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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.”

Current events

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

Jim Denison, PhD

President Donald Trump meets South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Daily Article

Trump’s contentious meeting with South Africa’s president

Ryan Denison, PhD

Stratford-upon-Avon, UK - The birthplace of the writer William Shakespeare. By Jan/stock.adobe.com

Current events

Is Shakespeare’s birthplace being canceled?

Mark Legg

FILE - Palestinian supporters, including Mahmoud Khalil, second from left, demonstrate during a protest at Columbia University, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Biblical living

Why antisemitism is such a problem on so many campuses

Jim Denison, PhD

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner speaks as President Donald Trump and Tiger Woods listen during a reception for Black History Month in the East Room of the White House Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Current events

My friend Scott Turner is now HUD Secretary

Jim Denison, PhD

Is your Jesus too American? DF podcast episode with Dr. Steve Bezner

Current events

Is your Jesus too American?

Denison Forum

Is the church serious about justice? with author Skye Jethani on the Denison Forum podcast

Current events

Is the church serious about justice?

Denison Forum

Jerusalem Yad Vashem memorial to the victims of Holocaust genocide dedicated to Jewish people murdered in concentration camps who fought against Nazis. By eskystudio/stock.adobe.com

Biblical living

A visit that marked me for the rest of my life

Jim Denison, PhD

People take part in an anti-far right protest outside the London offices of the political party Reform UK, in London, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Current events

Pray for the UK: Seeking shalom amidst protests and social unrest

Jeka Allen

Malachi Hill Massey, 17, center, speaks at a news conference on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at the NAACP headquarters in Springfield, Ill., about his mother, Sonya Massey, who was shot to death by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy on July 6 in Springfield after calling 911 for help. On the left is civil right attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the Massey family. On the right is Sonya Massey's daughter, Jeanette Summer Massey, 15. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)

Current events

Why was Sonya Massey killed?

Ryan Denison, PhD

Two women hug, one has an "End Racism" banner in her hands. By Sabrina/stock.adobe.com

Current events

What does the Bible say about racism?

Jim Denison, PhD

President signed Civil Rights Act on this day in 1964: Why the Act was so important and what we can do today

Current events

President signed Civil Rights Act on this day in 1964: Why the Act was so important and what we can do today

Jim Denison, PhD

Biblical living

What does it mean to hunger and thirst for righteousness?

Denison Forum

Homeless man holding out a piece of bread. By Viacheslav Yakobchuk/stock.adobe.com

Biblical living

What is biblical righteousness?

Jim Denison, PhD

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)

Current events

Supreme Court ruling restores Donald Trump to presidential ballots

Jim Denison, PhD

Biblical living

Why we observe Black History Month: Tyrone Johnson discusses biblical equality

Denison Forum

FILE - Flowers lie on a concrete slab of the Holocaust Memorial to mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Auschwitz death camp in Berlin, Jan. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Current events

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: A biblical reflection and response

Jim Denison, PhD

Andrew L. Whitehead is the author of American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church and joined The Denison Forum Podcast to discuss it.

Biblical living

American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church: A conversation with Andrew L. Whitehead

Jim Denison, PhD

The book cover for "The Ballot and the Bible" appears next to its author's photo, Kaitlyin Schiess. Images courtesy of Brazos Press. Author photo by Kendra Sharrad.

Popular culture

The Bible and the Civil Rights Movement: An excerpt from “The Ballot and the Bible” by Kaitlyn Schiess

Kaitlyn Schiess

FILE - Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream," speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Aug. 28, 1963. (AP Photo/File)

Current events

Dr. King’s “Dream” speech commemorated in Washington as “racially motivated” shooter kills three in Florida

Jim Denison, PhD

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Washington. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Current events

Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action and supports religious freedom

Jim Denison, PhD

“More Than a White Man’s Religion”: A conversation with apologist Abdu Murray

Biblical living

“More Than a White Man’s Religion”: A conversation with apologist Abdu Murray

Denison Forum

Popular culture

In “Beyond Racial Division,” Dr. George Yancey argues that colorblindness and antiracism aren’t helpful: How do we heal racial division?

Mark Legg

Sacheen Littlefeather Marlon Brando Academy Awards 1973

Current events

When over 90 percent of Native Americans died of disease: Remembering Columbus, Sacheen Littlefeather, and how God suffers with us

Mark Legg

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