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Chuck Schumer at the center of a “civil war” among Democrats: How long can our democracy sustain itself like this? Mar 17, 2025

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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 center of a “civil war” within his party. How long can a consensual democracy sustain itself like this?

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Robert Morris indicted on child sex abuse charges: Clergy abuse scandals and a prophetic moment I have not forgotten Mar 14, 2025

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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 works and give glory to your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:13, 16).

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The Coming Tsunami: Why Christians Are Labeled Intolerant, Irrelevant, Oppressive, and Dangerous—and How We Can Turn the Tide by Dr. Jim Denison.

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Who is Mahmoud Khalil and why is Trump trying to deport him? Mar 13, 2025

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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 implications for Christians today.

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Today's Daily Article was written by Dr. Ryan 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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Is a recession coming? What evangelicals get right—and wrong—about our faith Mar 12, 2025

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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.

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Five ways “Covid changed everything around us”: “We’re living in the branch of history it created” Mar 11, 2025

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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.

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Father of thirteen-year-old cancer survivor responds to Rachel Maddow: How to live above the partisan noise of our day Mar 10, 2025

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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 for our secularized society. The good news is that there is a way to live above partisan noise and conflict available to any who will choose it.

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Will Trump dismantle the Department of Education today? Why trust is the quality we can least afford to lose Mar 07, 2025

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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?

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The latest on tariffs, Ukraine, and Gaza: “The only path to truly experiencing the abundant life” Mar 06, 2025

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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?

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President Trump addresses joint session of Congress: “An extraordinary display of partisan scuffling” Mar 05, 2025

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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 politics replace religion, there are consequences in society.

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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.

NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

Trump administration pauses all aid to Ukraine: How the conflict is both complex and simple Mar 04, 2025

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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.

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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.

NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.

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