Jim Denison

• 5 Steps to Take Before Sharing Your Faith Thursday, September 7, 2023
  I am convinced that the church’s greatest obstacle to influencing our culture is that our culture does not see the church as relevant to its greatest issues. Secular people know what we are against...
• Harvard's Arthur C. Brooks on the Secret to Happiness Wednesday, September 6, 2023
  The key to happiness in this world and eternal reward in the next is using God’s creation for his glory and our good.In his prayer for his followers shortly before his death, Jesus included this...
• Reflections on America's Post-Christian Future Tuesday, September 5, 2023
  Americans have made great progress in many ways across recent generations. The average size of our homes has nearly tripled since 1950, for example. Technological innovations, from air conditioning...
• Personal Reflections on Innocent Suffering Thursday, August 31, 2023
  I’ve written often over the years on the subject of innocent suffering and truly believe that God redeems all he allows, even disasters like those in today’s news. At the same time, I don’t want to...
• Why Do We Turn to God? Wednesday, August 30, 2023
  Why must we have faith in Christ to experience fully his help in facing the storms of life? If he loves us unconditionally, why doesn’t he meet our needs whether we trust them to him or not?James...
• How Will You Be an Instrument of God's Peace? Tuesday, August 29, 2023
  Here’s why I’m addressing the fact of our mortality: Scripture teaches that “through fear of death,” humans are “subject to lifelong slavery” (Hebrews 2:15). In what ways does the fear of death...
• Dr. King's 'Dream' Speech Commemorated in Washington as 'Racially Motivated' Shooter Kills 3 in Florida Monday, August 28, 2023
  Dr. King’s “somebodiness” doctrine stands on the fact that every human is created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). He “made from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth”...
• What Kind of Difference Do You Want to Make? Thursday, August 24, 2023
  If we ignore politics, we consign ourselves to living in a society forged by a process in which we did not participate. As Daniel Webster noted, “Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good...
• Good Enough Is Not Good Enough for God Wednesday, August 23, 2023
  If you’re like me, there’s a tiny voice in your mind assuring you that you’re somehow different. Airline crashes are extremely rare and happen to other people; the Maui wildfires and Ukrainian...
• A Reflection on the Future of Our Democracy Tuesday, August 22, 2023
  The future of our democracy depends on the moral transformation of our people. As the only light in a dark world (Matthew 5:14-16), this process starts with us. But we must be changed to be the...
• What Disasters Reveal about Our Moral Foundations Monday, August 21, 2023
  What is true of Americans is true of America. Our founding declaration states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with...
• The Urgency and Power of Moral Formation Thursday, August 17, 2023
  People are dying—some literally through “deaths of despair” such as suicide and drug addictions, the rest spiritually—to experience God’s life-giving love and grace.But they understandably judge...
• Culture Wars Know No Bounds Wednesday, August 16, 2023
  Does the incessant drumbeat of cultural opposition to biblical morality discourage you? It does me. Since I don’t live in Maryland or Austin, I’m tempted to ignore these stories. But that would be...
• Has the U.S. Government Been Weaponized? Tuesday, August 15, 2023
  The viability of any democracy depends on the degree to which the people trust the processes and institutions by which they are governed.
• Is Faith Relevant to Death by Suicide? Monday, August 14, 2023
  The CDC lists anxiety and depression as significant factors with regard to suicide; teens and their parents are especially at risk. Serious illness such as chronic pain, criminal/legal problems,...
• Christians Don't Pray for Miracles as Often as We Should Friday, August 11, 2023
  I have witnessed miracles personally on occasion: bodies healed beyond medical or natural capacity, occurrences that have no logical or natural explanation, people radically transformed by God’s...
• Four Options When Storms Strike Your Soul Wednesday, August 9, 2023
  Why should we submit every moment of every day to his Spirit? Why should we choose to live biblically in every circumstance we meet? Why should we pay a significant price to serve God and to share...
• Far More Americans Believe in Angels Than Believe in Hell Tuesday, August 8, 2023
  Living in a secularized, post-Christian, even anti-Christian culture, why would you and I trust in God more than we do and in ourselves less than we do? The answer transcends the intellectual: we...