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“We all want to vote for something, not against something”: The answer to “negative partisanship” and the path to sustaining hope Nov 05, 2024

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On Election Day, “negative partisanship,” whereby we vote against the candidates we oppose more than for those we support, is on the rise. As a result, even if our candidates win, we will be less excited than relieved that at least the “worse” candidates lost. And if our candidates lose, our discouragement will only deepen. Never in my lifetime has America needed hopeful, positive, gracious Christians more than she does today.

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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For more on relating in redemptive and positive ways to our culture, please see Dr. Jim Denison's latest Denison Forum website article, “How do celebrity ‘open marriages’ relate to the election?”

“We all want to vote for something, not against something”: The answer to “negative partisanship” and the path to sustaining hope Nov 05, 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, please donate today.

“This is not the end of America”: What our fears about the future say about the future of our nation Nov 04, 2024

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Politicians and pundits on both sides of our deep partisan divide are warning us that if their party does not win tomorrow’s election, our democracy will be imperiled. Others are confident that this is not true.

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 donate today.

What is the Synod on Synodality? Why a Roman Catholic conference offers an important lesson for all Christians Nov 01, 2024

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The Synod on Synodality sounds more like something from Monty Python or The Babylon Bee than a real gathering of church leaders. Yet, as Father Robert Sirico describes, some considered it to be “the most significant global event in the Catholic Church since the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s [and] will likely be the defining moment of Pope Francis’ pontificate.” So what did they decide, and why should Christians from every denomination take note of what occurred?

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.

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

Why I hope you won’t see “Conclave”: “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” Oct 31, 2024

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I seldom encourage readers to avoid particular movies, fearing that the added attention may hurt more than it helps. But I want to urge you not to see “Conclave,” despite the acclaim and even Oscar “buzz” the film is receiving. Today is Halloween, the eve of All Saints Day, and Reformation Day. Let’s consider the spiritual differences between them and four ways to respond to our anti-Christian culture.

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 donate today.

Janet Denison's latest blog humorously and effectively points out has little reference to biblically redemptive themes.

Click here to listen to Dr. Jim Denison's podcast with Dr. Mark Turman, “Should Christians celebrate Halloween?”

Dr. Ryan Denison notes, Luther did not intend to lead a movement out of the church, but rather to help correct its abuses and faults.

Five reasons Americans are so stressed about the election: How and why to trust God when we don’t understand him Oct 30, 2024

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More than 69 percent of Americans say they are stressed over next week’s presidential election. Today we identify five reasons why and turn to God’s unchanging character and gracious providence for the encouragement and hope we need. When it feels like God is ignoring your prayers or denying your wants, there are two facts we can lean on and remember.

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 donate today.

Neiman Marcus removes “Christmas” from their gift catalog: What George Washington can teach us about reliance on Providence Oct 29, 2024

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For ninety-eight years, Neiman Marcus published a gift catalog they’ve called the “Christmas Book.” This year, for the first time, it will be known as the “Holiday Book.” The Dallas Morning News reports that the book's name was changed “in the spirit of inclusivity as it welcomes customers of all backgrounds, religions, and traditions to celebrate the season.” To which we might ask: Without Christmas, what “season”?

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 donate today.

For more on the urgency of depending fully on God, please read Dr. Jim Denison's latest Denison Forum website article, “Trading the ‘American Dream’ for the ‘heavenly vision’: The antidote to financial stress.”

Israel retaliates against Iran: A foundational difference between the two sides of an emerging “total war” Oct 28, 2024

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Israel launched three waves of attacks on Iran Saturday morning in retaliation for an Iranian attack on October 1. This ongoing conflict illustrates the foundational worldview difference between the two sides of an emerging global “total war.” This distinction frames our response as we seek God’s heart for our broken world.

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 donate today.

For more on living and loving in God’s power, please see Dr. Jim Denison's latest Denison Forum website article, “Transgender golfer competes while players dispute LPGA policy: How to be more moral than we want to be.”

Report on effects of puberty blockers intentionally delayed Oct 25, 2024

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The lead researcher behind the largest American study on giving puberty blockers to transgender kids is refusing to release her findings over fears they will “be weaponized.” Are her concerns valid or does the data simply point in a direction she doesn’t like? And what can this story teach us about the importance of getting these issues right?

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 donate today.

Abortions have increased in states with rigid bans: The downside of legislating morality and God’s path to joyful transformation Oct 24, 2024

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A new analysis shows that abortions have increased in nearly every state that banned abortion, as women responded to these bans by traveling to clinics in states where abortions were legal or ordering abortion pills online. Legislating morality is essential to a functioning society, but it doesn’t necessarily make us more moral. What, then, is the path to transforming our souls and our society?

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 donate today.

For more on transforming power to worship and trust God in even the worst of days, please see Dr. Jim Denison's new website article, “The deep-sea service that keeps your internet running.”

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