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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

Biblical living

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

Denison Forum

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?

Current events

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

Jim Denison, PhD

A man decorates a nativity scene with rubble around symbolizing the destruction in Gaza and white sheets referring to the dead civilians, in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, Friday, Dec. 23, 2023. Bethlehem is having a subdued Christmas after officials in Jesus' traditional birthplace decided to forgo celebrations due to the Israel-Hamas war.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Current events

The most notable Nativity scene in Bethlehem this Christmas

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)

Current events

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.

Current events

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.

Current events

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

Current events

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

Jim Denison, PhD

Biblical living

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

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)

Current events

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

Jim Denison, PhD

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