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Should Republicans scrap the filibuster to end the shutdown? Nov 03, 2025

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One solution to end the government shutdown is for Republicans to end the filibuster in the Senate, which would allow them to pass legislation with a simple majority. However, many Republican senators are vocally defending the sixty-vote requirement. Whatever your views on the shutdown and its causes or solutions, this ongoing controversy highlights a fact of life: present decisions can have future costs that outweigh their present benefits. This principle is vital not only to our democratic governance but also to our souls.

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Has America’s trade war with China come to an end? Oct 31, 2025

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When President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met yesterday morning in South Korea, it marked the first time the two had sat down together in six years. China, which produces about 92 percent of the world’s rare-earth minerals essential to modern technology, has announced plans to restrict access. Meanwhile, the US risks undermining its own advantage in microchip production amid concerns over Trump’s short-term trade strategy. The back-and-forth between Trump, Xi, and their respective advisors demonstrates the difficulty and importance of knowing where to draw the line between what’s negotiable and what needs to remain off-limits. And that principle is relevant to far more than global politics.

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Today'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.

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Visiting “haunted” hotels and explaining the paranormal Oct 30, 2025

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Americans are expected to spend a record $13.1 billion on Halloween this year. Songs, TV shows, and movies dedicated to Halloween abound. There are even “haunted” Halloween car washes. A recent Popular Science article explains the popularity of the paranormal, citing “primed” settings, psychological effects from environmental contaminants, and cultural influences. But there’s another dimension to the story, one that intends to distract us from the good we could do in our broken world by focusing us on evil. How can we defeat the deceptions of the devil so we can make a positive impact on our fallen world?

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Today'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.

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Dr. Jim Denison recommends Texans on Mission for your consideration as they share the gospel and meet needs in Hurricane Melissa ravaged Jamaica. And hDr. Denison strongly encourages your support for Proclaim Cuba, Denison Ministries' longtime partner on the island.

For positive ways to respond to Halloween, see Dr. Ryan Denison’s new article, “What does the Bible say about Halloween? Can Christians celebrate this controversial holiday?”

An unstaffed air control tower and 42 million hungry Americans Oct 29, 2025

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The ongoing US government shutdown is the longest full shutdown in US history and the second-longest of any kind. Among its consequences, the air traffic control tower in Hollywood Burbank Airport in California was recently left unstaffed for six hours, forcing pilots to communicate among themselves to avoid incidents when taxiing to and from the runway. And forty-two million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps) will go without their SNAP benefits beginning this Saturday. In response to financial need, the devil wants us to doubt God, prioritize the temporal, choose greed over character, and thus damage our witness to the world. Today, we discuss four practical responses to this temptation.

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Hurricane Melissa could be the most powerful storm ever Oct 28, 2025

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Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year. The Category 5 storm is expected to devastate Jamaica, an island of more than 2.7 million people, before continuing across eastern Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas. How can an all-knowing, all-loving, all-powerful God allow innocent suffering to exist? Even though I have done so often in books and articles, the question persists because the issue persists. And the closer to home it strikes, the deeper the doubts it raises. Today, let’s take a different tack. As I noted yesterday, Halloween week seems an appropriate time to discuss Satan and his strategies. And causing innocent suffering is one of his most nefarious activities.

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Betting scandal rocks the National Basketball Association Oct 27, 2025

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Chauncey Billups is an NBA head coach and Hall of Fame member. Now he, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and former Cleveland Cavaliers player and assistant coach Damon Jones are implicated in a wide-ranging investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games. A total of thirty-four people have been arrested. A counselor colleague once told me that Satan is a great economist: he likes to do the greatest damage in the most efficient manner possible. Today, let’s consider Jesus’ warning that the devil “comes only to steal and kill and destroy” (John 10:10).

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East Wing demolished for new White House State Ballroom Oct 24, 2025

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President Trump’s plan for a $300 million White House ballroom funded entirely by private donors has drawn reactions that mirror our partisan divide—what you thought before you heard the news likely governs what you think of it now. Meanwhile, as James Marriott observes, “reading for pleasure has fallen by 40 percent in the last twenty years,” and “politics in the age of short-form video favors heightened emotion, ignorance, and unevidenced assertions.” Gary Burge warns that neglecting Scripture “removes the chief authority on which our faith is built.” Let’s return to God’s word until our hearts again “burn within us.”

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Scientists find neurological link between prayer and health Oct 23, 2025

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According to a new report from Pew Research Center, a growing share of US adults say religion is gaining influence in American life. This is good news for society, and scientific studies help explain why: there is a neurological link between prayer, controlled breathing, and the release of serotonin, a neurotransmitter essential for regulating mood, emotional balance, and overall mental health. But these are the side effects of religion. Its greatest significance comes when our religion is a transforming relationship with the living Christ. However, there’s a catch.

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Children’s Bible stories published with social justice focus Oct 22, 2025

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A group of new children’s storybook Bibles is being published to reflect a progressive focus on diversity, inclusion, and social justice. One is The Just Love Story Bible, a “justice-oriented” storybook for children ages four to ten. Authored by Rev. Jacqui Lewis and Rev. Shannon Daley-Harris, it features fifty-two Bible stories and illustrations portraying characters in black, brown, and tan skin tones. When people debate same-sex relationships and marriage, an LGBTQ advocate will inevitably proclaim the mantra “love is love,” as though this wins the argument and ends the discussion. But does it?

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Time is running out to save stolen Napoleonic jewelry Oct 21, 2025

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The Louvre museum in Paris was closed again yesterday after four thieves broke into a gallery containing the French Crown Jewels on Sunday morning, stealing eight pieces of Napoleonic jewelry. One of the stolen pieces was an emerald necklace containing 1,138 diamonds gifted by Napoleon to his second wife. According to art detective Arthur Brand, the authorities have a week before the thieves will likely melt the silver and gold down and dismantle the diamonds, causing the priceless items to “disappear forever.”

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