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Get your copy of Who Am I? today. Many “experts” assured us that religion was outdated—and many now admit they were wrong. Studies show that people of faith report higher well-being, gratitude, and connection, while secularism leaves many adrift. But beyond the sociological benefits lies a deeper truth: Christianity is not merely helpful—it’s true. Because Christ is risen, our faith is not in vain...

Get your copy of Who Am I? today. Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, has died. His passing was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo. Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement. The pope survived a thirty-eight-day stay in Gemelli hospital for a respiratory crisis, emerging yesterday to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square for Eas...

When President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi last Saturday to discuss Iran’s nuclear ambitions, no one expected it to lead to further negotiations on Saturday.  This has raised hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East—but trust is scarce and Iran’s motives remain unclear. As we reflect this Good Friday on the Messiah many rejec...

Two-thirds of all US adults now say they have made a personal commitment to Jesus that is still important in their life today, marking a 12 percent increase in the last four years. Young adults in both countries are fueling the increase. But what God does, Satan corrupts. He whispers in our souls that we are not worthy of God’s favor, that our sins have cost us his best. An event on Maundy Thursda...

Last Thursday evening, American pastor Josh Sullivan was abducted at gunpoint as he was delivering a sermon during a prayer meeting at his South African church. He was apparently kidnapped for ransom, a crime that has recently been on the rise across the country. His church urged its followers to “please pray for Josh Sullivan.” This morning, we are learning that these prayers have been answered....

Space designers in major cities claim that “wellness rooms” are essential for creating peace in modern American lives. Conversely, “panic rooms” are also booming in American homes. Bunkers cannot protect us from pancreatic cancer or panic rooms from traffic accidents. In fact, placing our security in buildings built by humans can blind us to the most significant and urgent issues our souls face to...

Get your copy of Who Am I? today. Rory McIlroy won the Masters yesterday, becoming only the sixth man ever to win all four majors (the “career grand slam”). Afterward, he told his four-year-old daughter, Poppy, “Never give up on your dreams. Never, ever give up on your dreams.” Tom Cruise would agree. The actor is known for his death-defying films that his fellow actor Simon Pegg calls “absolutely...

Get your copy of Who Am I? today. The latest World Happiness Report was recently released, and Finland, Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden remain in the top four spots. Their high ranking should not come as much of a surprise given that all four nations are generally considered solid places to live with relatively few threats to their way of life. That is not the case, however, for one nation that few l...

Share your story of how content from Denison Forum has impacted you! President Trump announced yesterday a ninety-day pause on higher tariffs for dozens of countries while hiking levies on China to 125 percent. The Dow Jones surged nearly three thousand points on the news for its largest rally in five years. The recent volatility of an economy most of us have no way to influence highlights the deg...

Meredith Gaudreau gave birth to her third baby, son Carter Michael Gaudreau, on Tuesday, April 1. This seven months after his father, Johnny Gaudreau, was killed while biking alongside his NHL star brother Matthew. Their sister was to be married the next day. Stories like these always raise the hardest of faith questions. During this Easter season, it’s customary to remember the events that led to...

Stocks ended lower again yesterday after a tumultuous day. The Dow plunged 1,700 points, then suddenly surged to a gain of nearly 900 points following a false rumor that President Trump was considering a ninety-day pause on his tariffs. After the White House labeled this “fake news,” stocks turned back down. Mr. Trump then threatened to raise tariffs further against China. If this world were enoug...

Kamala Harris was “completely shocked” by her election night loss to Donald Trump, while her running mate, Tim Walz, was so “stunned” by their defeat that he had “no words.” Their campaign team “bought the hype” that they were doing better than they were based on crowd sizes and fundraising. But believing something doesn’t necessarily make it true, as any politician who lost a race they thought th...

Request Who Am I? today! On Wednesday, President Trump levied unprecedented tariffs on more than 180 countries around the world, with the stock market experiencing tremendous drops and losing roughly $2 trillion in value the next day. But while no one was really quite sure how much of a hit the market would take when the day began, Trump had been warning that there would be a painful adjustment pe...

A Lutheran pastor preaching on Jesus’ encounter with Mary and Martha in Luke 10 declared that our Lord got it wrong. The minister declared: “Jesus needed to have his worldview and the purview of his goodness expanded. . . . Jesus needed to learn his lesson and stand corrected.” He went on to assert that the passage, which he claimed was initially used to silence women, has been employed over the c...

Twenty-two-year-old Uday Nassar Saadi al-Rabbay was tortured and murdered by Hamas for protesting their rule in Gaza. His brutal death, like the atrocities of October 7, reveals the cost of standing against evil and the dangers of moral relativism. In a world that distorts truth and justifies injustice, God calls us to pursue righteousness. Here’s the good news: God will help anyone to be holy who...

President Trump recently told NBC News that he does not rule out seeking a third term in the White House, saying there are methods for doing so and that he is “not joking.” Today, we go over five ways that may theoretically happen. Americans view our leaders as extensions of ourselves who are accountable to us as they serve “we the people.” It is therefore natural, though tragic, that many of us v...

Carlo Acutis, the Catholic church’s first millennial saint, will be canonized on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square. Over the last year, a million pilgrims have made their way to his shrine. The teenager is so popular in large part because his story is so accessible. And because his faith was so compelling. In the face of uncertain or devastating news, we look for a power to lean upon greater than our...

Be a Denison Forum Frontline Partner Earlier this week, The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg released the full text chain of the group chat he was mistakenly included in by National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. One of the more revealing aspects of the Signal chat was how Vice President JD Vance pushed against the attack, calling the idea “a mistake” and questioning whether Trump was fully aware of “...

Be a Denison Forum Frontline Partner Denzel Washington, a two-time Academy Award winner and licensed minister, was named the “greatest actor of the 21st century” by the New York Times. But don’t call him a “Hollywood” actor. He said, “Movies are a filmmaker’s medium. You shoot it, and then you’re gone and they cut together and add music and do all of that. Theater is an actor’s medium. The curtain...

Be a Denison Forum Frontline Partner A leaked group chat involving high-ranking Trump administration officials discussing military strikes in Yemen sparked partisan debate. This controversy highlights how truth is often shaped by political allegiance rather than objective reality. In contrast, Jesus invites us to seek true healing by aligning our lives with God’s will. Just as he asked the man at...

Ten thousand teenagers gathered recently at Wembley Arena in London for a day of worship. Vanity Fair tells us that Christianity is the “new religion” of Silicon Valley. Remembering that God is still on his throne is especially useful when we encounter apocalyptic stories like the one about China’s deep-sea cable cutter that “could reset the world order.” On days when the news makes an abundance m...

Be a Denison Forum Frontline Partner The shutdown of London’s Heathrow Airport last Friday not only exposed issues with “creaking infrastructure” at Britain’s airports, but British reporters are now speculating about the dire consequences if Russia was behind it. Whether Russia or another actor was behind the power outage, the fact remains that such a crisis could be the work of terrorists in the...

Be a Denison Forum Frontline Partner Thursday was the International Day of Happiness. The 2025 World Happiness Report was published this week; in it, the US fell to its lowest-ever ranking, coming in twenty-fourth among nations. We should not be surprised: anxiety, loneliness, and overdose deaths are all at all-time highs in the US. A secularized culture can seek happiness only in the happenings o...

Trust in media and government has plummeted, driven by a culture that treats truth as a commodity. Zeynep Tufekci’s investigation into the COVID-19 lab leak theory reveals how information is often shaped by financial and political interests rather than objective reality. The same consumer-driven mindset influences our faith—turning Christianity into a transaction rather than a relationship. When w...

Be a Denison Forum Frontline Partner Tomorrow’s games are when March Madness will begin in earnest, as that’s when brackets start to count. An estimated 80 million people are expected to participate, making March Madness one of the most ubiquitous sporting events of the year. However, the truth is that many people will have more than their pride on the line when the first round begins. And for all...