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The Daily Article
The Daily Article Podcast offers news discerned differently every Monday through Friday morning. With biblical insight into the day’s latest news and current events, this narrated edition of Dr. Jim Denison’s email newsletter presents a nonpartisan perspective on what’s happening now and how Christians can respond biblically to the culture at large.
Episodes
- The Daily Article
What explains Kamala Harris’s remarkable rise in popularity?
The Democratic National Convention begins today in Chicago, and many will be watching to see how the party frames Kamala Harris as their nominee. Her…
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Will China’s economic struggles lead to war? The troubling reason America might not be far behind
While China is hardly alone in its economic struggles over recent years, the government’s built-in need for success to maintain control over the culture means…
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Should church members park in a bike lane? The power of truth to change your life and world
Members of the historic Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia chose to accommodate local bike riders in order to engage their community with biblical…
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How a young mother survived a grizzly bear attack: What is the path to personal meaning?
Vanessa Chaput was jogging in Ontario, Canada when she was confronted by three grizzly bears. She chose to not give up and survived; ten days later, she has…
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Elon Musk interviews Donald Trump on X
Elon Musk interviewed Donald Trump last night on X. The interview was part of Musk’s $160 million push to win eight hundred thousand voters in battleground…
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Tom Cruise “jaw-dropping” stunt closes the Paris Olympics: An encouraging path to empowering life purpose
Paris’s closing ceremonies included the traditional handoff to the next Olympic host city, in this case Los Angeles in 2028. Tom Cruise performed a…
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Will Governor Tim Walz win over undecided voters? Why Kamala Harris’s pick for VP may not be the safe choice many expected
Governor Tim Walz’s story as a small-town military veteran who went on to serve in contested districts and lead an often-divided state government is, perhaps…
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This AI-powered necklace will be your friend for $99: The paradoxical solution to our loneliness epidemic
A pendant that offers AI-powered companionship is in the news. The “Friend” pendant was invented by a twenty-one-year-old Harvard dropout during the loneliest…
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Kamala Harris chooses Tim Walz as her running mate: Amid unprecedented challenges, a transforming antidote to fear
Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate yesterday, introducing him at a rally in Philadelphia. Meanwhile, US military assets…
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Will Iran attack Israel today? Why the threat is even worse than it appears
Western diplomats expect Iran’s response to the Israeli-attributed assassination of Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh to come within the next day or so…
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Is a recession imminent? How the Christian faith is relevant to financial fears
The Dow closed down more than 600 points on Friday, and the Nasdaq fell 10 percent below its record high. Fears of a recession are escalating: July saw US…
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US and Russia take part in largest prisoner swap since Cold War
In one of the largest prisoner exchanges between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War, twenty-four prisoners from seven countries were released…
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Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issues order for Iran to strike Israel: Why did Israel assassinate Hamas and Hezbollah leaders?
On Tuesday, Israel assassinated the Hezbollah leader it holds responsible for the Golan Heights massacre. Yesterday, Iran’s Ali Khamenei ordered a retaliation…
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President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court reforms called an “assault on the constitutional order”: If politics are downstream from culture, how do we change culture?
President Biden’s proposals for reforming the Supreme Court continue to generate headlines and illustrate the fact that politics are downstream from culture…
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Are Israel and Hezbollah approaching “all-out war”?: Why the Majdal Shams attack could spark a conflict no one wants
Saturday’s missile attack that killed 12 children in the Golan Heights is inflaming tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. The Majdal Shams attack came hours…
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Olympics opening ceremony uses drag queens to parody “The Last Supper”: A paradoxical response that can change our broken culture
The Paris Olympic opening ceremony included a depiction of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” that included drag queens, a transgender model, and a naked…
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The 2024 Olympics start today A lesson in gratitude from athletes running the good race
The 2024 Summer Olympics officially begin today and will continue until August 11. But while the Olympics will be entertaining—and the chance to root for your…
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses Congress and President Biden addresses the nation: How to win the most critical battle of our time
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint meeting of Congress yesterday afternoon. Thousands of protesters against the war in Gaza converged…
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Why has President Biden not spoken to the public since last week?: Conspiracy theories and the path to transforming truth
Why has President Joe Biden not spoken publicly since it was announced last Wednesday that he had contracted COVID-19? Conspiracy theories range from hospice…
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Secret Service director admits the “most significant operational failure” in decades
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle told lawmakers yesterday that the shooting was her agency’s “most significant operational failure” in decades. On the…
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Joe Biden withdraws from the presidential race, endorses Kamala Harris
President Biden announced yesterday that he is withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Harris. The chaos of our day is God’s…
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Donald Trump’s address to the nation
Former president Donald Trump officially accepted the Republican nomination last night to cap off a four-day convention in Milwaukee. Toward the beginning of…
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President Biden tests positive for COVID-19 amid renewed calls for him to leave the presidential race
President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, forcing him to cancel a campaign event in Las Vegas. In a new poll, nearly two-thirds of Democrats…
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Is J. D. Vance’s story “an only-in-America tale”?
J. D. Vance’s nomination for vice president is being called an “only-in-America tale.” Our national ethos, as expressed in our founding declaration that “all…
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Remembering Corey Comperatore: A “real life superhero” and the pathway to sacrificial courage
When shots rang out last Saturday at a rally for former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, Corey Comperatore shielded his wife and daughters with his…
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“It’s nothing short of miraculous.” Reflections on the attempted assassination of former President Trump
Donald Trump wrote on his social medial platform TruthSocial yesterday that it was “God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening,” allowing him to…
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Shooting at Donald Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania
Donald Trump was speaking at a campaign rally this afternoon in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a series of pops that sounded like gunshots rang out. Mr. Trump’s…
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Did the Republican party abandon the pro-life movement?
The Republican Party recently released its 2024 platform, outlining its goals and priorities should the November elections go its way. While the document…
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A new study demonstrates the amazing power of gratitude
Amidst all the bad news in the news this week, let’s focus today on some good news. A new study of gratitude and mortality among older adults found that those…
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As NATO meets, President Biden “has absolutely no room for any sort of mistakes”
The thirty-two member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are observing its seventy-fifty anniversary this week in Washington, DC. Support…
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Hurricane Beryl’s destruction and President Biden’s future: The power of Mother Nature and Father Time
Hurricane Beryl, the earliest Category 4 and Category 5 hurricane on record killed at least three people and knocked out power to nearly three million homes…
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President Biden faces a “credibility crisis” as more Democrats say he should leave the race
A growing chorus is calling on President Biden to end his candidacy, and some even say he should resign from office. In normal times, I would probably be…
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President Biden has told allies he has only days to salvage his candidacy
ABC News has shifted President Biden’s interview tonight with George Stephanopoulos to primetime. According to the New York Times, he has told key allies that…
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Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan explain the uniqueness of America
This Fourth of July marks the 248th anniversary of the day America’s Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. Today, we look…
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First Democrat in Congress calls for President Biden to withdraw from 2024 race
President Biden will meet with Democratic governors later today as he attempts to solidify support among his party’s top leaders after last week’s debate. This…
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US Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity: How to “keep” our republic
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Donald Trump is entitled to “a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts.” However, it added that…
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Should Joe Biden leave the presidential race? Why I’m grateful for the turmoil of our politics
A poll released yesterday indicated that 72 percent of registered voters do not believe Joe Biden has the mental and cognitive health to serve as president; 49…
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A presidential debate and four Supreme Court rulings: Why trust in our leaders is crucial to our future
President Biden and former President Trump held a ninety-minute debate last night at CNN’s Atlanta studios. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court issued four…
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Anticipating a presidential debate unlike any other
Tonight’s televised presidential debate between Trump and Biden is the earliest such event in US history. Since roughly 10 percent of US voters are still…
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Will tomorrow night’s presidential debate be fair?
A spokesperson for Donald Trump said Mr. Trump is “knowingly going into a hostile environment” for tomorrow night’s presidential debate. Mr. Trump’s campaign…
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New mom dies while saving shooting victim
Callie Weems, 23, died last Friday helping to save the life of another victim after a gunman opened fire at a store in Fordyce, AR. She had a ten-month-old…
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Gateway leaders face congregation, first time since Morris resignation
Yesterday morning, a Gateway Church elder asked the congregation to pray for Morris’s accuser and her family, the entire Morris family, and Gateway Church…
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Russia is trying to erase Ukrainian evangelical churches
Autocracies around the world caused last year to see the highest number of state-based conflicts in the world since 1946. Russia is attempting to erase…
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Are Hezbollah and Israel on the brink of all-out war?
The terrorist group Hezbollah ramped up its attacks on Israel last week to their most intense level since the war began, then resumed them again Tuesday…
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President Biden grants new protections to half a million immigrants
At a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the DACA program, President Biden announced an executive action that is estimated to shield upwards of half a…
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Robert Morris, Tony Evans, and the path to spiritual victory
Robert Morris, senior pastor of Gateway Church, stands accused by a woman of sexually abusing her as a child. Dr. Tony Evans, pastor of Oak Cliff Bible…
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IVF, Southern Baptists, and moral relativism
The Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting adopted a resolution on in vitro fertilization last week, voting to “reaffirm the unconditional value and…
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Supreme Court rules that abortion pills are legal
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously against a challenge that would have made it more difficult for people to receive the abortion drug…
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Yahya Sinwar’s “brutal calculation”: Civilian bloodshed in Gaza helps Hamas
Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s military leader in Gaza, told Hamas officials recently, “We have the Israelis right where we want them.” There has been a steep jump in…
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Apple integrates AI: Should you be worried about your privacy?
Apple announced that Apple Intelligence will soon utilize AI to understand you and respond to your needs. The company’s stock surged over 7 percent to a record…
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Pastor’s six-year-old daughter dies on vacation: The best time to prepare for tomorrow’s crisis
Jesse Morgan is the pastor of Green Pond Bible Church in Rockaway, New Jersey. He and his family were on the first week of his sabbatical, vacationing in…
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Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza operation
Israeli special forces raided two buildings in central Gaza on Saturday, rescuing four hostages. People in the war-torn region are responding today in three…
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President Biden issues “Proclamation on Securing the Border”: What the Bible says about illegal immigration
Earlier this week, President Joe Biden issued an executive order aimed at reducing the influx of illegal immigrants and getting the southern border under some…
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The 80th anniversary of D-Day: Remembering and emulating our heroes
Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of northern France, is commonly known as D-Day. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will…
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How a shark attack victim in California survived
A forty-six-year-old man was swimming at a popular California beach last Sunday when he was attacked by a shark. He punched the predator on the nose, then…
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Will the war in Gaza soon be over?
President Biden stated on Friday that Hamas is “no longer capable” of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel, detailing a three-phase deal that…
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How America changed its mind on gay marriage
June is “Pride Month,” in which the LGBTQ community celebrates their lifestyles and pursues their four-fold strategy: normalize LGBTQ behavior, legalize it…
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North Korea bombards South Korea with balloons filled with waste
Hundreds of large white balloons drifted from North Korea into South Korea on Wednesday filled with trash and human waste. This week we have been discussing…
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Former president Donald Trump declared guilty
Donald J. Trump has been convicted in his hush-money Manhattan trial. He is the first former American president to be found guilty of a crime. The presiding…
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All charges dropped against Scottie Scheffler
Charges against professional golfer Scottie Scheffler were dropped yesterday in Louisville. The prosecutor stated, “Mr. Scheffler’s characterization that this…