Denison Forum

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  What the Olympics Taught Us about the Purpose of Life The Paris Olympics offered a powerful reminder of how purpose drives us, much like Friedrich Nietzsche’s idea that “he who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” As we watched athletes push themselves... Jim Denison Aug 12, 2024
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  Why Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’s VP Pick Is Stirring Controversy among Voters Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will have their first debate on ABC next month, with two more potentially following on NBC and Fox—though Harris has not yet agreed to the other... Ryan Denison Aug 09, 2024
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  Will New AI-Powered Necklace Help Fight Loneliness Epidemic? AI-Powered Necklace Will Be Your Friend for $99. “Friend” is a pendant about the size of an Apple AirTag. Avi Schiffman, the twenty-one-year-old Harvard dropout who invented it, told Wired that he created... Jim Denison Aug 08, 2024
• Why Faith Is Key for Christians in Unprecedented Times While Presidential candidates are unprecedented in many ways, many of the challenges the winners will face are unprecedented as well. When we respond to the transforming love of Christ by making him our... Jim Denison Aug 07, 2024
• Why the Biblical Command 'Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem' Is More Relevant Now Than Ever The biblical command to “pray for the peace of Jerusalem” (Psalm 122:6) has not been this urgent since the modern state of Israel was founded in 1948. “Peace,” in Hebrew, translates shalom, meaning a deep... Jim Denison Aug 06, 2024
• How to Strengthen Your Faith in the Face of Economic Uncertainty Many have been struggling financially for some time. In a new CNN poll, 39 percent of US adults said they worry they won’t be able to make ends meet. The percentage of past-due credit cards is at its... Jim Denison Aug 05, 2024
• US Marine and Journalist Freed in Largest Prisoner Swap since the Cold War Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan were among twenty-four prisoners from seven countries who were released from Russian captivity yesterday in one of the largest... Ryan Denison Aug 02, 2024
• Killing of Hamas and Hezbollah Leaders Sparks Potential War in Middle East Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued an order yesterday for Iran to strike Israel directly in retaliation for the killing in Tehran of Hamas’s leader, Ismail Haniyeh. According to... Jim Denison Aug 01, 2024
• What Biden’s Supreme Court Changes Mean for America’s Future President Joe Biden’s proposed changes to the US Supreme Court are continuing to generate headlines. The Wall Street Journal editorial board called his proposals “an assault on judicial independence and... Jim Denison Jul 31, 2024
• Why Majdal Shams Tragedy Could Lead to a War No One Wants “We are nearing the moment in which we face an all-out war.” This is how Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz responded to a missile attack last Saturday in the Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams that killed... Jim Denison Jul 30, 2024
• Did the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony Go Too Far with Religious Mockery? Many are still talking about the opening ceremony’s depiction of a bacchanalia that was clearly inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. The tableau included drag queens, a transgender model, and a... Jim Denison Jul 29, 2024
• How Athletes’ Faith Shape Their Olympic Journey The 2024 Summer Olympics officially begin today and will continue until the closing ceremonies on August 11. But though the Olympics will be entertaining—and the chance to root for your country always adds a... Ryan Denison Jul 26, 2024