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Ryan Denison is the Senior Editor for Theology at Denison Forum, where he contributes writing and research to many of the ministry’s productions. He holds a PhD in church history from BH Carroll Theological Institute after having earned his MDiv at Truett Seminary. Ryan has also taught at BH Carroll and Dallas Baptist University. He and his wife, Candice, live in East Texas and have two children.

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Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., takes the oath to be the new House speaker from the Dean of the House Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

“Go pick up a Bible”: How Mike Johnson, the new Speaker of the House, sees the world

Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov). Is the war in Israel a sign of the end times?

Is the conflict in Israel a sign of the end times?

A microphone on a stand in front of a rainbow LGBTQ flag. By niyazz/stock.adobe.com

Andy Stanley responds to the controversy around the Unconditional Conference

Two microphones on a pulpit in front of an LGBTQ+ rainbow flag. By niyazz/stock.adobe.com.

Andy Stanley’s controversial Unconditional Conference and how to live biblically in a post-Christian culture

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)

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

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.

57 NFL QBs to team up for suicide prevention

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis). Kershaw took part in the Dodgers recent Christian Faith and Family Day.

MLB’s Faith and Family events can expand our view of evangelism

Michael Oher, a tackle from Mississippi, is selected as the No. 26th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall Saturday, April 25, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Michael Oher, of “The Blind Side” fame, sues Tuohy family over conservatorship

Promotional photo for "The Hiding Place" film. Provided by K. Cole Communications.

“The Hiding Place” is a new film of a play of a book, but its theme remains the same: courage in the face of brutality

FILE - In this Monday, July 30, 2018, file photo, LeBron James speaks at the opening ceremony for the I Promise School in Akron, Ohio. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)

Is LeBron James’s “I Promise School” a failure?

Houston Texans wide receiver John Metchie III gives autographs to fans after the NFL football team's training camp Sunday, July 30, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

“The biggest gift you’ve got is your breath and your heartbeat”: Texans receiver John Metchie III credits his faith after cancer remission

U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Maj. David Grusch, testifies before a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on UFOs, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Is the government lying about UFOs? What aliens could teach us about our faith

Children dance at the recovery camp for children and their mothers affected by the war near Lviv, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. A generation of Ukrainian children have seen their lives upended by Russia's invasion of their country. Hundreds of kids have been killed. For the survivors, the wide-ranging trauma is certain to leave psychological scars that will follow them into adolescence and adulthood. UNICEF says an estimated 1.5 million Ukrainian children are at risk of mental health issues. (AP Photo/Hanna Arhirova)

The children of Ukraine are paying the true cost of war: How to be a peacemaker where you live

Child's dirty feet bound with chains.

“Sound of Freedom”: Choosing hope in the face of fear

FILE - Demonstrators protest about abortion outside the Supreme Court in Washington, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

A year after the end of Roe v. Wade, how much has really changed?

Keywords: SBC women pastors. / Rick Warren, founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Southern California, responds to Southern Baptists' (SBC) refusal to let the megachurch back into the denomination for having women pastors during a news conference on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Peter Smith)

Southern Baptist Convention expels Saddleback Church over women in church leadership

FILE - Rev. Pat Robertson poses a question to a Republican presidential candidate during a forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., Oct. 23, 2015. Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93. Robertson's death Thursday, June 8, 2023 was announced by his broadcasting network. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

The life, legacy, and controversies of Pat Robertson

FILE - An African man reads an old Bible, illustrating the fascinating story of a ministry in Chad where Muslims are translating the Bible. © By Katleho Seisa/peopleimages.com/stock.adobe.com

Muslims are translating the Bible for Christians: How will your life translate the Bible today?

Streets are flooded in Kherson, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 after the walls of the Kakhovka dam collapsed. Residents of southern Ukraine, some who spent the night on rooftops, braced for a second day of swelling floodwaters on Wednesday as authorities warned that a Dnieper River dam breach would continue to unleash pent-up waters from a giant reservoir. (AP Photo/Libkos)

Who destroyed the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine? And why it matters to you

A man holds a phone in his hands. A hologram of a robot, representative of AI like ChatGPT, hovers over the phone, the words, "Hi! How can I help." appearing next to the robot. Can ChatGPT understand theology? © By LALAKA/stock.adobe.com

Naked at the DMV and theology with ChatGPT: Why we can’t afford to take shortcuts to God

FILE - This July 19, 2012, file photo, shows a Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant in Atlanta, GA. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File). Some Christians are threatening to boycott the fast-food chain for its DEI policy.

Why are Christians calling for boycotts of Chick-fil-A and “The Chosen”?

An illustration of a half-digital, half-human brain, indicative of the merging of artificial intelligence with our daily lives. © By peshkova/stock.adobe.com

AI can read your mind and help the paralyzed walk: Should we be afraid?

FILE - The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, participate in the gay pride parade in West Hollywood, Calif. on June 12, 2016. The Los Angeles Dodgers have removed a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from the team’s annual Pride Night after opposition from conservative Catholic groups. The team announced Wednesday, May 17, 2023, that the group, which primarily consists of men dressed as nuns, wouldn't receive an award during the June 16 event, citing the “strong feelings” of people who were offended. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel,File)

Dodgers disinvite “legendary” charity from annual Pride Night Celebration

U.S. Rep. George Santos leaves the federal courthouse surrounded by reporters and protestors

Learning from the sins of Santos, Biden, and Trump: How each day can leave a legacy

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