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The latest on the midterms: How America can experience a “new birth of freedom” Nov 10, 2022

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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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Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Republicans predicted to take the House, Senate too close to call: Insights from “the father of democracy” Nov 09, 2022

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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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Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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My prediction for the midterms Nov 08, 2022

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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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Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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What I learned in Israel about the recent Israeli elections Nov 07, 2022

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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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Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Billy Graham state-of-the-art archive opens Monday Nov 04, 2022

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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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Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Joanna Gaines was “full, but running on empty” as she battled burnout Nov 03, 2022

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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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Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Suspect in attack on Paul Pelosi was on a “suicide mission” Nov 02, 2022

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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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Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Ten months after his death, Bob Saget gets an appropriate headstone Nov 01, 2022

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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.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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“The farther away you are from the devil”: A Halloween meditation Oct 31, 2022

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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?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Blake Atwood

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Christian football coach Joe Kennedy to be reinstated: Three ways to fulfill our "one purpose" Oct 28, 2022

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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?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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