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: “Go...
Apr 09, 2025•8 min
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...
Apr 08, 2025•8 min
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. Thei...
Apr 07, 2025•8 min
Request Who Am I? today! 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 th...
Apr 04, 2025•8 min
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 ...
Apr 03, 2025•8 min
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. About Denison Forum and The Daily Article Today's Daily Article was written by Dr. ...
Apr 02, 2025•7 min
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? Ab...
Apr 01, 2025•8 min
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: “S...
Mar 31, 2025•7 min
Be a Denison Forum Frontline Partner 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 inte...
Mar 28, 2025•6 min
Be a Denison Forum Frontline Partner 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 ...
Mar 27, 2025•7 min
Be a Denison Forum Frontline Partner 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...
Mar 26, 2025•8 min
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 t...
Mar 25, 2025•8 min
Be a Denison Forum Frontline Partner 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 no...
Mar 24, 2025•7 min
Be a Denison Forum Frontline Partner 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 ...
Mar 21, 2025•8 min
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 ligh...
Mar 20, 2025•8 min
Be a Denison Forum Frontline Partner 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. About Denison Forum and ...
Mar 19, 2025•8 min
Be a Denison Forum Frontline Partner 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. ...
Mar 18, 2025•7 min
Article Description 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 ...
Mar 17, 2025•7 min
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 work...
Mar 14, 2025•7 min
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 implicat...
Mar 13, 2025•8 min
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. About Denison Forum and The Daily Articl...
Mar 12, 2025•7 min
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. About Denison Forum and The Daily Article Today's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can re...
Mar 11, 2025•8 min
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 f...
Mar 10, 2025•7 min
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? About Denison Forum and The Daily Article Today's Dai...
Mar 07, 2025•7 min
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? About Denison Forum and The Daily Art...
Mar 06, 2025•7 min
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 po...
Mar 05, 2025•7 min
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. About Denison Forum and The Daily Article Today's Daily Articl...
Mar 04, 2025•8 min
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 oppo...
Mar 03, 2025•7 min
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 Christ...
Feb 28, 2025•7 min
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. About Denison Forum ...
Feb 27, 2025•7 min
