The first seven jurors were selected yesterday to serve on the first criminal trial of an American president in US history. The courtroom is dark today, as is expected for the duration of the six-week trial, but jury selection will resume tomorrow. What are the charges in the case? What is at stake in the trial? And what is the larger significance of this historic event?

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After becoming only the second golfer in history to win two Masters championships in his first five years on the tour, he told interviewers: “I believe in Jesus. Ultimately, I think that’s what defines me the most.” Christians who leverage their public influence to glorify God impact our culture in transformative ways. Are you a positive light in your community?

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Sirens rang in Jerusalem as air defense systems shot down missiles over the city early yesterday morning. While the attack itself was not devastating, the New York Times reports that it “opened a volatile new chapter in the long-running shadow war between Iran and Israel.” This conflict is not just military but spiritual. Not just for the Middle East but for us as well.

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The FBI arrested an eighteen-year-old in Idaho after discovering what it termed a “truly horrific” and “violent plot” to attack churches this past weekend on behalf of ISIS. FBI Director Christopher Wray has stated that the foreign terrorist threat and the potential for a coordinated attack here in the homeland is now increasingly concerning. Our unification as a nation is crucial to withstanding these threats.

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The US believes a major attack by Iran on Israel is imminent, according to reports citing sources familiar with US and Israeli intelligence assessments. It is apparently a matter of when Tehran will attack rather than if they will attack. If Iran attacks Israel, Americans will learn much about ourselves and the current health of our consensual democracy.

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On the same day Donald Trump said abortion restrictions should be left to the states, the Vatican released a twenty-page document reaffirming its opposition to surrogate parenthood, “gender theory,” and what the media euphemistically calls “gender-affirming surgery.” Today we discuss how Thomas Jefferson’s unalienable rights is the keystone to civil society.

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Despite all the hardships Israelis are facing these days, Gallup’s recent World Happiness Report lists their country as the fifth-happiest nation on Earth. The US ranks twenty-third. Why, in the midst of a battle for its very existence, surrounded by enemies on all sides and confronting the escalation of anti-Semitism around the world, are Israelis so happy?

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Total solar eclipses occur every eighteen months, but at any given location, it can be centuries between appearances. When the “totality” occurs, the moon will completely cover the sun for about four minutes, the temperature will noticeably drop, and birds and other wildlife will become quiet. They’re not alone in responding to today’s unusual event.

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In the wake of the Israeli air strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza, President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke yesterday to discuss the future of the war, including the role America will play. In a world full of proxy wars, it can be easy for us to treat sin in the same way with our rules of engagement. But Jesus holds a different standard for us. 

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For more on the quandary Israel faces, see Dr. Jim Denison’s update on “what Israel should do now.”

Richard Dawkins is one of the most visible atheists in the world. While recently stating, “I do not believe a single word of the Christian faith,” he also said he identifies as a “cultural Christian.” However the writer Niall Gooch adds that the great cultural contributions Dawkins appreciates “were not, and could not have been, created by half-believers who found Christianity merely soothing and comforting.”

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Please see Dr. Jim Denison's new website article, “In its war with Hamas, what should Israel do now?”