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What gift-wrapped grandpas and Grinch-inspired breakfasts remind us about the real meaning of our Christmas traditions

Note: Thank you to Dr. Ryan Denison for writing today’s Daily Article. He is the Denison Forum Senior Editor for Theology and has written more than four hundred articles for Denison Forum. One of my favorite parts about the Christmas…

Biblical living

The Denison Forum Podcast Episode 52: “Where the Light Fell”: A conversation with Philip Yancey

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A distraught woman, her hand over her face, holds her wedding ring out in front of her.

Current events

My city is home to the most cheating spouses in America

Jim Denison, PhD

Alone at church, a woman sits in a pew, her head bowed and her hands folded in prayer.

Current events

England and Wales are no longer majority Christian: Is this the future for America?

Jim Denison, PhD

A Santa Claus hat sits atop a gavel against a wooden rustic background

Church leadership

To judge or not to judge? To tolerate or not to tolerate?

Bruce B. Miller

Current events

What gift-wrapped grandpas and Grinch-inspired breakfasts remind us about the real meaning of our Christmas traditions

Ryan Denison, PhD

Chinese policemen form a line to stop protesters marching in Beijing, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for China's powerful leader to resign, an unprecedented rebuke as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress demonstrations Sunday that represent a rare direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Current events

The “most severe test” for President Xi since he took power: The latest on China’s anti-lockdown protests

Jim Denison, PhD

FILE - Water levels are low at San Luis Reservoir, which stores irrigation water for San Joaquin Valley farms, in Gustine, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022. The past three years have been California's driest on record and state officials said that they're preparing for the streak to continue. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)

Current events

California is preparing for droughts and flood seasons: Why Christians should prepare for catastrophes

Nathan Allen

A river of lava flows down from Mauna Loa, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano erupted Monday for the first time in 38 years. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Current events

Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth, is now erupting

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

Leadership advice for Advent and all the days that follow

Jim Denison, PhD

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Biblical living

The Denison Forum Podcast Episode 52: “Where the Light Fell”: A conversation with Philip Yancey

Content Editor

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Biblical living

Medicine in a fallen world: Is it ethical for Christians to take medication?

Jackson McNeece

Biblical living

The Denison Forum Podcast Episode 51: Are churches safe? How to run church security: A conversation with John Mark Caton and Paul Cobb

Dr. Jim Denison

A woman sits next to a window overlooking a winter landscape, her hand covering her eyes in a depressed state.

Biblical living

Are you SAD? How to fight against the winter blues

Erin Kerry

Replicas of the Piltdown Man, which was termed an unscrupulous hoax by British scientists, are on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Nov. 21, 1953. British scientists said the relics, dug from an English gravel pit in 1911-1913, include what they said was an ape's jawbone and a canine tooth. The cranium, they said, is a genuine fossil, about 50,000 years old. (AP Photo/Tom Fitzsimmons)

Biblical living

On this day in Christian history, the “missing link” Piltdown Man was revealed to be a hoax

Ryan Denison, PhD

Biblical living

The Denison Forum Podcast Episode 50: Can America be moral without God?

Dr. Jim Denison

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Book reviews and excerpts

Family dog-walks with a meth dealer : A book review of “The Gospel Comes With a House Key”

Mark Legg

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Book reviews and excerpts

Short term missions in light of the Great Commission: An excerpt from “Is the Commission Still Great?” by Steve Richardson

Steve Richardson

Book reviews and excerpts

How the church can solve “touch-starvation”: An excerpt from “Digital Church in a Lonely World” by Benjamin Windle

Benjamin Windle

Book reviews and excerpts

Why we need to sing great hymns

Chris Anderson

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The first Thanksgiving wasn’t what you imagine, but its lessons endure

Steve Yount

Popular culture

Family dog-walks with a meth dealer : A book review of “The Gospel Comes With a House Key”

Mark Legg

Popular culture

Short term missions in light of the Great Commission: An excerpt from “Is the Commission Still Great?” by Steve Richardson

Steve Richardson

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How the church can solve “touch-starvation”: An excerpt from “Digital Church in a Lonely World” by Benjamin Windle

Benjamin Windle

Demi Lovato performs during the 2021 Global Citizen Live event, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The 24-hour live event took place on six continents and featured recording artists and celebrities raising awareness around poverty, climate change and the need for more access to COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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Demi Lovato’s latest album reveals her “burned view” of the church

Christian Englert

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Why we need to sing great hymns

Chris Anderson

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In his latest book, Gary Chapman believes we can change the world one friendship at a time

Shane Bennett

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Disney’s FXX Network airs new animated series “Little Demon”

Jim Denison, PhD

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Current events

What gift-wrapped grandpas and Grinch-inspired breakfasts remind us about the real meaning of our Christmas traditions

Ryan Denison, PhD

Current events

My city is home to the most cheating spouses in America

Jim Denison, PhD

Current events

England and Wales are no longer majority Christian: Is this the future for America?

Jim Denison, PhD

Current events

The “most severe test” for President Xi since he took power: The latest on China’s anti-lockdown protests

Jim Denison, PhD

Current events

California is preparing for droughts and flood seasons: Why Christians should prepare for catastrophes

Nathan Allen

Current events

Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth, is now erupting

Jim Denison, PhD

Members of the British Royal Family, from left to right: The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother ride by as they leave the wedding of Princess Anne to Commander Tim Laurence at a church near Balmoral, Scotland, Saturday, Dec. 12, 1992. (AP Photo//Press Association/Martin Keene)

Current events

Did Prince Charles try to force his mother to abdicate the throne?

Jim Denison, PhD

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Current events

Former grocery store owner has fed thousands on Thanksgiving for 51 years

Jim Denison, PhD

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The Daily Article

What gift-wrapped grandpas and Grinch-inspired breakfasts remind us about the real meaning of our Christmas traditions

Ryan Denison, PhD

The Daily Article

My city is home to the most cheating spouses in America

Jim Denison, PhD

The Daily Article

England and Wales are no longer majority Christian: Is this the future for America?

Jim Denison, PhD

The Daily Article

The “most severe test” for President Xi since he took power: The latest on China’s anti-lockdown protests

Jim Denison, PhD

The Daily Article

Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth, is now erupting

Jim Denison, PhD

The Daily Article

Did Prince Charles try to force his mother to abdicate the throne?

Jim Denison, PhD

The Daily Article

Former grocery store owner has fed thousands on Thanksgiving for 51 years

Jim Denison, PhD

Darryl Matevish of Sewickley, Pa., fills his car with regular unleaded gas at $4.19.9 per gallon at a Sheetz store in Sewickley, Pa., Monday, March 7, 2022. For Thanksgiving 2022, the chain has lowered prices on Unleaded 88 to $1.99/gallon. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

The Daily Article

Gas station chain drops prices for Thanksgiving

Jim Denison, PhD

What does the Bible say about Critical Race Theory?

Most people, until recently, did not know about CRT because it began as a niche academic and legal study. Now, many tenets of Critical Race Theory are widely held (though they are not always known by the name of CRT).

This will become clear as we unpack CRT further…