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Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton laid flowers at Saints Volodymyr & Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church in Chicago and voiced their support on social media for the people of Ukraine. In The Daily Article for March 23, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison looks at our cultural presupposition in times of war regarding the sanctity of human life, how that compares to our collective moral compass, an...

As a result of fires in Ranger, Texas, the 103-year-old Second Baptist Church was destroyed. Four US soldiers were killed in a plane crash during a NATO exercise. Russia may be planning cyberattacks. And a more transmissible omicron variant may be on its way to the US. In The Daily Article for March 22, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers the news of the day from a biblical perspective, describing its...

As a result of the war in Ukraine, a Baptist Church in Poland is being the “hands and feet” of Jesus by providing free drinks, showers, and places to sleep to Ukrainian refugees. Yet other headlines, like the China Eastern Airlines crash with 132 onboard, remind us of the tragedy of living in a fallen world. In The Daily Article for March 21, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers how the early Christian...

As the war in Ukraine continues and civilian casualties mount, Christians are helping any way they can, from an ancient monastery serving as a refugee center to Samaritan’s Purse operating a field hospital. And President Biden has called Russian President Putin a “war criminal.” In The Daily Article for March 18, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers how the war could get worse, particularly if Article...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a joint session of the US House and Senate yesterday, asking the United States to help his country defend themselves against the ongoing Russian invasion. In The Daily Article for March 17, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison responds to President Zelensky’s impassioned plea for help and reminds Christians of our calling to “do good; seek justice, correct oppress...

As 3 million refugees have fled Ukraine, Ukrainian president Zelensky is scheduled to speak to the US Congress later today. In The Daily Article for March 16, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks how much of the world is changing due to the war in Ukraine, whether World War III has already begun, and how God might redeem our fears in times like these. Author: Dr. Jim Denison Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe...

A wounded pregnant Ukrainian woman and her baby have died after their maternity hospital in Mariupol was bombed by Russia. In The Daily Article for March 15, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks how much death and destruction is enough for Russian president Putin and wonders whether Putin’s motivations lie in his desire to recenter eastern Christianity and the Russian Orthodox Church at Kyiv, Ukraine. Autho...

In “This Is a Uniquely Perilous Moment,” commentator David French describes the possibility of Putin using tactical nuclear weapons to conquer Ukraine, and even to fight NATO-member countries. In The Daily Article for March 14, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses French’s ominous article, asks if the US would risk its cities to defend NATO forces, and points to Dr. Lane Ogden’s “How to manage fear in...

Hassan, an eleven-year-old boy from Ukraine, escaped the country alone. In The Daily Article for March 11, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison uses that story to illustrate how Putin considers expanding the Russian Empire worth the lives of thousands of children like Hassan and how Christians can reject living by the truth of Genesis 1:27 and similarly make others the means to our personal advancement. Author:...

A video of a young girl singing “Let It Go” while in a Ukrainian shelter has gone viral. In The Daily Article for March 10, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers how Russians view Putin and themselves, the difference between the Ukraine and Ukraine, Putin’s expressed purpose in invading Ukraine, and how suffering exposes our cultural fallacies, such as the questioning of the existence of objective moral...

Anatoly was a twenty-six-year-old member of Irpin Bible Church, northwest of Kyiv, Ukraine, who, after evacuating his wife and family to safety, returned to help his church. He was killed by a Russian bombshell while helping others across a collapsed bridge. In The Daily Article for March 9, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses Anatoly’s courage and how it relates to the future of our cultural freedom...

As two million people have now reportedly fled Ukraine, are people in the west becoming inured to the suffering that global headlines attest to? In The Daily Article for March 8, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison refers to Elliott Abrams' article “The New Cold War,” why this new Cold War presents a new and different challenge to the US, and posits why liberty needs God. Author: Dr. Jim Denison Narrator: C...

Despite knowing that he’s at the top of Russia’s “kill list,” Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has chosen to lead his nation, a courageous example to both his country and the world. However, Christians know that the most powerful source of character and courage does not lie within us. In The Daily Article for March 7, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers what it means to be a courageous Christian...

A huge blaze at the site of Europe's largest nuclear power plant station set world financial markets tumbling overnight. It was extinguished today and officials said the plant is operating normally, though it is now under Russian control. In The Daily Article for March 4, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers the tragedies unfolding in Ukraine, asks why an omniscient and omnipotent God would allow t...

In The Daily Article for March 3, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks, “If our sovereign God must cause or allow all that happens, why is the Russian invasion of Ukraine happening?” Dr. Denison looks at instances in the Bible about God’s sovereignty and humanity’s free will. Author: Dr. Jim Denison Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe

President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address last night. It has been a long time since an American president spoke to a nation facing so many crises at one time. As a result, Fox News predicted that his address would be "the most consequential speech of his life." In The Daily Article for March 2, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison summarizes President Biden’s State of the Union,...

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Russia, frustrated in its plans for a quick victory, is switching to a new strategy of pummeling civilian areas in an attempt to demoralize Ukrainian resistance. In The Daily Article for March 1, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks: Where will this conflict end? Then looks at three possible outcomes: a new Cold War, World War III, or Russian President Vladimir Puti...

A Ukrainian delegation arrived this morning at the border with Belarus for talks with Russia, though President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed little hope that the meeting would end the war. In The Daily Article for February 28, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses Ukraine’s boldness in fighting for their country, as well as seven calls to prayer that changed the world. Author: Dr. Jim Denison Narrator: C...

President Biden is nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court. His announcement fulfills a campaign promise to pick the first Black woman for the nation's highest court. In a Special Edition Daily Article for February 25, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison describes why Biden’s nomination is “problematic but historic,” offers what little is currently known about Brown Jackson’s faith, a...

Russian forces have captured the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the scene of a 1986 meltdown. Putin is reportedly "looking to rebuild Russia's empire" by emulating Peter the Great. And President Biden unveiled harsh new sanctions meant to punish Russia. In The Daily Article for February 25, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers America's obligation, and the obligation of all Ch...

Russian forces invaded Ukraine by land, air, and sea overnight in the largest attack by one nation against another in Europe since World War II. In The Daily Article for February 24, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison describes this “grave emergency,” what it could mean for the world and America, and how, as John R. W. Stott would say, “We must be global Christians.” Author: Dr. Jim Denison Narrator: Chris Elk...

Yesterday, Russian lawmakers authorized President Vladimir Putin to use military force outside the country. This as Russian troops poured into the eastern region of Ukraine in what President Biden called "the beginning of a Russian invasion" of that country. In The Daily Article for February 23, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers why Russia seeks to invade Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s “endgam...

President Vladimir Putin of Russia recognized the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine yesterday, signaling yet another escalation in the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. In The Daily Article for February 22, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison asks if this is the beginning of conflicts to come and whether history will “repeat itself endlessly,” as Yuval Noah Harari recently wrote....

Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for coronavirus, and the threat of an invasion by Russia into Ukraine continues to dominate headlines. In The Daily Article for February 21, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers these stories, as well as the closing of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the plight of the Uyghur people, and what it means that “Christianity is a power religion.”    Author: Dr. Jim Denison  ...

Päivi Räsänen is a former Finnish interior minister. In an online article, a radio interview, and a 2019 tweet, she made comments that Finland's state prosecutor claims are likely to cause intolerance, contempt, and hatred toward homosexuals. In The Daily Article for February 18, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers this story, how a related story could result in jail time for parents, and what it...