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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

This photo released by the Houthi Media Center shows a Houthi forces helicopter approaching the cargo ship Galaxy Leader on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Yemen's Houthis have seized the ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen after threatening to seize all vessels owned by Israeli companies. (Houthi Media Center via AP)

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Why are the Houthis a threat to us? A reflection on the path to encouraging peace

Jim Denison, PhD

Jacob Swid, whose son died fighting Hamas militants during the attack in a kibbutz on Oct. 7th., is embraced after lighting up a Hanukkah candle at a volunteers gathering area in southern Israel, near the Gaza border, Thursday Dec. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) IDF soldiers are also celebrating Hanukkah by lighting candles in menorahs made by children who were evacuated from the area around Gaza.

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IDF soldiers lighting Hanukkah candles in Gaza: A reflection on the path to transforming peace

Jim Denison, PhD

FILE —Taylor Swift arrives at the world premiere of the concert film "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," Oct. 11, 2023, in Los Angeles (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File). Swift was recently named Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2023.

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Taylor Swift is Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year”: A reflection on the privilege of sharing hope

Jim Denison, PhD

FILE - The site of a music festival near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Israeli officials say victim testimony and evidence gathered by rights groups indicate that Hamas militants carried out widespread sexual and gender-based crimes during their Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File) Why has Hamas violence against women been ignored?

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Why has Hamas’s violence against women been ignored? A reflection on the path to persuasive hope

Jim Denison, PhD

FILE - Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is seen during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, June 6, 2006. Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. He was 100. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev, File)

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The life and legacy of Henry Kissinger: A reflection on human agency and divine sovereignty

Jim Denison, PhD

In this photo provided by the Israeli Army, Emily Hand, right, a released hostage, reunites with her father Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Israel. (The Israeli Army via AP)

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“You could just see glassy-eyed terror”: Stories reveal trauma of Israeli children kidnapped by Hamas

Jim Denison, PhD

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The War in Israel: What You Need to Know about This Crisis of Global Significance

Jim Denison, PhD

Amy Carter touches the casket after speaking at a tribute service for her mother, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, at Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Pool)

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Jimmy Carter’s daughter reads his love letter to Rosalynn at her tribute service

Jim Denison, PhD

Representing medical debt, a stethoscope lays on top of hundred-dollar bills. By spyrakot/stock.adobe.com

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Cancer patient raised money to pay off millions in medical debt for strangers before she died

Jim Denison, PhD

People walk past an image of 4-year-old Abigail Edan, a hostage held by Hamas who was released on Sunday, projected onto a building in Tel Aviv, Sunday, Nov 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Abigail Edan, 4-year-old American, among hostages released yesterday

Jim Denison, PhD

Israeli soldiers work on a tank in a staging area in southern Israel, near the border with Gaza Strip, on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. the first day of what is meant to be a four-day cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

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Cease-fire in Israel–Hamas war has taken effect

Jim Denison, PhD

A woman looks at photographs of hostages, mostly Israeli civilians who were abducted during the Oct. 7, unprecedented Hamas attack on Israel, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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Israel and Hamas reach deal to release 50 hostages: A Thanksgiving reflection on the definition of true success

Jim Denison, PhD

FILE - A man holds his baby as he looks at posters of the men, women and children held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, during a vigil marking 30 days since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that started the fighting, in Jerusalem, Israel on Nov. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

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The latest on Gaza hostages and the conversion of a famous atheist: A vital question to begin Thanksgiving week

Jim Denison, PhD

A man bows his hand on top of his clasped hands in prayer, which are resting on an open Bible. By Halfpoint/stock.adobe.com. The war in Israel is an urgent call for Christians to engage in spiritual warfare.

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13. An urgent call for spiritual warfare

Jim Denison, PhD

The flag of Israel sits atop the flag of the United States. By Shabtay/stock.adobe.com. This article states that America should support Israel.

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12. Why America should support Israel

Jim Denison, PhD

A white dove flies in front of an Israeli flag. By Marcio/stock.adobe.com. How can you pray for peace in the Middle East?

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14. 7 ways to pray for peace in the Middle East

Jim Denison, PhD

A Palestinian masked Hamas gunmen holds his rifle as he guards during a rally in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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07. Islam and Radical Islam: How should we respond to jihadism today?

Jim Denison, PhD

Hezbollah fighters rise their group's flag and shout slogans, as they attend the funeral procession of Hezbollah fighter, Bilal Nemr Rmeiti, who was killed by Israeli shelling, during his funeral procession in Majadel village, south Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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11. Hezbollah, Iran, and the geopolitics of the conflict

Jim Denison, PhD

An Israeli soldier walks in front of a moving tank with an Israeli flag on the top in a staging area near the Israeli border with Lebanon, on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) How should Israel respond to Hamas?

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10. How should Israel respond to Hamas?

Jim Denison, PhD

FILE - An Israeli soldier stands next to a Hamas propaganda poster seized during recent raids, at an Israeli army base in Hebron, March 7, 1996. (AP Photo/ Jacqueline Arzt, File)

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09. Why does Hamas hate Israel?

Jim Denison, PhD

FILE - Palestinian militants from Hamas ride on a truck with their weapons during the funeral of militant Emad Abu Kados who was killed during clashes with Fatah gunmen in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, June 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa, File)

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08. Hamas and the existential threat Israel faces today: Why is this time so different?

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

An hourglass that's almost out of time stands in front of an open Bible on a desk. By JavierArtPhotography/stock.adobe.com. Are we living in the last days?

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Are we living at the end of history?

Jim Denison, PhD

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