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US will end public health emergency for COVID-19 in May Jan 31, 2023

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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.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Critics lambast “hideous abortion idol” in New York City Jan 30, 2023

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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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Controversial WWII museum exhibit highlights “the bad sides of history” Jan 27, 2023

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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.

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Pope Francis says homosexuality is not a crime Jan 26, 2023

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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.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Army veteran fined for praying silently near abortion facility Jan 25, 2023

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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.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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“Youth pastor, teacher among 46 arrested in North Texas prostitution sting” Jan 24, 2023

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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.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Gunman kills ten after Lunar New Year celebration: A reflection on tragedy and hope Jan 23, 2023

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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?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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US hits debt ceiling: A spiritual lesson on buying time Jan 20, 2023

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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.

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Number of abortions in Texas dropped 99 percent Jan 19, 2023

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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.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Lawsuit against Christian schools dismissed: A reflection on religious freedom in America Jan 18, 2023

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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?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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