Denison Forum https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/ The Denison Forum exists to thoughtfully engage the issues of the day from a biblical perspective. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:16:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Five ways “Covid changed everything around us” https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/03/five-ways-covid-changed-everything-around-us/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:16:30 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/03/five-ways-covid-changed-everything-around-us/ Five years ago today, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Just reading that sentence brings back horrible memories for me, as I’m sure it does for you. Images of portable morgues, patients dying alone in isolation wards,…
]]> Father of thirteen-year-old cancer survivor responds to Rachel Maddow https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/03/father-of-thirteen-year-old-cancer-survivor-responds-to-rachel-maddow/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:11:20 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/03/father-of-thirteen-year-old-cancer-survivor-responds-to-rachel-maddow/ Some news is tragic no matter your politics, such as Friday’s announcement that Gene Hackman died from heart disease and Alzheimer’s a week after his wife died of a respiratory illness linked to rodents. But some news make headlines precisely…
]]> Will Trump dismantle the Department of Education today? https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/03/will-trump-dismantle-the-department-of-education-today/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:09:54 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/03/will-trump-dismantle-the-department-of-education-today/ News broke Thursday morning that President Trump was planning to sign an executive order instructing newly appointed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the Department of Education. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt quickly wrote on X that such…
]]> Is Trump wrong to negotiate with Russia? https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/is-trump-wrong-to-negotiate-with-russia/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:14:34 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/is-trump-wrong-to-negotiate-with-russia/ The peace talks between America and Russia continue to dominate headlines, with leaders in Europe and Ukraine increasingly wary of how they’ve been excluded from those discussions. While President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and even Russian President Vladimir…
]]> Queer actress to play Jesus in “Jesus Christ Superstar” https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/queer-actress-to-play-jesus-in-jesus-christ-superstar/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:14:31 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/queer-actress-to-play-jesus-in-jesus-christ-superstar/ Wicked star Cynthia Erivo will play Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl this summer. The musical is already offensive to many Christians as it suggests a romantic relationship between Christ and Mary Magdalene and puts Judas in…
]]> Crash survivors describe chaos inside upside-down aircraft https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/crash-survivors-describe-chaos-inside-upside-down-aircraft/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:26:08 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/crash-survivors-describe-chaos-inside-upside-down-aircraft/ “We were upside down hanging like bats.” This is how one passenger described what happened when a Delta flight made a hard landing Monday afternoon in Toronto, lost a wing, burst into flames, and flipped onto its roof. Delta said…
]]> US and Russian officials meet today on war in Ukraine https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/us-and-russian-officials-meet-today-on-war-in-ukraine/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:18:35 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/us-and-russian-officials-meet-today-on-war-in-ukraine/ High-level delegations from the US and Russia have begun meeting in what the Wall Street Journal calls the “highest-profile Russia talks since [the] Ukraine invasion.” Today’s discussions in Saudi Arabia could lead to an eventual summit between President Trump and…
]]> Sheryl Crow sells her Tesla, donates funds to NPR https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/sheryl-crow-sells-her-tesla-donates-funds-to-npr/ Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:05:19 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/sheryl-crow-sells-her-tesla-donates-funds-to-npr/ Singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow made headlines over the weekend by posting an Instagram video in which she waves goodbye to her Tesla as it is driven away. She explained: “There comes a time when you have to decide who…
]]> The ACTS 17 Collective is introducing tech leaders to Jesus https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/the-acts-17-collective-is-introducing-tech-leaders-to-jesus/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:26:18 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/the-acts-17-collective-is-introducing-tech-leaders-to-jesus/ San Francisco has long been one of America’s most irreligious cities, with Silicon Valley at the center of that resistance to faith. For most of the last decade, roughly half of tech workers identified as either atheist or agnostic. Yet,…
]]> Ukraine peace talks and an asteroid that could strike Earth https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/ukraine-peace-talks-and-an-asteroid-that-could-strike-earth/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:19:49 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/denisonforum/2025/02/ukraine-peace-talks-and-an-asteroid-that-could-strike-earth/ President Trump announced on Truth Social yesterday that he had “a lengthy and highly productive phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia” as they discussed ending the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later said he had also…
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