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People visit the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, as Israel marks the second year anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The Daily Article

Why did Hamas take Israeli hostages two years ago?

Jim Denison, PhD

Vandalized art in an Orthodox church in Syria. By Goran/stock.adobe.com. Christianity

The Daily Article

The end of Christianity in a “cradle” of our faith?

Jim Denison, PhD

Water runs through the Guadalupe River on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, near Kerrville, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) texas flood

The Daily Article

Stories of hope in Central Texas and the Middle East

Jim Denison, PhD

Israeli soldiers and rescue team search for survivors amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike that killed several people, in Beersheba, Israel, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) ceasefire

The Daily Article

Israel says Iran violated ceasefire, orders new strikes

Jim Denison, PhD

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flies overhead as part of a flyover from nearby Whiteman Air Force base Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) MOP bomb

The Daily Article

Will the US join Israel’s war against Iran?

Jim Denison, PhD

Israeli air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, early Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The Daily Article

“Today, it’s Tel Aviv. Tomorrow, it’s New York.”

Jim Denison, PhD

Protesters burning the Israeli and U.S. flags during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the U.S. Embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

The Daily Article

Why is Iran “the world’s most dangerous regime”?

Jim Denison, PhD

A memorial for Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark is seen at the state Capitol, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

The Daily Article

Suspect arrested in shooting of 2 Minnesota lawmakers

Jim Denison, PhD

President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman exchange documents during a signing ceremony at the Royal Palace, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Trump Middle East

The Daily Article

The latest from President Trump’s visit to the Middle East

Ryan Denison, PhD

Podcasts

Global deals, air traffic chaos, an NBA conspiracy theory & the Biden cover-up book | Ep. 19

Conner Jones and Micah Tomasella

This combo shows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, pictured in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 and Steve Witkoff, right, White House special envoy, pictured in Washington, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photos Stringer, Mark Schiefelbein)

The Daily Article

Will the Iran and US treaty talks lead to peace?

Ryan Denison, PhD

Israel-Gaza update, Baldoni vs. Lively drama, Super Bowl recap & a crypto question | Ep. 6

Podcasts

Israel-Gaza update, Baldoni vs. Lively drama, Super Bowl recap & a crypto question | Ep. 6

Conner Jones and Micah Tomasella

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Daily Article

President Trump declares that the US should “take over” Gaza

Jim Denison, PhD

Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) Ceasefire Israel

The Daily Article

Israel to vote today on Gaza ceasefire deal

Jim Denison, PhD

Demonstrators wave signs during a protest demanding a cease-fire deal and the immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Biblical living

Israel and Hamas agree to pause the Gaza conflict

Jim Denison, PhD

Portrait of a woman looking up to light. By AndreasGruhl/stock.adobe.com. Global Christian persecution on the rise.

The Daily Article

Global persecution of Christians continues to rise

Ryan Denison, PhD

Graphic abstract Star of David background with three doves. By gdarts/stock.adobe.com.

The Daily Article

Was 2024 a providential year for Israel?

Jim Denison, PhD

Syrians celebrate at Omayyad Square in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Current events

What does the Syrian conflict mean for the world?

Jim Denison, PhD

Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) Middle East

The Daily Article

“The year that shattered the Middle East”

Jim Denison, PhD

Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel are seen in the West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

The Daily Article

Iran stages a missile attack on Israel

Jim Denison, PhD

A man watches rescuers sift through the rubble as they search for people still missing at the site of Friday's Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Israel-Hezbollah conflict

The Daily Article

What does God think about the escalating Israel–Hezbollah conflict?

Jim Denison, PhD

The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept an attack from Lebanon over the Galilee region as seen from the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File) Hezbollah missiles attacked Israel this weekend.

The Daily Article

Hezbollah launches missile barrage at Israel

Jim Denison, PhD

An Israeli flag flutters next to a fire burning in an area near the border with Lebanon, northern Israel in Safed, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Scores of rockets were fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel on Wednesday morning, hours after Israeli airstrikes killed four officials from the militant Hezbollah group including a senior military commander. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The Daily Article

Are Hezbollah and Israel on the brink of all-out war?

Jim Denison, PhD

Podcasts

“The Billy Graham of Iran”: The incredible journey of Dr. Hormoz Shariat

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