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Biblical living Sep 7, 2014

Joan Rivers: what happens when we die?

Jim Denison, PhD

Joan Rivers at the 25th Anniversary party of Michael Musto writing for The Village Voice, March 13, 2010 (Credit: David Shankbone via Flickr)

The Daily Article Sep 5, 2014

The death of Joan Rivers: 2 thoughts

Jim Denison, PhD

A cashier counts money in front of shelves full of cigarettes at a CVS store in the Manhattan borough of New York February 5, 2014 (Credit: Reuters/Carlo Allegri)

The Daily Article Sep 4, 2014

CVS ends tobacco sales

Jim Denison, PhD

Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State, walk toward the Syrian border near the town of Elierbeh of Al-Hasakah, on the outskirts of Sinjar Mountain, in northwest Iraq, August 11, 2014 (Credit: Reuters/Rodi Said)

The Daily Article Sep 3, 2014

The summer in one sentence

Jim Denison, PhD

A montage of all fours seasons of an old barn across a field, taken from the same location in Buckingham, Pennsylvania. Clockwise from upper left: spring, May 4, 2011; summer, July 10, 2011; autumn, September 27, 2010; winter, November 27, 2012 (Credit: mtsofan via Flickr)

The Daily Article Sep 2, 2014

Why did God make the seasons?

Jim Denison, PhD

A worker on the IG Group's trading floor looks away from his screens in the City of London, October 4, 2011 (Credit: Reuters/Olivia Harris)

The Daily Article Sep 1, 2014

Why do Americans work more than Europeans?

Jim Denison, PhD

American Muslim girl with US flag painted on her face (Credit: Mangagirl3535 via DeviantArt)

The Daily Article Aug 29, 2014

Is it true that ‘America’s future belongs to Islam’?

Jim Denison, PhD

The Daily Article Aug 28, 2014

Does social media cause infidelity?

Jim Denison, PhD

Church members pray in a private room in Jiu'en Tang, a Christian church, in the Shuitou township in Wenzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, July 16, 2014 (Credit: AP/Didi Tang)

The Daily Article Aug 27, 2014

Will China be world’s largest Christian nation by 2025?

Jim Denison, PhD

A year after women won full voting rights, these women joined in the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Fifth Avenue on March 27, 1921 (Credit: New York Times/Paul Thompson via commons.wikimedia.org)

The Daily Article Aug 26, 2014

The amendment that changed the world

Jim Denison, PhD

Jesus Said Love volunteers pose for a photo with care packages for dancers outside a San Antonio night club (Credit: Jesus Said Love via Instagram)

The Daily Article Aug 25, 2014

Topless dancers picket a church: 3 thoughts

Jim Denison, PhD

A masked Islamic State militant holding a knife speaks next to man purported to be U.S. journalist James Foley at an unknown location in this still image from an undated video posted on a social media website. (Credit: Reuters via Reuters TV)

The Daily Article Aug 22, 2014

American beheaded by Islamic State: how to respond

Jim Denison, PhD

A protester dons a gas mask on West Florissant near Ferguson, Missouri August 18, 2014 (Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson)

The Daily Article Aug 21, 2014

Palestinians give tear gas advice to Ferguson protesters

Jim Denison, PhD

Bill Gates accepts Mark Zuckerberg’s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and nominates Elon Musk, Ryan Seacrest and Chris Anderson from TED to participate and raise awareness for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease (Credit: Bill Gates via Youtube)

The Daily Article Aug 20, 2014

Have you taken the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge?

Jim Denison, PhD

Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr march in Najaf, June 21, 2014 (Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani)

The Daily Article Aug 19, 2014

The greatest threat since 9/11?

Jim Denison, PhD

A man sits alone in a pew in a Presbyterian church as he awa…ice, September 8, 2012 (Credit: Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr)

The Daily Article Aug 18, 2014

Which denomination lives the longest?

Jim Denison, PhD

A oak casket surrounded by flowers with a pink-tipped yellow rose lapel pin sitting atop it (Credit: Don LaVange via Flickr)

The Daily Article Aug 15, 2014

Should church have refused funeral for gay man?

Jim Denison, PhD

Following the death of Robin Williams, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences posted on Twitter an image showing Disney's Aladdin hugging the genie, voiced in the film by Robin Williams, with the message 'Genie, you're free.' (Credit: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences/Disney Films)

The Daily Article Aug 14, 2014

‘Genie, you’re free’: How not to talk about suicide

Jim Denison, PhD

Man displays red Arabic N (Nazarene/Christian) being used by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to mark houses for extermination or expropriation (Credit: Jeremy Courtney via Twitter)

The Daily Article Aug 13, 2014

3 ways you can transform Iraq

Jim Denison, PhD

A closeup of a wooden ruler showing both imperial (inches) and metric (centimeters) forms of measurement(Credit: Biking Nikon SFO via Flickr)

Current events Aug 12, 2014

The metric system and the future of America

Jim Denison, PhD

The Daily Article Aug 12, 2014

What would Jesus say to Robin Williams?

Jim Denison, PhD

Prime Minister and presidential candidate Tayyip Erdogan talks with media during presidential elections in Istanbul August 10, 2014 (Credit: Reuters/Murad Sezer)

Current events Aug 11, 2014

Why Turkey’s election affects you

Jim Denison, PhD

This earth from space photo comes from a digitally enhanced, 1972 NASA Apollo 16 Mission negative - one of the last manned flights at this distance - 10,000 miles, or 16,000 kilometers (Credit: Royce Bair via Flickr)

The Daily Article Aug 11, 2014

Why we’re living through the greatest period in history

Jim Denison, PhD

Atheist Sam Harris speaking on the closing panel of the 2012 Global Atheist Foundation in Australia, April 15, 2012 (Credit: Rocco Ancora via Flickr)

The Daily Article Aug 8, 2014

Why I agree with an atheist on Israel

Jim Denison, PhD

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