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Money spills out of an open white envelope against an orange background. By Jiri Hera/stock.adobe.com

Popular culture Sep 18, 2023

Designed for generosity: An excerpt from “Money in the Light of Eternity” by Art Rainer

Art Rainer

Podcasts Sep 18, 2023

Money in the Light of Eternity: A conversation with Art Rainer

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands before their talk at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

The Daily Article Sep 15, 2023

As Putin and Kim Jong Un meet, Russian pastor Yuri Sipko is wanted by Russia for opposing the war in Ukraine

Ryan Denison, PhD

Residents wade through a street flooded by rains brought on by Hurricane Idalia, in Batabano, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

The Daily Article Sep 14, 2023

Eight devastating floods and Apple’s product-launch event: A reflection on the pathway to triumphant faith

Jim Denison, PhD

A homeless man grasps the outstretched arm of a woman, an illustration of the Micah Mandate from Micah 6:8. By stephm2506/stock.adobe.com

Biblical living Sep 13, 2023

The Micah Mandate: The Micah 6:8 blueprint for moral leadership in a fallen world

Steve Yount

A man walks through wildfire wreckage Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that wiped out a historic town. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The Daily Article Sep 13, 2023

Did a secret “weather weapon” cause the wildfires on Maui? A reflection on “speaking the truth in love”

Jim Denison, PhD

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, June 30, 2023, in Washington, as his administration is moving forward on a new student debt relief plan after the Supreme Court struck down his original initiative. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at left. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Current events Sep 12, 2023

The current state of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan: How our finances can lead to intimacy with God

Nathan Allen

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) is sacked by Buffalo Bills defensive end Leonard Floyd (56) during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Daily Article Sep 12, 2023

Why are Aaron Rodgers and Steven Tyler in the news? A post-9/11 reflection on America’s future

Jim Denison, PhD

Two beams from the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Towers form a cross. The numbers 9-11-01 are stamped on the center beam. misu /stock.adobe.com

Church leadership Sep 12, 2023

What if you could have warned us before 9/11?

Jim Denison, PhD

Tribute in Light, two vertical columns of light representing the fallen towers of the World Trade Center shine against the lower Manhattan skyline on the 19th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, seen from Jersey City, N.J., Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah). Two new 9/11 victims were recently identified.

The Daily Article Sep 11, 2023

Two new 9/11 victims identified: Reflections on divine empathy, reason, and hope

Jim Denison, PhD

Podcasts Sep 11, 2023

How to be a good citizen of heaven and America: A conversation with Jim Denison

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott throws before a preseason NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson). Prescott is one of 57 NFL QBs taking part in QB United, an effort to prevent suicides as part of World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10.

The Daily Article Sep 8, 2023

57 NFL QBs to team up for suicide prevention

Ryan Denison, PhD

Stock photo: A boy in a blue-checkered shirt and orange bow tie stands behind his lemonade stand smiling as he points to the glass of lemonade he's holding up in his right hand. By Jim/stock.adobe.com. The photo represents Edison Juel's "Lemonade for Lahaina" lemonade stand.

The Daily Article Sep 7, 2023

5-year-old raises over $17,000 with “Lemonade for Lahaina”

Jim Denison, PhD

Two young women simle while enjoying coffee at a coffeeshop. By Jacob Lund/stock.adobe.com. What is the secret to happiness?

The Daily Article Sep 6, 2023

Harvard’s Arthur C. Brooks on the secret to happiness

Jim Denison, PhD

Podcasts Sep 6, 2023

To stop suicide every 40 seconds: Jacob Coyne with Stay Here discusses Christ-centered suicide prevention

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A man and woman, both dressed in white summer clothes, hold hands as they walk barefoot on a sandy dune. By LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS/stock.adobe.com. An illustration of the origin of why you can't white after Labor Day

The Daily Article Sep 5, 2023

Why you can’t wear white after Labor Day: Reflections on America’s post-Christian future

Jim Denison, PhD

A vice is tightened around a white egg with a small crack running along its center. By killykoon/stock.adobe.com

Biblical living Sep 5, 2023

The truth about triggers: What the church needs to know about trauma

Erin Kerry

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Church leadership Sep 5, 2023

“Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness”: A Labor Day reflection for pastors

Jim Denison, PhD

Jimmy Buffett performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, on Sunday, May 8, 2022, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP). Jimmy Buffett's cause of death was revealed to be Merkel cell skin cancer.

The Daily Article Sep 4, 2023

Jimmy Buffett’s cause of death revealed: A Labor Day reflection on mortality and transcendent joy

Jim Denison, PhD

Helen Mirren poses for photographers at the premiere for the film 'Golda' during the International Film Festival 'Berlinale', in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Reviews Sep 1, 2023

“Golda”: The smoke, fire, and ultimate surprise of the Helen Mirren-led Golda Meir film

Chris Elkins

A pickup truck with an American flag tied to sits halfway into a canal in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

The Daily Article Aug 31, 2023

Florida residents riding out Hurricane Idalia had to “swim out of their windows”: Personal reflections on innocent suffering

Jim Denison, PhD

Adam Henderson, owner of Harbour Master Suites, prepares his business ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Cedar Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

The Daily Article Aug 30, 2023

“No one has seen this”: Hurricane Idalia could be an “unprecedented event”

Jim Denison, PhD

In this Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, 9:41 am ET satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tropical Storm Idalia moves between Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, left, and Cuba, right. Idalia intensified early Monday and was expected to become a major hurricane before it reaches Florida's Gulf coast, according to the National Hurricane Center. (NOAA via AP)

The Daily Article Aug 29, 2023

Idalia set to strike Florida tomorrow as Category 3 hurricane

Jim Denison, PhD

A pastor sits on the front steps of his church pulpit, his hands clasped in front of him, with pews in the background. Photo by Ben White on Unsplash

Church leadership Aug 29, 2023

When pastors wait on God

Jim Denison, PhD

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