understand, but when it comes to our trust in God, we can have faith that his love for us is enough.
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Jesse Morgan is the pastor of Green Pond Bible Church in Rockaway, New Jersey. He and his family were on the first week of his sabbatical, vacationing in Maine, when tragedy struck their six-year-old daughter Lucy. She had just accepted Christ one month earlier. When crisis strikes in our lives, the only preparation you have is the work you’ve done yesterday to prepare. And when we are prepared for what might come, our faith and faithfulness become a transformationally powerful witness to our lost world.
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Israeli special forces raided two buildings in central Gaza on Saturday, rescuing four hostages. People in the war-torn region are responding today in three ways. How we interpret events depends largely on the ways they affect us personally. Today we discuss why we see the world through such a personal prism and five steps to culture-changing compassion.
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Earlier this week, President Joe Biden issued an executive order aimed at reducing the influx of illegal immigrants and getting the southern border under some semblance of control. While debate continues surrounding its approach and what it will accomplish, the more pertinent question for us today is how God would have us respond. So what does the Bible say about illegal immigration and how should we think and act on this issue?
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Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of northern France, is commonly known as D-Day. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will join other world leaders for today’s commemorations. What gave our heroes the courage to fight so sacrificially and bravely? How can their resolve strengthen our own?
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A forty-six-year-old man was swimming at a popular California beach last Sunday when he was attacked by a shark. He punched the predator on the nose, then fellow swimmers rescued him. This week we’re exploring ways to respond redemptively to Pride Month and the rising cultural opposition of our day. Today let’s become a bit more militant in fighting our spiritual adversary. What does “resist him, standing firm in your faith” mean for us today?
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President Biden stated on Friday that Hamas is “no longer capable” of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel, detailing a three-phase deal that would lead to the release of the remaining hostages and end the nearly eight-month-long war in Gaza. While Israel is engaged in a political and military battle with Hamas that is ideological at its core, the Jewish state does not need to fear losing its own people to the ideology of its opponent—but America does.
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June is “Pride Month,” in which the LGBTQ community celebrates their lifestyles and pursues their four-fold strategy: normalize LGBTQ behavior, legalize it, stigmatize those who oppose their agenda, and criminalize such opposition. There are three reasons evangelicals oppose Pride Month agendas that are defensible, and one reason that is not.
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Hundreds of large white balloons drifted from North Korea into South Korea on Wednesday filled with trash and human waste. This week we have been discussing the need for compassionate courage in speaking biblical truth to our broken culture. Let’s take each priority in order.
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Donald J. Trump has been convicted in his hush-money Manhattan trial. He is the first former American president to be found guilty of a crime. The presiding judge, Justice Juan Merchan, now faces the task of sentencing Mr. Trump. A prison sentence is considered unlikely; penalties could range from a fine to probation. Mr. Trump is also certain to appeal, a process that could take months or years to resolve. As Time notes, the judge’s decisions will “reverberate across the political landscape and, depending on the timing, could greatly affect the election in November.”
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Charges against professional golfer Scottie Scheffler were dropped yesterday in Louisville. The prosecutor stated, “Mr. Scheffler’s characterization that this was a ‘big misunderstanding’ is corroborated by the evidence.” It seems that in today’s culture, evidence plays a small role in our partisan divide, where opinions are formed based on moral alignment, not unbiased facts. Evangelical Christians are more likely to be canceled than ever before in American history, which means our message is more needed than ever before in American history.
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The prosecution and the defense ended their closing arguments late last night in Donald J. Trump’s trial in New York City. A verdict could be reached as soon as today. Our nation is threatened by a poisoning ideology that the solution to America’s unrest is violence and theft against fellow citizens. Today, we remind ourselves of our calling to love another: to love America is to love Americans.
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Professional golfer Grayson Murray died of suicide last Saturday at the age of 30. Grayson had been open about his battles with mental health issues, admitting that he had considered suicide at times. Today, we discuss some of the greatest heroes of Scripture who faced discouragement and depression and what the bible teaches us about suffering in this life.
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For an extensive discussion on suicide, please see my website article, “What Does the Bible Say About Suicide,” as well as other mental health resources on our website.
Professional golfer Grayson Murray has died at the age of thirty by suicide. On this Memorial Day, however, we focus on our country’s annual remembrance of the more than one million men and women who died in military service to our country. How can we make America a country worth sacrificing for?
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The New York Times recently reported on thousands of suspected disappearances at the hands of Abdul Raziq, an Afgan general during the war on terror who they’ve rightfully dubbed “America’s monster.” While they claim that Raziq was empowered to expedite the war, as Christians, we need to remember that God will never call us to walk down a path he can’t bless. To him, the means matter just as much as the ends.
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Two weeks after Harrison Butker delivered the commencement address at Benedictine College, people are still discussing his controversial statements about women. So what is it about Butker’s speech that has caused such a stir? The admonition to find our sense of peace and purpose in God’s call for our lives rather than the expectations of the world—or even ourselves—is something our culture desperately needs to hear.
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The rise of the “nones” in the religious demographics of our society has been among the most troubling trends for many Christians across recent decades. However, the nones haven’t really grown in the last five years, and their numbers have actually started to fall among the younger generations. As it becomes clearer who is walking by faith and who has “faith” by works, let us answer our calling to share the gospel with those who need it today.
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One person died and more than thirty others were injured after a Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence this morning. Dennis Quaid is starring in a new horror movie in which, according to one reviewer, his costar is in “several scenes featuring full nudity.” Today’s conversation amplifies yesterday’s focus on the urgency of living in the power of the Spirit so fully that the Spirit changes us and changes the culture through us.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash Sunday in northwestern Iran. On Friday, Scottie Scheffler was arrested for attempting to circumvent a crash site outside his golf tournament. One set off a “fierce scramble of power.” The other demonstrated the power of humility when power is stripped from you. The two stories offer the same reminder in starkly disparate ways: the time to prepare for the inevitable crises of life is before they happen.
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The Chosen recently surpassed Baywatch as the most widely translated TV show in history. But how did The Chosen go from a crowdsourced dream to one of the most popular programs in the world? And what can its path to reach that point teach us about following God’s calling for our lives?
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Denison Ministries provides a free spiritual gifts test. We have also written a book that takes a deeper look into each of the gifts as well as how they are used in Scripture. We hope that these resources can prove helpful in gaining a better understanding of God’s gifts and calling in your life.
A statue of Rev. Billy Graham will be unveiled in the US Capitol later today. The likeness depicts Dr. Graham gesturing toward an open Bible in his hand. In life, Billy Graham was emphatic: “We aren’t only called to become Christians; we are called to be Christians.” In today’s culture, that message is needed now more than ever.
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Orcas have been sinking yachts in the Strait of Gibraltar, with researchers tracking nearly seven hundred incidents since 2020. When we think we have tamed nature, there are always orcas or viruses around to correct us and remind us that we are just as frail and mortal tody as we were a thousand years ago. Today we consider three facts that can turn our fears and frailty into empowering faith.
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Jerry Seinfeld was asked to speak at commencement at Duke University. Before he could start, some students walked out in protest of his support of Israel. Others booed him. Today we look at the evolution of cultural truth and the one source of truth that will set you free.
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This weekend, we experienced a rare display of northern lights throughout the continental US, the start of a rare double brood of cicadas emerging from the ground, and Ascension Sunday. With culture columnists discussing all the ways we’re living in an exceptionally lucky period of time, we need to remember that our greatest hope in life ascended to the heavens so he can be with us throughout all time, always. Of all the incredible developments in medicine and technology, this is the one fact that blesses us the most. And it’s not luck.
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Can AI relationships take the place of people? An increasing number of companies are trying, with companionship bots ranging from friends who lend a sympathetic ear to those bordering on pornography. But why are so many people pursuing these artificial relationships, often at the expense of other people? And what can the church do to call people to a more biblical approach, particularly when it comes to the role of sex and marriage?
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NASA has produced a simulation in which the viewer begins around four hundred million miles from a supermassive black hole and rapidly falls toward it; however, you only have 12.8 seconds before your body is pulled apart atom by atom. There are days when it seems this is happening to our culture. Today, we discuss one reason our post-Christian society is breaking apart like an astronaut falling into a black hole.
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During a Holocaust memorial ceremony at the US Capitol yesterday, President Biden condemned a “ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world” and pointed to “vicious propaganda on social media.” The good news is that no matter how hopeless we may feel in these chaotic days, we can embrace and share a hope the world can neither recreate nor destroy.
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An Israeli tank brigade took control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt this morning. It comes after Hamas announced yesterday that it had accepted a cease-fire proposal to halt the war. It is human nature to respond most deeply to news that affects us most personally, but our call is to view all the world through the lens of a God of grace who loves us unconditionally.
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Protesters clashed with police at the University of Virginia and disrupted graduation ceremonies across the country. More than 2,100 anti-Israel protesters have been arrested so far. However, there have been no protester disruptions at the University of Florida. Today we look at President Ben Sasse’s three-part approach to the protest movement and what we can learn from it.
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A swarm of bees delayed the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers until a beekeeper could come and transport them safely off-site. Meanwhile, as jockeys and horses prepare for the Kentucky Derby’s 150th running tomorrow, hat makers have been preparing spectacularly colorful designs for women in the stands. Today we explore the biblical interpretation of Leo Tolstoy’s words: “The meaning of life is to serve the force that sent you into the world.”
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Today is the National Day of Prayer. In our changing culture, our nation is becoming increasingly divided and antagonistic toward one another. To heal our democracy, we look to the source of all true life transformation. The more we pray for our nation, the more our connection with God through prayer will empower and encourage us to pray for our nation and to become the vehicles of change we wish to see.
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Late last night, police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields stormed an administration building at Columbia University being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters and arrested dozens of people. Five Republican-led states have sued the Biden administration over its revisions to the Title IX code. In an ever-divided culture, it is our calling to emulate Christ and bring light into the darkness.
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“In this moment the only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a ceasefire is Hamas.” This is how US Secretary of State Antony Blinken described a ceasefire proposal that he called “extraordinarily generous on the part of Israel.” As Israel and Hamas potentially approach a ceasefire, campus protesters around the country are ramping up with militant demands for change, but the only change that will truly affect the world is the one Christ makes in us.
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Nearly nine hundred protesters have been arrested on US campuses in recent days, about 275 of them on Saturday. Columbia University became the epicenter of the movement, making news when it banned a student protest leader who declared that “Zionists don’t deserve to live.” In these truly perilous days for our nation, let us focus on becoming more like Christ, the light of the world, to combat the darkness around us.
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Yesterday morning, New York’s highest court of appeals decided to overturn Harvey Weinstein’s 2017 convictions of multiple sex crimes. The conviction had started the #metoo movement and changed the conversation around how we handle such allegations. When sin turns our stomachs and makes us long for justice, we have a choice on how we process this with others, either in confrontation or conversation.
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The Department of Education has unilaterally expanded Title IX of the Civil Rights code’s discrimination protections to include “sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity.” The new regulations also require K–12 schools to accept a child’s gender identity regardless of their biological sex and without providing notice to, or seeking approval from, the child’s parents.
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Since Hamas terrorists murdered an estimated 1,200 men, women, and children in Israel last October 7, antisemitism has escalated dramatically in the US and especially on college campuses. Students are calling for an end both to the Israel–Hamas war and to their universities’ investment in companies engaged with Israel. If our most elite education institutions are rejecting our founding creed that all men are created equal. What does this mean for the future of our democracy?
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Rebekah Hurford and Kirk Peter plan to get married one day, but they’ve never shared a passionate kiss and will not do so until their wedding. In today’s article, we’ll look at examples of how Christian character in our culture has the power to shine bright and transform the darkness around us.
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According to Gallup, about three in four Americans identify with a specific religious faith, and 21 percent of us say we attend religious services every week. However, the data says otherwise. The story raises a cultural question: Why would so many people claim to attend religious services so much more often than they actually do? Religiosity does not have the power to transform lives, but being in relationship with our Creator does.
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Israel conducted a strike in Iran early this morning in what appears to be its first military response to Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel last weekend. Explosions were heard in the city of Isfahan in central Iran near an air force base and several drones were shot down by air defenses in the city.
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Most of us understand that giving in to negative emotions does little to make our lives better. That knowledge doesn’t make resisting them easy, but it should serve as a good reminder that when we worry about things beyond our control, we compound the problem by wasting our most precious resource: time. Fortunately, that doesn’t have to be the case and Christ gives us a good example of a better path.
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For more on how the conflict reached this point and where it is likely to go from here, see Dr. Jim Denison’s “War in Israel.”
The comedian and abortion advocate Bill Maher made headlines this week when he admitted that abortion “kind of is” murder. Maher’s honesty exposes the deepest fault line in American culture, between those who consider life to be inherently sacred and those who consider it to be an instrumental means to other ends. There is no more urgent battle for the minds of Americans than this.
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The first seven jurors were selected yesterday to serve on the first criminal trial of an American president in US history. The courtroom is dark today, as is expected for the duration of the six-week trial, but jury selection will resume tomorrow. What are the charges in the case? What is at stake in the trial? And what is the larger significance of this historic event?
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After becoming only the second golfer in history to win two Masters championships in his first five years on the tour, he told interviewers: “I believe in Jesus. Ultimately, I think that’s what defines me the most.” Christians who leverage their public influence to glorify God impact our culture in transformative ways. Are you a positive light in your community?
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Sirens rang in Jerusalem as air defense systems shot down missiles over the city early yesterday morning. While the attack itself was not devastating, the New York Times reports that it “opened a volatile new chapter in the long-running shadow war between Iran and Israel.” This conflict is not just military but spiritual. Not just for the Middle East but for us as well.
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The FBI arrested an eighteen-year-old in Idaho after discovering what it termed a “truly horrific” and “violent plot” to attack churches this past weekend on behalf of ISIS. FBI Director Christopher Wray has stated that the foreign terrorist threat and the potential for a coordinated attack here in the homeland is now increasingly concerning. Our unification as a nation is crucial to withstanding these threats.
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The US believes a major attack by Iran on Israel is imminent, according to reports citing sources familiar with US and Israeli intelligence assessments. It is apparently a matter of when Tehran will attack rather than if they will attack. If Iran attacks Israel, Americans will learn much about ourselves and the current health of our consensual democracy.
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On the same day Donald Trump said abortion restrictions should be left to the states, the Vatican released a twenty-page document reaffirming its opposition to surrogate parenthood, “gender theory,” and what the media euphemistically calls “gender-affirming surgery.” Today we discuss how Thomas Jefferson’s unalienable rights is the keystone to civil society.
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Despite all the hardships Israelis are facing these days, Gallup’s recent World Happiness Report lists their country as the fifth-happiest nation on Earth. The US ranks twenty-third. Why, in the midst of a battle for its very existence, surrounded by enemies on all sides and confronting the escalation of anti-Semitism around the world, are Israelis so happy?
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Total solar eclipses occur every eighteen months, but at any given location, it can be centuries between appearances. When the “totality” occurs, the moon will completely cover the sun for about four minutes, the temperature will noticeably drop, and birds and other wildlife will become quiet. They’re not alone in responding to today’s unusual event.
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In the wake of the Israeli air strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza, President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke yesterday to discuss the future of the war, including the role America will play. In a world full of proxy wars, it can be easy for us to treat sin in the same way with our rules of engagement. But Jesus holds a different standard for us.
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For more on the quandary Israel faces, see Dr. Jim Denison’s update on “what Israel should do now.”
Richard Dawkins is one of the most visible atheists in the world. While recently stating, “I do not believe a single word of the Christian faith,” he also said he identifies as a “cultural Christian.” However the writer Niall Gooch adds that the great cultural contributions Dawkins appreciates “were not, and could not have been, created by half-believers who found Christianity merely soothing and comforting.”
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Please see Dr. Jim Denison's new website article, “In its war with Hamas, what should Israel do now?”
According to the CDC, Avian influenza has infected more than 82 million poultry in forty-eight US states and has now spread to dairy cattle in the US. What we cannot see can be even more dangerous than what we can see, since it’s harder to prepare for the former than the latter. This principle is relevant to our souls and to the soul of our nation.
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The first section of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge has been removed from the Patapsco River and officials have opened a temporary shipping route around the wreckage. For those who did not survive—were they unlucky, or did God not favor them as he did those he spared miraculously? Choosing the right perspective is vital, not just for our personal flourishing but also for our national future.
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The White House became embroiled in controversy over the weekend after issuing a “Proclamation on Transgender Day of Visibility, 2024” for Easter Sunday. This controversy is nothing new: Easter has been dividing skeptics and believers since Jesus rose from the dead. You and I can choose today to become evidence for the most compelling argument for Easter in our relativistic culture: the changed lives of Jesus’ followers.
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The historical evidence for the resurrection is remarkably strong. Read Dr. Jim Denison's article, “Why Jesus?”
When the massive cargo ship Dali lost power early Tuesday morning, there were only a few minutes to act. The ship’s crew sent a mayday signal and dropped anchor, while transportation authority police officers stopped traffic heading to Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. Their actions likely saved many lives, but it was too late for seven road workers and an inspector on the bridge who could not be alerted in time. After the bridge collapsed, two were pulled alive from the water; two other bodies were found Wednesday, while four others are still missing and presumed dead.
Imagine that you’re driving across one such bridge when it is struck and collapses, plunging you into the water. A man standing safely on shore sees your plight and dives into the river to rescue you. He pulls you from your vehicle to safety but loses his life in the process.
If you could somehow thank him for his sacrifice, what would you say to him?
This is the opportunity Good Friday offers us today.
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Ronna McDaniel was chairwoman of the Republican National Committee for seven years until her resignation earlier this month. Last Friday, NBC News announced that they’d hired her. Four days later, following criticism from many of the network’s commentators, she was fired. In our “philodoxical” (“love of opinion”) culture where all truth is subjective, what you believe before you read the news probably determines what you think after you read it. Today in Holy Week–Maundy Thursday–illustrates the eternal significance of this fact.
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A container ship rammed into Baltimore’s largest bridge early yesterday morning, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below. Six people are presumed dead as of this morning. Later in the morning, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in the first major abortion case since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. At stake is access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Both news stories speak to the frailty and sacredness of all human life. As Christians, what can we do to influence our culture to advocate for life?
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Dr. Jim Denison's website article, “What does the Bible say about abortion?”
Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged yesterday for the first time that “radical Islamists” executed the bloody assault at Crocus City Hall in Moscow that left at least 139 dead. As Russia grieves, the world asks: Are the terrorists who staged the massacre a threat to the rest of us?
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Princess Kate’s video announcement that she is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer shocked the world. But as Helen Lewis noted in the Atlantic, the princess was “bullied into this statement, because the alternative—a wildfire of gossip and conspiracy theories—was worse.”
The other headline news over the weekend was the horrific shooting at a Moscow concert venue that left at least 137 people dead. ISIS claimed responsibility. The US warned Putin of the possibility of such an attack, but he did not trust their motives.
Whether the issue is Kate Middleton’s health or jihadist terrorism, all truth is now opinion. Here’s why that’s such a major problem in our postmodern culture.
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For more on what the Bible teaches on this subject and why, please see “What does the Bible say about homosexuality?” and “What does the Bible say about transgenderism?”
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The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments kick off today, so if your office seems a bit more sparsely populated or email responses come slower than usual, now you know why. And considering the ways in which the sport has fundamentally changed over the last few years, this season’s tournament could be as unpredictable as any before it. The reasons why could be good news for basketball fans and serve as an important reminder for each of us.
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MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, is 25 and has more than 425 million fans. Time magazine has called him “the most watched person on earth.” He recently signed a $100 million deal with Amazon for “Beast Games,” a show that will have 1,000 contestants vie for $5 million, the largest single prize ever offered on TV or streaming. What explains MrBeast’s astronomic popularity? And how can his story help us live extraordinary lives as Christians?
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There is a reported escalation of vulgarities by pastors in their sermons and writing. This despite the clear biblical command: “Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving” (Ephesians 5:4). As John Piper comments, “Crudeness is the sludge that accrues when the fountain of Godward thanks dries up.” What causes this “fountain” to dry up? The answer is more relevant to evangelical Christians than you might think.
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Kevin Briggs is the “Guardian of the Golden Gate.” The former California highway patrol officer has prevented more than two hundred people from dying by suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge. His tactic is simple but effective. He’ll ask the person in distress about their plans for the following day, then invites the person back to the bridge if their plan doesn’t work out. In a day when the threat of nuclear weapons continues to make headlines, how can we be more like Kevin Briggs? How can we bring hope to bear on fearful situations?
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For a practical resource on helping your children respond to Ramadan from a biblical worldview, please see this article on our Christian Parenting website.
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives easily passed legislation that would essentially ban TikTok from the country unless its parent company sold its American user base. And while the bill faces a rockier path through the Senate, President Biden has already said he would sign it if it gets to his desk. But what’s actually in the bill and why are some wary that it won’t stop with TikTok?
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US intelligence agencies issued their 2024 Annual Threat Assessment this week, warning that our country faces an “increasingly fragile world order.” In the book of Job, we learn that God uses our challenges to rescue us from challenges and our suffering to save us from suffering. Today, we focus on how to take our anticipatory stress about tomorrow and transform it to inner strength found through the cross.
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NASA is preparing its Europa Clipper spaceship for an October launch to orbit Jupiter’s moon. The craft will include a poem that states we are “creatures of constant awe.” In our transactional culture, it is tempting to treat everything and everyone as a means to a personal end. Do you go to the Lord as a means to an end, or to be in awe of him as a transformed person?
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Kate Middleton has been in the center of a media firestorm since abdominal surgery on January 16 removed her from the public eye. You likely follow news about the Princess of Wales and her family with some degree of interest. But knowing about the royal family and knowing them personally are two very different things. Do you know Jesus personally, or do you only know about him?
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Oppenheimer won seven Academy Awards at the Oscars last night. The movie has been described as a “feel-bad hit for our feel-bad age.” In a culture of relative morality and pessimistic worldviews, we can rely on God’s principles found in the gospel to uniquely respond with the hope we long to embrace today.
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President Biden’s State of the Union address last night left many surprised, both by what he said and even more so by the way in which he said it. Yet, of all the policies and promises with which he filled more than an hour of airtime, how many does he actually have the power to accomplish? Moreover, should we see those roadblocks as a feature or a bug of our political system? The answers matter to more than just this November’s election.
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President Biden will likely begin tonight’s address with the declaration, “The State of the Union is strong,” an assertion made by nearly every president in this setting since Ronald Reagan began the practice in 1983. In tonight’s case, some commentators will agree with the president’s claim, while others will disagree. Each will try to convince us that their version of reality is our reality. This is because our “post-truth” culture believes that truth is perception. If we believe something to be true, it is therefore true for us, or so we think. This viewpoint is becoming more dangerous now than at any time in human history.
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Nikki Haley plans to suspend her Republican campaign for president after having won only Vermont and the District of Columbia. Donald Trump has won every other primary so far. And President Joe Biden has won every Democratic delegate awarded thus far. As the 2024 election looms, we must be wary of the internal threat of our politics becoming our religion and the external threat of AI altering our humanity.
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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that states lack the power to reject presidential candidates on the grounds that they engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the US. This decision restores former President Donald Trump’s name to the Colorado ballot and ends similar challenges to his candidacy elsewhere. In a democratic republic in particular, and in life in general, autonomous authority can be dangerous. Nowhere is this more true today than with the growing threat represented by artificial intelligence, our focus for this week.
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Unless the global community takes action, AI-enabled lethal autonomous weapons could soon fight our wars and choose their own targets. In fact, Ukrainian drone company Saker claims it’s already fielded a fully autonomous weapon using AI. Such technology could also be incorporated into nuclear weapons. How can we continue to live with faith in such a fearful world?
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More than one hundred Palestinians were killed, with hundreds more injured, after Israeli troops opened fire in a chaotic situation surrounding the disbursement of food in Gaza yesterday. And while details continue to emerge, many nations have already made up their minds on who’s to blame. That tendency to ignore facts in favor of an easier narrative is found outside the Middle East as well and can help explain the global silence in the face of India’s increased persecution of Christians and other religious minorities.
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For more on the situation in Israel, please see Dr. Jim Denison’s “The War in Israel,” an online resource he recently updated to cover the rising threat of groups in addition to Hamas and where the war is likely to go from here. You may also download the full, updated ebook for free.
In honor of Leap Day, Krispy Kreme is giving a free dozen original glazed donuts to anyone who has a February 29 birthday. This news caused me to wonder: How many donuts could the company potentially give away? Whether your birthday is today or not, you should be grateful for today and for the next Leap Day in 2028—if we make it to 2028. This week’s news could cause us to be pessimistic about the future, so where do we turn for the hope that we need?
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“Yesterday” is one of the most haunting songs in the Beatles’ 213-song repertoire. Now, nearly sixty years later, Paul McCartney has explained its emotional bridge. The story is heartbreaking. We don’t have to live very long before we experience such pain ourselves from things we said and did to others and things they said and did to us. In our series on optimism in pessimistic times, how do we find hope in such pain?
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The New York Times is reporting that new satellites orbiting the Earth at very low altitudes “may result in a world where nothing is really off limits.” The satellites will be able to image objects as small as four inches. According to one critic, “This is a giant camera in the sky for any government to use at any time without our knowledge.” A Harvard astrophysicist adds, “It’s taking us one step closer to a Big Brother-is-watching kind of world.” How can we best live with optimism and hope in a world filled with pessimism and fear?
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According to the Harvard Medical School, optimism helps reduce hypertension, protect against developing heart disease, lower respiratory tract infections, and benefit overall health. How, then, can we live with optimism in days like these? Our sustainable source of hope is not to be found in the circumstances of our daily lives, as a perusal of today’s news makes clear.
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While much of the discussion in the week since Alexei Navalny’s death has centered on his legacy of opposing corruption in the Russian government, as well as that government’s role in his demise, his final years were defined as much by his faith as by his politics. And his transformation from a “militant atheist” to a professing Christian demonstrates an important truth about how we should relate to our culture as well.
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The Supreme Court of Alabama ruled this week that the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act applies to frozen embryos. This decision classifies embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) as “unborn children” and thus human lives, including those who were created in laboratories and then frozen. In response, a large Alabama hospital paused IVF treatments yesterday as health care providers weigh the impact of the ruling. If embryos were to be legally classified as human beings, the implications would be seismic across our society.
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Can someone who is sincere be sincerely wrong? Can a nation? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s 1978 commencement address at Harvard University offers decades-old insight that still aptly describes American culture. His words lead to hard questions we should ask ourselves today.
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“Couple to Throuple,” a new reality show on Peacock, tells the story of four couples who are curious about polyamory (“many loves”) and head to a resort where they begin dating a group of singles. Our secular culture has been increasingly promoting such “consensual non-monogamy.” What can those of us who believe in biblical morality say to persuade those who endorse and normalize polyamory?
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The Bible forbids sexual relationships outside the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman in marriage (cf. Genesis 2:24; Hebrews 13:4; Ephesians 5:22–33; 1 Corinthians 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:3–5; Galatians 5:19).
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Does life have a purpose that transcends the happenstance and coincidence of our chaotic world? If so, how do we find it each day? On this Presidents Day, consider the striking coincidences between presidents Lincoln and Kennedy, as well as the fascinating story of a Booth saving a Lincoln. In stories like these, there is some comfort in the sense that the world is not as random and chaotic as it seems. But is this the best we can do to find the hope our souls need?
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Russia is developing a space-based nuclear weapon that “the United States does not have the ability to counter,” according to the New York Times. When asked if he could tell Americans not to worry, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan replied that it was “impossible to answer with a straight ‘yes.’” In times like these, we need to remember one of Christ’s most challenging commands.
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“Hobby Lobby-funded Jesus Super Bowl ads can’t hide the hate that fuels the Christian right.” That recent article from Salon has Dr. Jim Denison wondering if the author had met the Green family. As Dr. Denison writes, “If she did, she would have to know that they are the furthest thing from a hateful threat to our country.” In the face of such rising threats to our faith and our future, do you sometimes feel overwhelmed as a Christian and wonder if you can make a difference that matters?
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Americans are spending more on Valentine’s Day this year than ever before—a record $25.8 billion. Paradoxically, today is also Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Combining the two days feels a little like holding a birthday party and a funeral at the same time. The one is filled with romance, dining, and chocolates; the other connotes fasting, deprivation, and discipline. In actuality, the two are essential to each other in ways that are transformative for our souls and our culture.
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According to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll, 86 percent of Americans think Joe Biden, age 81, is too old to serve a second term as president; 62 percent say the same about Donald Trump, age 77. The average ages in the House and Senate are 58 and 64, respectively. What does the gerontological state of our leadership say about us?
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More than one hundred million people watched the Chiefs’ overtime victory over the 49ers in yesterday’s Super Bowl. What might surprise you is the number of fans watching yesterday’s game who have never watched football before. They are called “Chiefties.” The NFL has Taylor Swift to thank.
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While you may not need another reason to watch this Sunday’s Super Bowl, I find the game more fun when I know a bit more about the players deciding its outcome. In particular, I like knowing which players are Christians and, it turns out, there are quite a few on both sidelines. There were two testimonies in particular, though, that stood out, and there’s a powerful lesson in their stories for all of us today.
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“This Evangelical Billionaire Family Wants to Convert You on Super Bowl Sunday.” That’s the title of a recent Rolling Stone feature, a magazine most wouldn’t expect to discuss God’s love. But the article profiles the Green family, founders of Hobby Lobby, and their work with the “He Gets Us” campaign that will share the story of God’s love with millions on this coming Super Bowl Sunday. How will you join in that work of sharing God’s love with those you know and meet?
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“Iran closer than ever to weaponizing uranium, building nuclear bomb.” That’s a headline from the Jerusalem Post. The Institute for Science and International Security warns that Iran could make enough highly enriched uranium to fashion a nuclear explosive in a week and could build and deliver a weapon in “about six months.” Why would Iran choose to do so? And why is this such an “extreme danger” to the world?
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Today in San Francisco, drug addicts outnumber high school students. The problem is so severe that the city’s drug overdose death rate is more than double the national average. How did this happen? And why should this matter to everyone?
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King Charles III has cancer. Buckingham Palace announced today that doctors found an unspecified malignancy. In response, “His Majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments” and will “postpone public-facing duties.” My first thought upon seeing today’s announcement was one of shock. But my fifth thought should have been my first.
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Elmo, the well-known Sesame Street character, recently asked his followers on X/Twitter, “How is everybody doing?” In response, “he got an earful,” as CNN reported, with many complaining about the hardship of their lives. Scanning the news, it’s not hard to see why. But there’s hope beyond the headlines if we’ll look in the right direction.
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FBI director Christopher Wray told members of Congress this week that China is already taking steps that would “wreak havoc” on the United States through cyber attacks. However, they seem just as intent on meddling with their own people as they are with us. Unfortunately for them, it doesn’t seem to be working. Let’s take a look at why that’s the case and what it can teach us about our own lives as well.
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Elon Musk announced that his brain chip start-up Neuralink has implanted a device in its first live human subject. The quarter-sized chip is designed to interpret a person’s neural activity so they can control external devices with their thoughts. Is this a good thing? Let’s look at how medical ethicists consider the topic and then take four biblical steps.
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Are you worried that we are moving closer to World War III? If you’re not, should you be? Iran is now part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, an alliance led by Russia and China. This partnership will enable Iran to engage in commerce and trade arms more freely with both nations. And in assessing other concerns that those countries are facing, such as economic downturns, British journalist Sherelle Jacobs warns: “World War III is approaching fast.”
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How will history view the killing of three Americans in a drone attack on a US outpost in Jordan last Sunday? The tragedy marks the first time American troops have been killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since the Gaza war began. Now, as the Wall Street Journal reports, “the Biden administration said it wants to respond forcefully enough to deter Iran’s allies from conducting further attacks on US forces without getting bogged down in another war in the Middle East.”
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Taylor Swift was in the news yesterday as she watched her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, play tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, who won the AFC Championship game. However, Swift was also in the news earlier in the week as millions of people came across fake sexually explicit AI-generated images of the pop singer on social media.
People seldom make products for which there is no market. Online pornography has nearly doubled in the last five years to a $1.1 billion industry. And this is just the tragic tip of the moral iceberg.
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Tomorrow is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, designated by the United Nations General Assembly to coincide with the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazis’ largest extermination and concentration camp, by Soviet soldiers on January 27, 1945. This annual remembrance focuses on the six million Jews murdered by the German Nazi regime between 1933 and 1945. One-fourth of them, 1.5 million, were children. We remember the horror of antisemitic hatred so it will not rise again in our day.
But it is.
What can we learn from the past to keep it from happening again in the present?
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The Doomsday Clock was set at 90 seconds to midnight this week, matching the closest it’s ever come to marking humanity’s end. But what is the Doomsday Clock? And should we care what those behind it think? Turns out, God has a better way for us to respond to its dire warnings than with the fear and angst it’s intended to create.
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Former president Trump and current president Biden won their respective party’s nominations in New Hampshire last night. But neither candidate’s path to the national nomination is secure. Whom should we blame for the confusing state of American politics? Christians. But not for the reasons you might think.
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🇺🇲Why is America a democracy? There’s a right answer and a wrong answer. Choosing correctly is critical to our future as a nation.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign yesterday and endorsed former President Donald Trump. His decision leaves Mr. Trump and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley as the last major candidates remaining in the race ahead of tomorrow’s New Hampshire Republican primary.
His announcement is making headlines not just because it could change the race for the White House but because that race will change our lives. And yet, in a very real and foundational sense, the ultimate destiny of our nation is less in their hands than in yours and mine.
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Today marks the 51st annual March for Life in Washington D.C. It’ll be followed later this weekend by the 40th annual National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. These events offer us the chance to remember that, while abortion is a political issue in many ways, nothing is going to change until it becomes a personal one as well. So how can we help that shift happen today?
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Why have abortions increased since Roe v. Wade’s overturn in 2022? Why do so many Americans support abortion? What are the broader implications for our culture? When the rights of the unborn are overlooked, the nation's moral fabric is at stake.
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Elton John now has an EGOT (an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) after having won an Emmy for his Disney+ live performance from Dodger Stadium. But the list of EGOT members continues to lengthen. In other news, the World Economic Forum in Davos will discuss “Disease X,” which could cause twenty times for casualties than COVID-19. When it comes to forecasting the future, “greatness” is available to no one. How can we best prepare for an unknown tomorrow?
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While Iowans braved the cold and voted for Donald Trump at the Iowa caucuses last night, the 75th annual Emmy Awards also aired. Succession and The Bear each took home six awards—at least, we think they did. Since we now know that ESPN employed a fraudulent scheme in recent years to acquire more than thirty Emmys for sportscasters who were ineligible to receive them, we’re left to wonder. How fully do you trust our political system, institutions, and leaders? How much do you trust what you see reported by the media? If God redeems all he allows, how could he redeem our crisis in cultural confidence?
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At the Iowa Republican Caucus tonight, thousands of Republicans will brave wind chills forecasted at -35° to participate in the first contest of the 2024 presidential election. How will their choices dictate our future? More broadly speaking, why is our world so unpredictable and oftentimes chaotic? Why would an all-knowing, all-loving, all-powerful God create such a place? Actually, he didn’t.
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The Book of Clarence is a movie with Jesus that isn’t really about Jesus. As such, it takes a good deal of creative license with the biblical story. But does that make it blasphemy? And does a story have to be about Jesus to help us know him better? Let’s take a look at what the film teaches about Jesus—and us.
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Israel announced recently that it intends to kill every Hamas leader behind the October 7 massacre, wherever they are in the world. The IDF knows precisely where Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7 terror attacks, is hiding in Gaza. Why haven’t they taken him out? Because he is hiding behind a large number of Israeli hostages. What should we think of a God who allows people to suffer for sins they didn’t commit?
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When an Alaska Airlines flight door blew out last Friday, no one was sitting next to it. Was this a miracle? If so, why did God allow the near-disaster? If God did in fact save lives on that plane, couldn’t he have prevented the accident? Because he is omniscient and omnipotent, the answer is clearly yes. So why does God sometimes do what seems best, but not always?
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The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Washington Huskies decisively last night to win this year’s NCAA national football championship. I was discussing the popularity of spectator sports with my son, Dr. Ryan Denison, and he noted, “The best part of sports is the chance to be irrationally hopeful with little consequence for doing so.” He’s right: not much that can happen to an athlete during a game is likely to happen to a fan watching the game. We get to “play” the game with little risk to ourselves. If only life worked that way.
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Oppenheimer won five Golden Globes last night, including best drama, while Barbie took the award for cinematic and box office achievement. Each movie’s popularity reveals something different and concerning about our culture and our souls.
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With the third anniversary of the US Capitol attack coming up tomorrow, reactions to the event continue to dominate the news. President Biden plans to give a speech on the subject while former president Trump has two campaign events planned for the same day. Rather than attempt to relitigate what happened three years ago, let’s shift our attention to one of the most important and relevant lessons we can learn from it to help guard our witness and walk with the Lord today.
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As the third anniversary of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol approaches, attention is being focused on the question: Was it an “insurrection”? The question matters enormously since two states have now barred former President Trump from appearing on their election ballots after claiming that he participated in such an action on January 6. And there’s an even more foundational issue here that speaks to the future of our democracy.
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Claudine Gay announced her resignation as Harvard’s president yesterday after a new round of accusations surfaced over plagiarism in her scholarly work. She has been facing mounting criticism over how she responded to antisemitism on campus as well.
The story shows that even the president of America’s oldest and most highly endowed institution of higher education is not immune to criticism from the constituents she serves. Theirs is a transactional and symbiotic relationship.
Rare is the relationship based on unconditional, holistic, and unrequited sacrifice by one for the other. But this is exactly how our Father loves us. Now he is calling us to embrace his love in ways that transform our souls and our society.
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We can predict anything except the future. In 2023, would you have guessed Taylor Swift would break a record held by Elvis Presley? Or that Michigan and Washington would play for the NCAA football championship? Or that Israel would be withdrawing troops in a war they didn’t anticipate? But there’s one prediction you can build your life upon in this new year.
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From the Times Square ball drop in New York City to the MoonPie drop in Mobile, Alabama, America has long celebrated the new year in interesting ways. In this new year, how can you resolve to make Jesus your king?
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Going into 2024, what is the most significant step you can take into “spiritual enlightenment” for the sake of our nation and your soul? An article titled “Our Godless era is dead” by Paul Kingsnorth offers a sobering yet inspiring perspective on the necessity of religion and why rejecting God ultimately doesn’t work.
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US officials met yesterday with Mexico’s president, seeking measures to limit a surge of migrants reaching the US southwestern border. Meanwhile, a caravan with an estimated 7,500 members is making its way toward the border this morning. What is causing this crisis? How should we think biblically and act redemptively in response?
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Biblical references related to the immigration crisis:
Scripture affirms the importance of borders (Deuteronomy 32:8; Numbers 34:1–15; Ezekiel 47:13–23), the rule of law (Romans 13:1–2; Titus 3:1; 1 Peter 2:13–14; 1 Timothy 1:8–10), and self-defense (Luke 11:21; Exodus 22:2; Proverbs 25:26; Nehemiah 4:17–18).
Immigrants are not to be mistreated (Exodus 22:21) but loved (Leviticus 19:33–34; Deuteronomy 10:18–19) and helped (Deuteronomy 24:19–22; Ezekiel 47:21–23; Zechariah 7:10; Malachi 3:5; Hebrews 13:2). At-risk children are to be especially valued (Matthew 18:10; 19:14) and protected (James 1:27).
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The Urban Dictionary says, “Wyoming is supposedly a state.” If you were to prove that article wrong, how would you do so? Here’s the problem: many in our secularized culture are as skeptical of Jesus’ present-tense reality as the Urban Dictionary seems to be of Wyoming.
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The most notable Christmas decoration in Bethlehem was a large Nativity scene in ruins, with shepherds climbing piles of rubble and Jesus, Mary, and Joseph huddled in the midst of destruction. Nothing humans do can prevent Jesus from “finding room in the world.” To the contrary, he is just as present on this day after Christmas as he was on that first Christmas two millennia ago. Even more so, in fact, in ways that are deeply hopeful and urgent for our world and our souls.
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It's hard to imagine how Jesus could have come in a more humble and lowly way than he did. So why did he arrive as a baby in Bethlehem when he did? The more I reflect upon such miraculous grace, the less I understand it. But I don’t have to understand God’s love to experience it.
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Chick-fil-A stands apart from its competitors for many reasons, but their insistence on staying closed on Sundays is among the most unique. Now a proposed bill in New York seeks to change that, declaring that the policy is not “in the public good.” Let’s take a closer look at how this conflict is likely to play out and what it can teach us about engaging with the culture today.
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Before the season began, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy—Mr. Irrelevant—told a reporter, “God has me where he needs me.” He’s also said, “The bottom line, my identity is in Jesus.” If more Americans had the same “bottom line,” our democracy would be secured and empowered in paradoxical ways we urgently need to embrace today.
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Colorado’s Supreme Court has barred former president Donald Trump from having his name included on their 2024 ballots for the US presidency. Similar cases are have been brought in more than half of the states. What could this mean for the 2024 presidential election? What could it mean for our democracy? And how can Christians respond biblically?
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Holiday movies like Elf offer “feelings of hope and renewal” because of their cheesiness and predictability. In a world where North Korea has fired an ICBM with the range to strike the US and COVID may spike again this Christmas season, we often need the distraction that holiday films provide. But there is only one source for true joy, hope, and renewal.
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With the New York Times headline “Pope Francis allows priests to bless same-sex couples,” many may mistakenly believe that the pope (and, by extension, the Catholic Church) is endorsing homosexual relationships. However, the truth is much more complicated—and a foundational mistake with massive cultural ramifications.
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Seven people were arrested in Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands last week on suspicion of planning attacks against Jewish institutions in Europe. Four of the seven were suspected Hamas members. If the terrorist group’s hatred of Jews spreads across the West, the October 7 atrocities may be the beginning of a larger genocidal movement against the Jewish people and everyone who supports them. How can we fight antisemitism?
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The satanic display at the Iowa state capitol building was torn down yesterday in a move that, in many ways, epitomizes the varied approaches believers often take to the Christmas culture wars. But that pagan idol was not the only Christmas display to make headlines in recent days. Taken together, they offer an opportunity to have a much-needed conversation about the best way to engage with the culture about Christmas.
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The latest Godzilla movie is getting rave reviews and shattering box office records after a massive opening weekend. The movie’s themes are a sign of our war-torn times. So too is the fact that some are calling this the “Age of Unhingement.” At the same time, Pew Research Center reports that seven in ten US adults describe themselves as spiritual in some way. If we’re so spiritual, why are we so unhappy?
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Who are the Houthis? Their attacks have been targeting commercial vessels in the Middle East for several days. Two missiles fired from territory held by Houthi rebels in Yemen missed a commercial tanker loaded with jet fuel today. And US Navy ships have shot down an array of drones headed their way believed to have been launched by the militant group. How much of a threat are the Houthis to Israel and the US? The answers are troubling for the region and are contributing to the growing prospect of global war.
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Some 800 menorahs from Israeli children who were evacuated from the area around Gaza were delivered to Israeli soldiers fighting in the Gaza Strip. As they lit these candles on the front lines, families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas held their own Hanukkah observance in Tel Aviv. As Jews around the world grieve the atrocities of Hamas’s October 7 invasion, global solidarity with them both as a people and as a nation is vitally significant. However, there’s a problem with conflating the two, one we urgently need to understand in our conflicted day.
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Krampus is a “demonic anti-Santa” who hits naughty kids with a stick. He’s reportedly growing in popularity in America as “a counterweight to all the holly jolly . . . . there’s something about Krampus that feels more authentic.” However, Krampus is actually a telling sign about our eroding social foundations and our collective lack of ways to find peace and meaning. But as Advent reminds us, peace and meaning are nearer than you think.
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The leaders of Harvard, MIT, and Penn recently appeared before Congress to face questions regarding antisemitism at their universities in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 invasion of Israel. In response to their testimony, a US House of Representatives committee opened an investigation yesterday into the universities’ learning environments and disciplinary policies. What caused such an uproar?
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With everything going on in our world today, it’s understandable if it’s begun to feel like we’re living in the end times. Given that temptation, however, it’s important to remember that God’s still moving in ways that resemble Acts far more than Revelation. I needed that reminder this week and found it in the story of a pastor from Thailand. Let’s take a closer look at his story.
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Singer–songwriter Taylor Swift was chosen as the 2023 Time Person of the Year because, according to the magazine, “in a divided world, where too many institutions are failing, [she] found a way to transcend borders and be a source of light.” Additionally, “So many have turned to [her] tales because they’ve been so disappointed by the storylines that emerge elsewhere in society.” And there are many tragic storylines emerging in the news today.
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Israel accused the United Nations on Monday of failing to respond adequately to accounts that Hamas carried out widespread sexual violence against women when it attacked Israel on October 7. However, despite overwhelming evidence of Hamas’s brutal crimes against women, their brutality has been ignored, described as morally equivalent to Israel’s response in Gaza, or even defended in the West. But many who are supporting Hamas have also been vocal in fighting for gender equality. Why, then, are they ignoring or justifying the terrorists’ violence against women?
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Artificial intelligence could be used to fully replace actors. In fact, bands like ABBA are already employing digital avatars for “live” performances. But AI is also being used to deepfake victimizing videos, steal passwords, and manipulate politics. As Peggy Noonan writes for the Wall Street Journal, “the fate of humanity [is] in the hands of the men and women of Silicon Valley . . . . And there’s something wrong with them.”
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The Kansas City Chiefs lost for the first time during which Taylor Swift also attended. And Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice, died Friday at 93. However, according to a recent study, nearly 2.4 billion women around the world do not have the same economic rights as men. But consider the contrast of the gender discrimination that persists in our fallen world with the example set by our Lord.
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Last night Florida governor and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis debated California governor Gavin Newsom in what was billed as “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.” However, what was billed as a debate between governors often went far beyond state lines, epitomizing the divisions within American society. Yet, ironically enough, their verbal sparring offered a necessary reminder for Christians of any political leaning.
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Henry Kissinger, an American diplomat and Nobel laureate, died yesterday at the age of 100. In total, he advised twelve presidents, from John F. Kennedy to Joe Biden. As the New York Times notes, “He transformed almost every global relationship he touched.”
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While anti-Israel protestors call for a permanent cease-fire and Hamas apologists claim that the terrorists didn’t commit atrocities on October 7, the returned children kidnapped by Hamas tell a harrowing, tragic, and much different story. Nine-year-old Emily Hand is one example. And the ideological war fomenting outside of the actual war is consequential far beyond the Middle East.
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A private funeral service and interment for former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will be held today in Plains, Georgia. Yesterday, a tribute service in Atlanta was attended by former President Jimmy Carter, now ninety-nine years old and in hospice care, along with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, former President Bill Clinton, and former First Ladies Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, and Melania Trump.
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Casey McIntyre, 38, died of ovarian cancer on November 12, 2023. In the days leading up to her death, she urged friends to donate to a campaign that would cancel the medical debt of strangers. By the time she died, that campaign raised nearly $200,000, enough to pay off nearly $19 million in medical debt. As of today, it has more than tripled its impact.
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Hamas freed 17 more hostages yesterday; 39 Palestinians were released from Israeli prisons in exchange. Among the hostages was Abigail Edan, a four-year-old Israeli-American citizen who witnessed her parents being murdered on October 7. President Biden said at a news conference, “What she endured is unthinkable.”
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An initial four-day cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas took effect this morning in Gaza. At this writing, there have been no reports of fighting for several hours, and sixty trucks carrying aid have entered Gaza from Egypt. With the looming threat of WWIII and other global fears you may be facing, it can be difficult to “give thanks in all circumstances,” as the Bible says. But for Thanksgiving to be a daily lifestyle rather than an annual holiday, we have to learn to give thanks every day, including our hardest days.
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Geoffrey Holt was the caretaker of a mobile home park in Hinsdale, NH, a town of 4,200. He had no TV and no car. In fact, he rode his lawn mower around town. But when Mr. Holt died earlier this year, he had a secret: he was a multimillionaire, ultimately leaving $3.8 million to benefit his town. On this Thanksgiving Day, let’s consider his example and the true meaning of a gift.
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Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal by which Hamas will free fifty civilian hostages in return for the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails and a four-day pause in fighting. The first hostages could be freed as early as tomorrow. But here’s a question that’s seldom if ever asked in the news: Why do only the jihadists take hostages?
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Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter died Sunday afternoon at the age of ninety-six. She was a tireless advocate for mental health services and was often found volunteering with Habitat for Humanity alongside her husband, former President Jimmy Carter. In a day when many leaders use their public platforms for personal celebrity, Rosalynn Carter used hers to serve others—a timely reminder as we approach Thanksgiving.
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The Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979 and the present-day Hamas hostage crisis in Israel have been viewed in very different ways. Why is that the case? And Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a research fellow who was a former atheist and raised as a Muslim, recently announced her conversion to Christianity, but her testimony is also being viewed in very different ways.
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Inflation is down from 9.1 percent last summer to 3.2 percent now. The Dow recently closed at its highest level since mid-August. And the Fed is expected not to raise interest rates again. Why, then, are so many Americans so unhappy with America?
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The “word of the year” is an apt one for 2023 and speaks rather well to the state of our culture. In fact, Cambridge Dictionary stated that their word of the year “reminds us that humans still need to bring their critical thinking” into play. In today’s Daily Article, Dr. Jim Denison argues that such critical thinking skills are unlikely to be popular in a “post-truth” culture that measures facts by feelings and moral standards by personal opinion. But Christians must apply their critical thinking and spiritual insight to today’s news if we truly want to see change in the world.
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The persistency and consistency of bad news is discouraging, from wars in Israel and Ukraine to earthquakes in Iceland to a worldwide opioid epidemic that now suffers from “polysubstance abuse.” It’s logical to ask how long the world can continue like this and whether we’re living in the end times. But what if God doesn’t want us to know if that’s the case?
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As Israeli tanks advanced yesterday to the gates of Gaza City’s main al-Shifa hospital, many across the globe are accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. This accusation is common in the press, on college campuses, and at other pro-Palestinian rallies these days. But is it true?
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South Carolina Senator Tim Scott surprised many—including some of his campaign staff—on Sunday Night when he told Trey Gowdy with Fox News that he was dropping out of the race for president. But while the move had begun to feel like an eventuality, some have seen his lack of success as a signal that positivity doesn’t have a place in modern politics. Why is that the case? And what does it mean for our job as Christians?
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This week’s election results have left many in the pro-life movement feeling dejected and discouraged. But why is it that every time abortion comes up for a vote, life seems to lose? And what can we do to change that reality going forward? The answer is fairly simple, but it’s also one many in the pro-life movement don’t seem to want to hear.
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Antisemitism around the world has risen to an “existential threat” in the 34 days since Hamas attacked Israel. This after antisemitism in the US had already escalated last year to its highest recorded level. Plus, Palestinian civilians are suffering in Gaza, and 200+ soldiers and civilians are still being held hostage by Hamas. Such widespread pain leads to a rational question: Why does God allow innocent suffering?
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Yesterday’s elections were bad news for preborn children in America. Kentucky reelected pro-choice Gov. Andy Beshear, indicating that abortion rights advocacy will be a positive issue for Democrats in next year’s national elections. Ohio voters adopted a ballot measure to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution. And Virginia voters rebuffed Republican candidates in favor of those who support abortion rights. Consequently, pro-life Christians must weigh the need for a 15-week abortion ban, as well as how to minister to those considering abortion.
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Since the start of the Israel–Hamas war on October 7, the US has experienced a 400 percent rise in antisemitic incidents. At least 54 reported incidents have occurred on college campuses. What explains this surge? Let’s consider two popular ideas that are behind the rise in antisemitism: that Israel is an “occupying colonizer” and that Israel is oppressing the Palestinians.
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The Palestinian death toll has risen above 9,000 since the Israel–Hamas war began. Now, protestors, governments, and newspapers are asking Israel for a ceasefire, or at least a “humanitarian pause.” In the face of such tragic suffering, such widespread calls are understandable. But there’s more to the story.
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With much of the world’s focus still residing in the Middle East—and the rest rightly directed toward Arlington, Texas, for the Rangers World Series parade later today—the Executive Order concerning artificial intelligence issued by President Biden earlier this week has gone largely unnoticed. But perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of the story is the way in which tech companies have willingly partnered with the government in developing these new regulations. It also serves as a useful parable for our relationship with God.
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The Texas Rangers won the World Series last night, earning the team’s first ever championship. Nearly 70 percent of Americans watch live sports. Twenty-two of the thirty most popular TV shows of all time are Super Bowls. Why is this? And how is this conversation relevant to our war-torn, conflicted culture?
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The National Retail Federation estimated that Americans would spend a record $12.2 billion on yesterday’s festivities. Halloween is popular for a number of reasons that reveal much about the state of our culture and the state of our souls. But when the trick-or-treating is done and all the candy has been eaten, where should we turn for the true antidote our culture and our souls need?
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Israeli forces made a major advance overnight toward Gaza City. Critics of Israel’s continuing military action against Hamas are responding to reports from the Gaza Health Ministry that the death toll among Palestinians has already passed eight thousand, mostly women and minors. However, many doubt the veracity of this organization’s numbers. Yet Hamas’s strategy is intended to escalate Palestinian deaths and provoke an international backlash against Israel—and the strategy appears to be working. So, should Israel seek a cease-fire with Hamas?
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When asked about his stance on controversial topics like same-sex marriage and abortion, new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson replied, “Go pick up a Bible.” How will Johnson’s Christian faith and biblical worldview affect his work as speaker?
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Rev. Bryan Dunagan, senior pastor of Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas, passed away in his sleep two days ago. He was 44 and leaves behind his wife and three children. When such tragedies occur, it’s natural to question God’s goodness and fairness. But when we feel life’s deepest pain, we can respond in two biblical ways.
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An intensive manhunt is underway for a gunman who opened fire at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, last night. At least 22 people are dead and as many as 50 are injured. Meanwhile, Hurricane Otis became the strongest recorded hurricane to hit Mexico’s Pacific Coast when it made landfall yesterday. And the war in Israel continues to increase global unrest. Consequently, many blame God or religion, but secularism is insufficient to save us from ourselves and each other. So where should we turn?
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In an article titled “The US stands on the brink of global war with the Middle East and Asia,” Robert Clark writes, “The world is mustering for war. Conflict is already raging in Europe, with Russian and Ukrainian forces locked in offensive and counteroffensive. The aftermath of the Hamas terror attack upon Israel could now see the Middle East ignited.” He adds, “Within months, the US could be directly involved in two devastating wars on two continents [while] bankrolling a third in Ukraine.” How can we prepare for such a possibility? And is there an ultimate answer to all human conflict?
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Mosab Hassan Yousef is the son of a founding Hamas leader. In response to the October 7 atrocities, he told a reporter: “I was born at the heart of Hamas leadership . . . and I know them very well. They don’t care for the Palestinian people. They do not regard the human life.” Why, then, are so many “pro-Palestinian” advocates in the West supporting them? Why is such support likely to escalate as Israel escalates its response to Hamas’s atrocities?
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America is facing the most crises since World War II, according to former US Defense Secretary Bob Gates. None can be solved; all could spiral into something much worse: the war in the Middle East; China and Russia’s growing military and economic collaboration; a malicious Iran; the unhinged leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un; and a massive spread of doctored or wholly fake videos to manipulate world news and opinion. As a Christian, what can you do in the face of such pressing crises?
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As the war in Israel continues, one of the questions we have been asked most frequently at Denison Forum is if the fighting there is a sign of the end times. But what is it about conflict in Israel that causes us to jump to the apocalypse so quickly? And how can we know if this conflict will be the conflict that will ultimately end with Christ’s return?
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Could the al-Ahli hospital bombing be a turning point in this tragic conflict in the Middle East? Will Hezbollah, who may be waiting for the IDF to enter Gaza, open another front on the war in northern Israel? Will Iran mobilize its jihadist forces in Syria and Iraq? Such a multi-front war has been called “an existential threat” to Israel—but they’ve been there before. Today’s article also includes seven biblical prayers for all affected by this conflict.
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More than 500 people were killed at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza yesterday, which was sheltering thousands of displaced people. Palestinian officials blamed Israeli airstrikes, but the Israel Defense Forces “categorically” denied blame and cited a “failed rocket launch” by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Independent analysts supported IDF’s denial. As the war continues, questions mount: Who are the Palestinians? Did Israel steal their land? Is their plight in Gaza Israel’s fault? How should Christians view them today?
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Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, lost his arm from the elbow down in the Hamas attack at the Nova music festival. He was then captured, and authorities say Hamas is currently holding him hostage. His mother, Rachel Goldberg, is praying for his return and telling his story to the media, US senators, and Israeli politicians. She said, “I think when you’re in hell, if you stop, then you’re really stuck. So when you’re going through hell, keep walking—and that’s what I’m doing.” The Israeli people have done so since the beginning. And in this hinge point of history, what JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon calls “the most dangerous time the world has seen in decades,” what should we do?
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Former Israeli paratrooper Israel Ziv, 61, joined the fight of his own accord when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. His sacrificial and unselfish bravery on behalf of his people is one reason America stands with Israel. Why else is Israel important to America? And what do we know about Hamas and their aims as Israel prepares a ground assault in Gaza?
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Rotem Matias, 16, was shot by Hamas terrorists, but his mother saved him at the cost of her life. His father also died in the attacks. Matias has chosen to keep the bullet removed from his stomach as a reminder of his parents and the many other victims of the ongoing war in Israel. Today, Israel appears to have four basic options in responding to Hamas. A ground offensive seems likely to happen as 300,000 Israeli troops have amassed at the Gaza border. What should Israel do next? And how should Christians pray with regard to this unfolding war?
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J. J. Kimche, a doctoral student in Jewish history at Harvard, wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal denouncing the more than thirty Harvard student groups who supported Hamas and blamed their actions entirely on Israel. Such claims that the two sides are morally equivalent is evidence of rising antisemitism. Unfortunately, as Israel heightens its military response in Gaza, we should expect such antagonism against Jews to escalate. How can Christians combat such antisemitism?
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J.J. Kimche's Wall Street Journal op-ed
The Israeli death toll has passed 1,100 at this writing. President Biden confirmed yesterday in his address to the nation that fourteen US citizens were killed in the conflict and that Americans are known to be among the hostages held by Hamas. And yet some students at Harvard have blamed Israel for the war, and many pro-Hamas rallies are being held across the globe, which leads to the question: Why is antisemitism rising?
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With regard to Hamas’s infiltration into Israel, how did such a massive operation remain a secret from one of the most advanced intelligence agencies in the world? It’s a question that Israel will grapple with in time, but some details are coming to light. As the war in Israel continues, how should we as Christians take part in the spiritual battle being waged?
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At this writing, more than 700 Israelis and about 413 Palestinians have died in the war in Israel; more than 2,200 have been injured. After declaring war for the first time since the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israel launched retaliatory strikes against military compounds and locations connected to Hamas’s leadership in Gaza. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced this morning that it has retaken control of all communities around the Gaza Strip. Why did Hamas attack? What’s going to happen next?
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When compared to news stories about violent crime, politics, and war, it’s easy to see why so many are infatuated with the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce relationship. TV tends to cater to what we want as a culture, but we’re more anxious, depressed, and lonely than ever. In a world that’s often all about us, why is this?
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A Texas LGBTQ advocacy group claimed a federal judge cannot be “fair and impartial” because of his Christian beliefs. It’s human nature when facing opposition and rejection to oppose and reject those we face. The “fight or flight” response is our automatic physiological reaction to events that are perceived as stressful or frightening. But it is precisely the wrong way for Christians to respond to our cultural opponents. So how should we engage our broken culture?
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House lawmakers voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker yesterday afternoon, the first time in US history that a speaker has been voted out. Meanwhile, another unprecedented event is unfolding away from the headlines with ramifications that are even more foundational for biblical Christians in a secularizing culture: the pope is signaling support for blessing same-sex unions.
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The Unconditional Conference hosted by Andy Stanley and North Point Community Church concluded last Friday, and details are beginning to emerge about what was taught across the two-day event. While there is much with which I disagree regarding the implications of Stanley's message, hearing the heart with which Stanley said it is helpful for responding to it in a way that is fair and honors God.
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Andy Stanley's sermon, October 1, 2023
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s dating relationship continues to generate headlines in stark contrast to news that directly affects us, such as the aversion of the government shutdown and America’s growing frustration with inflation and slow economic growth. Americans want to be “inspired by a new, optimistic future,” but this won’t begin with secular culture. It must begin with spiritual rebirth, and that must begin with us as Christians.
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Diver Rex Colubra has posted that his best friend is a fish he named Elvis. Whether joking or not, the story illustrates Americans’ increasing loneliness and anxiety. How have we come to the place where half of all Americans have three close friends or fewer? And how might we as Christians be the antidote to this malady?
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The seven Republican presidential participants in last night’s debate took aim at each other, President Biden for his perceived failings, and former President Donald Trump for not attending. Across much of human history and in much of the world today, last night’s event would never have occurred. In this light, Dr. Jim Denison considers our cultural fascination with Rome and an urgent parallel between the Rome of old and the America of today.
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The US government is facing a shutdown soon that could affect hundreds of thousands. Here we find another example of the fact that what happens in the halls of power affects people far from them. Let’s reflect on this reality in light of the most urgent moral issue of our time: abortion.
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A leaked Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) training video instructs staff to confirm that men can get pregnant and encourages them to refer to a pre-born baby as an “embryo” or “fetus.” The VA training video correctly states, “Language has a profound impact on what people hear and learn.” Therein lies Dr. Denison’s point as he describes our culture’s pervasive four-part strategy to normalize unbiblical immorality, legalize it, then stigmatize those who disagree and ultimately criminalize their disagreement.
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Senator John Fetterman’s (D–Pa.) preferred clothing of shorts and a hoodie generated national headlines when Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that he was relaxing the Senate’s longstanding requirement that its members wear a suit on the floor. The backlash was immediate and bipartisan.
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Andy Stanley and his church are in the news once again in the buildup to the Unconditional Conference they’ll host next week. The event appears to focus on helping people understand how to minister to LGBTQ+ children and youth and has already generated controversy within Christian circles. But is controversy the right response? How should Christians engage with this subject?
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In his quest to live forever, multimillionaire tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has spent more than $4 million developing a life-extension system he calls Blueprint. But one expert said, “If you want immortality, you should go to a church.” Johnson is passionately pursuing an idea at the cost of other priorities and values. As Christians, are we doing the same in passionately pursuing the kind of life and influence embodied by Jesus Christ?
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A man in Jacksonville, Florida, held signs reminding others of their worth during National Suicide Prevention Month, a reminder we all need as the number of deaths by suicide in the US has increased in the last year to its highest rate ever. What can we do to make a practical difference in our hurting world? One biblical answer is both counterintuitive and countercultural, but it offers hope we can embrace and share with those who need it most today.
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Five thousand people attended a worship service at Auburn University last week. When a student wanted to be baptized, a crowd gathered at a nearby lake—and roughly two hundred people gave their lives to Christ and were baptized. The act of baptism visibly sets Christians apart from the world. How else can we live in ways that are so different from our fallen culture as to be both distinctive and attractive?
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The number of people in the US living to at least one hundred years old has doubled over the last decade. The reason may surprise you, and this reason leads Dr. Jim Denison to wonder if the same trait holds true for the longevity of a nation. The Lord said of ancient Israel, “My people did not listen to my voice” (Psalm 81:11), “so I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels” (v. 12). Is America following the same path?
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As Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un meet to discuss exchanging weapons for rockets, Russia has also stepped up its efforts to silence critics within the church. What can those actions teach us about how to truly “honor the emperor” without prioritizing the government over the gospel?
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In the first eleven days of September, eight devastating flood events unfolded on four continents. The US has already set a record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year, with four months still to go. Meanwhile, Apple’s latest product-launch event unveiled even more sophisticated innovations. But all that such high tech can do about the weather is to report the present and attempt to predict the future. Nothing we have invented can deter nature’s unbridled power and ferocity, proving every day the finitude and frailty of humans and our urgent need for power and protection beyond ourselves. What is the pathway to such triumphant faith?
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Were the wildfires on Maui the result of a secret “weather weapon” being tested by the US? Should money being spent on the war in Ukraine be spent at home for disaster relief instead? If you believe the disinformation campaigns currently being waged by China and Russia, you’re likely to say yes to both questions. In this day of AI-generated fake videos, images, and stories, we can expect the problem of fake news to escalate. But there’s an even more significant narrative at work here.
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This morning, millions know what happened to Jets QB Aaron Rodgers. Fewer—but possibly still millions—know what happened to Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler. Both men are in the news because they’re celebrities and their experiences make headlines. By contrast, some of the most significant events of our lives can become routine over time and lose their apparent urgency, like the 9/11 attacks. Today, let’s consider one more normalized casualty of the worst terrorist attack in American history: the waning of religion in America.
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As two new victims of the 9/11 attacks have been identified on this twenty-second anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, Dr. Denison reflects on three attributes of God that are relevant today: his empathy in our grief, his reason in our confusion, and his hope in our fear. None of us is guaranteed tomorrow, so how can we best live for God today?
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While this Sunday marks the start of the NFL’s regular season for most teams—an unofficial holiday for many football fans—it has the potential to be life-changing for reasons that have little to do with sports. September 10 is also World Suicide Prevention Day, and a number of organizations are partnering to use the NFL's platform to help speak to people who might be thinking about taking their own life. They have much to teach us about both the urgency of this issue and our ability to help.
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Five-year-old Edison Juel of Seattle raised $17,000 for Lahaina relief through his lemonade stand. His heart for generosity and helping others is a life principle worth considering, especially as our culture becomes increasingly anti-religion. When we can help others by sharing our faith, how can we as Christians defend our faith without becoming defensive or taking up arms in the culture wars?
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Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks, who specializes in happiness studies, explained in a recent Harvard Business Review interview that our collective happiness “took a real big dip when social media came along” and was further exacerbated by the coronavirus. So how do we fix that? For Christians, the answer lies in knowing the difference between means as ends and means to an eternal end.
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How did the tradition that you can’t wear white after Labor Day begin? And what does it say about our culture that the tradition no longer holds as much sway? In other news, China has fallen on significant economic hard times in recent years. If that can happen to such a world superpower, should America still feel confident about its present and future? And what role should we play as Christians in our secularized, post-Christian nation?
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Singer-songwriter and entrepreneur Jimmy Buffett died Friday at 76 from Merkel cell skin cancer. And Sarah Young, author of the popular “Jesus Calling” devotional, died last Thursday after suffering from various illnesses for years. When famous people die, we can’t help but consider our own mortality and the legacy we’ll leave when we pass. How should your belief in God and heaven empower your work on earth today?
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Across much of this week, the focus has been on how natural disasters like Hurricane Idalia can lead us to question God's goodness and force us to wrestle with the existence of suffering in this world. Today, let’s continue that discussion by taking it a step further to discuss why such suffering is not only redeemable but necessary in light of God's goodness.
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Hurricane Idalia slammed into Florida’s Big Bend area yesterday morning. Some residents who chose to ride out the storm at home had to “swim out of their windows” to escape waves of water crashing through their front doors. In other news, a fire ripped through a rundown five-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa, killing at least seventy-three people as of this morning. And today is the anniversary of Princess Diana’s death in 1997 at the age of thirty-six.
The day’s news so often asks us to consider the incongruity of innocent suffering with who we know God to be: all-loving and all-powerful. To that end, I offer some very personal reflections on suffering and look to David’s honesty with God in Psalm 3.
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Hurricane Idalia strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm early this morning and is expected to make landfall soon on the Big Bend region of Florida’s Gulf Coast. The National Weather Service predicts the storm will “likely be an unprecedented event” for the area, noting that no major hurricanes have struck this region in recorded history and adding, “When you try to compare this storm to others, DON’T. No one has seen this.”
In the face of disaster, it is human nature to turn instinctively to God. Here’s the larger question: In the face of suffering, why pray to God at all?
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Idalia has strengthened to hurricane force and is expected to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast tomorrow as a powerful Category 3 hurricane. On this day in 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, resulting in 1,800 lives lost. Natural catastrophes like hurricanes starkly remind us of our mortality, and Christians and non-Christians often minimize the fact of death. So how can we best maximize our time on earth to God’s glory?
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Sixty years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famed “I Have A Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as part of the March on Washington. Last Saturday, thousands of Americans gathered in our nation’s capital to commemorate the event.
The same day, a white gunman killed three Black people in a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, before shooting himself. The Jacksonville sheriff told a press conference, “This shooting was racially motivated, and he hated Black people.”
In the context of Dr. King’s speech, prejudice—an innate sense of superiority over another person or race—is an endemic result of the Fall and our “will to power” (Genesis 3:5).
We can and should legislate against it. We can and should take every practical means to minimize its existence and horrific effects. But we cannot eradicate it without the help of the God who made us. As a result, we need the Holy Spirit to do three things we cannot do for ourselves.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers recently held their first Christian Faith and Family Day since 2019, featuring the likes of actor Chris Pratt, pitcher Clayton Kershaw, manager Dave Roberts, and singer Jeremy Camp. Eighteen Major League teams host similar Faith and Family nights. While the details can vary from place to place, they continue a decades-long tradition, one that still has a lot to teach us today.
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The first presidential debate of the 2024 election was held last night. In light of this political season, let’s consider three relevant questions for us as Christians: What biblical principles guide our political engagement? How should we treat those with whom we disagree politically? Can politics become an idol?
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In the last month, commercial airlines have experienced 46 close calls, a notable increase—and a reminder of both our human imperfection and finitude. Dr. Denison then turns to a discussion of AI, the greatness of God, and why being “good enough” actually isn’t good enough for us as Christians seeking to change the culture.
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Security camera footage reveals what may have started the wildfires in Hawaii that have since claimed the lives of 114 people—sobering proof that seemingly insignificant events can quickly turn tragic. The same cause-and-effect can occur in our body politic as well. For instance, the moral condition of a people determines their destiny. Is this good news for America?
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Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall over Mexico’s Baja California peninsula shortly before noon yesterday. Thousands of people across Southern California have lost power. On the same day, a magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck eighty miles northwest of Los Angeles. As we pray for those affected by these calamities and challenges, we’re reminded of the cultural and spiritual principles at work in these disasters.
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Michael Oher went from a football star to a national celebrity after “The Blind Side” took his inspirational story and put it on the big screen. Recent reports, however, call into question the truth of the tale many of us wanted to believe.
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Eddie McCarthy, a high school math teacher in Toledo, Ohio, donated a kidney to Roman McCormick, one of his geometry students. Such altruism is newsworthy because it seems increasingly rare. In “How America Got Mean,” NYT columnist David Brooks discusses how the US became “a society that’s terrible at moral transformation.” And his points were reiterated to Dr. Jim Denison during a recent, surprising conversation with a cashier about why she doesn’t like working shifts on Sunday mornings.
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Parents from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish backgrounds in Montgomery County, Maryland, have brought a lawsuit against the district seeking to shield their children from sexual LGBTQ materials. But the culture wars know no geographical boundaries. Activists want to normalize and legalize LGBTQ behavior across the country while stigmatizing and criminalizing opposition wherever it exists. This is why Christians need a way to resist our secularized, anti-Christian culture while impacting our nation with God’s redeeming love and unchanging truth. The key to both is found in a commitment that is transformative for our souls and empowering for our witness.
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Yesterday, a grand jury in Atlanta charged former president Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and other allies with operating a criminal enterprise that attempted to overturn Joe Biden’s electoral victory in Georgia. The unprecedented indictments mean that our democracy is on unprecedented political ground with an uncertain future. How should we as culture-changing Christians move forward?
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About 49,500 people died by suicide last year in the US, the highest number ever. This comes to 135 per day. The recent apparent death by suicide of a beloved pastor in Texas made the issue more real for me. It caused me to reflect on other pastors I’ve known over the years who died in the same way. And to relive memorial services I have conducted for suicide victims and their families, among the most painful experiences of my life. These reflections raise a formative question: Does our faith help to prevent suicide? If so, why? If not, why not?
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With a death toll expected to rise, at least 55 people have died as a result of wildfires in Hawaii. The scenic, historic town of Lahaina on the island of Maui was engulfed in flames, and many reportedly dove into the sea to escape the fires. The tragic story caused Dr. Jim Denison to ask: Why don’t we pray for miracles as often as we should?
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NBA superstar LeBron James helped launch the I Promise School (IPS) in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, in 2018 to help "those students who are already falling behind and in danger of falling through the cracks." But then Covid hit, and everything changed. Is the school a "school of failed promises?" Or are the negative headlines mostly the product of a dislike for LeBron James? In truth, it's probably a bit of both. But lost in both extremes is a lesson that goes beyond test scores and school accountability, one that is relevant to each of us today.
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Yesterday, a massive storm system killed at least two people and knocked out power to more than one million utility customers from Pennsylvania to Georgia. When the storms of life strike us, we have four spiritual options: deism, skepticism, self-reliant Christianity, or holistic Christianity. You may know the “right” answer, but does your life bear its truth?
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Nearly 70 percent of Americans believe in the existence of angels, according to a recent Associated Press-NORC survey. The same percentage believe in heaven, though even more (72 percent) believe in the power of prayer. However, only 58 percent believe in hell, and even fewer (56 percent) believe in the existence of the devil. It’s understandable why most would prefer such a “cafeteria-style” religion, but ignoring reality makes it no less real. Why should we trust God’s truth over our own perceptions?
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Marjorie Perkins, 87, fought off a teenage intruder who’d struck her. Then, when the teen said he was “awfully hungry,” she fed him—and then called 911. Such a dramatic story, which has made Marjorie “a bit of an international celebrity” according to The Associated Press, reminds us of the power of stories. And for Christians, the power of our story in accepting and following Christ is essential to seeing our culture experience genuine moral and spiritual transformation.
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The NFL preseason officially kicked off last night, but it's next Thursday's matchup between the Houston Texans and the New England Patriots that I'm looking forward to most. That’s when John Metchie III is expected to take the field for the first time in more than a year and a half. And his story of overcoming injury and surviving cancer has a good bit to teach all of us today.
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“In three years I don’t think there’s going to be any human taking an order in any drive-through in the US.” That’s according to one chief executive providing such technology. In similar news, a news-content channel on TikTok has announced “the world’s first fully AI automated news edition presented by digital avatar clones.” This rapid march toward incorporating AI into our daily lives is just one arena where our technology may be outpacing our ethics. And in a culture predicated upon situational ethics, how might Christians show the way to a more moral future?
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Authorities discovered an unlicensed lab in Fresno County, California, where the CDC found at least twenty potentially infectious agents, including coronavirus, HIV, hepatitis, and herpes. The biotech company reportedly has ties to China. Counselors say we are “living through one of the most stressful periods in American history.” In such anxious times, why are so many Americans opting out of church when the community of the church and the truth of God’s word are actually what we need?
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China has hidden malicious computer code deep inside networks controlling our power grids, communication systems, and water supplies that feed our military bases in the US and around the world. Officials acknowledge that they do not know the full extent of the malware’s presence in networks around the world, in part because it is so well hidden. An amoral worldview pervades much of Chinese culture—the same rejection America’s secularized culture now embraces and demands. As a Christian, how can you stand up to this immoral maelstrom?
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A former intelligence officer and two former fighter pilots told Congress this week that the government is lying to us about UFOs, complete with claims that they have collected aircraft and “biologics” of a “nonhuman” origin. Whether you are inclined to believe those claims or not, let’s take a moment and assume that they were true. How would that impact your faith? The answer can give important insight into the state of your relationship with God.
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Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates yesterday to their highest level in twenty-two years, causing many to ask if a recession is coming. More pressing questions might be: Is a spiritual recession coming? Is it already here? If so, what can we do to respond? Consider this biblical guide to the change we need to be in order to see the change we wish to see.
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Elon Musk has changed Twitter’s name to X, possibly erasing billions in value. And parents are hiring $4,000 sorority consultants to help their daughters dress and impress during rush. Such shifting perceptions can become self-fulfilling prophecies, and this fact is especially relevant to the future of America.
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Yesterday, Israel’s parliament ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, setting off demonstrations and protests across the country. The bill takes away the Israeli Supreme Court’s ability to nullify government decisions it finds “unreasonable in the extreme.”
Supporters say this power was nebulous and enabled liberal judges to overturn the will of the electorate. Critics say the overhaul would reduce judicial oversight over the cabinet and give the government greater powers without necessary accountability.
A political scientist at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem calls the conflict “a clash between the Israelis and the Jews,” with the Israelis representing the founders who envisioned a secular Zionist state and the Jews representing those who want to rebuild the Jewish kingdom that reigned over the land two thousand years ago.
“It’s a clash between a more civil identity and a more religious identity,” he adds.
Should this sound familiar to Americans?
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The inclusion of scenes with explicit sex and nudity in “Oppenheimer” ought to make it off-limits to Christians who choose to follow biblical teachings on lust. However, avoiding the film, while vital for followers of Christ, is only one step in a broken culture that surrounds us daily with pervasive immorality. How are we to “put to death whatever is earthly” (Col. 3:5) in us?
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As the war in Ukraine drags on, its true cost can be seen in the faces of the thousands of children who have survived or have lost a parent. As governments fight to not join the fight, what can we do as individual Christians to effect positive change? The biblical example of Jonathan provides an answer.
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One winning ticket was sold in downtown Los Angeles for last night’s $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot, but winning the lottery often comes with unfortunate and disastrous results. Additionally, Americans may be collectively wealthier today, but we’re also unhappier and more anxious. In today’s Daily Article, Dr. Jim Denison turns our eyes to counterintuitive good news when it comes to the urgency of our personal spiritual renewal for the betterment of America’s future.
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An article on the increase in births in Texas due to its enacted abortion ban in September 2021 refers to “pregnant individuals” and “birthing people” rather than using the word “women.” In other news, a lifestyle influencer is charging her followers $1/hour to chat with her AI clone. In this “increasingly bizarre present,” how should Christians pursue spiritual growth?
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Diet drink sales plummeted after the WHO declared that the artificial sweetener aspartame possibly causes cancer. In other medical news, the FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill. In both instances, there’s more to the headline, and the implications of these issues go deeper even than the crucial issues they raise. As Christians, our need for discernment is especially urgent in these times.
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In “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One,” Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) fights the “Entity,” which is essentially AI on steroids. The movie parallels the real world in a way that is urgently relevant for every Christian.
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When Sound of Freedom first came out, I was hesitant to see it. As a father, there are few things more difficult to watch and contemplate than the horrific abuse and unconscionable evil portrayed in the film. But the movie’s message is important, and it conveys that message in a way that calls us to choose hope over fear. So, given that message, why has the film generated so much controversy? And what does it say about our culture that many have judged the movie without seeing it?
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Have you heard of “vampire facials”? This is the colloquial term for a “microneedling treatment using platelet-rich plasma—a component of your blood that can lead to impressive results when absorbed into your skin.” The treatment promises to “enhance the skin’s overall appearance.” However, it is also a way to contract HIV; a third case has now been confirmed from a now-defunct spa that offered this service.
In other news, a businessman named Mark Exposito is accused by prosecutors of raiding his company’s bank accounts to steal more than $8 million he and his wife used to support a lavish lifestyle.
A dear friend alerted me to these articles and commented on them: “Although very different stories, they share a common thread: a desire to be someone other than God created us to be.”
How can we remember to show a likeness to Christ instead?
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Let’s begin with some good news: a seventeen-year-old who was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at the age of eight and given a 20 percent chance of survival has been accepted at Harvard, where he will study medicine. His story caught my eye because of a Gallup survey released yesterday: Americans’ confidence in higher education has fallen to 36 percent.
Are we doomed to be a “Divided States of America?” We may find unity around something surprising: organized religion.
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Harrison Ford is making headlines again these days with the fifth installment in his iconic “Indiana Jones” film series. Consequently, his affair with Carrie Fisher when they were filming the original Star Wars movie in 1976 has been back in the news as well.
Fisher made their relationship public in 2016 as part of her memoir released shortly before her death. She was nineteen at the time of their affair; Ford was thirty-three and a married father of two.
In all the coverage of their affair, I have seen no suggestion that what they did was immoral.
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Bill de Blasio, the former mayor of New York City, and his wife, Chirlane McCray, recently told the New York Times that they are separating after nearly thirty years of marriage. However, they are not planning to divorce and will continue to share the townhouse where they raised their two children. Therapists are pointing to a definitive rise in “polyamorous” relationships.
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In “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” Harrison Ford’s iconic character was de-aged by artificial intelligence for its opening scenes. However, such generative AI can also be used to create convincing deepfake videos, like a recent fake made of President Biden announcing a draft to send American soldiers to Ukraine. Such uses of AI are a microcosm of the cosmic story: what can be used for good can be turned for evil, and we as humans cast the deciding vote. So how can we as Christians vote well and seek the betterment of the future of our country?
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Sixteen mass shootings resulted in 15 deaths and nearly a hundred injured across 13 states and Washington, D.C. this past July 4. It’s also been two months since the deadly mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, TX. Such violence reveals our fallenness, and Dr. Jim Denison considers how much our fallenness plays into the “secular religion” of democracy replacing Christianity.
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Eight roller coaster riders were stuck hanging upside down for around three hours at a festival in Wisconsin last Sunday. No matter what happens to you today, you can remind yourself that you weren’t one of them. As we continue our Independence Day focus on America, let’s ask: What explains our nation’s loss of hope? What can we as Christians do about it?
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Fifteen-time title winner Joey Chestnut will defend his crown today in Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote an op-ed wishing America a happy birthday. And President Reagan, in a commencement address from 1981, placed our democracy in historical context. Each of these news items celebrates the impact that America has made on history because we believe that “all men are created equal.” As we celebrate America’s birth today, let’s renew our commitment to sharing the gospel that produces the spiritual birth Americans need so desperately.
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The US Supreme Court sided last Friday with a Colorado web designer who claimed a First Amendment right to refuse to design wedding websites for same-sex couples. From good news to tragedy: an 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man were killed in a mass shooting early Sunday morning at a Baltimore block party. And on this anniversary day of the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, we remember: there is no gift that cannot be misused, including the gift of freedom. So how can we as Christians best use our freedom to serve our nation?
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The US Supreme Court issued two landmark rulings yesterday, striking down affirmative action in university admissions and supporting religious liberty in a case involving an evangelical postal worker who’d asked for Sundays off to observe his Sabbath. However, yesterday’s rulings demonstrate the problem of competing constitutional values in a democratic republic. And they illustrate an even larger narrative at work in our culture today.
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The original Princess Leia dress from Star Wars was expected to bring in $2 million at auction but failed to do so. Dr. Jim Denison uses this story to then discuss the power of ideas to change the world, the growing insistence of Pride Month, why people behave badly, and how Christians can respond biblically and redemptively to the temptations of the day.
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Last Friday, Scooter won the 2023 World’s Ugliest Dog contest in Petaluma, California. In other news, a newborn girl left in a Florida Safe Haven Baby Box was adopted by the firefighter who found her. Contrast these good news stories with recent headlines announcing the further decline of the church in America. However, when you pull back the curtain on what’s been written, the story changes—for the better.
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If you live in Russia, you must be wondering what last weekend’s uprising means for your future. If you live in the US, you should be asking the same question, though for different reasons: the effects on those who hold nuclear power, the effects on global markets, and the threat of even greater instability and oppression should Vladimir Putin fall. In such instances, it’s easy to feel like powerless victims of forces beyond our understanding or control. When we are living on “the brink of great disorder,” however, followers of Jesus can take heart from two related biblical facts.
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On Friday, the man known as “Putin’s chef” seemed on the verge of overthrowing Putin himself. Now he has been exiled to Belarus, where he may be targeted for assassination. Meanwhile, Putin remains in power. But is he really?
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Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of when the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade and returned the issue of abortion law to the states. And while more than 24,000 lives have been saved in the time since, current trends cast a heavy shadow on where America might be headed on this issue. With so much left undecided, how can we best help both the unborn and the mothers struggling to weigh their future with the life of their child?
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As King Charles, the British Titanic Society, and more across the globe pray for the survival of the five people onboard the Titan submersible, we are reminded of the many who doubt the efficacy of prayer. Does God truly listen to us? Can we prove it?
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The search for the missing Titanic submersible Titan continues, and Hunter Biden is facing charges of failing to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a weapon. These recent headlines speak to our politics, our morality, and our religion and how Christians, particularly, shouldn’t fear sharing the gospel, “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16).
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The deep-diving submersible Titan, used to take people to see the wreck of the Titanic, has gone missing in the Atlantic Ocean with its passengers and crew aboard. Why are so many people focusing on five missing people out of a global population of more than eight billion? The answer lies in our creation, but what is the answer to our fallen humanity?
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According to the Smithsonian Institution, “Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day.” On this day in 1865, some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, where they announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state were free by executive decree. The day became known as “Juneteenth” by the newly freed people in Texas and eventually became a federal holiday. As such, today illustrates the path to cultural transformation our nation urgently needs.
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When the Southern Baptist Convention met this week, a number of issues were on the docket. None, however, received the same notoriety as the decision to officially sever ties with Saddleback Church over their choice to name women as pastors. But while that final verdict has received most of the attention, the reasoning behind it points to a crucial lesson for applying God’s word to our culture today.
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Per Gallup, more Americans say they are conservative on social issues than liberal or moderate. In light of this surprising good news, what can we learn that will help us make a transforming impact on our lost culture?
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The University of Oklahoma women’s softball team made history recently when it became only the second team to win three national titles in a row. But OU’s coach, Patty Gasso, and her players are making headlines for another reason: their Christian witness.
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As Donald Trump faces arraignment in Miami today, the outcome of his indictment could upset American democracy in the 2024 presidential race. What are the possible outcomes? And what can Christians do about our increasingly divided culture along political lines?
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Former President Donald Trump is set to appear in a Miami courtroom tomorrow after a federal indictment unsealed Friday charged him with 37 felony counts related to his handling of classified information. How have we come to this “fraught moment for American democracy,” as the Wall Street Journal has described it? What is the way forward?
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Pat Robertson passed away Thursday at the age of ninety-three. The founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and longtime host of its flagship program, “The 700 Club,” was among the most influential figures in evangelical life for half a century. However, at times, he was also among the most controversial. What can we learn from his legacy to help us build our own in a way that glorifies God and helps people know him better?
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Scripture makes clear that our fundamental job as Christians is to help people in every culture know Jesus and follow his word. Far too often, however, we make the mistake of underestimating how creative God can be in accomplishing that task. Two recent examples of the Lord working in unique ways challenge us to think bigger when it comes to what it means to translate his word to the lost around us.
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Early Tuesday morning, a significant portion of the Nova Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station along the Dnieper River in Ukraine was destroyed. Now much of Ukraine’s most fertile land—and the projected battleground for its impending assault on Russia’s forces—is underwater. Most have blamed Russia, but is it that simple? And why should it matter to us?
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When Georgia recently joined the growing list of states that allow Digital Driver’s Licenses, they likely suspected that it could create a few issues. However, naked selfies likely were not at the top of their list. But all technology has a dark side, and that reality is particularly important when it comes to the growing trend of relying on AI for answers to some of our most pressing questions about God.
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The Tiananmen Square Massacre occurred on June 4, 1989, a startling event that revealed the brutality of the Chinese government. Today, as North Korea and Russia join China in bringing political instability to the globe, how ought we to react? What can we do as individual Christians to counter such apocalyptic danger?
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Two staples of the Christian life for many—Chick-fil-A and The Chosen—have faced calls for boycotts in recent days after both have been accused of perpetuating a “woke” agenda. But have they? And even if that were true, are boycotts really the best way to respond? The answer is more complicated than you might think.
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In response to Pride Month, Princeton professor Robert George is launching “Fidelity Month” today, “a month dedicated to the importance of fidelity to God, spouses and families, our country, and our communities.” How should Christians respond to our increasingly secular and postmodern culture?
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The Fidelity Month initiative will launch today, June 1st, with a webinar open to the public at 2 p.m. EST.
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After the LA Dodgers reversed their decision to disinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to their Pride Night Celebration, pitcher and noted Christian Clayton Kershaw spoke up in disagreement. His response illustrates a thoughtful way to use our influence for Christ.
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After releasing Pride-themed clothing for children, Target has lost $10 billion in market valuation. As Pride month begins this Thursday, such issues raise an important question: Should Christians boycott “woke” companies?
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President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) announced last night that they have reached an agreement to raise the nation’s borrowing limit. In the midst of our bitterly divisive partisan environment, it’s worth remembering on this Memorial Day the true purpose of government and the heroes who paid the ultimate price to fulfill that purpose.
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The same technology that enables AI to read our thoughts has also helped the paralyzed to walk, the mute to speak, and scientists to find potential remedies to the superbugs that kill more than a million people a year. But as the line between science fiction and science fact becomes increasingly blurred, how are we to know when we cross a threshold from which we may not be able to return?
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Joe Hollins, a man without a home, saved Claudia Jimenez and her two children from an apartment fire. This story serves as a cultural parable as Dr. Jim Denison cites Pete Buttigieg on the culture wars, Tim Keller’s steadfast commitment to biblical orthodoxy, C. S. Lewis’ “Christianity and” heresy, and Billy Graham’s inspiring words on our need to set God’s word as the foundation to our lives.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to begin his formal presidential campaign today, joining a growing list of candidates including South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, former Vice President Mike Pence, and former President Donald Trump. In today’s Daily Article, Dr. Jim Denison considers what makes the US presidency unique, the foundational decision we must all make today, and how to “find your why” as a Christian who seeks to impact our culture.
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San Francisco has designated D’Arcy Drollinger as the city’s first “drag laureate,” and Pride Month begins next week. Consequently, LGBTQ-themed advertising will proliferate and often focus on children. Why is that? And for those who believe in biblical morality, what can be done to protect children from such secular, postmodern ideology?
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Pastor Tim Keller met his Savior on Friday, May 19, 2023, at the age of seventy-two after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. We can learn much from his enduring wisdom, and we can draw inspiration from his commitment to serving Christ in one of the most challenging environments for biblical truth in America. But there is another way we can benefit from Dr. Keller’s ministry, one that was brought into sharp relief by the passing on the same day of another cultural icon.
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In anticipation of their tenth annual Pride Night, the LA Dodgers originally invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group that also goes by the name LA Dragnuns, to be part of the event. After pushback from those who rightly consider them to be an anti-Catholic hate group, they rescinded that offer, and the ensuing controversy has left people on both sides of the issue angry with them. As such, there are two important lessons we can take from their story.
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According to Reuters, the deadly, brain-damaging Nipah virus has “found a way to leap from bats to humans.” Pragya Yadav, the lead scientist on Nipah at India’s National Institute of Virology, warns: “Nobody is safe. . . . It will take no time for a disease outbreak to reach anywhere in the world because of international travel and trade.”
As we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, whose origins are still being studied, what happens to any of us can affect all of us.
This is true for our bodies and for our souls.
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A now-viral video captures a huge shark attacking a Hawaiian angler’s kayak as he fished off Oahu last Friday. The fisherman spotted an injured seal shortly before the shark attacked his kayak and theorized that the shark mistook the kayak for the seal. The fisherman was understandably frightened but otherwise unhurt.
You may go your entire life at the beach never encountering a shark, but your next time in the ocean could be one time too many. Since it’s human nature to fear what we cannot predict or control, especially if it is more powerful than we are, it’s natural to fear sharks.
If only we felt the same way about sin.
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In the midst of an ongoing mental health crisis that is especially affecting children and youth, I found this headline interesting: “Conservative teenagers are generally happier than their liberal peers, study finds.” And conservative teens “are more likely to be religious.”
Reading such reports is obviously encouraging for those of us who are religious enough to get up early to write and read articles like this one. It’s also tempting to feel sorry for “non-religious individuals” who are missing the boat.
But far more is at stake than personal happiness.
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I am writing today’s Daily Article from Jerusalem in the aftermath of a five-day conflict between Israel and terrorists in Gaza. I have led more than thirty study tours to Israel over the years, but this is my first time being here during one of its conflicts with its territorial enemies.
Today I’ll offer a concise survey of the issues underlying the present strife, then offer a reflection on courageous faith.
Author: Jim Denison
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Dr. Jim Denison's book, Radical Islam, explains the history of this conflict in detail, as do a number of articles
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While it is hardly unique for political scandal to dominate the headlines, this week has seen three such public figures vie for the collective attention and derision of the American people. And though they’ve been notable for different reasons, George Santos, Joe Biden, and Donald Trump each demonstrate the importance of building a legacy—for better or worse—one day and one decision at a time.
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Have you noticed that Brussels sprouts are more popular than ever? I used to hate them; now I order them in restaurants whenever I can.
Here’s what happened: in 1998, a Dutch scientist named Hans van Doorn identified sinigrin and progoitrin as chemicals that made the vegetable taste bitter. Dutch seed companies then bred these chemicals out. By the 2010s, Brussels sprouts didn’t taste bitter and became popular with culinary celebrities and then with the general public.
Now consider a second scientific discovery that changed the world in surprising ways: last Tuesday saw the sixty-third anniversary of “the pill.” How has it changed American society in dramatic and fundamental ways? A secular argument for biblical living.
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I found this headline in a recent Time article jarring: “If someone you love has an abortion, give them a gift.” The author writes: “Abortion can be a powerful act of love.” This is the first time I’ve seen abortion called an “act of love” for the unborn baby whose life it ends.
Read how America has turned performative claims into constative claims.
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Warren Buffet recently discussed how to live without mistakes: “You should write your obituary and then try to figure out how to live up to it. It’s not that complicated.”
I respectfully disagree. We can “write our obituary” without God’s help and, depending on what we choose to write, “figure out how to live up to it.” Or we can seek God’s best for our lives, knowing that we must then have his power if we are to fulfill his purpose.
There is an eternally significant chasm between these two options.
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A gunman opened fire at the Allen Premium Outlets Saturday afternoon, killing six people at the mall and injuring at least nine others. Of the nine who were hospitalized, two later died. Three others are in critical condition at this writing. I have been to this mall several times and know people who live in Allen. There is something about the proximity of tragedy that makes it feel more real. How, then, should we respond when he allows horrific tragedy?
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In what its authors hope will become an example to other states, a bill that would require every public school classroom in Texas to display a copy of the Ten Commandments took its next step toward becoming law this week. As one might expect, it’s been met with a good deal of controversy. Should Christians support the idea? Would it make a difference? Let’s take a closer look.
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Saturday’s coronation of King Charles III will cost British taxpayers a high amount during a cost-of-living crisis that has fueled multiple strikes. Should they have to pay? The event also provides an illustration of the true cost of coronating Jesus as our King, something Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote about extensively and the Bible speaks to specifically.
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According to a new report from the US Surgeon General’s office, lacking social connections “can increase the risk of premature death to levels comparable to smoking daily.” Technology is making this problem worse: people who use social media for two hours or more daily are more than twice as likely to report feeling isolated than those who are on such apps for less than thirty minutes a day. So let’s consider this antidote to our loneliness: let’s spend some time each day thinking less about ourselves and more time thinking about creation and the Creator.
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Dr. Lane Ogden’s “What does the Bible say about mental health”
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A Michigan seventh grader recently took control of his school bus after the driver lost consciousness. He told his parents later that he knew what to do because he watched the driver do it every day. Being kind to others is instinctual for most humans since, according to social scientists, kindness clearly raises personal happiness. Living with meaningful purpose in the world is similarly linked to positive mental health and well-being. As Christians, are we living with meaningful purpose today? If not, God is calling us to take three urgent steps today.
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In a recent Pew Research Center report, two-thirds of American respondents claimed that “it’s not necessary to believe in God to be moral. They can make this claim because our secularized culture has convinced them that morality is personal and subjective. However, the mass shooting in Texas, the deadliest Russian attack on Ukraine in months, the first US mass evacuation effort from Sudan, and widespread discouragement about the future are windows into how well our subjective morality is working for us. What do we do when your definition of morality and mine directly contradict each other? This debate is not only foundational to the future of our democracy—it is especially urgent for the souls of evangelicals.
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Famed—and infamous—talk show host Jerry Springer died yesterday at the age of seventy-nine after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. But while those who knew him well recall a man committed to his Jewish heritage and his community, most are likely to remember him as the host of one of television’s most outlandish and shocking shows. What that says about us and our culture, however, is more important than what it says about him.
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In an encouraging video, the Austin Fire Department helped a 95-year-old man mow his yard, which led Dr. Jim Denison to reflect on our culture’s deep valuing of “workism,” how Christians ought to find their identity not in work but in Christ, and how making a difference in our culture means looking for ways to serve others.
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President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday, April 25, that he’s running for reelection, leading some to question whether he and former president Donald Trump should both run again. As election season warms up, we must consider what faith our country has in its governance and, more personally, whether we’re placing our faith in the right place.
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On Monday, Fox News announced that they are "parting ways" with Tucker Carlson—the highest-rated host in cable news. Roughly an hour later, news broke that CNN’s Don Lemon was out of a job as well. Both offer an important reminder that none of us are immune from the consequences of our choices. Praise God that’s the case.
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The author of an article extolling the benefits of living in San Francisco speaks for millions in our culture who likewise believe that “you have to find your truth and live your truth,” yet the percentage of Americans who say they are “not too happy” has doubled. The disconnect involves our pluralistic society’s belief that all religions are just “different roads up the same mountain.” By contrast, Psalm 18 models transforming faith in the one true God.
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Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act" along party lines. The bill would change the Title IX legislation to specify that, when it comes to athletics, "sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth." But what makes this position so contentious? The answer is important for more than just women’s athletics.
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The Supreme Court extended a pause yesterday afternoon on a lower-court ruling that sought to limit access to mifepristone, a commonly used abortion pill. Why is the Supreme Court ruling on a “right” Congress has never established in law? This question is obviously relevant to millions of unborn babies whose lives hang in the balance. But it is also a symptom of a deeper narrative that explains why America allows elective abortion at all.
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Disneyland’s first official Pride Nite will be this June, featuring a parade with Mickey Mouse and other characters “dressed in special attire,” dance parties, and special dining and merchandise. Participants are encouraged to “proudly display your true colors and be your unique and fabulous self.”
Every day’s news brings more examples of our society’s rejection of biblical morality. But like a river that erodes the shoreline we can see and the underwater banks we cannot, the cultural currents of our day are undermining our democracy in ways that are less apparent but no less foundational.
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J. P. and Paul Norden each lost a leg in the bombings and now utilize a prosthetic leg. As a result, their family started a foundation, A Leg Forever, which so far has helped sixty people who’ve lost limbs pay for prosthetics, wheelchairs, and bedside care. Speaking of the bombing, J. P. says, “In a lot of ways, it changed me for the better.” The Norden brothers typify this fact: most things, events, and experiences can be used for bad or for good. As New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman points out in his fascinating recent article, “America, China and a Crisis of Trust,” this is a principle of enormous geopolitical significance.
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Four people were killed an dozens more were injured as a mass shooting during a Sweet 16 birthday party Saturday night in Alabama. Because mass shootings occur far too frequently in the US, many tend to gloss over the tragedy. The same could be said of our country's reaction to abortion, and a recent surprise appearance of Vice President Kamala Harris at a pro-abortion rally speaks to this fact. What can Christians do today to "stand up and fight" for the victims of abortion?
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A Virginia high school teacher has been instructed by school officials that she must remove a Bible verse from the signature of her work email messages. The school district’s position is entirely consistent with the cultural narrative of our day in which religion, to the degree it is tolerated at all, is to be privatized. Despite victory after victory for religious liberty in the courts, it remains the cultural consensus that religious speech must be treated differently than any other kind and must be confined to the personal rather than the public. Why?
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President Biden will not attend the May 6 coronation of King Charles III, though First Lady Jill Biden will. The news story leads Dr. Jim Denison to consider how the true king of the universe is often faulted for evil and suffering attributable to our free will.
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Dr. George kept all his medical records and has made them available on his website for the world to see.
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Millions of lives could be saved by a groundbreaking set of new vaccines for cancer and a range of other conditions according to Dr. Paul Burton, chief medical officer of Moderna. In contrast, the Washington Post reports that “research with exotic viruses risks a deadly outbreak” due to the proliferation of biocontainment testing facilities across the globe. When so much seems out of our control, what can we specifically do as Christians to help our world?
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New vaccines could save “millions of lives”: A reflection on the spiritual movement we need
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Five people have died and eight were wounded in a mass shooting at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. What is a biblical response to such tragedy?
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Mark Legg’s article, “What does the Bible say about gun control?”).
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Amateur golfer Sam Bennett sports an unusual tattoo in memory of his late father who died of Alzheimer’s in 2021. A doctor recently donated her kidney to a woman she’d never met. Opposing rulings on mifepristone were released. What do these stories have in common?
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A “staggering” church abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Baltimore has come to light involving more than 150 Catholic priests and over 600 children over 80 years, with decades of coverups. How can religious people do such terrible things? On this Good Friday, let’s consider why, then let’s take three practical, biblical steps in response.
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The WHO is reporting about the Marburg virus spreading in Africa, but it may receive little press in America as what doesn’t affect us personally seldom impacts us personally. However, on this Maundy Thursday, we should be grateful that Jesus doesn’t feel the same way. In today’s Daily Article, Dr. Jim Denison shares Jesus’ solution to a crucifixion problem, plus eight words that will change your life.
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The WHO is reporting about the Marburg virus spreading in Africa, but it may receive little press in America as what doesn’t affect us personally seldom impacts us personally. However, on this Maundy Thursday, we should be grateful that Jesus doesn’t feel the same way. In today’s Daily Article, Dr. Jim Denison shares Jesus’ solution to a crucifixion problem, plus eight words that will change your life.
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Former President Donald Trump’s arrest leads to many questions, including when the trial will begin and whether he can still run for president. But there’s one question no one seems to be raising, and it speaks to a deeper issue in our culture that’s been with us since the dawn of time.
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History will be made today when Donald Trump appears in the Manhattan Criminal Courts Building to face criminal charges. How can such an event be encouraging for America? Let’s consider foundational cultural issues that transcend even the history that will be made later today.
Author: Jim Denison, PhD
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Today's First15 Holy Week devotional: first15.org/today
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Today’s headlines continue to be dominated by the news that former US President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on more than thirty counts related to business fraud. He is expected to appear in court tomorrow. There are three logical options behind this unprecedented series of events, and the fact that millions of Americans consider at least two of these positions to be plausible or even likely is damaging by itself.
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Vice President Kamala Harris has spent much of this week in Africa, attempting to forge better relationships with key governments across the continent. Too often, though, American involvement has taken the form of a hero coming to the rescue when what most Africans want is a partner to help them grow. That's a lesson Christians in America could use as well, and we need look no further than the amazing story of what God has done in and through the Bhutanese Nepali refugees to learn how.
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Dr. Jim Denison's previous article on how Christians should respond to the controversy surrounding former President Donald Trump.
A thousand experts, including Elon Musk, have asked for a six-month moratorium on AI development, writing that “powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable.” This comes at the same time as a report saying as many as 300,000,000 full-time jobs around the world could be automated in some way by the latest AI. But there is something to be hopeful about: in the midst of such technological and cultural transformation, we’re living in a day of unparalleled spiritual transformation as well.
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Amazon’s palm-reading technology is being tested in Panera Bread cafes, but what if such advances were used to monitor our every move? Such a surveillance state is already happening in Russia and China, and with the amount of data we each produce every day, it may not be long before such tech negatively alters life in America. Yet tech like artificial intelligence “represents mankind’s greatest invention to date” according to Thomas Friedman, so how can Christians redeem the opportunities it presents?
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Dr. Denison's paper: “ChatGPT and artificial intelligence: What you need to know.”
Bill Gates recently wrote, “There’s the possibility that AIs will run out of control” and could decide that humans are a threat. Yet, as we develop the most powerful technology in human history, our society has the weakest moral consensus in American history. In such a time as this, the voice of Christian truth has never been more urgent, or more maligned. How can we speak biblical wisdom and morality to people who reject both?
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A “scaled secession” is taking place within our country. This is not a “national divorce” but rather “soft separatism” in which communities are distancing from one another in a variety of ways, such as wealthier areas separating into parallel school districts. Are we dividing over biblical morality as well? A host of recent events impinging on Christians’ basic constitutional freedoms may suggest so.
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While Donald Trump remains a free man as of this writing, that news may come as a shock to millions of people who have already seen pictures of him getting arrested and thrown to the ground by police. It turns out those pictures were the convincing results of an AI art generator. However, as a recent study on the way TikTok promotes suicidal content to children found, fake images should be the least of our concerns.
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Gwyneth Paltrow is on trial for a 2016 ski accident after being sued for crashing into a man. She has countersued, claiming he hit her. Our cultural fascination with the trial speaks to a phenomenon known as “Celebrity Worship Syndrome,” and that syndrome speaks to something much deeper within our hearts.
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Jesus Revolution, the movie about a spiritual awakening in California in the early 1970s, is outperforming many Best Picture Oscar nominees at the box office. Why is it striking such a chord with so many millions of people?
Author: Jim Denison, PhD
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When will Donald Trump be indicted for an alleged hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels via Michael Cohen? Trump has said his arrest could happen today, but a late surprise witness may push back the possible arrest. If Trump is indicted soon, the New York Times says “this week will be unlike any other in American politics.” No US president has ever been charged with a crime.
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Should America get a divorce? Twenty percent of Americans think so, an unsurprising number given rising partisan animosity in the US. Yet depression and anxiety are also growing. Is this a coincidence?
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In “Ridley Jones,” a Netflix show for preschoolers, a character recently came out as nonbinary. Marvel has announced its Pride Month Star Wars comic book covers for June. And many other current news stories reveal how LGBTQ ideology is following a fourfold strategy for cultural transformation.
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March Madness begins in earnest today, and if you have not yet added your bracket to the more than 80 million that are filled out each year, there may still be time to join the fun. After all, you don’t have to follow basketball—or even like it—to join in the sense of community that builds around the tournament. And our craving for that community offers an important lesson for us to consider today.
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Will less screen time make you happier? Turns out, that’s the wrong question and many Christians are making the same mistake today when we ask why the church matters.
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On Monday, spurred by the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, President Biden addressed the nation in the wake of the ongoing banking crises to reassure Americans that we "can have confidence that the banking system is safe. Your deposits will be there when you need them." Unfortunately, the stock market disagreed, and the reason why goes deeper than you might expect.
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As predicted, “Everything Everywhere All At Once” won last night’s Academy Award for Best Picture. It turns out, “everything everywhere all at once” is more than a movie title—it describes the interconnectedness of life today, from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse to William Shatner’s musings on legacy to our relationship with each other and with God as Christians.
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You are undoubtedly familiar with Pride Month, described as “a month, typically in June, dedicated to celebration and commemoration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride.” Now school officials in Austin, Texas, are preparing for “Pride Week” to be held later this month. “Pronoun buttons,” rainbow flags, LGBTQ stickers, and other items will be distributed to students and staff. The event is timed to coincide with National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week.
Why does secular society “normalize” LGBTQ identity?
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Speaking at his administration’s annual interfaith breakfast, New York City Mayor Eric Adams stated, “I can’t separate my belief because I’m an elected official. When I walk, I walk with God. When I talk, I talk with God. When I put policies in place, I put them in with a God-like approach to them. That’s who I am.”
He continued, “I am still a child of God and will always be a child of God, and I won’t apologize about being a child of God. It is not going to happen.”
Is he right to express his faith?
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The ninety-fifth Academy Awards are this Sunday. If you remember nothing from last year’s Oscars, you undoubtedly know that actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage after the latter made disparaging remarks about the former’s wife.
Rock did not respond publicly for nearly a year aside from a brief incident. Last Wednesday, he addressed the topic briefly during a standup show in Boston. Then, last Saturday night, he performed a live comedy special on Netflix in which he spoke at length about last year’s Oscars.
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Tennessee has become the first state to explicitly ban drag shows in public places. Gov. Bill Lee signed the provision into law prohibiting “adult cabaret performances” that include “male or female impersonators” in areas where minors could watch. Similar laws have been introduced in at least fourteen other states.
In response to this law, critics have mounted an “ad hominem” attack. As Christians, how can we stand up to ad hominem assaults?
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Walgreens has confirmed that it will not carry abortion pills in twenty states. Critics are calling for boycotts against the pharmacy chain, and pro-abortion political leaders are voicing their outrage as well. Our highly secularized culture continues to misuse so-called “truth” to its own ends, including the idea that abortion is “lifesaving care.”
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Haiti is the Western Hemisphere's second-oldest republic. At least for now. But as gangs overrun the capital and other cities around the country, the nation’s future is anything but secure. Given that Haiti was once “the most active mission field in the Western Hemisphere,” how did it come to this? The answer may be hard to hear but offers a necessary word of caution for all Christians today.
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A Christian school in Vermont forfeited a girls basketball game last week and withdrew from the state championship tournament because the opposing team included a transgender player. Many in our secular culture will accuse the school of bigotry. But in such cultural conflicts, is there a way we can convince skeptics that we are truly “speaking the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15)?
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Rabbi Shlomo Amar believes recent earthquakes in Israel are a direct result of the rise of LGBTQ rights. And federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a noted Christian, could issue a preliminary injunction soon in a case that could temporarily halt over half of the legal abortions in America today. Both issues speak to how people of faith affect culture. Today, let’s ask how Christians can and should work to strengthen such a moral foundation for our secularized culture.
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The US Energy Department has concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated with a laboratory leak. But why don’t we know for sure? In eleven days, the COVID-19 pandemic will officially reach its third anniversary. Why is this debate still raging? These questions point to cultural realities that go beyond the pandemic and relate directly to the intersection of our faith with our world today.
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Tim Tebow’s recent “Night to Shine” event for people with special needs and the end of the Asbury Revival services both point to St. Augustine’s famous quote that God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
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As the war between Russia and Ukraine officially turns a year old today, a popular question among many is whether we are witnessing the start of World War III. However, with joint military exercises between Russia and China, as well as reports that Iran could be on the verge of becoming a nuclear power, Eastern Europe is hardly the only front that bears watching. And there’s an important lesson in that fact for each of us today.
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When the war in Ukraine began, many believed Russia would achieve a swift victory. However, the fact that the war will be a year old tomorrow proves the courage, trust, and persistence of the Ukrainian people—characteristics that should encourage and inspire Christians in today’s culture.
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As the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine comes this Friday, many are asking if this is a new Cold War or even the beginning of World War III. After a year, what do we now know about the conflict? What can we predict for the future? Sir Lawrence Freedman offers insight into the classic warfare vs. total warfare tactics each side has taken.
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The ongoing revival at Asbury University drew an estimated 15,000–20,000 people over the weekend. Revival services have begun at Samford University in Alabama, Cedarville University in Ohio, and Lee and Belmont Universities in Tennessee. Students have gathered at Baylor University in Texas to pray for revival. Over twenty college campuses have been affected so far. True revival begins when we want more of Jesus than we have. Do you? Why should you?
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President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv today and walked with Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. And, as we celebrate Presidents’ Day today, one historian asserts that George Washington would have hated it. Therein lies a lesson in power and humility.
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It is estimated that roughly 50,000 more babies will be born each year as a result of the decision to overturn Roe v Wade last July. If current trends hold, many of them will grow up to become deeply distressed teens and adults. So what can Christians do to help? We can start by changing the way we see those our culture might consider to be a burden.
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The Satanic Temple is launching an online abortion clinic named “The Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic” in reference to the Supreme Court justice who wrote the majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Going to church lowers your risk of a “death of despair” related to suicide, drug overdose, or alcohol poisoning. That fact is related to why people are experiencing a revival at Asbury University and why the writer of Hebrews exhorts Christians not to neglect meeting together as a church.
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The 2023 Asbury revival began during a call to confession on February 8, 2023, with 100 people falling to their knees and praying at an altar. The revival is ongoing.
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As winners of Super Bowl LVII, the Kansas City Chiefs had to overcome three “curses.” Plus, there are fascinating parallels between watching American football and participating in American religion.
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“How did the greatest love story in history become known as a hate group?” Such questions motivate those behind the ministry called He Gets Us and, if you haven't seen their ads or billboards yet, the Super Bowl this Sunday night will offer the perfect chance to change that. But what is He Gets Us and why do they plan on investing a billion dollars in such campaigns over the next three years?
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According to American intelligence officials, China’s spy balloon program is part of a global surveillance effort to collect information on the military capabilities of countries around the world. Such a brazen act reveals the fact that laws do not have the intrinsic power to change character. So, individually, how can we truly act morally?
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President Biden gave his State of the Union address last night. Historically, State of the Union addresses rarely affect a president’s public standing, yet millions still watch. Why? The answer is relevant far beyond last night’s speech.
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For $10, the San Antonio Zoo will name a cockroach after your ex and feed it to an animal. But there are more dramatic examples of the enmity invading our culture, like the 77 percent of Americans who say our country’s partisan divide is deeper now than before the pandemic. As Christians, we are called to know Christ and make him known—but we too often settle for knowing about Christ rather than seeking to know Christ personally. How can we ensure we seek him for who he is?
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The bird flu strain H5N1 has been infecting minks in Spain—unprecedented for mammals—and could signify the start of a deadlier pandemic than Covid-19. Naturally, our fight-or-flight response kicks in on hearing such news. This response has enormous spiritual implications as well.
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The old cliché that something went “the way of the dodo” could soon have a very different meaning. Scientists at Colossal Biosciences in Austin, Texas, are currently working to resurrect the bird that has become synonymous with extinction, and if your mind is trending toward Jurassic Park flashbacks as you read, you’re not too far off base. Their approach reminds us that sometimes the best way to make a big difference is by being content with incremental changes. Is the same true for Christians trying to change our culture today?
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Tom Brady retired from the NFL for the second time yesterday. It would seem that Brady was no longer satisfied with the direction of his life and career, which makes him an outlier in our society. According to Gallup, 85 percent of Americans are satisfied with their personal lives. This contrasts with only 23 percent who are satisfied with the direction of their country. What explains this wide disparity between the way we view our country and the way we view our personal lives?
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Georgia police officer Jacob Kersey resigned from his position after being suspended for having posted a message to Facebook about his biblical stance on marriage. Kersey explained his response: “My integrity and Christian beliefs are at the core of who I am, and I will not abandon them.” His example is the opposite of what some Christians may do in succumbing to cultural pressure to privatize our faith, treating Jesus as a means to our ends—a temptation that is more subtle and attractive than we may think.
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The White House announced yesterday that the US plans to end the coronavirus public health emergency on May 11. However, The World Health Organization is also currently monitoring nine “priority diseases” that pose the greatest public health risk, including “Disease X,” defined as “a serious international epidemic [that] could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease.” The brevity and uncertainty of life is on my mind and heart today because of something that happened two days ago at the Chapel where I speak on Sundays.
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A golden, eight-foot female sculpture wearing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s signature lace collar now stands over the state courthouse in New York City. According to the New York Times, the sculptor titled her work “NOW” because “it was needed ‘now,’ at a time when women’s reproductive rights were under siege after the US Supreme Court in June overturned the constitutional right to abortion.” Critics see the sculpture in a very different light, some calling it a “hideous abortion idol” and even “demonic.”
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January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was designated as such by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005 to mark the date when the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was liberated sixty years prior. But while nations around the world will set aside time today to remember those who died, the proper form of that remembrance remains a matter of some debate. And, as one museum learned, people are seldom shy when they feel you are not honoring that memory well.
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Pope Francis made headlines this week when he told the Associated Press that “being homosexual isn’t a crime.” However, Francis also called homosexuality a sin, though that quote was buried later in the article. If secular media can quote religious leaders in ways that appear to support an LGBTQ agenda, many will do so. This strategy consequently makes it harder for Christians who support biblical morality to do so publicly.
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A UK army veteran was fined for praying silently near an abortion facility. A Michigan state law is threatening a Christian medical nonprofit for operating according to its Christian beliefs. Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov chose not to wear a rainbow jersey during warmups for the team’s recent Pride Night, citing his Russian Orthodox religious beliefs. Our culture is convinced that religion is so private, personal, and subjective that it should have no bearing on our public lives or society. But when secular society treats our Christian faith like a hobby, we must not follow suit.
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A recent Dallas Morning News article reports that a high school teacher, a football coach, and an operations director of a large hospital network were among those arrested. However, the paper headlined its coverage by reporting that a “youth pastor” was arrested. When I saw the headline, my first thought was that the paper focused on a church leader in a way that is unfair to my faith as a Christian. Then I had to reconsider my reaction.
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A gunman killed ten people and wounded ten others at a California ballroom dance club Saturday night following a Lunar New Year celebration. The gunman has since taken his own life and authorities are still searching for a motive. Such tragedies often turn many to God in their pain and need, but, as time passes, they return to the “real” world in which religion is outdated and irrelevant. Why is that?
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The United States hit its debt ceiling on Thursday, and the Treasury Department responded by taking measures intended to buy more time before the country risks defaulting on its debt. But while the current fight may seem like a partisan war, history shows that both sides have been more than willing to “buy now, pay later” when it comes to their legislation. We can’t afford to make the same mistake when it comes to serving God.
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Following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, new data shows that three abortion procedures were performed in Texas in August 2022, compared with 2,596 in June. This is a drop of more than 99 percent. As we can see, five decades of hard work by pro-life legal advocates and their allies is now saving thousands of lives. This is one reason Christians can—and should—use the government and other secular means to advance the cause of Christ.
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In 2021, LGBTQ students with the so-called Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP) filed a class-action lawsuit that would force religious schools to choose between abandoning their biblical beliefs or losing students who would be denied federal financial assistance. In their view, a school that upholds biblical sexuality illegally discriminates against those who disagree. But recently a federal judge in Oregon dismissed REAP’s lawsuit. What do recent news stories about religious freedom tell us about the state of religious freedom in America today? And how should Christians respond?
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With intense flooding and a 99 percent chance of a major earthquake within thirty years, is California under God’s judgment? The question is not only relevant to 40 million Californians but also to the rest of us. Are natural disasters a result of God’s judgment on sin?
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is being celebrated across America today, and for good reason. Today we remember his life, celebrate his legacy, and commit ourselves to continuing the march for racial equality in America. As a coincidence of calendar, today is also National Religious Freedom Day. The intersection of these two celebrations illustrates a fact that relates directly to our lives and our national future.
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After a second batch of classified documents was found in the garage at President Biden's home in Delaware, pressure on the president continues to escalate with many comparing his mistakes to those of former President Trump. Politics is hardly the only place where we see that pattern, though. Why is it that we are tempted to pull ourselves up by dragging others down? And what does God's word have to say on the subject?
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Prince Harry’s autobiography “Spare” is now the UK’s fastest-selling nonfiction book. Patti Davis, daughter of President Ronald Reagan, regrets the tell-all she once wrote about her family. Today, she would “respectfully” suggest this lesson to Prince Harry. We should likewise heed her advice because how we treat others is inevitably how the world will treat us. Are we following Jesus’ Golden Rule?
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According to a new report by the nonprofit child advocacy group Common Sense Media, 73 percent of US teenagers seventeen years of age or younger have viewed online pornography. It is a tragic fact that our secularized postmodern culture has desacralized life from conception to death. Seen in this light, the ever-spreading plague of pornography is unsurprising. When a culture abandons biblical morality and objective ethics, tolerance becomes the de facto rule of the day. The good news is that the good news of the gospel gives meaning to life that can be found nowhere else.
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The Georgia Bulldogs repeated as national champions last night with their 65–7 win over the TCU Horned Frogs. The championship game is currently played each year in the month of January, which is named for Janus, a Roman god who is typically depicted with two faces—one looking into the past, the other into the future. We name months for the same reasons we want our teams to win national championships: we name what we seek to control (time, in this case) and we feel like winners when our teams win. These sentiments reveal a truth that is foundational to our lives, our democracy, and our future.
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As Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin recovers from his near-death experience, our culture witnessed an outpouring of prayer in a public forum. As WSJ columnist Barton Swaim wrote, “Suddenly prayer was back on the list of things anybody could talk about or do on camera.” Our collective, instinctive response to pray when confronting a crisis we cannot solve with human resources reveals something important about us.
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Summary: I’ll admit, my initial reaction when I realized that I would need to write about the second anniversary of the Capitol riots was somewhere between “not this again” and “I just don’t care.” That’s not to say the event lacked significance, but while most Americans think what happened that day was wrong, far fewer think it’s worth continuing to dwell on two years after the fact. So why am I still writing about it? Because it provides a good opportunity to think about a larger cultural question, one that has a profound impact on the way we should see evangelism today.
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Could WWIII happen if Russia, in order to avoid losing the war it started with Ukraine, is driven to use actual nuclear weapons? Or if Russia and China continue to solidify their political partnership? That should especially alarm all Americans for two less than obvious reasons.
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The 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s largest technology conference, begins tomorrow in Las Vegas. From new technology to the latest in a very old conflict: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Tuesday, challenging the status quo by which Muslims are allowed to visit the site and pray with few restrictions while Jews can visit only during limited time slots and are not allowed to pray there. In the view of skeptics, we have another example of the danger posed to our advanced secular society by antiquated religion. But is the world really this simple?
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Nine minutes into last night’s Monday Night Football game, Bills safety Damar Hamlin tackled a Bengals receiver who appeared to collide with him in the head and chest area. Hamlin quickly stood up, took two steps, collapsed backward, and his body went limp. Medical personnel administered CPR and cared for him for ten minutes while visibly upset players from both teams watched. Some shed tears while others circled together to pray. The reaction in prayer was immediate and profound.
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Why do we drop a ball at Times Square in New York City to celebrate the new year? In other news, “permacrisis” was chosen by Collins Dictionary as its word of the year. And we’ve begun the new year with news of the deaths of Barbara Walters and Pope Benedict XVI. From the horrors of war to massive storms and floods to holiday loneliness and financial struggles, we are reminded daily that we are broken people living in a broken world. However, your Creator has a paradoxically hopeful perspective for your life.
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Pelé, called the “global face of soccer” by the New York Times, has died after a battle with cancer. After canceling more than 2,300 of its flights yesterday, Southwest Airlines plans to return to normal operations today “with minimal disruptions.” As Ukrainians face freezing winter temperatures, Russia has launched what appears to be one of its largest strikes to date on their energy infrastructure. Though we may live far from where these events took place, God made us to be empathetic, so we can share in the pain felt by those affected by these events. We can also feel happiness for others. Tomorrow, we will wish each other a “Happy New Year,” all the while wishing we could do more than wish for such happiness. It turns out, we can. But only if we look in the right place.
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New York Representative-elect George Santos recently made his first televised appearance since the New York Times revealed that he lied about several elements of his résumé. It did not go as well as he'd hoped. However, our attempts at penitence often fail for the same reasons as his, and there's an important lesson there for each of us to consider.
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In a televised special tonight, Amy Grant will become the first contemporary Christian music star to be recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors. However, she is also in the news today in that she and her husband, Vince Gill, are planning to host her niece’s same-sex wedding at their farm, which will be her family’s “first bride and bride” nuptials.
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An artificial intelligence (AI) tool called ChatGPT can respond to a question or topic with an essay that looks deceptively like it was written by a human. One college professor expects a “flood” rather than a “trickle” of plagiarism problems in the near future as a result. Given our fallen nature, how confident are you that we will master AI before it masters us? What about the other problems that plagued us last year and are likely to do so in the year to come? Clearly, we need a Savior to save us from our sins. But, paradoxically, one of the sins from which we need to be saved is the sin of rejecting our need for a Savior.
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More than one million Americans and Canadians were without power over the weekend as a “bomb cyclone” wreaked havoc with snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures that affected nearly 250 million people. But Santa Claus was not one of them. However, many view Santa’s “visit” on Christmas Eve with unbridled skepticism. Tragically, millions view Jesus’ birth in the same way.
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Last week, an unknown man stole the baby Jesus figure from the nativity scene at Sundance Square in Ft. Worth, Texas. Now the police have announced that they have the figure in their custody and will return it to its rightful place. However, no arrests in the theft have been made. The story raises a plethora of questions, including a much larger question about Christmas: Why did Jesus come into the world as a baby?
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington, DC, yesterday on his first trip outside his homeland since it was invaded by Russia exactly three hundred days ago. He met with President Biden in the afternoon and addressed a joint session of Congress last night. Prior to his arrival, President Biden announced that he is sending nearly $2 billion in additional security assistance to Ukraine. However, Russia is not yet the clear and present danger to the United States that the old Soviet Union represented. This is good news for our country. But is it bad news for our faith?
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The Times of Israel reports that Israeli archaeologists are excavating an ancient tomb traditionally associated with Salome; early tradition suggested that she might have been the “midwife” at Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. Did Mary really have a midwife for the birth of Jesus? The question actually says more about Christmas than meets the eye.
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The January 6 Committee of the US House of Representatives voted yesterday to send referrals to the Justice Department recommending that former President Donald Trump be criminally prosecuted. However, the committee’s criminal referral holds no official legal weight. As often happens with political news, what you thought before you read the story likely determines what you think after you read the story. Meanwhile, many of us are focused on arctic weather that will blast much of America this week. All news is ultimately local, but here’s the problem with such self-focused existentialism: what matters most to us is not always what stands before us.
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Dave Ramsey, one of the most popular financial advisers working in media today, is a committed evangelical Christian. As a result, his company, Ramsey Solutions, seeks to govern itself by biblical guidelines. Now, according to USA Today, the company is facing a federal lawsuit filed by a former employee who accuses the company of discriminating against her when she was fired after company executives learned she was pregnant and unmarried. The question is both simple and profound: Do Christians have the same right to free speech as “sexual freedom” advocates?
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Harry and Meghan’s goal in their new Netflix series was “to speak their truth and defend themselves against how they have been represented in the tabloid press.” By contrast, the royal family told CNN that they will not be commenting on the series but will continue with business as usual. Here we have a remarkable case study on cultural engagement that applies far beyond its British context—and particularly in relation to how Christians will respond to the Respect for Marriage Act recently signed into law by President Biden.
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Home Depot employees in Bellevue, TN, returned a lost envelope filled with cash. The manager explained, “One of our core values says to do the right thing. That is just us living our core values.” Imagine how different our society would be if everyone agreed. And what does it mean for Christians to live out our core values in a relativistic, “post-truth” culture?
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The popular doll maker American Girl has published “A Smart Girls’ Guide: Body Image Book,” which reportedly advises children struggling with body image issues to ask their doctors for puberty-blocking medications. But in every obstacle to biblical living lies an opportunity, as evidenced by the way Christians in Cuba have faithfully and courageously faced growing persecution.
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As a sign of things to come, a restaurant in Virginia canceled a Christian group’s reservation because of the group’s biblical beliefs. Protesters disrupted a pro-life banquet for a pregnancy resource center that had been vandalized over the summer. And the University of Idaho agreed to pay ninety thousand dollars to settle a lawsuit filed by three Christian students who had been censored for their biblical beliefs regarding marriage. However, every obstacle is also an opportunity.
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A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of religious freedom in Sisters of Mercy v. Becerra, where a coalition of Catholic hospitals and other institutions challenged the Biden Administration’s requirement that doctors and hospitals perform gender-reassignment procedures. The story raises frightening questions: Will religious doctors face similar pressure to perform abortions in the future? What about euthanasia or eugenic genetic modifications?
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Kirk Cameron’s new book "teaches the biblical truths of the Fruit of the Spirit" as you "follow Sky Tree's journey from a small acorn to a mighty tree that provides shade, sustenance, and lodging." Unfortunately, he has yet to find a library that will allow him to read it. Given that every venue they’ve asked also hosts drag queen story hours or similar events, perhaps that should not come as a surprise. So how should Christians respond? The answer is more complicated than you may expect.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was named TIME Magazine's "Person of the Year" on Wednesday. The award is given each year to someone who feels like "a force in history," and Zelensky's stand against Russia certainly qualifies. However, TIME recognized that he is hardly alone in warranting that honor, so they highlighted “the spirit of Ukraine” alongside its leader. As such, we can learn much about the nature of suffering and the ways in which God can redeem it from their example today.
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Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) defeated Republican candidate Herschel Walker on Tuesday in Georgia’s runoff to determine the Senate’s last undecided seat. However, our government is not the only one making headlines today. Lawmakers in Indonesia unanimously passed a new criminal code that, among other things, made sex outside of marriage illegal. At a time when sexual morality in our culture continues to spiral further away from God’s word, some may wish our government would do something similar—but that would be a mistake.
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On Sunday, Matt Chandler stood behind the pulpit of the megachurch he helped build for the first time in three months. The popular pastor took a leave of absence in August after the elders at his church determined the "coarse and foolish jokes" he shared with a woman who was not his wife were evidence of "unhealth in his life." His return contrasts sharply with that of another prominent pastor who was forced to step aside for a time earlier this year: Johnny Hunt. What can we learn from their examples to better understand the role of humility and the danger of entitlement when dealing with our sins today?
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One of my favorite parts about the Christmas season is the diverse ways in which people celebrate it. In a recent article from The Atlantic, writers asked readers to send in some of their favorite family traditions for the holiday season. While the responses vary from the patently absurd to the heartwarming and inspiring, they clearly hold a special place in the lives of those who carry them out each year. They also offer us an important reminder about where we find the true value in our Christmas traditions.
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Researchers have identified the US cities with the highest rates of marital infidelity, and the three most “unfaithful” cities in America, in order, are Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston. We in Dallas refer to ourselves as the “Buckle of the Bible Belt.” But as the infidelity report illustrates, we are clearly living in a cultural mission field. No matter where you live in America, so are you.
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England and Wales are no longer majority Christian according to newly released census data. The two British nations have fallen from 59 percent who called themselves Christians in 2011 to 46 percent who did so in 2021; the number of respondents saying they had no religion has risen from 25 percent a decade ago to 37 percent now. We are seeing the same pattern in the US: while 90 percent of Americans identified as Christians in 1972, only 64 percent did so in 2020. The damaging impact of this steady retreat from Christian faith and morality is on display every day in our culture.
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Protesters clashed with riot police last night in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, part of a string of demonstrations across the nation against the government’s so-called zero-COVID policy. The restrictions are causing economic hardship and sparking anger over stringent lockdown policies. The unrest in China illustrates the simple but profound fact that ideas change the world. My purpose today, however, is less to focus on China’s cultural challenges and more to warn that abandoning the biblical worldview is a threat to America’s future as well.
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Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano, the biggest active volcano on our planet, began erupting last Sunday. People on the Big Island had feared this moment for decades since Mauna Loa had been overdue for an eruption after its longest quiet period on record, ever since 1984. Severe storms are threatening parts of the US. And the Christmas season can be especially difficult for many. In such trying times, where is God?
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In the TV series “The Crown,” Prince Charles is depicted as encouraging Queen Elizabeth to abdicate the throne to him in 1991. However, the truth is different. Similarly, when we think of why God loves us and sent Jesus to us, the biblical truth is different from what many believe.
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For more than fifty years, Bob Vogelbaugh has made sure that his Moline, Illinois, community is well fed on Thanksgiving Day. The former grocery store owner started this tradition in 1970 to include some of his customers who were going to be alone on Thanksgiving Day. What began as a small gathering inside his grocery store has grown to fill an entire food court in an area mall. He and his volunteers served more than 3,200 people this year. Bob Vogelbaugh’s wonderful Thanksgiving tradition foreshadows the thanksgiving dinner of all dinners. One day, those who know Christ as their Lord will hear these words: “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb” (Revelation 19:9).
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The Sheetz gas station chain dropped the price of Unleaded 88 gas to $1.99 per gallon to provide “much-needed relief at the pump” for Thanksgiving travelers. This is certainly a reason for thanks, but on this Thanksgiving Day, let’s consider our gratitude to God for who he is and what he does for us, with Psalm 100 as our guide.
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At least seven people are dead after a mass shooting at a Walmart supermarket in Chesapeake, Virginia, last night. Scripture calls us to “give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 5:18), a command that is especially difficult to obey in the midst of tragedy. But it is in such hard times that serving others can spark gratitude in those who grieve and lift the spirits of those who are suffering. Of all the people who live and love in ways that evoke gratitude from others, followers of Jesus should be at the front of the line.
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Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) impacts nearly 10 million Americans every year. How do you know if you suffer from the winter blues? And what can you do to get through seasonal depression? Consider these six action steps from Erin Kerry with sparkingwholeness.com
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Lyft driver Tomika Reid explains her mobile Christian ministry, saying, “I’ve turned my pain into a purpose to inspire others.” What she is experiencing is consistent with what psychologists have long known: gratitude transforms those who embrace it. In light of that, the biblical exhortation to give thanks becomes even more compelling. In Psalm 100 we find seven such imperatives in the Hebrew, seven commands related to gratitude.
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From the nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs on Saturday that killed five and injured twenty-five people, to the deaths of three University of Virginia football players, to the killing of four University of Idaho students a week ago, heartbreak has dominated our recent headlines. In Ephesians 5:20, the Apostle Paul wrote that we are to give thanks always, in every moment and circumstance. We are to do so for everything, with no exceptions. Does God really expect us to give thanks for mass murder? Context is key to interpreting a biblical text.
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The Senate voted this week to advance the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act” (RFMA), requiring the federal government to recognize the validity of same-sex marriages in the United States. The RFMA changes nothing about the status of same-sex marriage in America. However, the legislation is raising enormous questions about First Amendment protections for those who support traditional marriage on religious grounds.
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Candace Cameron Bure’s decision to leave Hallmark Media for the traditional-family-oriented network Great American Family is being met with vocal opposition from others like JoJo Siwa. As Christians face escalating attacks on biblical morality, we must resist two temptations in response.
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Former President Donald Trump launched his third bid for the White House last night. But Republicans are divided on if he should be their nominee again. And Democrats do not stand in solidarity behind President Joe Biden running for the presidency again. Many Americans are deeply unhappy with the leaders and policies of both parties, including those they typically support. This fact is troubling for our politics but good news for the gospel.
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Oswald Chambers—author of the beloved daily devotional My Utmost for his Highest—once stated "The great word of Jesus to his disciples is abandon." That insight was the result of a life—albeit one cut tragically short—dedicated to such abandon. But as we commemorate the day of Chambers’ death, let’s also remember that the enduring legacy of his lessons is due in large part to someone who often receives far less recognition.
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According to NPR, "in every state where voters were asked to weigh in directly on abortion rights, they supported measures that protect those rights and rejected initiatives that could threaten them." Voters in several states approved measures to enshrine abortion rights in their states' constitutions. In a post-Roe world, abortion will be legislated on a state-by-state and community-by-community basis. If the majority of your community is for elective abortion, they will elect pro-abortion leaders who enact pro-abortion legislation. Consequently, protecting the most fragile of our fellow humans becomes your job and mine.
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Democrats will continue to control the US Senate, and this news is far more consequential than it may seem, especially with regard to the filibuster, the so-called Equality Act, and codifying abortion. Consequently, more than ever before in American history, America’s Christians will need to be both courageous and persuasive.
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Joe Chahayed owns Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, CA, where the $2.04 billion Powerball ticket was recently sold. He’ll receive a $1 million bonus, and how he plans to spend the money isn’t surprising after hearing his story. In today’s Daily Article, Dr. Jim Denison also considers the urgency of personal godliness for all Christians.
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In a democracy, we are tempted to invest politics with the same power and authority we have assigned to science, asking our leaders to “subdue reality” to the wishes of those who elect them. But politics in a democracy cannot solve our greatest problems because leaders are elected by voters to do what voters want, and voters are just as fallen as the leaders they elect. What, then, is the answer to our deepest challenges and needs?
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As of this morning for the 2022 midterms, Republicans appear to be on track to regain control of the House of Representatives, though the size of their majority is yet to be known. Control of the Senate is still to be determined, with several pivotal races too close to call. Words from Rev. Thomas Hooker, considered “the father of American democracy,” may help us make sense of what the future holds.
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In his debate with Jimmy Carter a week before the 1980 presidential election, Ronald Reagan asked the nation, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” It’s the kind of question politicians typically ask before elections. And it reveals far more than the answers voters give. But the belief that political leaders can effect systemic change overlooks a basic fact about human nature—and leads to Dr. Jim Denison’s prediction about the 2022 midterms.
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As you may know, a coalition led by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu won enough seats in the Israeli parliament to form a new government. What you may not know is why this story matters to every evangelical Christian in America. I also discuss Kyrie Irving’s suspension, the rise of anti-Semitism, if the Bible should govern morality, and the passing of Gordon Fee, “one of the most influential New Testament scholars.”
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A new research facility opening Monday gathers the full documentary record of Billy Graham’s life and work in Charlotte, North Carolina. David Bruce, who served as executive assistant to the famous evangelist, has overseen the project. He noted that “Mr. Graham wouldn’t have approved of any of this unless it could be used to further the gospel” and “I hope that people see the work of God in his life, and then all the history he touched, and it can encourage people to reflect on the living, breathing Word of God.”
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In a personal essay for the winter issue of her Magnolia Journal, Joanna Gaines opened up about her experience with burnout. While expressing deep gratitude for all the ways she and her family have been blessed, she writes: “I knew I couldn’t keep going the way I have. It’s hard to explain how I was feeling. I was grateful beyond measure, but exhausted. Loved, but feeling unworthy. Full, but running on empty. And because my world kept me busy, I could still feel the wheels of my life humming. What became harder to tell is where they should be headed.”
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David DePape, the man accused of breaking into US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home, beating her husband Paul Pelosi, and seeking to kidnap her, told police he planned to target other California and federal politicians. Why has political vitriol and animosity reached such a boiling point in our culture? A simple explanation for our crisis is that Americans are replacing God with politics. But the truth is more complex.
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Ten months after actor and comedian Bob Saget died, his grave now has a headstone with a touching inscription—a reminder that the decisions we make today will help write our headstone tomorrow. As today is All Saints’ Day, we’re also reminded of the fact that all Christians who call Jesus “Lord” are saints. But the question is: Will we be who we are? After all, the world will be drawn to Christ to the degree that Christians live like him.
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None of America’s holidays, like Halloween, are found in the Bible, so why do we celebrate them as Christians? Events and decisions in our lives fall into three categories: biblical, nonbiblical, and unbiblical. How can we be sure we are doing nonbiblical things in biblical ways and that we are avoiding unbiblical things at all costs?
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Christian Coach Joe Kennedy will be reinstated as a high school football coach after he was fired seven years ago for leading prayers on the field after games. Critics alleged that he was forcing his faith on his students, which violates the cardinal virtues of our postmodern culture: tolerance and inclusion. So how can Christians best share our faith with such a skeptical culture?
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The strongest quake the San Francisco Bay Area has seen in eight years happened yesterday on the Calaveras Fault, a branch of the San Andreas fault. Earthquakes do not create faults in the earth—they reveal them. This fact applies to more than geology, as even a cursory glance at the day’s news tells us. Where are the fault lines in our culture? And what are we as Christians doing about them?
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Don’t tell your kids, but the tomb of Saint Nicholas of Myra, aka Santa Claus, has been discovered beneath St. Nicholas Church in Demre, Turkey. Father Amvrosios Chorozidis, who leads the liturgy there, explains: “In the West, we seem to have everything, but in fact we have a lack of love in our hearts, so we need someone to visit us even once a year, to give us that love.” Father Chorozidis could have been reading the morning news, replete as it is with tragedy and our need for a hope beyond ourselves.
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Today, Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s third prime minister in seven weeks. As the New York Times reports, Sunak will also be the youngest prime minister in two centuries and the first person of Hindu faith to achieve the UK’s highest elected office. Additionally, his personal wealth is more than double that of King Charles III. Critics fear that Sunak cannot identify with the people he will lead and the rising challenges they face—which leads to an interesting correlation on the question of America’s wokeism.
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The January 6 committee has subpoenaed former president Donald Trump to produce requested documents by Nov. 4 and to sit for a deposition on Nov. 14. Whether a former president can be forced to testify before Congress or not is a complex legal question beyond my purpose today. Rather, I want to ask whether this issue advances autocracy or democracy and then to think biblically about the enormous ramifications of this issue for our lives and for our nation.
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British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned less than six weeks after taking office, the shortest term in England’s history. She was effectively forced out after her economic plan to stimulate the economy did not sit well with the markets. Ironically, most politicians lose the support of their party for failing to keep their promises. Truss did just the opposite. What can we learn from her example?
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While the world appears to march steadily toward World War III, the most important news today comes out of Louisville, Kentucky, where nine Mcdonald's locations will begin selling Krispy Kreme donuts to see if the two paragons of American gastronomic ingenuity can form a viable partnership. Of course, that isn’t the most important news, but the story offers us an essential question: How do we discern the news well?
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Recent events make it seem as though America may be on a collision course with China, and particularly with regard to Taiwan. What is even more troubling is that neither side really seems interested in avoiding that fate. And should China invade Taiwan, America has pledged to help, but none of America's traditional allies would be required to join the fight per Article 6 in NATO’s North Atlantic Treaty. So what will happen if China invades Taiwan?
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Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Paris on Sunday in protest over the rising cost of living, a shortage of key supplies, and fears that their circumstances will only get worse as winter looms just over the horizon. And Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—and the mounting costs of a European response—has China’s president Xi Jinping considering his country’s stance toward Taiwan. There’s a significant lesson here: our commitment is much more difficult when it begins to cost us more than we would prefer to pay.
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According to the US Department of State, the Chinese Communist Party seeks to set up “a new international order dominated by the CCP.” And our Christian brothers and sisters in China face some of the most oppressive and sophisticated surveillance and persecution in the world. China has risen to become our greatest threat. Why? The foundational answer consists of two names: Karl Marx and Xi Jinping.
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A now-viral video posted to TikTok shows Isaiah Garza approaching an elderly man to say, “I’m sorry to bother you, but I’ve had a really rough day. Do you want to go to Disneyland with me today?” The veteran agrees, the two visit Disney, and the man says, “This is one of the best days of my life. I feel like I might be dreaming or something. I thought my life was over.” The touching video reveals the truth that we were created for community—a gift we were created to need and a gift that makes the church uniquely relevant to our fractured culture.
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Former Hawaii Representative and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is leaving the Democratic Party. And American Idol Season 19 runner-up Willie Spence died Tuesday in a car accident at the age of twenty-three. Just hours before the fatal crash, he posted a video of himself singing a worship song. Each story reveals how our actions define us, and Spence’s tragedy reminds us: Would you do what you are about to do if you knew it would be the last thing you would do?
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called courage “the power of the mind to overcome fear.” Courage by definition requires adversity. Where there are no challenges, there is no need for courage. Seen in this light, we have many opportunities for courage in today’s news. Ranging from economic fears, to geopolitical fears, to fears of persecution, Christians may face all kinds of fear today in the news. But in that, we have an opportunity.
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Andrew Thorburn was chief executive of the Australian Football League club Essendon only a day before reports emerged that he was also the lay board chairman of an Anglican church called City on a Hill. When people dug into past sermons from City on a Hill, they discovered biblical truths about sexuality and abortion, which caused public outrage.
Thorburn resigned his position as a result, stating, “Today it became clear to me that my personal Christian faith is not tolerated or permitted in the public square, at least by some and perhaps by many. I was being required to compromise beyond a level that my conscience allowed.”
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Human nature hasn’t changed, even with the advancement of technology. We struggle with sleep, which gives rise to “sleep tourism.” We’re still learning how alcohol affects the body. And, at an extreme level, some like Putin continue to commit atrocities. That's why it's so important for us to remember where our worth comes from.
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A former police officer killed 36 people, including 24 children, during a rampage at a day care center in Thailand yesterday. And Disney and Google are supporting a program that will award film students a $25,000 grant toward creating movies that promote abortion rights. The “right to life” today runs headlong into what is euphemistically called the “right to choose.” (This “right” does not extend to the unborn baby, of course.) And the “right to choose,” whatever the subject, is the preeminent right of our day. Four biblical conclusions follow.
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Will Vladimir Putin see missile strikes against his forces in annexed Ukrainian regions as missile launches against Russia? If so, will he retaliate with nuclear weapons? This scenario is just one reason Cold War historian Michael Dobbs is warning that the conflict in Ukraine “presents perils of at least equal magnitude” to the Cuban Missile Crisis. And Putin’s thinking is evidence of a greater cultural issue that affects us all: the conviction that I have a right to what I want, no matter the consequences for those who disagree.
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Legendary country singer and songwriter Loretta Lynn passed away yesterday at the age of ninety. And Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away on this day in 2011. Both showed courage during their lives, a characteristic more Christians should live by. This was brought to the fore in a recent article by Dr. Michael Brown titled “If you’re a Christian, you should have a target on your back.”
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The death toll from Hurricane Ian has risen to at least 103. Part of the problem is that the storm was predicted until the last thirty-six hours to strike Florida further north than where it landed. Many in the Ft. Myers region were unprepared for the violence of the hurricane when it hit their area. Each day’s news provides more proof that we are fallen people living in a fallen world. Why, then, is it hard to convince secular people that they need more than secular society can provide?
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Last Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 107. In short, if your child goes to California for sex-change surgery, there is nothing you can do to stop them once they get to the state. The order even blocks parents from receiving information about their child’s treatment. This is just one of the ways many in our secularized culture are seeking to dismantle the family and overturn traditional morality. How should followers of Jesus respond most redemptively?
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Hurricane Ian has reached hurricane strength again and is expected to make landfall in South Carolina today. After having already caused possibly $30 billion in losses, Ian spared the major metropolitan area of Tampa Bay a direct hit. Some believe that happened due to blessings from the Native American Tocobagan tribe. Today, how can Christians pray for those affected and those who will be?
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Hurricane Ian made landfall yesterday afternoon near Cayo Costa, Florida as a Category 4 storm. It is a storm we’ll talk about “for many years to come,” according to National Weather Service Director Ken Graham. When such catastrophic natural disasters occur, it’s human nature to question God’s all-powerful, all-loving, all-knowing nature. But the fact that we ask such questions reveals more than we think about what we truly believe.
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Hurricane Ian is headed for the southwest coast of Florida and is likely to make landfall this afternoon or evening as a major Category 4 storm. According to one NWS meteorologist, “It’s going to be historic.” If we’re not personally affected by this hurricane, how can we help those who will be?
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Wheel of Fortune star Vanna White “was baptized a Baptist” but has advised her children that cohabitation is acceptable. A Chicago curriculum is prompting first graders to choose their own gender pronouns. Such normalization of nonbiblical values in America demands that Christians normalize biblical values for our fellow Christians. And the best way to fight the culture ways is first to focus on Jesus.
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Vladimir Putin has threatened the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine should he feel “cornered.” Ukrainian President Zelensky believes the threat “could be a reality.” But given Putin’s past nuclear rhetoric, is he bluffing or telling the truth? Two illuminating articles on the Russian worldview provide context and illustrate the need for discernment—in geopolitics as well as Christian engagement with our lost culture.
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Amazon driver Kevin Rivera saved a family of seven in a house fire. This story illustrates two facts: Our cultural house is on fire, but most of the people living in it don’t know it. And one of the hardest things to do in life is to help people who don’t believe they need help.
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Edith Lemay and Sebastien Pelletier are on a world tour so their three children with retinitis pigmentosa can build their “visual memories” before they lose their eyesight. The heartbreaking yet uplifting story provides an illustration of the good and the evil in this life, leading to questions of how Christians should respond to suffering, how and why God judges us, and why a spiritual awakening now is essential.
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Using Census Bureau data, the “most unfaithful cities in America” have been identified. Dallas was first, with Fort Worth and Houston close behind. The top three “most faithful cities” are each in California. And a report on “the state of theology” in America relays troubling statistics that also reveal our country’s continual slide into unbiblical morality. How should Christians respond?
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Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral yesterday was a witness to her Christian witness. Designed by the Queen herself, her memorial service pointed to God and the gospel, evidencing her faith and her awe in God, which motivated her humble life of service to her country and should inspire us still today.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral is likely to be the world’s most watched broadcast of all time with 4.1 billion viewers. Elizabeth was a Christian, and if the Queen of England, one of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the world, needed a King, how much more do we?
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Los Angeles Unified, the second-largest school district in the US, was hit with a ransomware attack a few days ago. Global cybercrime could reach $10.5 trillion by 2025. Cyberattacks cannot be seen, but their effects can be—a clear illustration of how Satan chooses to use secret sin in Christians’ lives.
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Freight rail companies and unions representing tens of thousands of workers have reached a tentative agreement to avoid a strike. Such a strike could have had a largescale effect on the economy, as well as your life. It’s also a spiritual illustration of the power of secret sin and how our unseen problems can be the most dangerous problems we face.
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Kenneth W. Starr, a former federal judge and US Solicitor General, died on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, of complications from surgery. And more than 26,000 people filed by Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin in Scotland. Both historic leaders were known publicly for traits that were deeply personal.
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From Nancy Pelosi saying that drag queens are “what America is all about” to Zendaya winning an Emmy for the sexually explicit HBO show Euphoria to drag queens being featured as worship leaders, it’s apparent that many Christians are rejecting the moral truth of Scripture—and many are claiming the mantle of Christian faith as they do so.
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In remembering 9/11, we remember our frailty and mortality. In seeing Charles III become king following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, we see an illustration of Christians being born again into God’s royal family—and a reason not to fear death.
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Shortly before Queen Elizabeth II’s death was announced yesterday, a double rainbow appeared over Buckingham Palace. World leaders have since praised the Queen’s life, legacy, and Christian faith, noting her servant heart and godly character.
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Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, died on September 8, 2022, at the age of ninety-six. How did her Christianity influence her life and reign?
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Per Gallup, at least 50 percent of the American workforce is “quiet quitting.” They are meeting their job description and nothing more. This fact reveals something deeply significant about our culture and our faith.
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The Walt Disney Company, through its FXX Network, is releasing an animated sitcom series called Little Demon, which features the Devil and his Antichrist daughter. The TikTok hashtag #WitchTok has 20.5 billion views. Yet Christians must beware of the dangers of stepping into any occult practices.
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UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will be appointed as Britain’s new prime minister by Queen Elizabeth in an unorthodox location. In The Daily Article for September 6, 2022, Jim Denison, PhD, considers “the finitude of the human condition” and the sin of presumption that Christians are often tempted to commit.
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Canadian police are searching this morning for two men suspected of stabbing at least ten people to death in a rampage that has shocked the nation. At least fifteen others were injured in the killing spree. In The Daily Article for September 5, 2022, Jim Denison, PhD, considers the fallenness and finitude of humans and the difference between mercy and grace.
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President Joe Biden delivered a speech last night from Independence Hall in Philadelphia, saying that the “soul” of the nation is under threat from MAGA Republicans. The Republican National Committee, in turn, called Mr. Biden the “divider-in-chief.” When political parties see the other as a hostile threat, how can Christians live and speak such that America can renew its moral and spiritual commitments without further strife and division?
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David Leonhardt of the New York Times recently wrote an insightful article detailing Facebook's four main problems: age, innovation, the metaverse, and antitrust issues. In Facebook's decline as a popular social media destination, Denison Forum staff writer Chris Elkins sees parallels with the church at large. Is the church too big to fail, or does the church need to assess its issues before it's too late?
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A new poll asked Americans about changes in the US political climate, including whether divisions have worsened and what they expect for the future. The divisions and distrust reflected in these polls are ominous for our future as the “United” States of America. In The Daily Article for September 1, 2022, Jim Denison, PhD, considers the plausibility of another civil war occurring in America, relates a sobering history lesson concerning the fall of the Babylonian Empire, and concludes by quoting Samuel Adams on how to be “the truest friend of the liberty of his country.”
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BeReal has exploded in popularity, partially due to its claims to defy all of the “inauthentic” parts of Instagram and TikTok. The app encourages you to take a picture of your normal life. With no ability to edit the photos, BeReal claims it can provide the fun of interacting with friends without the downsides of other social media. How does BeReal work? And does the app achieve true authenticity?
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Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, passed away yesterday at the age of ninety-one. When he came to power in 1985, he introduced key political and economic reforms to the USSR that helped end the Cold War without the firing of a single shot. For his courageous leadership, he was awarded the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize. However, many Russians today do not view him in a positive light. In The Daily Article for August 31, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers the tension of Russian–American relations today and why we need a Power beyond ourselves.
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A university student has raised more than $159,000 in donations to help him adopt a baby he found abandoned in a trash can while visiting his family in Haiti. Other headlines, like Serena Williams’ first-round US Open victory last night after having announced her retirement earlier this month, encourage us. But when people act in hurtful ways, we feel worse about human nature. In The Daily Article for August 30, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers how we measure God by the evidence, then looks at the time Jesus literally fell asleep during a storm in Matthew 8—and what Jesus’ response tells us about God’s power and willingness to save.
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According to a statement by The Village Church, a woman approached pastor Matt Chandler a few months ago with “concerns about the way he was using direct messaging on social media with a woman who was not his wife.” Chandler told the church yesterday that the messages were not sexual or romantic but that they crossed a line with their “frequency” and “familiarity.” He has since been placed on a leave of absence for “disciplinary and developmental” reasons. In The Daily Article for August 29, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison offers four biblical responses to this breaking story and three bold statements for all Christians.
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A driver and monitor on a school bus in Dallas, Texas, helped save two children who were caught up and nearly swept away in the recent flooding in our area. The driver said later, “It had to be God to send me that way because I don’t normally go that way.” In The Daily Article for August 26, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison looks at the bleak state of schools resuming amid increased violence and anxiety, turns to Arthur C. Brooks on how to change minds, and concludes with a reminder that “the key to living a transformed life that draws others to Christ is practicing the presence of the transforming Christ.”
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The war in Ukraine drags on into its sixth bloody month. Instead of a swift Russian victory as Putin expected, the conflict might continue for years. However, as Russian troops “liberate” Ukraine by shelling cities and occupying towns, the low-income Russian soldiers loot houses in suburban areas. Instead of finding a backward country in need of Russian rescue, they find the Ukrainians more well off than themselves. Click here for more information on the violent history between Ukraine and Russia.
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President Biden announced yesterday that he would cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for Americans earning less than $125,000 per year or households earning less than $250,000. In The Daily Article for August 25, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses the pros and cons of student loan forgiveness before turning to “our quest for self-advancement” and our need as Christians to lose our life for Jesus’ sake (Matthew 16:25).
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Technology has made it harder to escape bullies, as they can now follow you wherever you go through social media, and that's contributed greatly to higher levels of stress and less emotional margin for teens and children. And such stress is not confined to young people, with many adults now beginning to experience similar kinds of cyberbullying as the move to working remotely eliminates many of the social barriers that helped to check such actions in the office. So what are some steps we can take to help protect ourselves and others when they face such abuse?
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If Rep. Liz Cheney runs for president in 2024 against Joe Biden and Donald Trump, her effect would likely not be her intent, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. In other news, the UN is preparing to declare abortion a “human right.” In The Daily Article for August 24, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers these stories and more as he looks at how Christian truth has come to be culturally defined at hate speech and why our culture has “exchanged the truth about God for a lie.”
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Dr. Anthony S. Fauci announced yesterday that he will step down in December as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden. The response appears to be partisan, as many Democrats praised Dr. Fauci and many Republicans criticized him. In The Daily Article for August 23, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers what the divided response says about our country and why Christians should exemplify a third way that pursues God while seeking civility, decency, and unity.
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The former director of the CIA recently claimed that the modern-day Republican Party is the most “dangerous” political force he has ever seen. Today’s levels of political divisiveness and hatred challenge our confidence in democracy itself. In The Daily Article for August 22, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison argues that it is urgent for Christians to be part of the solution and not part of the problem, and that we must refuse to condemn those with whom we disagree.
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A pastor’s sermon in Kansas City went viral recently for all the wrong reasons: during his message, he lambasted his congregation for not buying him the luxury watch he had requested. But here’s the good news: the pastor later apologized for what he called his “inexcusable” remarks. In The Daily Article for August 19, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers religion as transaction and religion as relationship, asks if America is or will soon be under God’s judgment, and whether Christians in America are blessing our country to be a blessing to others.
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A robot dog with a rocket-propelled grenade strapped to its back has been unveiled at a Russian arms fair. Two high school students in California have identified two new scorpion species (as though we needed any more). These stories and others illustrate our mortality. However, my purpose is not to depress us but to encourage us. Since we have only this day, we are free to focus fully on this day. When we do that, we experience the eternal significance of present faithfulness.
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In light of its failed response to COVID-19, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced yesterday a “reset” that will focus on making the CDC quicker to respond to new health threats. The US Dept. of Justice is investigating the SBC. And Hillsong Church is being sued by a whistleblower. In The Daily Article for August 18, 2022, Dr. Jim also discusses the problem with “political religion,” our need for accountability, and how submitting to the Holy Spirit allows us to transform culture. For more on living this day fully for eternal purposes, see Dr. Denison's article, “Battle-equipped robot dog debuts at Russian arms fair.”)
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It is frustrating to face enemies we thought we had already defeated. A new study reports that even a “relatively small nuclear war” would “create a worldwide food crisis lasting at least a decade in which hundreds of millions would starve.” We thought the demise of the Cold War would lower the prospects of nuclear confrontation, but this existential and cataclysmic threat clearly persists. When we face daunting challenges, it is human nature to try harder to do better. But still our crises persist. Let’s consider another approach: from David, the author of Psalm 57. Click here for a text version of today's bonus podcast content, "A ‘limited’ nuclear war would starve millions of people
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As a result of her opposition to the former president, Liz Cheney was defeated last night in a landslide, losing the Republican primary to Harriet Hageman, a political newcomer who was endorsed by Trump. In The Daily Article for August 17, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison also quotes from Thomas S. Kidd’s book on Thomas Jefferson, noting that Jefferson, as well as our current society, has a “dissonance between stated belief and practiced reality.” He then shares the news of author Frederick Buechner’s death at ninety-six and quotes Buechner on proving God’s existence. For more on practical ways to trust God for his best, read “A ‘limited’ nuclear war would starve millions of people.”
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A caregiver in the UK named Kayrin Callaghan knew who she wanted for her bridesmaids the moment her fiancé proposed to her. Kayrin has supported a woman with Down syndrome for two years and also helps three others. She asked the four of them to be part of her wedding. In the midst of pain and tragedy, stories of hope stand out like a ray of sunshine on a stormy day. But there’s a deeper reason we resonate with stories of grace: we were created by grace to experience grace and to give the grace we receive.
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Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, age twenty, was one of thirteen American troops killed outside of the Kabul airport on August 26, 2021, when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive. Nearly a year later, his older brother died on August 9 as a result of suicide at his little brother’s memorial. In The Daily Article for August 16, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison reports that, despite the drastic and worsening conditions in Afghanistan, the church is growing amidst persecution. For more on showing and sharing God’s grace in transforming ways, read my latest article, “Caregiver asks adults with Down syndrome to be her bridesmaids.”
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The supergiant star Betelgeuse is now somewhat smaller after experiencing what scientists describe as an unprecedented massive stellar eruption. Two spiral galaxies are merging. And researchers say they have discovered the first definitive proof that the moon inherited gases from the earth’s mantle. One reason we should enjoy learning about the massive size and unfathomable complexity of the physical universe. For a text version of this Daily Article click this link, "Supergiant Betelgeuse has unprecedented stellar eruption."
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The school board in Fargo, North Dakota, has voted to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance due to the words “under God.” Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed roughly ten times Friday as he prepared to speak at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York. And a perceptive essay in the New York Times explains why Iran remains such a threat to the US. In The Daily Article for August 15, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers these news stories and why Christians should embrace our missional command to “do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). on the stupendous magnificence of God’s creation, see my latest article, “Supergiant Betelgeuse has unprecedented stellar eruption.”
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The warrant to search former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida could be unsealed as soon as this afternoon. In other news, gun deaths keep occurring throughout the country. In The Daily Article for August 12, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers the violence in our nation, five reasons we go to war, and why a deeper, more transformative solution is ultimately required to overcome the violence of our day. For more on experiencing and sharing the transforming love of God, please see my latest website article, “Family reunited with message in a bottle written by their late son.”
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During the recent and deadly floods in eastern Kentucky, Jessica Willett used a vacuum cord to bind herself to her children as the floodwaters shifted her home off its foundation. In lighter news, a private Scottish island with a lighthouse is now for sale for less than the average price of a home in America. Dr. Jim Denison considers these contrasting stories and our deep need for real community.
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Grease star Olivia Newton-John recently passed away. She fought breast cancer multiple times in her life and was once asked, “Have you contemplated your death?” In The Daily Article for August 11, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison quotes her thoughts on the afterlife, reveals opinions in other news stories that can be catastrophic, then turns his focus to why our opinion of our eternal destiny is of eternal significance.
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Guests became stuck on the Disney World Magic Kingdom ride "It's a Small World" for over an hour. In more threatening news, the US has reportedly lost three nuclear bombs and the earth is apparently spinning faster for some reason. Dr. Jim Denison considers these stories and then pivots to retelling the biography of Edith Stein, "one of the twentieth century's most remarkable and tragic women."
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The FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday. Politico reported that the search was part of an investigation into the alleged mishandling of White House records, including potentially classified material. In The Daily Article for August 10, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison summarizes the search, asks if our system of government still works, and asserts that “the divisiveness of our day represents a strategic opportunity for followers of Christ.” For more on finding courage and serenity in the midst of storms, please see my latest article, “Trapped on ‘It’s a Small World’ and looking for lost nuclear bombs.”
Brad Stevens is pastor of Church of God Worship Center in Clay County, in eastern Kentucky. Following floods that have devastated his region, he has helped lead his community to unite and to rebuild. Dr. Jim Denison shares his inspiring story and then turns to the life and faith of Dominic, who founded the Dominicans, before concluding with six steps to transformational truth. For more on opportunities to explain the Gospel, see my article, “Why Jesus?”
Unborn children in Georgia are now eligible for a $3,000 income tax exemption. The Safe Haven Baby Box at a firehouse in Carmel, Indiana, has received three babies so far this year. Unfortunately, abortion advocates are responding to the overturning of Roe v. Wade in ways that are persuasive for many, including Whoopi Goldberg’s “religious” argument for abortion. In The Daily Article for August 9, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison offers four ways that culture promotes abortion, three strategies to promote life, and why it’s instrumental that Christians are discerning and “pro” every life. For more on practical ways to engage your culture redemptively, see my latest article, “How a local pastor became a ‘lifeline’ after the Kentucky floods.” And, for more on the empowering privilege of serving others, see “Before you climb this mountain, pay for your funeral.” Also, for more on the importance of community in changing culture, see my personal blog, “A door without a wall.”
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Everything has a cost. In recent news, if you are planning to climb Mont Blanc in France, know that you may have to pay a deposit of $15,370 to cover rescue and funeral costs. In looking at this story, Dr. Jim Denison considers how our postmodern worldview says your truth is as valid as our truth. You can “climb any mountain” you choose. But there are consequences to your decisions that the rest of us must pay.
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Last Friday, Mayah Zamora walked out of University Hospital in Uvalde, Texas, sixty-six days after she was shot in three limbs during the Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24. In The Daily Article for August 8, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison also discusses an Israeli-Palestinian truce, China expanding military exercises around Taiwan, and the polio virus spreading in New York City, noting that each story illustrates the power of persistence—a trait lacking in our culture but necessary to the Christian faith.
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August 6 is National Mustard Day, and French's, the mustard company, has unveiled a mustard donut. Another company has created the world's only hot-air balloon restaurant. These stories illustrate the entrepreneurial spirit that drives so much innovation and progress in human society. But the successful results of human ingenuity tempt us to depend more fully on human ingenuity than we should.
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Yesterday, a Russian judge sentenced US women’s basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for bringing marijuana into Russia with criminal intent. However, this outcome was expected to clear the way for negotiations over her release. In The Daily Article for August 5, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers how surprising the news—and our lives—can be, then turns to look at our motivations as Christians for following God. For more on the kind of faith that positions us to experience God’s abundance, please see Dr. Jim Denison’s article, “Mustard donuts and a hot-air balloon restaurant.”
Vin Scully died on August 2 at the age of ninety-four. He called games for the Los Angeles Dodgers for sixty-seven seasons. Many consider him the greatest baseball announcer of all time. However, it was Vin Scully’s faith that we should especially remember with gratitude today.
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On Tuesday, Kansas voters rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed the Republican-controlled legislature to tighten restrictions on abortion or ban the procedure outright. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed into law a measure establishing abortion as a constitutional right in his state. When the Dobbs decision was handed down in June overturning Roe v. Wade, like many who responded to the decision, I noted that the battle would now move to the states. And so it has. However, I did not see one major development. Jim Denison's latest article, “The life, faith, and death of Vin Scully and our longing for God.”
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When a notorious terrorist leader like Ayman al-Zawahiri is killed, those of us in the West rejoice. We see his death as avenging in part those who were murdered as a result of his radical ideology and strategic leadership. And we hope it sends a signal to other jihadists that they cannot win, that they will be confronted and defeated by our united resolve to defend our people and our democracy. However, al-Zawahiri’s supporters see his death in exactly the opposite way.
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US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late yesterday. In The Daily Article for August 3, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison focuses on her stated reasons for going, including China’s “crackdown against Hong Kong’s political freedoms,” its “campaign to erase the Tibetan people’s culture,” and its “genocide against Muslim Uyghurs.” Why are China’s leaders acting in such a brutally oppressive manner? Why is this issue relevant to every American and especially every American Christian? See my latest website article, “Was al-Zawahiri a terrorist or a martyr?”. For more on the conflict between China and Taiwan, read Mark Legg’s article. For more on the recent rise in tensions with China, read Ryan Denison’s article.
One of the most foundational ways we are culturally conditioned to self-advancement is self-reliance. This existentialistic worldview pervades everything we do today. For instance, people are choosing where to live based in large part on whether that specific community shares their personal values. Of all the challenges radical self-reliance presents, none is more systemic and foundational than the spiritual. Dr. Jim Denison considers how King David fought against his own self-reliance in Psalm 35.
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President Joe Biden announced from the White House on August 1 that a US missile launched from a drone in Afghanistan had killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Who was al-Zawahiri? Why is his death so significant? What can we now expect in the continuing battle against jihadist terrorism? How should we respond to this news biblically? For more on responding to radical Islam, see Dr. Ryan Denison’s “Should we fear radical Islam?”
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Deshaun Watson was baptized in the Jordan River in 2019. However, he’s making headlines today after a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy in the wake of engaging in sexually coercive and lewd behavior with more than two dozen women from 2019–2021. In The Daily Article for August 2, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers why notable public Christians have experienced moral failures and how a relationship with Jesus compares to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. For more on today’s theme, please see my latest website article, “Organized retail crime and the peril of self-reliance.”
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President Biden declared last week that the US is not in a recession despite the Commerce Department reporting that the US economy shrank for two consecutive quarters—the technical definition of a recession. Biden also tested positive for Covid again. In The Daily Article for August 1, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers these news stories, including the recent deaths of NBA legend Bill Russell and the groundbreaking Black actress Nichelle Nichols, as a way to discuss how we tend to deal with death—by reframing it instead of facing it with the hope Jesus gives.
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In 2020, suicide was the twelfth-leading cause of death in the United States, taking 46,000 lives. In 2022, that number appears to have risen substantially. With suicidality, anxiety, and depression rising, especially in teens who are cyber-bullied and spending lonely hours online, the new initiative to get people help is a step in the right direction. What was formerly known as The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. That 988 is important—it's the simple three-digit number to call when you (or someone you know) is wrestling with thoughts of suicide. An additional resources on Denison Forum: “What does the Bible say about suicide?”
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu requested alkaline hydrolysis, also known as aquamation or water cremation, as an eco-friendly final disposition of his body. His decision made this process much more widely known. This is just one of many ways our bodies can be “buried” these days. But when that day comes, what happens to us? What happens in the moment when we die? When death comes to someone we care about? How are we to be ready? Let's organize our issues into three questions: Will you die? Why will you die? What happens when you die? If you’re not sure whether you have trusted in Christ as your Lord, I invite you to read my website article, “Why Jesus?” and respond to its section, “How can you meet Jesus personally?”
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Tony Dow, a teenage star in the popular 1950s and 60s comedy series Leave It to Beaver, died Wednesday at his California home at the age of seventy-seven—but his death was erroneously reported the day before. Alfred Nobel rewrote his will after an erroneous reporting of his death, which effectively resulted in the creation of the Nobel Prize. In The Daily Article for July 29, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses how Christians always have the opportunity to rewrite our obituaries when we embrace the reality of our mortality and God’s call to dependence on him. For more on death in biblical perspective, please read my latest article, “What happens when you die?”
The FBI has yet to find the remains of Jimmy Hoffa, who went missing in 1975. But the tenacity with which they continue searching is an illustration of how Christians should be just as persistent in following God's call on our lives—and even more so, since the stakes of our obedience are eternal for us and everyone we influence. In this bonus episode, Dr. Jim Denison looks at 2 Timothy 2 and Paul's clarion call to spiritual perseverance.
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Todd Graves, the founder of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, purchased fifty thousand Mega Millions tickets at a cost of $100,000 for Tuesday’s drawing. If any of Todd Graves’s tickets had been a winner, he would have split the jackpot among his fifty thousand employees. In The Daily Article for July 28, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison describes Graves’s other philanthropic pursuits via Raising Cane’s, offers two reasons why discouragement is especially challenging for Christians, and concludes with four practical principles for responding to discouragement with triumphant faith. For more biblical help with finding the courage to go on, please see my latest article: “Jimmy Hoffa is still missing: The power of persistence and privilege of kingdom service.”
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According to the Smithsonian, a rare original copy of the United States Constitution sold last year for $43 million, reminding Dr. Jim Denison of the first time he stood before Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Sinaiticus, two of the oldest New Testament copies in existence. Recalling seeing these invaluable documents, he then shares why "The Bible says it, I believe it, and that settles it" is erroneous thinking and how God's word holds the power to change those who read and heed its truth.
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The grand prize for Friday's Mega Millions lottery is now at $1.02 billion, but your odds of winning it are much less than even having identical quadruplets. In The Daily Article for July 27, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers the discouragement such odds could create, the discouragement of the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) and how its passing could negatively reshape and redefine marriage, before concluding with two biblical ways to respond to discouragement. For more on the transformative power of God: Where to see a $43 million copy of the US Constitution.
A micrometeoroid caused "significant uncorrectable damage" to one of the James Webb Telescope's eighteen gold-plated mirrors. And zebra and quagga mussels are spreading through US rivers, lakes, and bays. Both stories illustrate how tiny objects can affect massive objects. Dr. Jim Denison argues that the same is true for us spiritually, especially when we have doubts that afflict our faith.
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Apparently, there are some sharks that can walk on land and city-killer asteroids now being discovered. In The Daily Article for July 26, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers the veracity of these stories and the devastating role of doubt in the life of a Christian. He also covers Pope Francis' apology to the Indigenous peoples in Canada and offers four practical responses for Christians who doubt their salvation, their faith, or God himself. For more on the trustworthiness of God’s word, read my latest article, “Webb telescope suffers ‘uncorrectable damage’ from micrometeoroid hit.”
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In a viral TikTok video, seventeen-year-old Trin found a snake slithering out of her bathtub drain. In C. S. Lewis's "Mere Christianity," he uses the similar discovery of rats in a cellar to point us toward how we justify our personal sins. In this bonus episode, Dr. Jim Denison then focuses on the fact that God always redeems our suffering by using it to grow us in ways we could not grow otherwise.
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Valeria Yezhova is a ten-year-old Ukrainian girl—and European and world champion checkers player—making headlines for playing checkers to raise money for the Ukrainian army. In The Daily Article for July 25, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison shares her encouraging story before discussing the example of the Israelites failing to fully drive out the Canaanites in Joshua 16 and what this means for Christians seeking to live out their calling in today's culture. Please follow this link to my latest article: A snake in the drain and rats in the cellar.
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In this bonus episode of The Daily Article Podcast for July 22, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses Japanese "nap boxes," the epidemic of workaholism and productivity, and a biblical balm for our busy times from Psalm 31.
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CIA Director William Burns responded to rumors about Vladimir Putin’s health by stating, “As far as we can tell, he’s entirely too healthy.” In The Daily Article for July 22, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison also covers President Biden's recent COVID-19 diagnosis, the attack on US Rep. Lee Zeldin, and the Marburg virus outbreak in Ghana. He then discusses if self-sufficiency is collectively working for us and why Jesus had to go to the Garden of Gethsemane before closing with the encouraging story of thirteen-year-old Alena Wicker.
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The US House of Representatives passed a bill this week protecting the right to same-sex marriage. It prohibits anyone from denying the validity of a marriage based on the race or sex of the couple. In The Daily Article for July 21, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses the bill, asks if adultery should be illegal, covers God's permissive and proactive judgment, then offers five reasons to seek God's pardon.
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On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. soon joined him. But there’s a perilous part of the story you may not know. In The Daily Article for July 20, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison shares how the astronauts were almost stranded on the moon, why Putin thinks he's winning the war in Ukraine, and why Christians should "not grow weary of doing good" (Galatians 6:9).
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The University of Pennsylvania has nominated transgender swimmer Lia Thomas for the NCAA’s Woman of the Year award despite sixteen teammates who wrote a letter noting that Thomas “holds an unfair advantage over competition in the women’s category.” In The Daily Article for July 19, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers this news story and others, asks why the news can be frustrating, and suggests that Christians are called to do what only we can do, with God's help and leading.
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The Associated Press is reporting the tragic death of a four-year-old Ukrainian girl with Down syndrome named Liza. She was on the way with her mother to see a speech therapist when Russian missiles struck last Thursday outside the city of Vinnytsia. In The Daily Article for July 18, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks, "In such a broken world, how are we to have faith in the God who made the world?"
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Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump, has died at the age of seventy-three. In The Daily Article for July 15, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers the media bias in how her passing has been reported and why the media is the least trusted institution in America before discussing why suffering can help Christians better relate to all people.
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Thousands of people responded to the gospel at a recent outreach event in the United Kingdom organized by The Message Trust and the Luis Palau Association. In The Daily Article for July 14, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison reports on that event, shares how to have "spiritual grandchildren," and relates three biblical explanations for suffering.
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The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful space observatory ever launched. Yesterday, NASA unveiled a series of high-resolution color images revealing what it describes as “cosmic cliffs,” “galaxy evolution,” a “dying star’s final ‘performance,’” and the “steamy atmosphere of a distant planet in detail.” In The Daily Article for July 13, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers how the more we learn about space, the more we learn about its Designer. But he also asks, since God is so powerful, "Why doesn't God always do what he sometimes does?"
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President Biden reported last week that “a ten-year-old girl was a rape victim—ten years old—and she was forced to have to travel out of state to Indiana to seek to terminate the pregnancy and maybe save her life.” But is the story true? In The Daily Article for July 12, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers how our culture has lost trust in its institutions and encourages Christians to "trust in the name of the Lord our God" (Psalm 20:7).
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One study reports that people with the highest levels of optimism enjoyed a life span between 11 and 15 percent longer than those who were the least optimistic. In The Daily Article for July 11, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison shares why we could all use such optimism, relates his disappointment with God after recent back surgery, and concludes with biblical reflections that have helped him have "faith to have faith" during his recovery.
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Boris Johnson announced Thursday morning that he would resign as Britain's Prime Minister after more than fifty cabinet members resigned in the wake of the latest scandal to plague his administration. In The Daily Article for July 8, 2022, Dr. Ryan Denison covers some of these scandals, the effect that lying to Parliament and the British people had on Johnson's career, and the lesson Christians can learn about the high cost of sin.
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Two churches in Pottstown, PA, were cited for zoning violations after serving beyond the city's definition of "church." In The Daily Article for July 7, 2022, Dr. Ryan Denison considers this news story, looks back at Rome's opposition to the early church, and encourages Christians to make wise decisions in responding to cultural opposition today.
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Russia has cleared the last major obstacles to their control over the eastern part of Ukraine in recent days. Iran, knowing that "Washington's attention and war capital are being drawn elsewhere," may test the limits of America's response to overseas aggression. And China is slowly eroding the freedoms that Hong Kong has long enjoyed. In The Daily Article for July 6, 2022, Dr. Ryan Denison considers the threats that these three countries pose and offers an insightful word of warning to Christians.
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At least thirty-one people were injured and six have died after a gunman opened fire on a crowd gathered for a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois. It marks the 313th mass shooting of the year. In The Daily Article for July 5, 2022, Dr. Ryan Denison considers the effect of our thoughts and prayers in the aftermath of mass shootings in America and calls us to respond empathetically in our prayers, grieving with those who grieve.
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A recent study found that, for the first time since the poll's inception, a majority of Americans are not proud to call themselves Americans. And those results hold up across party lines. In The Daily Article for July 4, 2022, Dr. Ryan Denison shares why that statistic may not be as bad as it sounds, the difference between national pride and patriotism, and our response as Christians in first being a citizen of heaven before being a citizen of America.
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President Joe Biden condemned the “outrageous behavior” of the Supreme Court in overturning Roe v. Wade and supports ending the Senate filibuster. In The Daily Article for July 1, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asserts that pro-life supporters should care as much for the life of the mother as for the life of the child. Then he discusses how Christians should respond to those who are pro-choice and claim that overturning Roe puts more women in danger.
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Howard Stern is considering a presidential bid and says his platform will have only two goals: to amend the Electoral College and to add five more Supreme Court justices. In The Daily Article for June 30, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison covers why Stern wants to run for the presidency, an article by sports journalist Jemele Hill on why she chose to have an abortion, and another article by Anglican priest Tish Harrison Warren on the myth of "bodily autonomy."
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Gallup has published its “Negative Experience Index” for 2021, which is higher than at any time since Gallup began doing this research in 2006. In The Daily Article for June 29, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks if this is necessarily a bad sign yet confirms the reality of our fallen world and offers biblical truth on how we can "abound in hope" today.
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In the case of Coach Joe Kennedy, the Supreme Court ruled six-to-three yesterday that a school district cannot bar a football coach from publicly exercising his faith on the field after the game. In The Daily Article for June 28, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison describes this religious liberty ruling, discusses tragic news of reported deaths across the country, and argues that sharing the cure for cancer would be a gift, not an imposition.
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Since the Supreme Court's decision last Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, Americans on both side of the issue have responded in emphatic ways. In The Daily Article for June 27, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison describes how pro-life and pro-choice Americans have responded thus far and suggests what should happen next for pro-life Christians.
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n a ruling that the Wall Street Journal is calling “one of the most consequential in modern memory,” the Supreme Court has eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and returning the question of abortion’s legality to the states. In this Special Edition Daily Article for June 24, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison provides answers to: Where will abortion be legal? What about out-of-state abortions? Pharmaceutical abortions? And offers three biblical reflections on this momentous day.
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American swimmer Anita Alvarez was competing in the World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, when she suddenly lost consciousness and sank to the bottom of the pool. Andrea Fuentes, Alvarez’s coach, immediately dove into the water and pulled Alvarez to the surface. In The Daily Article for June 24, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers this and two other newsworthy stories, discusses how to live a life God can bless, shows why God seeks his own glory, and why Christians must hand over all—and not just some—of themselves to God.
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Dan Gill has taught social studies at a middle school in New Jersey for thirty years. He has followed a practice especially noteworthy: he keeps an empty chair in the front corner of his classroom. In The Daily Article for June 23, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison reveals the inspiring story behind Gill's tradition, why standing on one leg may be more important than you think, how Jesus leads us into all truth, and the fascinating story of the first three British martyrs.
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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Maine cannot prohibit parents from using a state tuition program to send their children to religious private schools. First Liberty and the Institute for Justice brought the case. In The Daily Article for June 22, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison covers that good news, quotes Justin Welby on three ways to restore broken relationships, and encourages Christians to manifest the character of Christ in the power of his Spirit every day.
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President Biden is considering a federal gas tax holiday to offset soaring gas prices. And Israel voted to dissolve its government, leading to its fifth election in three and a half years. In The Daily Article for June 21, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers these stories in light of this week's theme: it's always too soon to give up on God.
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"Lightyear" star Chris Evans has called those who've criticized the film's same-sex kiss "idiots" who will "die of like dinosaurs." And Gallup recently announced that belief in God in the US has fallen to 81 percent, a new low. In The Daily Article for June 20, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers the moral trajectory of America, why Juneteenth is also a spiritual holiday, and our necessity as Christians to be filled with the Spirit in all we do.
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Two people were killed and another was injured yesterday evening in an attack at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, near the Birmingham, Alabama, area. America is averaging 1.5 mass shootings per day this year. In The Daily Article for June 17, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses compassion fatigue, Father's Day, and our need to love God most in order to love others best.
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The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point yesterday, the biggest hike since 1994. As a result, many are asking if a recession is likely or even imminent. In The Daily Article for June 16, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks five questions you may have about the economy, discusses the relevance of relevance, and describes Jesus' strategy for helping others.
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"Songs for the Holy Other: Hymns Affirming the LGBTQIA2S+ Community" is a new hymnal celebrating LGTQ ideology, and a sixteen-part Bible study has launched titled "Queering the Bible." As Pride month continues and more businesses promote LGBTQ ideology, how should Christians respond? In The Daily Article for June 15, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison offers three biblical responses for Christians to be the "salt and light" our culture needs today.
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The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade may be officially released in the next several days. If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the battle over abortion will shift from the federal level to the states and even local communities. Those of us who believe life is sacred from conception to natural death will be on the front lines. In The Daily Article for June 14, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses three relevant questions and then turns to a holistic biblical response.
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Democratic and Republican senators announced an agreement yesterday on a legislative framework aimed at reducing mass shootings in America. Their announcement comes a day after rallies and marches across the US advocated for gun reform in the wake of mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. In The Daily Article for June 13, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses how we can change the world equipped with the power of Christ in us.
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The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack held its first prime-time hearing last night. The committee showed visceral footage from the attack, focused on former President Trump’s demeanor and actions during the riot, and included testimony from a Capitol police officer who was injured by the rioters. In The Daily Article for June 10, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison also discusses the pathway to life and peace we find by turning from our wicked ways (2 Chronicles 7:14) to live in spiritual victory each day.
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Actor Matthew McConaughey spoke from the podium of the White House press briefing room this week, encouraging lawmakers to take action on gun violence and citing stories of the young victims of the mass shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. In The Daily Article for June 9, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison also discusses what it means to seek God's face (2 Chronicles 7:14), his heart for the Jewish people in Israel, and the significant difference between Christianity and all other religions.
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Abortion activists interrupted Lakewood Church’s worship service last Sunday in Houston, Texas. Catholic churches have been vandalized in the wake of the news that the Supreme Court might overturn Roe v. Wade. And other newsworthy stories point to an American culture bent toward unbiblical beliefs. In The Daily Article for June 8, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses the hope that American Christians still have that our land might be healed—but the renewal must begin within.
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Pastor Gilbert Limones was shot at by the Uvalde gunman. He also works at a funeral home and has since helped prepare for the young victims' burials while consoling grieving families. In The Daily Article for June 7, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison shares his story, discusses our modern quest for contentment despite "headline stress disorder," and calls Christians to choose God's way for our lives over our own way.
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Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan, has advised investors that an economic "hurricane" is near. In The Daily Article for June 6, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers whether a recession is close, discusses if money can buy happiness and meaning, and looks at how Christians can make Pentecost a daily experience of being filled with God's Spirit.
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As England celebrates the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's seventieth year on the throne, the Queen has said she cannot attend today's Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral due to "some discomfort." In The Daily Article for June 3, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers what Christians can learn from how British royalty has united its people. He refers to Andy Crouch's new book, "The Life We're Looking For," in discussing the loneliness epidemic. And, with help from St. Cyril of Alexandria, he answers why Jesus told his disciples, "It is to your advantage that I go away" (John 16:7).
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Scientists have discovered 55 Cancri e, a planet fifty light-years away from us. It's a place of "permanent searing daylight" and "endless darkness." But, in The Daily Article for June 2, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison reminds us that hellish behavior still exists on earth in the aftermath of another mass shooting, this time in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and as victims of the Uvalde shooting are laid to rest this week. In such a fallen and broken world, where is our pathway to peace?
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Pastor and author Dr. Tony Evans warns that America is facing God's judgment since "we've been more cultural Christians than biblical Christians." In The Daily Article for June 1, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks if he's right, speaks to signs of the times in Pride Month and pandemic-related stress, and offers biblical truth on choosing holiness over idolatrous sinfulness.
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Nine-year-old Ellie Garcia was one of the nineteen children murdered at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. In January, her father shared a photo of his daughter praying, and Ellie had posted her own video to TikTok reminding people that Jesus died for us. In The Daily Article for May 31, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks how we can raise more Ellie Garcias and points to Alan Noble's book, "You Are Not Your Own," as a "biblical and empowering" take on our current cultural moment.
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On Memorial Day 2022, we remember the American men and women who died to protect our freedom. In The Daily Article for May 30, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison remembers those who gave "the last full measure of devotion," as Abraham Lincoln' said in his Gettysburg Address. Then he cites Kevin D. Roberts on the role of faith and civic virtue in our democracy, and recalls our nation's need for God through Psalm 33:12: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."
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On May 26, 2022, the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention released a list of alleged church-related sexual abuse offenders in response to a third-party investigation published on May 22 that revealed a widespread coverup of such abuse by top denominational leaders. In this Daily Article Special Edition for May 27, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison offers four biblical imperatives that can frame our response as Christians to such abuse within the church.
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The shooter in the Uvalde tragedy at Robb Elementary cited Replacement Theory in a 180-page document. In The Daily Article for May 27, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison defines Replacement Theory, provides its brief history, asks if Replacement Theory is growing in popularity in the US, and offers three biblical responses.
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In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX, more details have come to light about the eighteen-year-old shooter. In The Daily Article for May 26, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison lists the common characteristics of the gunmen behind mass shootings in the US and encourages Christians to help others who are trying to help those who may be the perpetrator of the next shooting.
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An eighteen-year-old gunman killed at least nineteen children and two teachers at Ross Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, yesterday afternoon in what is now the deadliest school shooting in Texas history and at least the thirtieth shooting at a K–12 school in the US in 2022. In The Daily Article for May 25, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison addresses the tragedy of this mass shooting and urges Christians to show compassion for humanity in the face of our common mortality.
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Monkeypox is "a more benign version of smallpox," but it is spreading outside of the countries where it is normally found. In The Daily Article for May 24, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison describes one characteristic of the monkeypox outbreak that is significant but could be considered controversial in today's culture. He then discusses the "grevious" SBC report on sexual abuse and recommends a "transforming classic" of a book to help Christians pursue "holistic holiness."
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The Southern Baptist Convention has released a nearly 300-page report revealing that its leaders "chose to protect the denomination from lawsuits" rather than those who were sexually abused by more than 700 pastors in its denomination. In The Daily Article for May 23, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses the report and offers two biblical responses that relate to all followers of Christ, regardless of denominational affiliation.
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American culture is increasingly normalizing nonbiblical marital relationships as articles touting polyamorous "marriages" and the "benefits" of discreet affairs show. In The Daily Article for May 20, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses the allure of this normalization and, using the apostle Paul's stay in Corinth as an example, shows how followers of Jesus can respond to the escalating normalization of immorality in our culture.
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Families with babies are experiencing a baby formula shortage, which has resulted in the House passing a $28 million emergency spending bill and President Biden invoking the Defense Production Act to increase formula supply. In The Daily Article for May 19, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers how the formula shortage is one example of why Americans have lost trust in our government and the unique opportunity that Christians have in this crisis.
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Of the sixteen Republican primaries held yesterday, former President Donald Trump has endorsed a candidate in seven. The elections were seen by many as an important litmus test for Trump's continued power within the Republican Party. In The Daily Article for May 18, 2022, Dr. Ryan Denison covers the primary results, discusses the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, and shares a moment from 1 Samuel when Israel made a rash decision out of fear.
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Do aliens exist? Should extraterrestrial life forms concern Christians? As a House subcomittee meets today for an open congressional hearing on UFOs, the question of life on other planets may take center stage in the public square. In The Daily Article for May 17, 2022, Dr. Ryan Denison looks into what the Bible says about alien life and suggests why this should matter to Christians.
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An 18-year-old shooter killed 10 and injured 3 in Buffalo, New York, as part of a mass shooting believed to be racially motivated and tied to "replacement theory." In The Daily Article for May 16, 2022, Dr. Ryan Denison recounts the facts of five mass shootings that happened within the span of three days and cautions Christians against straying from truth.
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News broke Thursday that Finland and Sweden are in the final stages of applying to join NATO. Of the two nations, Finland's decision is far more likely to increase tensions with Russia going forward. In The Daily Article for May 13, 2022, Dr. Ryan Denison explains how the US has interacted with proxy wars in the past and the implications for proxy wars between NATO and Russia in the future. He then leads us to prayer for global leadership and godly wisdom.
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The Senate voted on the Women’s Health Protect Act yesterday, which failed to garner the requisite 60 votes. However, the vote was largely symbolic for the pro-choice cause. In The Daily Article for May 12, 2022, Dr. Ryan Denison explains why the abortion debate has become so intertwined with our nation’s sense of religious freedom. He then goes on to remind us that how we fight for children in the womb matters to God as much as the fact that the unborn are not the only souls potentially at stake.
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Robert Hyde was sentenced to thirty-five years in prison, where his life changed forever. He found Christ through a prison ministry and eventually became the lead pastor of Grace Baptist Church in 2019. He was released a few weeks ago on parole. In The Daily Article for May 11, 2022, Ryan Denison shares the life-changing work prison ministries are doing all over the country, reminding us that God’s plan for our lives are irrevocable and to a higher standard.
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The Supreme Court’s abortion leak will "likely to generate a wave of employee activism that dwarf[s] anything that [has] come before." In The Daily Article for May 10, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison shows us the importance of building relationships with your cultural opponents through servant leadership, forgive them where needed, and to seek their forgiveness where needed. The more they persecute you, the more they need your intercession and your love.
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As pro-life organizations are being set on fire and pro-choice activists are protesting outside of the homes of Supreme Court justices John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh, one protestor said, "The time for civility is over, man. Being polite doesn't get you anywhere." In The Daily Article for May 9, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks if civility and decency are "secondary values," points to David French's writing on Christian civility, and reminds Christians that we are biblically mandated to forgive others.
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Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 8, 2022. In The Daily Article for May 6, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers Ephesians 6:1–3 and Paul's exhortation to "obey your parents in the Lord." He also points to multiple mental health articles on Denison Forum for ways to respond practically to the stress and anxiety of these days.
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On Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Harold Shurtleff, deeming that the city of Boston discriminated against him because of his "religious viewpoint" for seeking to fly a Christian flag outside of City Hall. On this National Day of Prayer, Dr. Jim Denison discusses Justice Anthony Kennedy's flip on abortion, the way Christians sometimes make idols from prayers, and encourages believers to pray for Americans to know God.
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The fallout from the leaked draft revealing the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade is dominating the news. In The Daily Article for May 4, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison describes recent ramifications, asks who prompted the leak and why, cites Michael Stokes Paulsen's article as a "brilliant case for life," and urges Christians to advocate for living human beings—including unborn children.
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The Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, according to what POLITICO calls "an initial draft majority opinion." In The Daily Article for May 3, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison summarizes the leaked draft and legal precedents, asks if this would end abortions in America, and offers three ways to minister to women considering abortion.
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Country singer Naomi Judd died on Saturday, April 29, 2022. The following day, she and her daughter were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Naomi's famous daughters, singer Wynonna Judd and actress Ashley Judd, tweeted that "we lost our mother to the disease of mental illness." In The Daily Article for May 2, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison notes that depression now affects one-third of American adults, lists biblical figures and "seven saints" who wrestled with depression and doubt, and shares what we can learn from Job's friends and David's psalms.
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Yesterday was Yom HaShoah, the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel, when the country comes to a standstill at 10 a.m. to honor the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis in World War II. In The Daily Article for April 29, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison shares the story of Gerda Weissmann, who married Kurt Klein, an American soldier who found Gerda after she'd endured six years of Nazi terrorism. Dr. Denison also relates why German churches flew Nazi flags and then asks Christians if we may have a "transactional dimension" to our relationship with God.
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The New York Times is profiling a movement called "fictosexuals." These are people who consider themselves married to a fictional character, whether a doll, a character in a video game, or a similar "person." In The Daily Article for April 28, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers this and other news stories as representative of our current sexualized culture and urges Christians to "flee from sexual immorality" (1 Corinthians 6:18) while also using the culture where we can (1 Corinthians 9:22) to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15).
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Now that Twitter has accepted billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, many are wondering if his aspirations to reform the "digital town square" are good news for free speech. In The Daily Article for April 27, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison refers to Christians' call to be "the light of the world" and why John Adams wrote that the Constitution "was made only for a moral and religious people."
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Bremerton football coach Joe Kennedy was fired in 2015 after refusing to stop praying at the fifty-yard line following his team's football games. His religious liberty case was heard before the Supreme Court yesterday. In The Daily Article for April 26, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers Coach Kennedy's fight, the latest cultural euphemism disguising immorality, and how Christians can practically fight against the sins they persistently struggle against.
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Emmanuel Macron won reelection in France's presidential contest yesterday, defeating far-right rival Marine Le Pen. However, in this story and others recently in the news (like alligators "taking lonely strolls in Florida" and why Mike Tyson punched a man on a flight), there's more to the story. In The Daily Article for April 25, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison looks at the fact that "there is often something we don't know about people or events that puts them in a new light," then discusses how Christians can overcome their "besetting sins."
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Good news in the news today includes a Pennsylvania school board rejecting the formation of an After School Satan Club, a twelve-year-old woodworker who's raised more than $109,000 for Ukrainian children, and a Tennesse city rejecting an atheist group's demand to remove crosses that had been in place since the fifties. In The Daily Article for April 22, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison then discusses practical ways for Christians to be cultural missionaries.
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In response to The Walt Disney Company speaking out on the Parental Rights in Education bill (the "Don't Say Gay" law), Florida lawmakers are voting to end Disney's self-governing privileges in the Orlando area. In The Daily Article for April 21, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks, "When fighting a 'culture war,' should we be passivists or activists?" He cites how Billy Graham handled his personal critics, Yuval Levin's article "How to Curb the Culture War," and three biblical directives for Christians in the culture wars.
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Russian forces seized the city of Kreminna, which appears to be the first city confirmed to have fallen since Vladimir Putin's forces launched a "new phase of war." In The Daily Article for April 20, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison also writes on the threat of AI, four reasons teens are depressed, and how Christians can respond biblically and redemptively to the challenges of our day.
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Yesterday, a federal judge in Florida sided against the CDC, striking down the national mask mandate. Her ruling freed airlines, airports, and mass transit systems to make their own decisions about mask requirements. In The Daily Article for April 19, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers our collective trust in the government, cites Jonathan Haidt's Atlantic essay that suggests social media is undermining our democracy, and then challenges Christians to think biblically and act redemptively in response.
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Good news in the news: the community fridge movement is providing free food to those in need, and a 19-year-old man with autism was reunited with his family after having disappeared for almost three years. In The Daily Article for April 18, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers how we are all tied together and why the little-known Bible story of Judas called Barsabbas matters to Christians today.
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The flagship Russian warship Moskva sank into the Black Sea yesterday. Whether it was destroyed by a Ukrainian missile or from a fire that broke out on the cruiser, the result is the same. In The Daily Article for Good Friday, April 15, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison uses this news story and others as a foundation to ask: Why was Jesus crucified on Good Friday? Could he have died any other way and the result have been the same?
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Gateway Church has helped around four hundred Ukrainian refugees relocate and are in the process of helping to relocate hundreds more. This as reports say 1.4 million Ukrainians are without running water and 4.6 million are at risk of losing their water supply. In The Daily Article for April 14, 2022, Maundy Thursday of Easter week, Dr. Jim Denison cites Wallace B. Henley's surprising assertion about why Russians are committing atrocities in Ukraine and encourages readers to remember the weight of their own sin so that they might be free of it in repentance.
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Ten people were hit by gunfire and another thirteen injured after a man set off smoke grenades and fired a handgun in a crowded Brooklyn subway train yesterday. In The Daily Article for April 13, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers this news story and many others while also discussing "Silent Wednesday," the day during Easter week in which the Bible records no activities by Jesus. Citing John Mark Comer's book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, Dr. Denison also asks if Christians should follow Jesus' example to lead a quiet life.
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Nabisco, Oreo's parent company, has released a gay-affirming short film—another example of the escalation of unbiblical sexual morality in American culture. However, God is still using Christians to change the culture, like Masters winner Scottie Sheffler who said, after his win, "My identity isn't a golf score." In The Daily Article for April 12, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison also looks at the brilliant mind of Jesus, the power of the Holy Spirit, and how Christians can change the culture today.
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The University of Texas will allow students to live together regardless of their gender or sexual identity. Major League Baseball will allow pitchers and catchers to use technology intended to prevent sign stealing. And Scottie Scheffler won yesterday's Masters tournament. In The Daily Article for April 11, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers these stories as metaphors for our culture today.
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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is joining the board of Twitter. In The Daily Article for April 8, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison suggests that this notable addition is vital not just for our news consumption but for the very future of our society. He also points to Carl R. Trueman's new book, Strange New World, for answers to how our culture arrived at its current identity crisis and also to the Bible's admonition that "the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers."
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Bonhams Space History sale will offer lunar dust collected by Neil Armstrong from the Apollo 11 mission. You can own your own (tiny) souvenir from the moon for a mere $800,000 to $1,200,000. In The Daily Article for April 7, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers the size of our universe, the message we've received "from beyond ourselves," the scientific benefits of gratitude, and Henri Nouwen's assertion that we are loved and accepted long before others can love or accept us.
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Less than fourteen months after a car crash that nearly led to the amputation of his right leg, Tiger Woods announced that he will play in the Masters tournament this year. In The Daily Article for March 6, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison sees Woods' decision as an illustration of what Carolyn Chen calls our "collective worship of work" and asks how Christians can convince secularized people to choose God's grace over our cultural worship of work.
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has called Russia's killing of its civilians genocide. US president Joe Biden has called for Russian president Vladimir Putin to be tried for war crimes. And NYT columnist Thomas Friedman is calling the Russia-Ukraine war "World War Wired" due to its cyberattacks. In The Daily Article for April 5, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses these issues, the increasing divide between political parties in the US, how Arabs and Jews are working together in Israel, Jesus' prayer for unity for Christians, and a Baylor University prayer revival.
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What did Denzel Washington do right after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars? What did North Carolina men's basketball head coach Hubert Davis say about his faith? In The Daily Article for April 4, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers the days news from a biblical perspective, wonders about our "compassion fatigue," and shares the inspiring story of a Muslim sheikh who's led four hundred other sheikhs to Christ.
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The news, like life, is unpredictable, from Bruce Willis retiring to passports soon allowing a gender X designation. In The Daily Article for April 1, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers Psalm 14:1 in light of April Fool's Day, quotes the words of an atheist now actively searching for God, and highlights new World #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler's faith.
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According to the Washington Post, twenty-nine text messages obtained by the Post and CBS News show that Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife, Ginni Thomas, "repeatedly pressed White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to pursue unrelenting efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election." Consequently, some Democrats are calling Thomas to recuse himself on certain cases or even to step down from the Supreme Court. In The Daily Article for March 31, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison explains the issue, then offers a biblical application for all Christians.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the “Don’t Say Gay” bill on Monday, March 28, 2022, which bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for Kindergarten through third grade. In The Daily Article for March 30, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses what the legislation does and doesn't do, identifies the larger cultural narrative this controversy represents, and concludes with two biblical principles that apply to us all.
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A “massive great white shark” known as Scot has been seen off the Florida Gulf Coast. In The Daily Article for March 29, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison uses this as a metaphor for the horrific invasion of Ukraine and considers three articles that seek to answer: How will the war in Ukraine end? Dr. Denison looks at the works of David Remnick in “What Is Putin Thinking,” Andrew Sullivan in “The Strange Rebirth of Imperial Russia,” and Jonathan Tepperman in an interview with Alexander Gabuev.
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Prior to winning the Oscar for Best Actor, Will Smith ran up on stage after Chris Rock had made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Smith slapped Rock. In other attention-grabbing news, the war in Ukraine continues, as do efforts to help, such as Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov stating that he would auction off his Nobel Peace Prize to help Ukrainian refugees. In The Daily Article for March 28, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers these stories and more as evidence of our human frailty and fallenness, then looks to prayer and our call to abide in Jesus as the answer.
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As half of all Ukrainian children are reported to have been displaced due to the Russian invasion of their country and the US prepares to accept 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, the tragedies of our day can seem insurmountable. Can one person truly make a difference? In The Daily Article for March 25, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison offers the only way to “find life and flourishing” and reminds Christians of our ability to change the world because of the One who changed us.
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Amelia Anisovych, the seven-year-old Ukrainian girl who went viral after singing “Let It Go” in a Kyiv bomb shelter, made headlines again after singing the Ukrainian national anthem in a Polish arena. She is one of the 3.5 million Ukrainian refugees as a result of Russia’s invasion of their country. In The Daily Article for March 24, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison also describes the rise of alcohol-related deaths and a proposed bill that would decriminalize killing newborn babies before moving toward our need for faith in order to make a difference in discouraging times.
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Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton laid flowers at Saints Volodymyr & Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church in Chicago and voiced their support on social media for the people of Ukraine. In The Daily Article for March 23, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison looks at our cultural presupposition in times of war regarding the sanctity of human life, how that compares to our collective moral compass, and the role worship plays in a Christian’s life in order to be those who make a difference in the world.
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As a result of fires in Ranger, Texas, the 103-year-old Second Baptist Church was destroyed. Four US soldiers were killed in a plane crash during a NATO exercise. Russia may be planning cyberattacks. And a more transmissible omicron variant may be on its way to the US. In The Daily Article for March 22, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers the news of the day from a biblical perspective, describing its reality while offering the hope we need, which is only found in a relationship with Jesus Christ.
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As a result of the war in Ukraine, a Baptist Church in Poland is being the “hands and feet” of Jesus by providing free drinks, showers, and places to sleep to Ukrainian refugees. Yet other headlines, like the China Eastern Airlines crash with 132 onboard, remind us of the tragedy of living in a fallen world. In The Daily Article for March 21, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers how the early Christians “turned the world upside down” by intervening when they saw someone suffering.
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As the war in Ukraine continues and civilian casualties mount, Christians are helping any way they can, from an ancient monastery serving as a refugee center to Samaritan’s Purse operating a field hospital. And President Biden has called Russian President Putin a “war criminal.” In The Daily Article for March 18, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers how the war could get worse, particularly if Article 5 of NATO’s founding treaty is invoked, and then encourages Christians to meet felt needs in order to meet spiritual needs.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a joint session of the US House and Senate yesterday, asking the United States to help his country defend themselves against the ongoing Russian invasion. In The Daily Article for March 17, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison responds to President Zelensky’s impassioned plea for help and reminds Christians of our calling to “do good; seek justice, correct oppression” (Isaiah 1:17).
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As 3 million refugees have fled Ukraine, Ukrainian president Zelensky is scheduled to speak to the US Congress later today. In The Daily Article for March 16, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks how much of the world is changing due to the war in Ukraine, whether World War III has already begun, and how God might redeem our fears in times like these.
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A wounded pregnant Ukrainian woman and her baby have died after their maternity hospital in Mariupol was bombed by Russia. In The Daily Article for March 15, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks how much death and destruction is enough for Russian president Putin and wonders whether Putin’s motivations lie in his desire to recenter eastern Christianity and the Russian Orthodox Church at Kyiv, Ukraine.
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In “This Is a Uniquely Perilous Moment,” commentator David French describes the possibility of Putin using tactical nuclear weapons to conquer Ukraine, and even to fight NATO-member countries. In The Daily Article for March 14, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses French’s ominous article, asks if the US would risk its cities to defend NATO forces, and points to Dr. Lane Ogden’s “How to manage fear in a time of crisis” as well as pointing to the “paradoxical best way to live every day” for the Christian.
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Hassan, an eleven-year-old boy from Ukraine, escaped the country alone. In The Daily Article for March 11, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison uses that story to illustrate how Putin considers expanding the Russian Empire worth the lives of thousands of children like Hassan and how Christians can reject living by the truth of Genesis 1:27 and similarly make others the means to our personal advancement.
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A video of a young girl singing “Let It Go” while in a Ukrainian shelter has gone viral. In The Daily Article for March 10, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers how Russians view Putin and themselves, the difference between the Ukraine and Ukraine, Putin’s expressed purpose in invading Ukraine, and how suffering exposes our cultural fallacies, such as the questioning of the existence of objective morality.
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Anatoly was a twenty-six-year-old member of Irpin Bible Church, northwest of Kyiv, Ukraine, who, after evacuating his wife and family to safety, returned to help his church. He was killed by a Russian bombshell while helping others across a collapsed bridge. In The Daily Article for March 9, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses Anatoly’s courage and how it relates to the future of our cultural freedom in America.
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As two million people have now reportedly fled Ukraine, are people in the west becoming inured to the suffering that global headlines attest to? In The Daily Article for March 8, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison refers to Elliott Abrams' article “The New Cold War,” why this new Cold War presents a new and different challenge to the US, and posits why liberty needs God.
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Despite knowing that he’s at the top of Russia’s “kill list,” Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has chosen to lead his nation, a courageous example to both his country and the world. However, Christians know that the most powerful source of character and courage does not lie within us. In The Daily Article for March 7, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers what it means to be a courageous Christian.
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A huge blaze at the site of Europe's largest nuclear power plant station set world financial markets tumbling overnight. It was extinguished today and officials said the plant is operating normally, though it is now under Russian control. In The Daily Article for March 4, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers the tragedies unfolding in Ukraine, asks why an omniscient and omnipotent God would allow them, and offers ways to combat fear in times of crisis.
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In The Daily Article for March 3, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks, “If our sovereign God must cause or allow all that happens, why is the Russian invasion of Ukraine happening?” Dr. Denison looks at instances in the Bible about God’s sovereignty and humanity’s free will.
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President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address last night. It has been a long time since an American president spoke to a nation facing so many crises at one time. As a result, Fox News predicted that his address would be "the most consequential speech of his life." In The Daily Article for March 2, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison summarizes President Biden’s State of the Union, then discusses the meaning of Ash Wednesday.
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Russia, frustrated in its plans for a quick victory, is switching to a new strategy of pummeling civilian areas in an attempt to demoralize Ukrainian resistance. In The Daily Article for March 1, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks: Where will this conflict end? Then looks at three possible outcomes: a new Cold War, World War III, or Russian President Vladimir Putin choosing to use nuclear weapons. Dr. Denison then points to “the great calm” Christians may seek in Jesus.
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A Ukrainian delegation arrived this morning at the border with Belarus for talks with Russia, though President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed little hope that the meeting would end the war. In The Daily Article for February 28, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses Ukraine’s boldness in fighting for their country, as well as seven calls to prayer that changed the world.
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President Biden is nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court. His announcement fulfills a campaign promise to pick the first Black woman for the nation's highest court. In a Special Edition Daily Article for February 25, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison describes why Biden’s nomination is “problematic but historic,” offers what little is currently known about Brown Jackson’s faith, and provides three specific ways for Christians to pray for the Supreme Court nominee.
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Russian forces have captured the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the scene of a 1986 meltdown. Putin is reportedly "looking to rebuild Russia's empire" by emulating Peter the Great. And President Biden unveiled harsh new sanctions meant to punish Russia. In The Daily Article for February 25, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers America's obligation, and the obligation of all Christians, in this war.
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Russian forces invaded Ukraine by land, air, and sea overnight in the largest attack by one nation against another in Europe since World War II. In The Daily Article for February 24, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison describes this “grave emergency,” what it could mean for the world and America, and how, as John R. W. Stott would say, “We must be global Christians.”
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Yesterday, Russian lawmakers authorized President Vladimir Putin to use military force outside the country. This as Russian troops poured into the eastern region of Ukraine in what President Biden called "the beginning of a Russian invasion" of that country. In The Daily Article for February 23, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers why Russia seeks to invade Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s “endgame.”
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President Vladimir Putin of Russia recognized the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine yesterday, signaling yet another escalation in the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. In The Daily Article for February 22, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks if this is the beginning of conflicts to come and whether history will “repeat itself endlessly,” as Yuval Noah Harari recently wrote. Author: Dr. Jim Denison. Narrator: Chris Elkins. Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe
Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for coronavirus, and the threat of an invasion by Russia into Ukraine continues to dominate headlines. In The Daily Article for February 21, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers these stories, as well as the closing of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the plight of the Uyghur people, and what it means that “Christianity is a power religion.”
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Päivi Räsänen is a former Finnish interior minister. In an online article, a radio interview, and a 2019 tweet, she made comments that Finland's state prosecutor claims are likely to cause intolerance, contempt, and hatred toward homosexuals. In The Daily Article for February 18, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers this story, how a related story could result in jail time for parents, and what it means for Christians to be "righteous."
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Called “the best Nordic combined skier ever,” Jarl Magnus Riiber was “pretty much unstoppable”—until he faced a disastrous choice. In The Daily Article for February 17, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers Riiber’s story as a cultural parable, looking at what skeptics fail to believe about Jesus and how Christians can fall into the same trap.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed yesterday that he has decided to withdraw some troops from the border with Ukraine and is prepared to re-enter security negotiations with NATO and the US. In The Daily Article for February 16, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses why Russia may pose a threat to the US, including through cyberattacks, and how Christians can still "live peaceably with all."
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As the imminent possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine looms–with estimated death tolls of 50,000 civilians, 25,000 Ukrainian soldiers, 10,000 Russian military personnel, and 1 to 5 million refugees fleeing the country–a central question many American Christians may be asking themselves is: How can I respond from here? In The Daily Article for February 15, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison offers biblical insight into the latest news from Ukraine, why Russia wants to invade Ukraine, and how Christians can respond right now.
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On the day before Valentine’s Day, the Los Angeles Rams battled the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. In The Daily Article for February 14, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison compares the joy of the championship-winning team and its fans to the lasting joy that can be found in a relationship with Jesus.
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Actor and comedian Bob Saget died from accidental head trauma, a Florida medical examiner declared yesterday. And Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19 again. In The Daily Article for February 11, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses these stories in light of Super Bowl LVI, our mortality, and peace that only God can provide.
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Canadian truck drivers have been blocking a key US–Canada border crossing for several days to protest their government's pandemic control measures. In The Daily Article for February 10, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison ask if these acts are blocking democracy, describes how evangelical missionaries in Ukraine are staying despite a possible Russian invasion, and offers Christians the key to courageous compassion when the culture rejects them.
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The recent volcanic eruption in the South Pacific island kingdom of Tonga was hundreds of times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb, according to NASA scientists. As Morgan Lee reports in Christianity Today, the blast generated waves that reached estimated heights of fifty feet. Yet they are returning to normal, and Tongan Christian leaders have relayed their thanks for the world’s prayers. In The Daily Article for February 9, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison encourages Christians to remember that “we are all children of one Father, all members of one family.”
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Yale football star Kyle Mullen recently died during Nave SEAL “Hell Week” training. Five-year-old Rayan Oram died after having been rescued from a 100-foot well in Morocco. In The Daily Article for February 8, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses how grief marks us and why being adopted by God is so empowering.
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Prior to celebrating a Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth expressed her “sincere wish” that Prince Charles’ wife, Camilla, be known as “Queen Consort” when Charles succeeds Elizabeth to the throne. In The Daily Article for February 7, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison views this noteworthy story as a metaphor for Christians’ identity in Christ.
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A homeowner in Connecticut accidentally set their house ablaze while trying to thaw their property with a flamethrower. In The Daily Article for February 4, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers this news story as a cultural metaphor and asks the question, “Why trust God when trusting God doesn’t seem to help?”
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According to the FBI, fatal felony attacks on police officers spiked 31.6 percent last year. The recent on-duty deaths of officers like Wilbert Mora, Jason Rivera, and Charles Galloway are tragic consequences of this epidemic of violence against officers. In The Daily Article for February 3, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks why our culture is experiencing mounting anger toward officers and what the Bible says about submitting to authority.
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President Biden has reiterated his pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. In The Daily Article for February 2, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison writes that “this approach to the Supreme Court betrays a fundamental shift in American culture,” but not for reasons of race or gender. Rather, our culture’s current view of the Constitution is what’s most concerning.
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Prior to her death by suicide, Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst posted a cryptic message describing only “emptiness” in her life. In The Daily Article for February 1, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers this tragic story, why so many have so said they’re unhappy, and how to seek a life of purpose through a relationship with God.
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Tom Brady and Rafael Nadal are considered the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) of their respective sports, but what truly makes someone great? In The Daily Article for January 31, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses greatness according to the example set by Jesus and how Christians can “walk by the Spirit.”
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From shark attacks to an Omicron variant to a wild stock market, the news constantly reminds us how susceptible we are to forces outside of our control. In The Daily Article for January 28, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks how the Christian faith is relevant to the challenges our world faces and each one of us face within that world.
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Today, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will reportedly announce his plan to retire at the end of the Court's term. In The Daily Article for January 27, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison sees this as an illustration of the power and privilege of personal influence, discusses the redefinition of tolerance, why Christians are on trial in Finland, and why a Bible was laid in the foundation of a Chick-fil-A.
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As Russia appears to be poised to invade Ukraine, many may wonder why the US is involved. For The Daily Article on January 26, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks why America should be concerned about what’s happening in Ukraine and why Christians should likewise be concerned.
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Tensions soared yesterday between Russia and the West over concerns that Moscow is planning to invade Ukraine. In The Daily Article for January 25, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison summarizes what’s happening in Ukraine, answers what difference the Christian faith can make in this conflict, and asks Christians to pray for war to be averted.
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Las Vegas Raiders fan Ed Fernandes suffered a fall before the Raiders met the Bengals. Bengals fan Jerry Mills, an intensive care nurse, started CPR until emergency personnel took over. In The Daily Article for January 24, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers this story of hope, the March for Life, the fact that “every life deserves a lifetime,” the ongoing abortion debate in the US, and how the church is and should always strive to be “the hope of the world.”
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Harrison Bader, a Gold Glove Award-winning centerfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, learned that Meramec Elementary School in Clayton, Missouri, was dealing with staff shortages and needed some help, so he volunteered to cover a Physical Education class. In The Daily Article for January 21, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses fascinating news stories before delving into the “good story” of the gospel and the calling of Christians to share Jesus with others.
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A new study says your retina may be able to provide doctors with a way to "evaluate underlying pathological processes of systemic vascular and neurological diseases" you would not otherwise recognize. In The Daily Article for January 20, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses how forces we cannot see directly influence actions we can see. He then suggests the “compassion of urgency” for Christians in witnessing to the lost.
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William Cronnon was mistakenly given bleach at a restaurant and was later awarded $9 million in damages for his injuries. In The Daily Article for January 19, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison sees this story as a metaphor for those who have yet to accept Jesus as their Lord and then calls Christians to exercise compassion on the lost so that they might find the true “Living Water.”
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Thousands of pastors in Canada devoted their sermons last Sunday to affirming biblical sexual morality in response to a new law, Bill C-4, that some warn could criminalize such teachings. Dr. Jim Denison sees such possible prosecution as a sign of things to come for Christians who believe in biblical morality. Then he offers three reasons Christians should still choose compassion despite an increasingly contentious culture.
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Colleyville, Texas. Dr. Jim Denison discusses this event and the nature of free will, quotes from David Brooks’ NYT profile on a culture in crisis titled “America Is Falling Apart at the Seams,” and ultimately asks if America is experiencing God’s permissive judgment.
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The "After School Satan Club" was scheduled to hold its first meeting yesterday at Jane Addams Elementary School in Moline, Illinois. In The Daily Article for January 14, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses tolerance, how Christianity has moved from being perceived as positive to neutral to negative, and how Christians can develop the character that loves our enemies.
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In The Daily Article for January 13, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison shares news stories that caught his eye, discusses Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs,” why and how Jesus meets our deepest needs, and why so many Christians seem not to be experiencing Christ to the fullest extent.
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President Biden called for the Senate to amend its filibuster rules to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act. Republicans disagree. In The Daily Article for January 12, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison with the Denison Forum discusses why the founder intended political conflict, why our national conflicts are so deep, and why our faith is vital to America’s future.
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A space heater sparked a fire in the Bronx that killed seventeen people, including eight children. A cliff collapse in Brazil killed ten on a tourist boat. Celebrities Sidney Poitier, Bob Saget, and Betty White recently passed away. In The Daily Article for January 11, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison with the Denison Forum discusses the reality of death, why Americans seemingly aren’t afraid of dying, and four empowering prayers Christians can pray to witness to the lost.
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Harvard's "Study of Adult Development" followed two groups of men over eighty years to "identify the psychosocial predictors of healthy aging." They discovered that good, quality relationships “keep us happier and healthier.” However, in the Daily Article for January 10, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison with the Denison Forum posits that “there is one relationship that is most crucial to our flourishing.”
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President Biden chastised former President Trump for his role in the January 6 riots, and Democrats and Republicans disagree on who’s ultimately to blame for the Capitol assault. In The Daily Article for January 7, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison with the Denison Forum briefly discusses the anniversary before offering three empowering daily steps to seek the Holy Spirit, realizing that politics were never meant to be salvific.
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Today marks the one-year anniversary of the US Capitol assault on January 6, 2021. In The Daily Article for January 6, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison reflects on that crisis, discusses Satan’s strategies for convincing Americans to be atheists or to have “faith in faith,” and offers the solution that is faith in Jesus.
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This bonus episode is actually the first episode of our new weekly show, The Denison Forum Podcast. To hear later episodes, be sure to subscribe to The Denison Forum Podcast.
In this episode, Dr. Jim Denison and Dr. Mark Turman talk about the origins of Jim’s new book, The Coming Tsunami, and God’s calling on Jim’s life to cultural apologetics.
They cover:
- how Christians should engage the culture
- newfound unity between denominations
- rising atheism
- how to turn the cultural tide
- and hope for a new awakening
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Betty White led a remarkable and acclaimed life, and it feels unkind to ask whether or not she’s in heaven. But the asking of such a question reveals much about what Americans, and American Christians, believe about salvation, heaven, and belief in Jesus as savior. In The Daily Article for January 5, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses Betty White’s beliefs, the Unity Church, and why Christianity is “worth bothering with.”
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Fish are raining down in Texarkana. A mid-Atlantic snowstorm threatens millions. Omicron escalates. The unpredictability of life demands that we make the most of the time we’re given. In The Daily Article for January 4, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses the fallacy of time management, the fact that “my times are in your hand” (Psalm 31:15), and a story of Dr. Gary Cook’s courage that Dr. Denison will never forget.
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TV star and Golden Girl Betty White passed away on December 31, 2021, at the age of 99. As 2022 begins, her notable death is a reminder of our shared mortality and our consistent, persistent need for Jesus today. Dr. Jim Denison of the Denison Forum also discusses the fallacy of naming years and why the Jewish calendar significantly differs from the Roman calendar.
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To celebrate New Years, the city of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, will drop a 200-pound custom-made piece of bologna. Experts warn that an omicron "blizzard" will disrupt our country further next month with a surge Dr. Fauci predicts will not peak until the end of January. In The Daily Article for December 31, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison encourages us to be more like Jesus in 2022.
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John Madden died Tuesday morning at the age of eighty-five. In The Daily Article for December 30, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison engages in the year-end tradition of looking to the past to look to the future, addresses the doubts we feel about God’s provision and goodness for the future, and encourages us to trust in the kindness shown by God by sending his Son to earth.
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Habitat for Humanity moved its first family into a fully 3D-printed house. In The Daily Article for December 29, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison identifies some practical ways we can champion biblical truth in the new year, focusing on being winsomely gracious, positively altruistic, and sacrificially courageous.
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A new bird flu outbreak in Israel is raising fears of another global pandemic. The virus causes 50 percent mortality in humans and is becoming more infectious to us. In The Daily Article for December 28, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison instead focuses on the life and legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who passed away this weekend, and the dangers of “tolerance” in today’s world.
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The James Webb Space Telescope was launched on Christmas Day. It will examine billions of years of cosmic history using sensors designed to capture light emitted more than 13.6 billion years ago by primordial stars. In The Daily Article for December 27, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison gives us three reasons why God is still relevant in our quest for scientific knowledge.
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US health regulators have approved a COVID-19 pill that can keep infected patients out of hospitals. The US Army claims to have developed a vaccine that will be effective against all COVID and SARS variants. In The Daily Article for December 24, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison gives us hope for uncertain futures through a closer look at the hope Christ offers us through Christmas.
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As we continue to suffer from “Covid anxiety” and “Covid fatigue,” some wonder if Christmas is something worth looking forward to anymore. In The Daily Article for December 23, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison answers this defeated attitude with the triumphant reminder that Christ, “Immanuel,” is the God who came to be with us as we are. And that is worth celebrating all year round.
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The kidnapped missionaries in Haiti escaped in a daring overnight trek from where they were held hostage to a home where they were able to call for help. In The Daily Article for December 22, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison recounts the potential persecution Mary faced when she accepted God’s calling to bear his son and encourages us to take the next step in our faithfulness today.
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Shawn Triplett, a retired Marine, has raised over $75,000 for Christmas toys for children affected by the recent storms. In The Daily Article for December 21, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison addresses those of us who struggle to trust God when he does not seem to answer our prayers or meet our needs, reminding us that Christ came first as a Suffering Servant to save all peoples.
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The omicron outbreak is leading to further shutdowns and remote gatherings, causing SNL to send its cast and crew home and show pre-recorded skits without an audience. In The Daily Article for December 20, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison shares a writing from Pope St. Leo the Great on why Christ had to become fully human for his sacrifice to cover our sins, highlighting the significance of Christmas in our lives.
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The twelve remaining members of a group of seventeen missionaries kidnapped in Haiti two months ago were released yesterday. In The Daily Article for December 17, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison explains why Christmas came at the time and in the manner that he did, then encourages us to experience the reality of his presence so that we can lead others to experience his reality.
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A woman chose her baby’s middle name after the 911 operator who talked her through birth in her car. The percentage of self-identified Christians dropped 12 percent over the past decade. In The Daily Article for December 16, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison discusses our culture’s slide from “the old tolerance to the new,” then explains why we have moved away from biblical morality.
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Denzel Washington recently explained why we all need “spiritual anchors” amidst spiritual warfare. A nine-year-old girl was photographed minutes before a tornado killed her. The COVID-19 omicron variant has been reported in seventy-seven countries. In The Daily Article for December 15, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison shares how God redeems tragedy in a world afflicted by suffering.
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Italian Bishop Antonio Stagliano told his congregation that Santa doesn’t exist. The Kentucky governor said yesterday that Friday night’s tornado outbreak killed at least seventy-four people in his state. In The Daily Article for December 14, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison shares inspiring words from Shelby Houston, the daughter of fallen Mesquite police officer Richard Houston II.
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This past weekend saw over fifty tornadoes touch down in the US, one of which leveled a church in Kentucky. At least eighty are feared to be dead, and at least six people were killed when a tornado smashed an Amazon warehouse in Illinois. In The Daily Article for December 13, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison reminds us that the greatest gift we can give suffering people is the Word.
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Over forty camels were disqualified from a Saudi beauty contest because of use of botox. California is considering to fund “abortion tourism” for out-of-state women to obtain an abortion if Roe v Wade is overturned. In The Daily Article for December 10, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison closes out the week by reminding us that when we work for the kingdom, God works in and through us.
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A T.rex is sporting a Christmas jumper at a museum in London. The sweater company said they have never seen anything like this in their forty years of commissions. In The Daily Article for December 9, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison turns us to the encouragement of this paradoxical fact: our highest sacrifice for Jesus in this world leads instantly to the highest reward in the next.
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The US will not send an official delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. President Biden spoke on a video call with Russian President Putin in an attempt to de-escalate tension over fears of a Ukrainian invasion. In The Daily Article for December 8, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison encourages us to not be discouraged by long-term opposition but to be “bold as lions.”
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Bob Dole died in his sleep Sunday morning at the age of ninety-eight. Like a whole generation of Americans, including my father, his life and legacy were shaped by his service in World War II and its lifelong effects. In The Daily Article for December 7, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison shares Dole’s life and urges Christians to act as courageously as our soldiers for God’s kingdom.
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America is experiencing a shortage of Santas this Christmas season. In Norway, there is a new ad that depicts a man falling in love with Santa Claus. In The Daily Article for December 6, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison urges us to not be discouraged but to be instead salt and light, bringers of hope to the hopeless, and ambassadors for Christ this Christmas season.
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A World War II bomb exploded at a construction site in Munich on Wednesday, injuring four people, one of them seriously. In The Daily Article for December 3, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison addresses those who believe abortion takes a human life but thinks it should still be legal, giving biblical support for the sanctity of life.
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A woman went into premature labor on a flight from Mexico to North Carolina and birthed her daughter on the grounded plane in Atlanta. In The Daily Article for December 2, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison walks us through the secular arguments for why abortion should be legal, in light of the Supreme Court’s case going on, then looks at what the bible has to say about the unborn.
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments today over a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. The case is seen as a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. In The Daily Article for December 1, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison summarizes his stance on life in two phrases, then equips us to biblically defend the unborn’s humanity and sanctity of life through scripture and science.
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The WHO is warning of a "very high" global risk from the omicron variant. However, the South African doctor who first raised alarm about the variant says its symptoms are "unusual but mild." In The Daily Article for November 30, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison reminds us that the reality of our mortality is unchanged, but we can use this reminder to empower us for eternal purposes.
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A new coronavirus variant has been found in South Africa, causing travel restrictions across the globe as experts try to determine the nature of this new omicron variant. In The Daily Article for November 29, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison reminds us that Christ came to us in a manger during times as dark as these, but through Jesus’ birth we are heirs and children of the Creator.
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The Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Washington, Maryland, passed out $50 grocery gift cards to drivers lined up outside their church campus in preparation of Thanksgiving. In The Daily Article for November 25, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison shows us how the Enemy uses three Black Friday sales tactics to keep us from sharing the gospel with others.
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At the first Thanksgiving, it's likely they ate goose or pigeon, not turkey, with sides of eel and lobster, not potatoes and cranberry sauce. Of all the holidays we celebrate, thanksgiving is the only one that is mandated in Scripture. In The Daily Article for November 25, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison shares with us how to practice daily personal and public acts of thanksgiving.
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Ariana Grande is the latest to discuss her “weird” manifestation gift, a trend that’s been growing over the past fifteen years as people seek to find the god powers within. In The Daily Article for November 24, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison discusses this strategy for personal control in a world that feels out of control, reminding us who truly belongs on the throne of our hearts.
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An SUV plowed through a Christmas parade in Wisconsin on Sunday, killing five and injuring forty-eight as of this writing. In Texas, a high school band’s bus hit a pickup truck head-on. In The Daily Article for November 23, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison challenges us to consider when is the right time to be thankful, giving us four options for embracing thanksgiving this season.
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A Harvard professor’s study on lottery winners found that the thrill of winning fades after a year, but three other actions reap enduring happiness. In The Daily Article for November 22, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison reminds us that “thanksgiving” is the act of giving thanks to a recipient instead of generalized gratitude. As creations, this gratitude is owed to our Creator.
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This morning, we witnessed the longest partial lunar eclipse in over 500 years. Andrew Sullivan recently wrote an impactful article condemning the collapse of mainstream media. In The Daily Article for November 19, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison encourage us to focus not on condeming the things we can’t control, but to control the degree to which we submit our biases to our Lord.
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Per the Barna Group, 38 percent of US pastors have considered quitting full-time ministry in the past year. And Dr. Jim Denison recently interviewed Dr. Ben Carson, and they discussed why Dr. Carson advocates for life. In The Daily Article for November 18, 2021, Dr. Denison discusses these events and then reflects on how the temptation to make others a means to our ends is endemic to fallen human nature.
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Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church, a megachurch in Washington, DC, held their first-ever "Gas on God" event last Saturday morning, giving 250 drivers $20 each to help pay for gas. In The Daily Article for November 17, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison encourages us to balance boldness with discernment as we seek to spread God’s word to the world.
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As David Leonhardt discusses our “new normal” in the NYT, covid’s effects continue to dominate the news, from unruly passengers in the skies to teacher burnout to workers quitting in record numbers. In The Daily Article for November 16, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison examines these news stories to see what light may still be shining through the darkness.
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The FBI announced that it had identified Theodore John Conrad, who is considered one of the nation's most wanted fugitives after stealing from a bank in 1969. A recent study found active SARS-CoV-2 infections in at least 30 percent of white-tailed deer. In The Daily Article for November 15, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison asks us a vital question about our commitment to Christ.
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Gov. Greg Abbott is directing Texas education officials to investigate whether pornography is available in the state's public schools. The normalization of immorality has affected not only the culture at large but also American Christians. In The Daily Article for November 12, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison urges us to examine how we have normalized sin in our own lives.
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Ezekial Ndikumana, pastor of the Light Mission Pentecostal Church in Nashville, tackled an armed man while preaching last Sunday. In The Daily Article for November 11, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison shares this story to illustrate how members of America’s military are willing to serve all of us each day just as that pastor served his congregation. As we should serve the church.
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Globally, people are experiencing the most prosperous times in history just as America’s religious attendance is the lowest it's ever been in our history. In The Daily Article for November 10, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison explores the parallels between God’s word to the nation of Israel in Hosea 4 and the rise of secularism and immorality in America’s culture today.
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Sara Kate Gillingham donated 60 percent of her liver to Dave Kane four years ago when he had cancer. This week, they ran the New York City Marathon together. In The Daily Article for November 9, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison encourages us to take advantage of opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others, empowering us through truths found in Paul’s trial from Acts 24.
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Kristen Stewart’s portrayal of Princess Diana in Spencer is the latest of several new projects covering the late princess’s life and legacy. In The Daily Article for November 8, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison reminds us that any day could be our last and if we surrender each day to Christ as our Lord, our days will become our lives and our lives will write our legacy.
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Abortion rates continue to drop in the US, but still almost 20 percent of pregnancies in the US end in abortion. In The Daily Article for November 5, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison breaks down why protecting only lives that are “viable” endangers all of us, not just the unborn. The question is not whether you should intercede and use your influence on behalf of life, but how.
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Nicholas Kristof is leaving his longtime post at the New York Times to run for governor of Oregon. Recent studies show that empathy is the most valuable leadership skill in today’s job market. In The Daily Article for November 4, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison encourages us to serve everyone we can with empathy for their needs and struggles according to the gifts we’ve been given by God.
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Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in yesterday's Virginia governor's race. In The Daily Article for November 3, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison discusses how one person can change the course of history for all of humanity so long as they are willing to live holy lives. He then encourages us to want to make a difference so passionately that we will pay the personal price for public usefulness.
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The United States Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday regarding two challenges to SB 8, a Texas law banning most abortions. In December, the Court will hear another case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, that challenges the legality of abortion. In The Daily Article for November 2, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison looks at these cases in light of All Souls Day, encouraging readers to practice remembrance as part of their sanctification and to seek out fellow saints who stand as our mentors, colleagues, and mentees.
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