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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
Caregiver asks adults with Down syndrome to be her bridesmaids
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…
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Older brother of Marine killed in Afghanistan withdrawal dies by suicide at his little brother’s memorial
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…
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Supergiant Betelgeuse has unprecedented stellar eruption
The supergiant star Betelgeuse is now somewhat smaller after experiencing what scientists describe as an unprecedented massive stellar eruption. Two spiral…
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School board votes to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance
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…
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Family reunited with message in a bottle written by their late son
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…
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Warrant to search Donald Trump’s Florida home could be unsealed today
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…
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Kentucky woman survived flood by binding herself to her children with a vacuum cord
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…
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What Olivia Newton-John thought would happen when she died
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…
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Trapped on “It’s a Small World” and looking for lost nuclear bombs
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…
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The latest on the search of Donald Trump’s Florida home
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…
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How a local pastor became a “lifeline” after the Kentucky floods
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…
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Unborn children as a tax exemption and Whoopi Goldberg’s “religious” argument for abortion
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…
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Before you climb this mountain, pay for your funeral
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…
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10-year-old Uvalde shooting victim walks out of hospital after 66 days
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…
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Mustard donuts and a hot-air balloon restaurant
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…
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Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison, but there’s more to the story
Yesterday, a Russian judge sentenced US women’s basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for bringing marijuana into Russia with criminal…
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The life, faith, and death of Vin Scully and our longing for God
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…
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An abortion battle I did not foresee
On Tuesday, Kansas voters rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed the Republican-controlled legislature to tighten restrictions on abortion or ban…
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Was al-Zawahiri a terrorist or a martyr?
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…
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The significance of Speaker Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan
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…
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Organized retail crime and the peril of self-reliance
One of the most foundational ways we are culturally conditioned to self-advancement is self-reliance. This existentialistic worldview pervades everything we do…
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The death of Ayman al-Zawahiri: Four common questions and three biblical responses
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…
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Deshaun Watson has been suspended for six games: The chasm between religion and relationship
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…
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After denying we’re in a recession, President Biden tests positive for Covid again
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…
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Having suicidal thoughts? Call or text 988
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…
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What happens when you die?
Archbishop Desmond Tutu requested alkaline hydrolysis, also known as aquamation or water cremation, as an eco-friendly final disposition of his body. His…
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The mistaken obituaries of Tony Dow and Alfred Nobel: How the reality of death liberates us to live fully today
Tony Dow, a teenage star in the popular 1950s and 60s comedy series Leave It to Beaver, died Wednesday at his California home at the age of seventy-seven—but…
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Jimmy Hoffa is still missing: The power of persistence and privilege of kingdom service
The FBI has yet to find the remains of Jimmy Hoffa, who went missing in 1975. But the tenacity with which they continue searching is an illustration of how…
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Why the founder of Raising Cane’s bought $100,000 in lottery tickets
Todd Graves, the founder of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, purchased fifty thousand Mega Millions tickets at a cost of $100,000 for Tuesday’s drawing. If any…
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Where to see a $43 million copy of the US Constitution
According to the Smithsonian, a rare original copy of the United States Constitution sold last year for $43 million, reminding Dr. Jim Denison of the first…
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Mega Millions tops $1 billion and the so-called Respect for Marriage Act: Two ways to deal with discouragement
The grand prize for Friday's Mega Millions lottery is now at $1.02 billion, but your odds of winning it are much less than even having identical quadruplets…
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Webb telescope suffers “uncorrectable damage” from micrometeoroid hit
A micrometeoroid caused "significant uncorrectable damage" to one of the James Webb Telescope's eighteen gold-plated mirrors. And zebra and quagga…
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Land-walking sharks and city-killer asteroids: Four responses to doubts that imperil our faith
Apparently, there are some sharks that can walk on land and city-killer asteroids now being discovered. In The Daily Article for July 26, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison…
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A snake in the drain and rats in the cellar
In a viral TikTok video, seventeen-year-old Trin found a snake slithering out of her bathtub drain. In C. S. Lewis's "Mere Christianity," he uses the…
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How a ten-year-old is helping the Ukrainian army
Valeria Yezhova is a ten-year-old Ukrainian girl—and European and world champion checkers player—making headlines for playing checkers to raise money for the…
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"Nap boxes" and the providence of God
In this bonus episode of The Daily Article Podcast for July 22, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison discusses Japanese "nap boxes," the epidemic of workaholism and…
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CIA director says Vladimir Putin is “entirely too healthy”
CIA Director William Burns responded to rumors about Vladimir Putin’s health by stating, “As far as we can tell, he’s entirely too healthy.” In The Daily…
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US House passes bill protecting same-sex marriage
The US House of Representatives passed a bill this week protecting the right to same-sex marriage. It prohibits anyone from denying the validity of a marriage…
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How Armstrong and Aldrin were nearly stranded on the moon
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. soon joined him. But there’s a perilous part of the story…
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Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
The University of Pennsylvania has nominated transgender swimmer Lia Thomas for the NCAA’s Woman of the Year award despite sixteen teammates who wrote a letter…
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Picture of four-year-old Ukrainian bombing victim goes viral
The Associated Press is reporting the tragic death of a four-year-old Ukrainian girl with Down syndrome named Liza. She was on the way with her mother to see a…
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The death of Ivana Trump: Media bias and the redemptive power of suffering
Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump, has died at the age of seventy-three. In The Daily Article for July 15, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison…
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Thousands respond to the gospel at outreach event in the UK
Thousands of people responded to the gospel at a recent outreach event in the United Kingdom organized by The Message Trust and the Luis Palau Association. In…
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A “dying star’s last ‘performance’”: The James Webb Space Telescope and the omniscient timing of God
The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful space observatory ever launched. Yesterday, NASA unveiled a series of high-resolution color…
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Is the viral story about a ten-year-old and abortion true?
President Biden reported last week that “a ten-year-old girl was a rape victim—ten years old—and she was forced to have to travel out of state to Indiana to…
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Why do optimists live longer? Trusting God when it’s hard to trust God
One study reports that people with the highest levels of optimism enjoyed a life span between 11 and 15 percent longer than those who were the least…
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Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister: A lesson on the high cost of sin
Boris Johnson announced Thursday morning that he would resign as Britain's Prime Minister after more than fifty cabinet members resigned in the wake of the…
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Two Pennsylvania churches cited for zoning violations after serving beyond the city's definition of "church"
Two churches in Pottstown, PA, were cited for zoning violations after serving beyond the city's definition of "church." In The Daily Article for July…
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The looming threats of Russia, Iran, and China
Russia has cleared the last major obstacles to their control over the eastern part of Ukraine in recent days. Iran, knowing that "Washington's attention…
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Fourth of July Mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill. leaves six dead
At least thirty-one people were injured and six have died after a gunman opened fire on a crowd gathered for a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park…
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A majority of Americans aren't proud to be American: Why the difference between pride and patriotism matters
A recent study found that, for the first time since the poll's inception, a majority of Americans are not proud to call themselves Americans. And those results…
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President Biden wants to end the filibuster to codify abortion
President Joe Biden condemned the “outrageous behavior” of the Supreme Court in overturning Roe v. Wade and supports ending the Senate filibuster. In The Daily…
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Will Howard Stern run for president?
Howard Stern is considering a presidential bid and says his platform will have only two goals: to amend the Electoral College and to add five more Supreme…
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The world is “unhappier, more stressed out than ever,” but is this a bad thing?
Gallup has published its “Negative Experience Index” for 2021, which is higher than at any time since Gallup began doing this research in 2006. In The Daily…
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Supreme Court rules that high school coach can pray on field
In the case of Coach Joe Kennedy, the Supreme Court ruled six-to-three yesterday that a school district cannot bar a football coach from publicly exercising…
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“This is the biggest positive that’s ever happened”: Responding to America’s response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Since the Supreme Court's decision last Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, Americans on both side of the issue have responded in emphatic ways. In The Daily…
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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade: My immediate response
n a ruling that the Wall Street Journal is calling “one of the most consequential in modern memory,” the Supreme Court has eliminated the constitutional right…
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US swimmer rescued by coach after fainting and sinking to bottom of pool
American swimmer Anita Alvarez was competing in the World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, when she suddenly lost consciousness and sank to the…
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Why this teacher keeps an empty chair in his middle school classroom
Dan Gill has taught social studies at a middle school in New Jersey for thirty years. He has followed a practice especially noteworthy: he keeps an empty chair…
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Supreme Court ruling “a great day for religious liberty in America”
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Maine cannot prohibit parents from using a state tuition program to send their children to religious private schools…