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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday, July 13, 2024. Months before the assassination attempt, some Pennsylvania lawmakers had proposed to outlaw the type of rifle used in the shooting. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The Daily Article

Did God spare Donald Trump’s life in Butler, Pennsylvania?

Jim Denison, PhD

People react as they inspect an area outside sleeping quarters at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Biblical living

Why a good God must allow suffering—even innocent suffering—to exist

Ryan Denison, PhD

Matthias Hauswirth of New Orleans prays on the street near the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

The Daily Article

Terrorist inspired by ISIS attacks New Orleans

Jim Denison, PhD

President-elect Donald Trump gestures after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Person of the Year

The Daily Article

Donald Trump named Time’s “Person of the Year”

Jim Denison, PhD

Little girl holding white teddy bear and standing alone at window. By fotoduets/stock.adobe.com Mass shooting Arkansas Callie Weems

The Daily Article

New mom dies while saving shooting victim

Jim Denison, PhD

Pastor Robert Morris applauds during a roundtable discussion at Gateway Church Dallas Campus, Thursday, June 11, 2020, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Daily Article

Gateway leaders face congregation for the first time since Morris resignation

Jim Denison, PhD

Houston guard Jamal Shead, left, drives toward the basket as Cincinnati guard Simas Lukosius, right, defends during the first half of an NCAA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Current events

Why this year’s NCAA basketball tournaments could be the most unpredictable ever

Ryan Denison, PhD

This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows a gaping hole where the paneled-over flight door had been at the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP)

Current events

Did God save lives on Flight 1282?

Jim Denison, PhD

Pro-Palestinian protesters burn a photograph of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally to express solidarity with Palestinians, in front of the Israeli embassy, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis). As antisemitism rises and Palestinians in Gaza suffer, we're led to a rational question: Why does God allow suffering?

Current events

“A new wave of antisemitism threatens to rock an already unstable world”: A conversation about God, faith, and innocent suffering

Jim Denison, PhD

US President Joe Biden accompanied by the First Lady Jill Biden arrive at Buckingham Palace in London, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool) More recently, President Biden has declined to attend King Charles III's May 6 coronation, though First Lady Jill Biden will attend.

Current events

Why President Biden will not attend the royal coronation: A reflection on divine love and human suffering

Jim Denison, PhD

Current events

Are Ukrainians “the best people on Earth”? Trusting God when we do not understand God

Jim Denison, PhD

Police stand in front of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Colleyville, Texas. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)

Biblical living

Hostages in Texas synagogue freed, attacker identified

Jim Denison, PhD

New SBC President Pastor Ed Litton

Biblical living

SBC elects leader focused on reconciliation and compassion: What do we do when we are hurt by church leaders?

Jim Denison, PhD

Category Science

Current events

NYC bans large gatherings, including Broadway shows: Why did God allow the Fall?

Jim Denison, PhD

Biblical living

The great debate: Predestination versus election

Jim Denison, PhD

Biblical living

If God knows everything, why should I pray?

Jim Denison, PhD

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