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A Bible study group is gathered around a table, Bibles open, hands clasped in prayer, indicative of what the church is © By brain2hands/stock.adobe.com

The Daily Article Mar 15, 2023

Does the church still matter today? Why that’s the wrong question for us to ask

Ryan Denison, PhD

FILE - Stacie Wood and her husband, Andy Wood, stand for a portrait on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Stacie Wood, the woman pastor at the center of the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to oust Saddleback Church, has said in February 2023, she will continue to serve as a ministry leader despite her longstanding ties to the nation's largest Protestant denomination. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

Biblical living Mar 15, 2023

Should women hold ministry leadership positions?

Denison Forum

Actor Rainn Wilson calls out anti-Christian bias in Hollywood. In the photo, he attends the premiere for "Blackbird" on day two of the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 6, 2019, in Toronto.

Current events Mar 14, 2023

Rainn Wilson calls out “anti-Christian bias in Hollywood” following “The Last of Us”

Mark Legg

Security guards let individuals enter the Silicon Valley Bank's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, March 13, 2023. The federal government intervened Sunday to secure funds for depositors to withdraw from Silicon Valley Bank after the bank's collapse. Dozens of individuals waited in line outside the bank to withdraw funds. (AP Photo/ Benjamin Fanjoy)

The Daily Article Mar 14, 2023

Is my money safe? Explaining the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Ryan Denison, PhD

The cast and crew of "Everything Everywhere All at Once" accepts the award for best picture at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The Daily Article Mar 13, 2023

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” wins Oscar for Best Picture

Jim Denison, PhD

In this episode of The Denison Forum Podcast, Denison Ministries leaders Alex Kondratev and Steph Thurling discuss women in ministry leadership with Mark Turman and Jim Denison.

Podcasts Mar 13, 2023

Women in ministry and leadership: A conversation with Alex Kondratev and Steph Thurling

Denison Forum

Child with backpack and rainbow button. Schools in Austin set to celebrate pride week

The Daily Article Mar 10, 2023

Austin ISD to promote LGBTQ Pride Week among students and staff

Jim Denison, PhD

Harry Shum Jr., from back left, Jenny Slate, Tallie Medel, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Le, Andy Le, from front left, James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis pose with the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion pictures for "Everything Everywhere All at Once," in the press room at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP). The film is a 2023 Oscar Best Picture nominee.

Popular culture Mar 10, 2023

And the Oscar goes to . . . A guide to the 2023 Best Picture nominees (Part 2)

Conner Jones

NYC Mayor Eric Adams speaking at an event in New York

The Daily Article Mar 9, 2023

NYC Mayor Eric Adams provokes firestorm with comments on church and state

Jim Denison, PhD

Two men carrying a coffin outside, black and white. Are you living in light of "eulogy virtues?"

Church leadership Mar 9, 2023

5 Prayers for “eulogy virtues” to prepare for your FUNeral

Mark Turman, DMin

FILE - Tom Cruise poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere at a central London cinema, on Thursday, May 19, 2022.. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali). Maverick is a 2023 Oscar Best Picture nominee.

Popular culture Mar 9, 2023

And the Oscar goes to . . . A guide to the 2023 Best Picture nominees (Part 1)

Conner Jones

Profiles of Chris Rock and Will Smith side by side

The Daily Article Mar 8, 2023

A year after Will Smith’s slap at the Oscars, Chris Rock responds

Jim Denison, PhD

Courtroom with US flag and Tennessee's flag side by side. Tennessee passes law limited drag shows

The Daily Article Mar 7, 2023

Tennessee passes nation’s first law limiting drag shows

Jim Denison, PhD

A woman holds birth control pills in her hands. © By nenetus/stock.adobe.com

Biblical living Mar 7, 2023

Should Christians use birth control? How to think ethically and biblically about contraception

Jackson McNeece

Seven wooden figures are perched on a wooden seesaw, three on the left, three on the right, and one painted blue in the middle symbolizing conflict avoidant pastors and church leaders. © By Andrii Yalanskyi/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership Mar 7, 2023

Why I tend to be conflict avoidant

Jim Denison, PhD

Anti-abortion groups protest near the Walgreens Deerfield headquarters over a plan to sell abortion pills in Deerfield, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.

The Daily Article Mar 6, 2023

Abortion pills called ‘lifesaving care’

Jim Denison, PhD

Unaccompanied minors enter US and work in harsh conditions, despite having sponsor families. A hand grips iron bars at a construction site.

Current events Mar 6, 2023

Explosion of unaccompanied migrant children leads to exploitation in “brutal” jobs

Mark Legg

Erin Kerry joins Dr. Mark Turman to discuss how functional and traditional medicine can complement each other, why Christian self-care can be biblical, the importance of seeing ourselves as body, mind, and soul, and why nutrition is important to mental health.

Podcasts Mar 6, 2023

What is Christian self-care? A conversation with Erin Kerry

Denison Forum

A protester shouts anti-government slogans by a burning barricade set up by members of the police to protest bad police governance in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. A wave of grisly killings of police officers by gangs has spurred outrage and protests by Haitians. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

The Daily Article Mar 3, 2023

Haiti in anarchy: How “the most evangelized realm in all the world” fell into chaos

Ryan Denison, PhD

Popular culture Mar 2, 2023

In “Beyond Racial Division,” Dr. George Yancey argues that colorblindness and antiracism aren’t helpful: How do we heal racial division?

Mark Legg

FILE - People gather to protest against HB1041, a bill to ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports that match their gender identity, during a rally at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy File)

The Daily Article Mar 2, 2023

Christian school forfeits playoff game against team with transgender student

Jim Denison, PhD

Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Jason Kidd watches his players from the bench in the first half of an NBA game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Dallas, Texas, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Emil Lippe)

Church leadership Mar 2, 2023

Pastoring is not a spectator sport

Mark Turman, DMin

A seismograph shows earthquake activity in front of a world map. © By Andrey VP/stock.adobe.com. Rabbi Shlomo Amar recently indicated that earthquakes in Israel are a direct result of the rise of LGBTQ rights in his country.

The Daily Article Mar 1, 2023

Rabbi blames earthquakes in Israel on rise of LGBTQ rights

Jim Denison, PhD

FILE - A security person moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organization team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan in China's Hubei province on Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File). The US Energy Department has concluded that the COVID origin was most likely a lab leak.

The Daily Article Feb 28, 2023

Energy Department says lab leak most likely origin of COVID-19 pandemic

Jim Denison, PhD

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