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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign yesterday and endorsed former President Donald Trump. His decision leaves Mr. Trump and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley as the last major candidates remaining in the race ahead of tomorrow’s New Hampshire Republican primary.

His announcement is making headlines not just because it could change the race for the White House but because that race will change our lives. And yet, in a very real and foundational sense, the ultimate destiny of our nation is less in their hands than in yours and mine.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Today marks the 51st annual March for Life in Washington D.C. It’ll be followed later this weekend by the 40th annual National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. These events offer us the chance to remember that, while abortion is a political issue in many ways, nothing is going to change until it becomes a personal one as well. So how can we help that shift happen today? 

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Why have abortions increased since Roe v. Wade’s overturn in 2022? Why do so many Americans support abortion? What are the broader implications for our culture? When the rights of the unborn are overlooked, the nation's moral fabric is at stake. 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Elton John now has an EGOT (an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) after having won an Emmy for his Disney+ live performance from Dodger Stadium. But the list of EGOT members continues to lengthen. In other news, the World Economic Forum in Davos will discuss “Disease X,” which could cause twenty times for casualties than COVID-19. When it comes to forecasting the future, “greatness” is available to no one. How can we best prepare for an unknown tomorrow?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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While Iowans braved the cold and voted for Donald Trump at the Iowa caucuses last night, the 75th annual Emmy Awards also aired. Succession and The Bear each took home six awards—at least, we think they did. Since we now know that ESPN employed a fraudulent scheme in recent years to acquire more than thirty Emmys for sportscasters who were ineligible to receive them, we’re left to wonder. How fully do you trust our political system, institutions, and leaders? How much do you trust what you see reported by the media? If God redeems all he allows, how could he redeem our crisis in cultural confidence?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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At the Iowa Republican Caucus tonight, thousands of Republicans will brave wind chills forecasted at -35° to participate in the first contest of the 2024 presidential election. How will their choices dictate our future? More broadly speaking, why is our world so unpredictable and oftentimes chaotic? Why would an all-knowing, all-loving, all-powerful God create such a place? Actually, he didn’t.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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The Book of Clarence is a movie with Jesus that isn’t really about Jesus. As such, it takes a good deal of creative license with the biblical story. But does that make it blasphemy? And does a story have to be about Jesus to help us know him better? Let’s take a look at what the film teaches about Jesus—and us.  

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Israel announced recently that it intends to kill every Hamas leader behind the October 7 massacre, wherever they are in the world. The IDF knows precisely where Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7 terror attacks, is hiding in Gaza. Why haven’t they taken him out? Because he is hiding behind a large number of Israeli hostages. What should we think of a God who allows people to suffer for sins they didn’t commit? 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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When an Alaska Airlines flight door blew out last Friday, no one was sitting next to it. Was this a miracle? If so, why did God allow the near-disaster? If God did in fact save lives on that plane, couldn’t he have prevented the accident? Because he is omniscient and omnipotent, the answer is clearly yes. So why does God sometimes do what seems best, but not always?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Washington Huskies decisively last night to win this year’s NCAA national football championship. I was discussing the popularity of spectator sports with my son, Dr. Ryan Denison, and he noted, “The best part of sports is the chance to be irrationally hopeful with little consequence for doing so.” He’s right: not much that can happen to an athlete during a game is likely to happen to a fan watching the game. We get to “play” the game with little risk to ourselves. If only life worked that way.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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