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

The Daily Article

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

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?

The Daily Article

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)

The Daily Article

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)

The Daily Article

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.

The Daily Article

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.

The Daily Article

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)

The Daily Article

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

Jim Denison, PhD

Podcasts

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)

The Daily Article

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)

The Daily Article

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)

The Daily Article

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)

The Daily Article

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.

Current events

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.

Current events

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?

Current events

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

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?

Current events

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)

Current events

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)

Current events

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

Jim Denison, PhD

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