Jim Denison
Adapted from Dr. Jim Denison’s daily cultural commentary at www.denisonforum.org. Jim Denison, Ph.D., is a cultural apologist, building a bridge between faith and culture by engaging contemporary issues with biblical truth. He founded the Denison Forum on Truth and Culture in February 2009 and is the author of seven books, including “Radical Islam: What You Need to Know.” For more information on the Denison Forum, visit www.denisonforum.org. To connect with Dr. Denison in social media, visit www.twitter.com/jimdenison or www.facebook.com/denisonforum.
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Why the 2020 election has been so divisive, how Christians can respond redemptively
Politics today are especially focused on divisive, deeply personal issues. Those with whom we disagree politically are advocating positions that we find deeply immoral and even dangerous.
How neighbors with conflicting political views stayed friends
“We don’t see them as Democrats. They’re the Mitchells. We know they are good people who live next door. We love them.”
Why Christians are spreading QAnon conspiracy. And why that needs to stop
The rising popularity of QAnon among Christians is an indictment of feel-good, fear-driven, consumeristic religion that fails to teach critical thinking and biblical analysis.
What is QAnon? Why it's dangerous and how Christians can respond
QAnon followers focus on ambiguous predictions made by Q that, when unfulfilled, are unfalsifiable.
What the election will not change
Whoever wins the election, our country will face deep and angry divisions over foundational issues.
Pope Francis calls for same-sex civil unions: How to respond biblically
It may seem compassionate and tolerant for evangelicals to endorse same-sex sexual relationships and marriage. Such a decision certainly shields us from the vilification we face.
Free speech demonstrators attacked in San Francisco: 3 urgent problems and 3 biblical responses
A free speech demonstration staged by conservatives in San Francisco on Saturday was attacked by several hundred counterprotesters.
'A dose of optimism' for the pandemic
We have already fared far better than we did during the Spanish influenza, the pandemic to which this one is often compared.
Oreo rainbow cookies and looting in LA: Is Hosea’s warning relevant to us today?
For many years, evangelical Christians have been asking how America can avoid God’s judgment.
Farmers harvest 1,000 acres of neighbor’s crops after he suffers heart attack
Western society was built on three piers: democracy, free-market capitalism, and consensual morality. The first two cannot sustain us without the third.