An asteroid astronomers didn't know existed just missed us: Good news in surprising places
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 5 November 2021
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Abortion rates continue to drop in the US, but still almost 20 percent of pregnancies in the US end in abortion. In The Daily Article for November 5, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison breaks down why protecting only lives that are “viable” endangers all of us, not just the unborn. The question is not whether you should intercede and use your influence on behalf of life, but how.
The Daily Article is written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Nichter. Subscribe to the newsletter at denisonforum.org/subscribe.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-Changing Christians. |
| 0:07.8 | To receive the Daily article directly to your email inbox each weekday morning, visit |
| 0:12.5 | thedailyarticle.com. Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:19.8 | Let's end the week with some good news, depending on your point of view. |
| 0:24.4 | The bad news is that astronomers did not know an asteroid the size of a refrigerator existed |
| 0:30.3 | until it came within 1,800 miles of our planet last week, closer to us than some satellites. |
| 0:37.2 | The good news is that it missed us. |
| 0:39.3 | The bad news is that contractors working on a pipeline in Texas discovered a massive alligator |
| 0:45.3 | in a concrete drainage ditch. The good news is that a deputy and a game warden were able to secure |
| 0:52.3 | and relocate it to a wildlife refuge. The bad news is that |
| 0:56.4 | Sudan is once again dealing with political conflict after a military coup. The good news is that |
| 1:03.0 | staff workers with Youth for Christ were able to share the gospel with a thousand Sudanese students, |
| 1:09.4 | 80% of whom indicated that they were giving their hearts to Christ that night. |
| 1:14.6 | The bad news is that hunger is a daily problem for millions of Americans. |
| 1:19.6 | The good news is that 48% of U.S. congregations either have their own food distribution program |
| 1:26.6 | or support efforts run by another organization, |
| 1:30.0 | such as a food pantry or food bank. That's over 150,000 congregations. The bad news is that many |
| 1:37.9 | people are pessimistic about finding jobs that provide the same pay and benefits as the |
| 1:43.6 | pre-pandemic positions they lost. |
| 1:46.5 | The good news is that Christian ministries are helping many find a paycheck with a purpose. |
| 1:52.7 | As Obi-1 Kenobi told Luke Skywalker, you will find that many of the truths we cling to |
| 1:58.6 | depend greatly on your own point of view. We think the glass is |
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