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Did your church hold a “Christmas Adam” service? Dec 26, 2024

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Many churches held “Christmas Adam” services on December 23, hoping to attract attendees with pre-holiday services. This was just one of several holidays our pluralistic culture is celebrating. In today’s article, we discuss how walking by faith, in hope, will one day be proven beyond all doubt and become clear to all that Christ is Lord.

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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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Why NORAD tracked Santa Claus last night: “Let us joyfully celebrate the coming of our salvation and redemption” Dec 25, 2024

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Millions of children eagerly awaited Santa Claus’s visit last night. If you used NORAD’s Santa tracker, you knew precisely where he was on his annual expedition. On any other night, the North American Aerospace Defense Command scans the skies for potential threats. But on Christmas Eve, at least one hundred thousand kids call into NORAD to inquire about Santa’s location, while millions more follow St. Nick’s progress via online reports in nine languages. The story points to the abiding relevance and transformational power of God’s incarnational love revealed at Christmas.

About Denison Forum and The Daily Article

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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How much is Mariah Carey paid for one Christmas song? Fearing the future and trusting God’s “perfect love” Dec 24, 2024

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What does the popularity of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” say about our culture? Her lyrics, whimsical as they are, do express something timeless: “Santa Claus won’t make me happy with a toy on Christmas Day,” because “all I want for Christmas is you.” We are created to want more than the “toys” this world can offer, because we were created for the eternal world to come. That’s why possessions must not possess us, since nothing we can make can fill the “God-shaped emptiness” with which God made us.

About Denison Forum and The Daily Article

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 give at www.supportdf.org.

What explains the surprising popularity of “Jesus models”? The winter solstice and the perfect timing of God Dec 23, 2024

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What does the popularity of “Jesus models” say about our secularized culture? In today’s Daily Article, we discuss our quest for a “God with skin,” plus the winter solstice and the anthropic principle that demonstrates the transforming power of trusting God’s providential timing.

About Denison Forum and The Daily Article

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 and help reach our yearend goal, visit www.supportdf.org.

Return of astronauts stranded at ISS delayed again: To comprehend God “is altogether impossible” Dec 20, 2024

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When astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) last June, they were supposed to return home in eight to ten days. However, the vessel that transported them developed so many problems that it returned to our planet unmanned, leaving them marooned. Now NASA is reporting that the capsule that will bring them home won’t launch until late March 2025 at the earliest. By contrast, Christ traveled from heaven to our fallen planet at Christmas. The way he chose to do so reveals the shocking good news of God’s contradictory love.

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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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Church installs AI Jesus that offers advice to worshipers: Why we need more than a divine avatar Dec 19, 2024

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A church in Switzerland has created a computer-generated avatar of Jesus. St. Peter’s Chapel in Lucerne, ironically the nation’s oldest church, now has cutting-edge technology that enables people to talk with an AI version of God’s Son. However, visitors are warned against sharing personal details and informed that their interactions with the avatar are at their own risk. We need a God who will not only give us advice but actually act in our lives and our broken world on our behalf, as a blessing and not a risk to us all.

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Church installs AI Jesus that offers advice to worshipers Dec 19, 2024

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About Denison Forum and The Daily Article

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, GIVE TODAY at www.supportdf.org.

Euthanasia is now the fifth leading cause of death in Canada Dec 18, 2024

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Canada recently released its updated statistics for how many people died last year from physician-assisted suicide, and the numbers continue an alarming trend. Canada is by no means the only country with legal euthanasia, but it is the country where the greatest number of people have chosen to end their lives through some form of physician-assisted suicide. Why do assisted suicide laws seem to be growing in popularity? And what steps, if any, are being taken to guard against abuses? A telling answer to both questions is found in the UK’s move to pass similar legislation, though with one key difference that speaks to a principle that applies to all of our sin natures.

About Denison Forum and The Daily Article

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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Government issues statement explaining mystery drones: What happens when people no longer trust their leaders? Dec 17, 2024

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The ongoing controversy over nighttime drones points to a crisis of confidence in our government, where less than one in four Americans trust the federal government and only 15 percent believe it to be transparent. As today’s Daily Article shows, such trust is vital to America’s collective future. How can leaders earn trust? By following the example set at Christmas.

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Today's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article and others on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.

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What is going on with mystery drones in the night sky? Dec 16, 2024

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For weeks, objects that appear to be drones have been seen in the night skies, primarily in New Jersey but also in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, and Ohio. Mysterious drones are being reported over American air bases in the UK and Germany as well. Some are blaming Russia, China, Iran, hobbyists, and even aliens for the strange sightings. The continuing mystery over nighttime drones highlights the finitude and frailty of humans in our fallen world. In the past, crises and chaos sparked spiritual awakenings. For the same to happen today, we need to change how we see the One we need so desperately.

About Denison Forum and The Daily Article

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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