Jim Denison

• How Can We Forgive Our Cultural Opponents? Tuesday, May 10, 2022
  Yesterday we discussed the need for Christians to forgive others “as the Lord has forgiven you” (Colossians 3:13). How does this imperative work in our larger cultural engagement?
• How Should Christians Fight the Culture Wars? Monday, May 9, 2022
  As we become more divided over major issues, one may wonder, is the time for civility over?
• Two Gifts Every Child Needs to Give and Every Mother Needs to Receive Friday, May 6, 2022
  Here’s the good news for mothers and their children (that’s all of us): we have a Father who loves us unconditionally and whose word shows us how to encourage our mothers in empowering and...
• The Supreme Court News You May Have Missed Thursday, May 5, 2022
  Without question, we should pray for God to bless America. In fact, we are commanded to pray for our leaders (1 Timothy 2:1-2) and for our needs (Matthew 7:7). We should pray for our nation as the...
• The Latest on the Supreme Court Leak and 'the One and Only Pro-Life Argument' Wednesday, May 4, 2022
  How should Christians respond to the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade?Writing for Public Discourse, law professor Michael Stokes Paulsen outlines what he calls “the one and only pro-life...
• Leaked Draft Reveals That the Supreme Court Has Voted to Overturn Roe v. Wade Tuesday, May 3, 2022
  The Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, according to what POLITICO calls “an initial draft majority opinion. The draft making global headlines today was written by Justice...
• The Importance of Showing Compassion to Those Suffering from Mental Illness Monday, May 2, 2022
  I plan to say much more on our subject tomorrow, but for today I want to make this emphatic point: mental illness is illness. It is like cancer, heart disease, or any other disease. However, it is...
• Christians Must Be Discerning amid an Increasingly Secular Culture Thursday, April 28, 2022
  Evangelical Christians must be discerning of secular culture on a level unprecedented in American history.
• Our Democracy Needs Christians to Act Like Christ Wednesday, April 27, 2022
  Our democracy needs Christians to act like Christ, to demonstrate the “fruit” of his Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) and to declare and defend biblical truth in love (1 Peter 3:15-16; Ephesians 4:15)....
• Practical Ways to Gain Victory over Our 'Besetting' Sins Tuesday, April 26, 2022
  When you know you are being tempted, take these steps in this order: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). And remember that the cost of...
• Only Jesus Can Give Us the Victory We Need Monday, April 25, 2022
  I plan to focus tomorrow on practical ways to “concentrate” on God so fully that we find victory over “besetting” sins and thus become catalysts for spiritual renewal in our broken culture. For...
• 'The Will of God Never Leads Where the Grace of God Cannot Sustain' Friday, April 22, 2022
  Yesterday we discussed Yuval Levin’s profound article, “How to Curb the Culture War,” noting that God is calling us to be not culture warriors but cultural missionaries. What does this mean in...
• The Importance of Setting and Sticking to Political, Social Boundaries Thursday, April 21, 2022
  I want to recommend an essential article by cultural commentator Yuval Levin titled, “How to Curb the Culture War.” Levin argues for “meaningfully distinct spheres of human action, and of...
• The Pervasiveness of Social Media in Our Lives Wednesday, April 20, 2022
  Yesterday we began discussing Jonathan Haidt’s illuminating Atlantic article analyzing the impact of social media on our culture. He notes the degree to which “a democracy depends on widely...
• Federal Judge Voids Public Transportation Mask Mandate Tuesday, April 19, 2022
  How do you feel about her decision? Your answer likely depends at least in part on the degree to which you trust the CDC.
• The Miracle That Led to the Miracle of Pentecost Monday, April 18, 2022
  “Judas called Barsabbas” joined a long list of unknown people whose faithfulness changed history. Now it’s our turn. If you have met the risen Christ personally, you have an obligation to pay...
• We Have to 'Abandon Every False Way of Obtaining Love' Thursday, April 14, 2022
  We have focused this week on the work of the Holy Spirit during Holy Week. Let’s close today’s reflection with the fact that the Spirit not only convicts us of the sins for which Jesus died (John...
• Christians Should Strive to Live a Quiet Life Wednesday, April 13, 2022
  Author John Mark Comer notes that Jesus lived by the spiritual disciplines of silence and solitude, Sabbath, simplicity, and “slowing,” which John Ortberg defines as “cultivating patience by...