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A caregiver in the UK named Kayrin Callaghan knew who she wanted for her bridesmaids the moment her fiancé proposed to her. Kayrin has supported a woman with Down syndrome for two years and also helps three others. She asked the four of them to be part of her wedding. In the midst of pain and tragedy, stories of hope stand out like a ray of sunshine on a stormy day. But there’s a deeper reason we...

Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, age twenty, was one of thirteen American troops killed outside of the Kabul airport on August 26, 2021, when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive. Nearly a year later, his older brother died on August 9 as a result of suicide at his little brother’s memorial. In The Daily Article for August 16, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison reports that, despite the drastic and worsening condi...

The supergiant star Betelgeuse is now somewhat smaller after experiencing what scientists describe as an unprecedented massive stellar eruption. Two spiral galaxies are merging. And researchers say they have discovered the first definitive proof that the moon inherited gases from the earth’s mantle. One reason we should enjoy learning about the massive size and unfathomable complexity of the physi...

The school board in Fargo, North Dakota, has voted to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance due to the words “under God.” Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed roughly ten times Friday as he prepared to speak at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York. And a perceptive essay in the New York Times explains why Iran remains such a threat to the US. In The Daily Article for August 15, 2022, Dr. J...

In an amazing story, the Dahl family was given a remembrance of their deceased son through a message in a bottle he'd floated in the Tallahatchie River thirty-three years ago. Through this story and many biblical examples, Dr. Jim Denison reminds us of the deep, fatherly love God has for us.   Author: Dr. Jim Denison Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe

The warrant to search former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida could be unsealed as soon as this afternoon. In other news, gun deaths keep occurring throughout the country. In The Daily Article for August 12, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers the violence in our nation, five reasons we go to war, and why a deeper, more transformative solution is ultimately required to overcome the...

During the recent and deadly floods in eastern Kentucky, Jessica Willett used a vacuum cord to bind herself to her children as the floodwaters shifted her home off its foundation. In lighter news, a private Scottish island with a lighthouse is now for sale for less than the average price of a home in America. Dr. Jim Denison considers these contrasting stories and our deep need for real community....

Grease star Olivia Newton-John recently passed away. She fought breast cancer multiple times in her life and was once asked, “Have you contemplated your death?” In The Daily Article for August 11, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison quotes her thoughts on the afterlife, reveals opinions in other news stories that can be catastrophic, then turns his focus to why our opinion of our eternal destiny is of eternal s...

Guests became stuck on the Disney World Magic Kingdom ride "It's a Small World" for over an hour. In more threatening news, the US has reportedly lost three nuclear bombs and the earth is apparently spinning faster for some reason. Dr. Jim Denison considers these stories and then pivots to retelling the biography of Edith Stein, "one of the twentieth century's most remarkable a...

The FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday. Politico reported that the search was part of an investigation into the alleged mishandling of White House records, including potentially classified material. In The Daily Article for August 10, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison summarizes the search, asks if our system of government still works, and asserts th...

Brad Stevens is pastor of Church of God Worship Center in Clay County, in eastern Kentucky. Following floods that have devastated his region, he has helped lead his community to unite and to rebuild. Dr. Jim Denison shares his inspiring story and then turns to the life and faith of Dominic, who founded the Dominicans, before concluding with six steps to transformational truth. For more on opportun...

Unborn children in Georgia are now eligible for a $3,000 income tax exemption. The Safe Haven Baby Box at a firehouse in Carmel, Indiana, has received three babies so far this year. Unfortunately, abortion advocates are responding to the overturning of Roe v. Wade in ways that are persuasive for many, including Whoopi Goldberg’s “religious” argument for abortion. In The Daily Article for August 9,...

Everything has a cost. In recent news, if you are planning to climb Mont Blanc in France, know that you may have to pay a deposit of $15,370 to cover rescue and funeral costs. In looking at this story, Dr. Jim Denison considers how our postmodern worldview says your truth is as valid as our truth. You can “climb any mountain” you choose. But there are consequences to your decisions that the rest o...

Last Friday, Mayah Zamora of Uvalde, Texas walked out of University Hospital sixty-six days after she was shot in three limbs during the Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24. In The Daily Article for August 8, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison also discusses an Israeli-Palestinian truce, China expanding military exercises around Taiwan, and the polio virus spreading in New York City, noting that each sto...

August 6 is National Mustard Day, and French's, the mustard company, has unveiled a mustard donut. Another company has created the world's only hot-air balloon restaurant. These stories illustrate the entrepreneurial spirit that drives so much innovation and progress in human society. But the successful results of human ingenuity tempt us to depend more fully on human ingenuity than we sho...

Yesterday, a Russian judge sentenced US women’s basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for bringing marijuana into Russia with criminal intent. However, this outcome was expected to clear the way for negotiations over her release. In The Daily Article for August 5, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers how surprising the news—and our lives—can be, then turns to look at our motivations a...

Vin Scully died on August 2 at the age of ninety-four. He called games for the Los Angeles Dodgers for sixty-seven seasons. Many consider him the greatest baseball announcer of all time. However, it was Vin Scully’s faith that we should especially remember with gratitude today.    Author: Dr. Jim Denison Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe

On Tuesday, Kansas voters rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed the Republican-controlled legislature to tighten restrictions on abortion or ban the procedure outright. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed into law a measure establishing abortion as a constitutional right in his state. When the Dobbs decision was handed down in June overturning Roe v. Wade, like many who respond...

When a notorious terrorist leader like Ayman al-Zawahiri is killed, those of us in the West rejoice. We see his death as avenging in part those who were murdered as a result of his radical ideology and strategic leadership. And we hope it sends a signal to other jihadists that they cannot win, that they will be confronted and defeated by our united resolve to defend our people and our democracy. H...

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late yesterday. In The Daily Article for August 3, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison focuses on her stated reasons for going, including China’s “crackdown against Hong Kong’s political freedoms,” its “campaign to erase the Tibetan people’s culture,” and its “genocide against Muslim Uyghurs.” Why are China’s leaders acting in such a brutally op...

One of the most foundational ways we are culturally conditioned to self-advancement is self-reliance. This existentialistic worldview pervades everything we do today. For instance, people are choosing where to live based in large part on whether that specific community shares their personal values. Of all the challenges radical self-reliance presents, none is more systemic and foundational than th...

President Joe Biden announced from the White House on August 1 that a US missile launched from a drone in Afghanistan had killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Who was al-Zawahiri? Why is his death so significant? What can we now expect in the continuing battle against jihadist terrorism? How should we respond to this news biblically? For more on responding to radical Islam, see Dr. Ryan Denis...

Deshaun Watson was baptized in the Jordan River in 2019. However, he’s making headlines today after a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy in the wake of engaging in sexually coercive and lewd behavior with more than two dozen women from 2019–2021. In The Daily Article for August 2, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers why notable public Christians have experienced moral...

President Biden declared last week that the US is not in a recession despite the Commerce Department reporting that the US economy shrank for two consecutive quarters—the technical definition of a recession. Biden also tested positive for Covid again. In The Daily Article for August 1, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers these news stories, including the recent deaths of NBA legend Bill Russell and th...

In 2020, suicide was the twelfth-leading cause of death in the United States, taking 46,000 lives. In 2022, that number appears to have risen substantially. With suicidality, anxiety, and depression rising, especially in teens who are cyber-bullied and spending lonely hours online, the new initiative to get people help is a step in the right direction. What was formerly known as The National Suici...