The Daily Article

<p>The Daily Article Podcast offers news discerned differently every Monday through Friday morning. With biblical insight into the day’s latest news and current events, this narrated edition of Dr. Jim Denison’s email newsletter presents a nonpartisan perspective on what’s happening now and how Christians can respond biblically to the culture at large.</p>

President Trump is alive, despite internet doubts

Please give today to help more people hear biblical insight through this Daily Article podcast.Article Description:“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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

09-04
09:11

President Trump announces intervention in Chicago and Baltimore

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?About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

09-03
07:37

Christian author Jen Hatmaker: “I’m out of the church right now”

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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

09-02
07:42

Quebec plans to outlaw public prayer to “strengthen secularism”

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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

09-01
08:10

Trump administration to take control of Union Station: Why legislating morality doesn’t work

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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

08-29
07:24

Gunman fires on children celebrating Mass at school

Get your copy of Love the Lord Your God today!Article DescriptionA 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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

08-28
07:53

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelcy announce their engagement

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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.Get your copy of Love the Lord Your God today

08-27
08:57

Cracker Barrel, Chili’s, and the Dallas Cowboys: Brand promises and the power of personal transformation

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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.Get your copy of Love the Lord Your God today

08-26
09:13

Texas Senate passes redistricting bill, California counters

Get your copy of Love the Lord Your God today!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?About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

08-25
08:41

The life and legacy of Dr. James Dobson

Get your copy of Love the Lord Your God todayArticle DescriptionDr. 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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

08-22
09:54

Would you spend $50,000 to produce a smarter baby?

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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.Request your copy of Love the Lord Your God today!

08-21
08:23

Egypt’s government threatens world’s oldest monastery

Get your copy of Love the Lord Your God todayArticle DescriptionSt. 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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

08-20
09:08

Ending the war in Ukraine and a ceasefire in Gaza?

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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

08-19
08:40

Was the Alaska summit a success?

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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.Get your copy of Love the Lord Your God today!

08-18
09:44

Should Christians watch “KPop Demon Hunters”?

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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

08-15
07:50

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones overcame Stage 4 cancer: Why it’s hard to trust God in hard places

Get your copy of Love the Lord Your God today!Article description: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?About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

08-14
08:55

National Guard soldiers arrive in Washington, DC

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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.Get your copy of Love the Lord Your God today!

08-13
08:13

Is Ukraine now willing to trade land for peace?

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?About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.Dr. Jim Denison's new Denison Forum website article, “Vladimir Putin and the problem of autocratic power.”Get your copy of Love the Lord Your God today!

08-12
08:40

President Trump will meet with Vladimir Putin this week: “The underlying cause of this trouble”

Get your copy of Love the Lord Your God todayArticle Description 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.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

08-11
09:34

How the Chinese AI company GoLaxy could change our lives: A reality that breaks God’s heart

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?About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.Join us for the relaunch of the Denison Forum Podcast - Faith and Clarity with Dr. Mark Turman

08-08
08:38

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