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In his quest to live forever, multimillionaire tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has spent more than $4 million developing a life-extension system he calls Blueprint. But one expert said, “If you want immortality, you should go to a church.” Johnson is passionately pursuing an idea at the cost of other priorities and values. As Christians, are we doing the same in passionately pursuing the kind of life and influence embodied by Jesus Christ?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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A man in Jacksonville, Florida, held signs reminding others of their worth during National Suicide Prevention Month, a reminder we all need as the number of deaths by suicide in the US has increased in the last year to its highest rate ever. What can we do to make a practical difference in our hurting world? One biblical answer is both counterintuitive and countercultural, but it offers hope we can embrace and share with those who need it most today. 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Five thousand people attended a worship service at Auburn University last week. When a student wanted to be baptized, a crowd gathered at a nearby lake—and roughly two hundred people gave their lives to Christ and were baptized. The act of baptism visibly sets Christians apart from the world. How else can we live in ways that are so different from our fallen culture as to be both distinctive and attractive?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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The number of people in the US living to at least one hundred years old has doubled over the last decade. The reason may surprise you, and this reason leads Dr. Jim Denison to wonder if the same trait holds true for the longevity of a nation. The Lord said of ancient Israel, “My people did not listen to my voice” (Psalm 81:11), “so I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels” (v. 12). Is America following the same path?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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As Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un meet to discuss exchanging weapons for rockets, Russia has also stepped up its efforts to silence critics within the church. What can those actions teach us about how to truly “honor the emperor” without prioritizing the government over the gospel? 

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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In the first eleven days of September, eight devastating flood events unfolded on four continents. The US has already set a record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year, with four months still to go. Meanwhile, Apple’s latest product-launch event unveiled even more sophisticated innovations. But all that such high tech can do about the weather is to report the present and attempt to predict the future. Nothing we have invented can deter nature’s unbridled power and ferocity, proving every day the finitude and frailty of humans and our urgent need for power and protection beyond ourselves. What is the pathway to such triumphant faith?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Blake Atwood

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Were the wildfires on Maui the result of a secret “weather weapon” being tested by the US? Should money being spent on the war in Ukraine be spent at home for disaster relief instead? If you believe the disinformation campaigns currently being waged by China and Russia, you’re likely to say yes to both questions. In this day of AI-generated fake videos, images, and stories, we can expect the problem of fake news to escalate. But there’s an even more significant narrative at work here. 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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This morning, millions know what happened to Jets QB Aaron Rodgers. Fewer—but possibly still millions—know what happened to Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler. Both men are in the news because they’re celebrities and their experiences make headlines. By contrast, some of the most significant events of our lives can become routine over time and lose their apparent urgency, like the 9/11 attacks. Today, let’s consider one more normalized casualty of the worst terrorist attack in American history: the waning of religion in America. 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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As two new victims of the 9/11 attacks have been identified on this twenty-second anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, Dr. Denison reflects on three attributes of God that are relevant today: his empathy in our grief, his reason in our confusion, and his hope in our fear. None of us is guaranteed tomorrow, so how can we best live for God today?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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While this Sunday marks the start of the NFL’s regular season for most teams—an unofficial holiday for many football fans—it has the potential to be life-changing for reasons that have little to do with sports. September 10 is also World Suicide Prevention Day, and a number of organizations are partnering to use the NFL's platform to help speak to people who might be thinking about taking their own life. They have much to teach us about both the urgency of this issue and our ability to help. 

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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