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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Monday, March 4, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. The Supreme Court unanimously restored Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban him over the Capitol riot.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Supreme Court ruling restores Donald Trump to presidential ballots

Jim Denison, PhD

A gray-haired man holds his left hand to his forehead in a sign of frustration, an illustration of the growing problem of clergy burnout. By thodonal/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

A real-time answer to the clergy burnout crisis

Jim Denison, PhD

In this image provided by The White House, President Joe Biden receives the Presidential Daily Briefing, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in the White House Situation Room at the White House in Washington, as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin listens. (Adam Schultz/The White House via AP). Could this lead to another Middle East war?

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Will the killing of US soldiers lead to “another war in the Middle East”?

Jim Denison, PhD

Jeremy Allen White, Emmy winner for lead actor in a comedy series for "The Bear" poses with Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Emmy winner for supporting actor in a comedy series for "The Bear", at the 75th Emmy Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)

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The Iowa caucuses and the Emmy Awards: How can God redeem our crisis in cultural confidence?

Jim Denison, PhD

Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, chairs a meeting with leaders of Palestinian factions at his office in Gaza City, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 (AP Photo/Adel Hana). He is the Hamas mastermind behind the Oct 7 attacks in Israel.

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Israel knows where October 7 mastermind is hiding. Why haven’t they killed him?

Jim Denison, PhD

A German police officer stands guard in front of the synagogue in Frankfurt, Germany, early Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Antisemitism is spiking across Europe after Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre and Israel's bombardment of Gaza, worrying Jews from London to Geneva and Berlin. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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Hamas attacks thwarted in Europe: “Their web of terror will threaten us all”

Jim Denison, PhD

In this AI-generated image, a robot reads a book in a library. By Rafia/stock.adobe.com. Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year 2023 speaks to AI's influence in our lives over the last year.

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What did Cambridge Dictionary choose as its “word of the year”?

Jim Denison, PhD

Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy holds up the trophy after Game 5 of the baseball World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in Phoenix. The Rangers won 5-0 to win the series 4-1. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Texas Rangers win the World Series: A reflection on faith in fearful times

Jim Denison, PhD

A gavel rests horizontally in front of a judge holding papers. By Andrey Popov/stock.adobe.com

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LGBTQ group claims Christian judge cannot be “fair and impartial”

Jim Denison, PhD

Both clad in black, a man hugs a grieving woman at a cemetery. © By LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS/stock.adobe.com. The Associated Press has reported that suicide has reached an all-time high in the US.

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“US suicides hit an all-time high last year”: Is faith relevant to death by suicide?

Jim Denison, PhD

FILE - A person shows their scan card for their personal selection numbers for a ticket for a Powerball drawing on Nov. 7, 2022, at a convenience store in Renfrew, Pa. A winning ticket has been sold in California for Wednesday's drawing on July 19, 2023, for the Powerball jackpot worth $1 billion. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

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Winning ticket sold for $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot

Jim Denison, PhD

A black man raises an American flag behind and above his head. © By CameraCraft/stock.adobe.com. According to the Smithsonian Institution, “Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day.”

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“Our country’s second independence day”: Three steps toward racial justice and “enormous joy”

Jim Denison, PhD

A trolley car in San Francisco at night on California St. © By heyengel/stock.adobe.com

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Transgender club typifies “the enduring strength of San Francisco”

Jim Denison, PhD

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to reporters during a news conference in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 10, 2023. A shooting at the Old National Bank killed and wounded several people, according to police. The suspected shooter is also dead. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

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The latest on the Louisville bank shooting: Three biblical responses

Jim Denison, PhD

Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow is on trial, accused of injuring another skier, leaving him with a concussion and four broken ribs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial and “Celebrity Worship Syndrome”

Jim Denison, PhD

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)

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Christian school forfeits playoff game against team with transgender student

Jim Denison, PhD

A police officer, standing in front of his car, holds up his left palm in a signal to stop. © By Studio615/stock.adobe.com

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Policeman resigns after suspension for post on gay marriage

Jim Denison, PhD

Seven white paper airplanes form a circle, but a single red paper airplane chooses its own path, flying up and to the left. © By Memed ÖZASLAN/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

Pastor, should you “change your life every decade”?

Jim Denison, PhD

A man prays alone on a mountaintop against a purple-sky sunrise backdrop. © By ctvvelve/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

The wrong way to resolve the tension between solitude and service

Jim Denison, PhD

Copies of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" are displayed at Sherman's book store in Freeport, Maine, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Prince Harry's memoir provides a varied portrait of the Duke of Sussex and the royal family. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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“Spare,” Prince Harry’s autobiography, is setting records

Jim Denison, PhD

A doctor in blue scrubs sits at a desk in front of an open laptop with his hands clasped in prayer.

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Government mandate would have forced religious doctors to perform gender transitions

Jim Denison, PhD

J. R. R. Tolkien and Kobe Bryant

Church leadership

The highest-paid dead celebrities and God’s provision for our souls

Jim Denison, PhD

This Satellite image provided by NASA on Sept. 26, 2022, shows Hurricane Ian pictured from the International Space Station just south of Cuba gaining strength and heading toward Florida. Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified off Florida's southwest coast Wednesday, Sept. 28, gaining top winds of 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status. (NASA via AP)

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A hurricane we’ll talk about “for many years to come”: A reflection on doubt and hope

Jim Denison, PhD

Stock photo: Crime scene tape in front of police lights at night. © Ajax9/stock.adobe.com

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Police hunt suspects after killing spree in Canada: A Labor Day contrast between human finitude and divine omnipotence

Jim Denison, PhD

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