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According to Reuters, the deadly, brain-damaging Nipah virus has “found a way to leap from bats to humans.” Pragya Yadav, the lead scientist on Nipah at India’s National Institute of Virology, warns: “Nobody is safe. . . . It will take no time for a disease outbreak to reach anywhere in the world because of international travel and trade.” 

As we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, whose origins are still being studied, what happens to any of us can affect all of us. 

This is true for our bodies and for our souls. 

Author: Jim Denison

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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A now-viral video captures a huge shark attacking a Hawaiian angler’s kayak as he fished off Oahu last Friday. The fisherman spotted an injured seal shortly before the shark attacked his kayak and theorized that the shark mistook the kayak for the seal. The fisherman was understandably frightened but otherwise unhurt. 

You may go your entire life at the beach never encountering a shark, but your next time in the ocean could be one time too many. Since it’s human nature to fear what we cannot predict or control, especially if it is more powerful than we are, it’s natural to fear sharks. 

If only we felt the same way about sin. 

Author: Jim Denison

Narrator: Chris Elkins

Denison Forum recently released a resource on, titled, “What does the Bible say about pornography? Can you break free from sexual temptation?”

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In the midst of an ongoing mental health crisis that is especially affecting children and youth, I found this headline interesting: “Conservative teenagers are generally happier than their liberal peers, study finds.” And conservative teens “are more likely to be religious.”

Reading such reports is obviously encouraging for those of us who are religious enough to get up early to write and read articles like this one. It’s also tempting to feel sorry for “non-religious individuals” who are missing the boat. 

But far more is at stake than personal happiness. 

Author: Jim Denison

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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I am writing today’s Daily Article from Jerusalem in the aftermath of a five-day conflict between Israel and terrorists in Gaza. I have led more than thirty study tours to Israel over the years, but this is my first time being here during one of its conflicts with its territorial enemies.

Today I’ll offer a concise survey of the issues underlying the present strife, then offer a reflection on courageous faith. 

Author: Jim Denison

Narrator: Chris Elkins

Dr. Jim Denison's book, Radical Islam, explains the history of this conflict in detail, as do a number of articles

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While it is hardly unique for political scandal to dominate the headlines, this week has seen three such public figures vie for the collective attention and derision of the American people. And though they’ve been notable for different reasons, George Santos, Joe Biden, and Donald Trump each demonstrate the importance of building a legacy—for better or worse—one day and one decision at a time. 

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Have you noticed that Brussels sprouts are more popular than ever? I used to hate them; now I order them in restaurants whenever I can. 

Here’s what happened: in 1998, a Dutch scientist named Hans van Doorn identified sinigrin and progoitrin as chemicals that made the vegetable taste bitter. Dutch seed companies then bred these chemicals out. By the 2010s, Brussels sprouts didn’t taste bitter and became popular with culinary celebrities and then with the general public. 

Now consider a second scientific discovery that changed the world in surprising ways: last Tuesday saw the sixty-third anniversary of “the pill.” How has it changed American society in dramatic and fundamental ways? A secular argument for biblical living. 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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I found this headline in a recent Time article jarring: “If someone you love has an abortion, give them a gift.” The author writes: “Abortion can be a powerful act of love.” This is the first time I’ve seen abortion called an “act of love” for the unborn baby whose life it ends. 

Read how America has turned performative claims into constative claims. 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Warren Buffet recently discussed how to live without mistakes: “You should write your obituary and then try to figure out how to live up to it. It’s not that complicated.” 

I respectfully disagree. We can “write our obituary” without God’s help and, depending on what we choose to write, “figure out how to live up to it.” Or we can seek God’s best for our lives, knowing that we must then have his power if we are to fulfill his purpose. 

There is an eternally significant chasm between these two options. 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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A gunman opened fire at the Allen Premium Outlets Saturday afternoon, killing six people at the mall and injuring at least nine others. Of the nine who were hospitalized, two later died. Three others are in critical condition at this writing. I have been to this mall several times and know people who live in Allen. There is something about the proximity of tragedy that makes it feel more real. How, then, should we respond when he allows horrific tragedy? 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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In what its authors hope will become an example to other states, a bill that would require every public school classroom in Texas to display a copy of the Ten Commandments took its next step toward becoming law this week. As one might expect, it’s been met with a good deal of controversy. Should Christians support the idea? Would it make a difference? Let’s take a closer look.  

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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