Denison Forum

10/13/2026

The Bible doesn’t ban horror movies: Scripture confronts evil and judgment, while Christians should weigh each film through conscience, prayer, and its effect on faith—and avoid what fuels fear, superstition, or temptation.

Can Christians watch horror movies? What Scripture says about horror, art, and discernment, and how Christ redeems dark stories.

10/13/2026

Are hurricanes and earthquakes “acts of God”? Scripture affirms God’s sovereignty, natural laws, and occasional intervention—but warns us not to presume every disaster is divine judgment. Respond with humility, compassion, and trust.

Hurricanes, powerful waves, and earthquakes have left communities across the Gulf Coast, California, Mexico, and Panama facing destruction and recovery. Unlike tragedies caused directly by human choices, natural disasters raise harder theological questions: Does God cause what nature does? Does he s...

10/12/2026

Sean McVay won a Super Bowl—and discovered victory couldn’t satisfy what it promised. Ambition isn’t the enemy; misplaced identity is. True greatness means directing our drive toward serving others and pursuing God’s way.

Sean McVay’s Super Bowl win failed to satisfy him. Why success never fills our deepest longings, and where ambition finds purpose.

10/12/2026

Hurricane Isaias exposed how alarm fatigue, groupthink, and “post-truth” thinking can make us ignore danger. Reality remains real—and biblical truth, the writer argues, offers a path to wiser, more faithful living.

Hurricane Isaias made landfall Friday night as a dangerous Category 2 storm, striking near Destin, Florida. Officials were “urging coastal residents from Mississippi to the Florida Panhandle to take the season’s first Atlantic hurricane seriously.” Why would anyone need someone to encourage th...

10/09/2026

Greta Gerwig’s Narnia reboot brings The Magician’s Nephew to 1950s Britain, blending Lewis with glam rock. Meryl Streep’s Aslan sparks debate over gender and the lion’s role as a Christ figure.

Netflix's Narnia reboot may change Aslan's gender. Why it matters for the Christ-figure and what Scripture reveals about Jesus.

10/09/2026

Canada is keeping mental illness outside MAID eligibility—for now, a welcome boundary amid a troubling push for advance approval in dementia cases. The deeper call: Christians must embody hope to those who suffer.

Canada has stepped back from expanding medical assistance in dying to people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness, after officials concluded that suicidal intent cannot reliably be distinguished from a request for MAID. Yet proposed legislation could simultaneously broaden access throug...

10/08/2026

After 738 days as a Hamas hostage, Avinatan Or’s testimony exposes terror’s cruelty—and points to a harder calling: loving and praying for enemies, as Corrie ten Boom’s forgiveness story powerfully illustrates.

A Hamas hostage's memoir reveals the cruelty of October 7. How God's love for enemies calls Christians to pray and forgive.

10/08/2026

Michael Douglas ended five relationships in one day to pursue Catherine Zeta-Jones. The deeper lesson: accountability shapes character—and Scripture says we’ll all face judgment before God.

Michael Douglas's memoir confessions raise questions about accountability and character. Why our final judgment before God matters most.

10/08/2026

Drake Maye's moon-landing skepticism sparks a question: if conspiracy theories can outlive evidence, what explains the disciples' changed lives after Easter? The case for Jesus' resurrection demands more than dismissal.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye made headlines after admitting he’s skeptical that Americans landed on the moon, reviving a conspiracy theory that persists despite decades of evidence. His comments illustrate how even substantial evidence may not persuade someone determined to doubt. The same chal...

10/08/2026

Three terror plots thwarted in one week, a botched ex*****on reigniting the death-penalty debate, a mysterious Russian plague outbreak, and October’s biggest sports storylines.