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Candace Cameron Bure’s decision to leave Hallmark Media for the traditional-family-oriented network Great American Family is being met with vocal opposition from others like JoJo Siwa. As Christians face escalating attacks on biblical morality, we must resist two temptations in response. Get your copy of  The Songs Tell the Story at http://www. TheDailyArticle.org today.   Author: Jim Denison, PhD...

Former President Donald Trump launched his third bid for the White House last night. But Republicans are divided on if he should be their nominee again. And Democrats do not stand in solidarity behind President Joe Biden running for the presidency again. Many Americans are deeply unhappy with the leaders and policies of both parties, including those they typically support. This fact is troubling f...

Oswald Chambers—author of the beloved daily devotional My Utmost for his Highest —once stated "The great word of Jesus to his disciples is abandon." That insight was the result of a life—albeit one cut tragically short—dedicated to such abandon. But as we commemorate the day of Chambers’ death, let’s also remember that the enduring legacy of his lessons is due in large part to someone who...

According to NPR, "in every state where voters were asked to weigh in directly on abortion rights, they supported measures that protect those rights and rejected initiatives that could threaten them." Voters in several states approved measures to enshrine abortion rights in their states' constitutions.  In a post-Roe world, abortion will be legislated on a state-by-state and community-...

Democrats will continue to control the US Senate, and this news is far more consequential than it may seem, especially with regard to the filibuster, the so-called Equality Act, and codifying abortion. Consequently, more than ever before in American history, America’s Christians will need to be both courageous and persuasive. To receive  The Songs Tell the Story by December 1, go to http://www. Th...

Joe Chahayed owns Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, CA, where the $2.04 billion Powerball ticket was recently sold. He’ll receive a $1 million bonus, and how he plans to spend the money isn’t surprising after hearing his story. In today’s Daily Article, Dr. Jim Denison also considers the urgency of personal godliness for all Christians. The Song Tell the Story, our 2022 Advent devotional guide, is...

In a democracy, we are tempted to invest politics with the same power and authority we have assigned to science, asking our leaders to “subdue reality” to the wishes of those who elect them. But politics in a democracy cannot solve our greatest problems because leaders are elected by voters to do what voters want, and voters are just as fallen as the leaders they elect. What, then, is the answer t...

As of this morning for the 2022 midterms, Republicans appear to be on track to regain control of the House of Representatives, though the size of their majority is yet to be known. Control of the Senate is still to be determined, with several pivotal races too close to call. Words from Rev. Thomas Hooker, considered “the father of American democracy,” may help us make sense of what the future hold...

In his debate with Jimmy Carter a week before the 1980 presidential election, Ronald Reagan asked the nation, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” It’s the kind of question politicians typically ask before elections. And it reveals far more than the answers voters give. But the belief that political leaders can effect systemic change overlooks a basic fact about human nature—and lead...

As you may know, a coalition led by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu won enough seats in the Israeli parliament to form a new government. What you may not know is why this story matters to every evangelical Christian in America. I also discuss Kyrie Irving’s suspension, the rise of anti-Semitism, if the Bible should govern morality, and the passing of Gordon Fee, “one of the most influenti...

A new research facility opening Monday gathers the full documentary record of Billy Graham’s life and work in Charlotte, North Carolina. David Bruce, who served as executive assistant to the famous evangelist, has overseen the project. He noted that “Mr. Graham wouldn’t have approved of any of this unless it could be used to further the gospel” and “I hope that people see the work of God in his li...

In a personal essay for the winter issue of her Magnolia Journal, Joanna Gaines opened up about her experience with burnout. While expressing deep gratitude for all the ways she and her family have been blessed, she writes: “I knew I couldn’t keep going the way I have. It’s hard to explain how I was feeling. I was grateful beyond measure, but exhausted. Loved, but feeling unworthy. Full, but runni...

David DePape, the man accused of breaking into US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home, beating her husband Paul Pelosi, and seeking to kidnap her, told police he planned to target other California and federal politicians. Why has political vitriol and animosity reached such a boiling point in our culture? A simple explanation for our crisis is that Americans are replacing God with politics. But the...

Ten months after actor and comedian Bob Saget died, his grave now has a headstone with a touching inscription—a reminder that the decisions we make today will help write our headstone tomorrow. As today is All Saints’ Day, we’re also reminded of the fact that all Christians who call Jesus “Lord” are saints. But the question is: Will we be who we are? After all, the world will be drawn to Christ to...

None of America’s holidays, like Halloween, are found in the Bible, so why do we celebrate them as Christians? Events and decisions in our lives fall into three categories: biblical, nonbiblical, and unbiblical. How can we be sure we are doing nonbiblical things in biblical ways and that we are avoiding unbiblical things at all costs? Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Blake Atwood Subscribe: http...

Christian Coach Joe Kennedy will be reinstated as a high school football coach after he was fired seven years ago for leading prayers on the field after games. Critics alleged that he was forcing his faith on his students, which violates the cardinal virtues of our postmodern culture: tolerance and inclusion. So how can Christians best share our faith with such a skeptical culture? Author: Jim Den...

The strongest quake the San Francisco Bay Area has seen in eight years happened yesterday on the Calaveras Fault, a branch of the San Andreas fault. Earthquakes do not create faults in the earth—they reveal them. This fact applies to more than geology, as even a cursory glance at the day’s news tells us. Where are the fault lines in our culture? And what are we as Christians doing about them? Auth...

Don’t tell your kids, but the tomb of Saint Nicholas of Myra, aka Santa Claus, has been discovered beneath St. Nicholas Church in Demre, Turkey. Father Amvrosios Chorozidis, who leads the liturgy there, explains: “In the West, we seem to have everything, but in fact we have a lack of love in our hearts, so we need someone to visit us even once a year, to give us that love.” Father Chorozidis could...

Today, Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s third prime minister in seven weeks. As the New York Times reports, Sunak will also be the youngest prime minister in two centuries and the first person of Hindu faith to achieve the UK’s highest elected office. Additionally, his personal wealth is more than double that of King Charles III. Critics fear that Sunak cannot identify with the people he will lea...

The January 6 committee has subpoenaed former president Donald Trump to produce requested documents by Nov. 4 and to sit for a deposition on Nov. 14. Whether a former president can be forced to testify before Congress or not is a complex legal question beyond my purpose today. Rather, I want to ask whether this issue advances autocracy or democracy and then to think biblically about the enormous r...

British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned less than six weeks after taking office, the shortest term in England’s history. She was effectively forced out after her economic plan to stimulate the economy did not sit well with the markets. Ironically, most politicians lose the support of their party for failing to keep their promises. Truss did just the opposite. What can we learn from her example?...

While the world appears to march steadily toward World War III, the most important news today comes out of Louisville, Kentucky, where nine Mcdonald's locations will begin selling Krispy Kreme donuts to see if the two paragons of American gastronomic ingenuity can form a viable partnership. Of course, that isn’t the most important news, but the story offers us an essential question: How do we...

Recent events make it seem as though America may be on a collision course with China, and particularly with regard to Taiwan. What is even more troubling is that neither side really seems interested in avoiding that fate. And should China invade Taiwan, America has pledged to help, but none of America's traditional allies would be required to join the fight per Article 6 in NATO’s North Atlant...

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Paris on Sunday in protest over the rising cost of living, a shortage of key supplies, and fears that their circumstances will only get worse as winter looms just over the horizon. And Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—and the mounting costs of a European response—has China’s president Xi Jinping considering his country’s stance toward Taiwan. There’s...

According to the US Department of State, the Chinese Communist Party seeks to set up “a new international order dominated by the CCP.” And our Christian brothers and sisters in China face some of the most oppressive and sophisticated surveillance and persecution in the world. China has risen to become our greatest threat. Why? The foundational answer consists of two names: Karl Marx and Xi Jinping...