The Daily Article

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 lead and the rising challenges they face—which leads to an interesting correlation on the question of America’s wokeism.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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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 ramifications of this issue for our lives and for our nation. 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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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?

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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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 discern the news well?

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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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 Atlantic Treaty. So what will happen if China invades Taiwan?

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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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 a significant lesson here: our commitment is much more difficult when it begins to cost us more than we would prefer to pay.

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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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.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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A now-viral video posted to TikTok shows Isaiah Garza approaching an elderly man to say, “I’m sorry to bother you, but I’ve had a really rough day. Do you want to go to Disneyland with me today?” The veteran agrees, the two visit Disney, and the man says, “This is one of the best days of my life. I feel like I might be dreaming or something. I thought my life was over.” The touching video reveals the truth that we were created for community—a gift we were created to need and a gift that makes the church uniquely relevant to our fractured culture.  

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Former Hawaii Representative and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is leaving the Democratic Party. And American Idol Season 19 runner-up Willie Spence died Tuesday in a car accident at the age of twenty-three. Just hours before the fatal crash, he posted a video of himself singing a worship song. Each story reveals how our actions define us, and Spence’s tragedy reminds us: Would you do what you are about to do if you knew it would be the last thing you would do?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called courage “the power of the mind to overcome fear.” Courage by definition requires adversity. Where there are no challenges, there is no need for courage. Seen in this light, we have many opportunities for courage in today’s news. Ranging from economic fears, to geopolitical fears, to fears of persecution, Christians may face all kinds of fear today in the news. But in that, we have an opportunity. 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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