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? Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkins To receive more biblical encouragement from Dr. De...
Jan 12, 2023•8 min
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...
Jan 11, 2023•7 min
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 wi...
Jan 10, 2023•8 min
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. Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkins Denison Ministries' morning devotio...
Jan 09, 2023•7 min
Article Description: 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...
Jan 06, 2023•7 min
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. Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe For practical ways to experience peace with God throughout your day, read Dr. Denison's latest blog, “ ‘Unlimited willpower...
Jan 05, 2023•8 min
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 a...
Jan 04, 2023•7 min
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. Author: Jim De...
Jan 03, 2023•6 min
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 ...
Jan 02, 2023•7 min
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 c...
Dec 30, 2022•7 min
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. Author: Ryan Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe Read The Daily Article: https://www.denisonforum.o...
Dec 29, 2022•7 min•Ep. 1
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. Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe Please consider a yearend gift to Denison Forum and ...
Dec 28, 2022•8 min
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 sav...
Dec 27, 2022•8 min
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. Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe See Dr. Jim Denison's a...
Dec 26, 2022•8 min
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? Your support is deeply appreciated. Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elki...
Dec 23, 2022•7 min
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 Sovie...
Dec 22, 2022•8 min
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. Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe Help Denison Forum equip and inspire culture-changing Christ...
Dec 21, 2022•8 min
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 wee...
Dec 20, 2022•8 min
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 h...
Dec 19, 2022•8 min
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 signe...
Dec 16, 2022•8 min
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? Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe Support Denison Forum and The Daily A...
Dec 15, 2022•7 min
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. Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe Support Denison Forum a...
Dec 14, 2022•8 min
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. Author: Jim D...
Dec 13, 2022•7 min
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? Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkin...
Dec 12, 2022•7 min
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. Author...
Dec 09, 2022•7 min
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. Au...
Dec 08, 2022•8 min
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 th...
Dec 07, 2022•8 min
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 ex...
Dec 06, 2022•8 min
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 Christ...
Dec 05, 2022•7 min
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. Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe...
Dec 02, 2022•7 min
