May 2021 - Denison Forum

May 31, 2021

The deaths of B. J. Thomas and Gavin MacLeod: Four ways to honor our military heroes

B. J. Thomas died Saturday of complications from lung cancer. He became famous with country...

May 28, 2021

Ryan Reynolds admits his struggle with anxiety: “Mental Health Month” and three biblical steps to healing and hope

Since 1949, May has been Mental Health Month in the US. In recognition of this...

May 27, 2021

LEGO drag queen figures and a hit piece on Chip and Joanna Gaines: Learning an important lesson from our fallen culture

The Lego Group has been making LEGOs since 1949. I played with their building blocks,...

May 26, 2021

Did COVID-19 originate in a Chinese laboratory? Four options, the story behind the story, and the path to our best life

NOTE: The calling of Denison Forum is to provide biblical insight on the day’s news....

May 25, 2021

Do UFOs exist? Logic, physics, Scripture, and gratitude for divine grace

On this day in 1977, the world changed forever. That was the day when we...

May 24, 2021

Gunfire at a crowded party and a plummeting cable car: Three ways to define our personal worth and the path to empowering purpose

NOTE: Phil Mickelson shocked the sports world with his victory yesterday. For my biblical response,...

May 21, 2021

Cease-fire declared in Israel: The consequences of ideas and a pathway to our best lives

A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas began today after the worst violence in many years....

May 20, 2021

The Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade: How abortion poisons our politics and threatens our witness

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law yesterday a measure prohibiting abortions in Texas as...

May 19, 2021

Why do so many Americans condemn Israel? God’s conduit through whom “all the families of the earth shall be blessed”

The conflict between Israel and Hamas intensified yesterday. An airstrike launched from within the Gaza...

May 18, 2021

Supreme Court to consider case that could undermine Roe v. Wade: The power of ideas and steps to biblical thinking

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could undermine Roe v. Wade,...

May 17, 2021

Pet tiger recaptured in Houston: Trusting God’s word when we do not understand his ways

A pet tiger that had been wandering around a Houston neighborhood for several days has...

May 14, 2021

“This is something that is new, this is horrific, this is unbearable”: The latest on the conflict in Israel and four biblical responses

Hamas fired large fusillades of rockets at Tel Aviv and other civilian areas in Israel...

May 13, 2021

Liz Cheney removed by Republicans from leadership role: The “story behind the story” in politics, Israel, culture, and our souls

Elizabeth Lynn Cheney has been representing a Wyoming congressional district in the US House of...

May 12, 2021

Biden administration will require hospitals to provide sex-change procedures: A brilliant book explains our cultural moment

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week that it will prohibit...

May 11, 2021

Rocket attacks and violent riots escalating in Jerusalem: The one pathway to true peace

“A struggle is now raging over the heart of Jerusalem,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

May 10, 2021

“Rainbow Disney Collection” will honor LGBTQ Pride Month: How and why to be the “visible presence” of God in the world

Let’s begin with some good news: you didn’t get hit by falling rocket debris yesterday....

May 07, 2021

A mother’s “Traveling Diary” goes global: The empowering path to “spiritual beauty”

Kyra Peralte is a mother of two in Montclair, New Jersey. A year ago, she...

May 06, 2021

What Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce could mean to the world: How to strengthen our marriages and our witness

Bill and Melinda Gates announced this week that they are divorcing after twenty-seven years of...

May 05, 2021

Americans are more optimistic than we have been in fifteen years: The danger of “untethered sympathy” and the power of God’s love

According to a poll taken last weekend, Americans are more optimistic about the nation’s direction...

May 04, 2021

Pastor’s wife advocates for vaccines and receives death threats: A call to courage that glorifies Jesus

Emily Smith is an epidemiologist at Baylor University, the wife of a Baptist pastor, and...

May 03, 2021

Church confirms drag queen for ordination: The urgency and power of personal morality

A gay man who is also a drag queen was recently confirmed by a Methodist...