Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast for Thursday, October the 20th, 2022.

Today's article is written by Dr. Ryan Dennison and narrated by Chris Elkins of the Denison Forum.

While the world appears to march steadily toward World War III, with Russia declaring martial law in Ukraine,

the European Union sanctioning Iran for

providing the Kremlin with weapons, and China looking on in anticipation of what may come next.

Most important news today comes out of Louisville, Kentucky. There, in less than a week's time,

nine McDonald's locations will begin selling crispy cream donuts in their

stores to see if the two paragon's of American gastronomic ingenuity can form a viable

partnership.

Should the test run prove to be a success, people across the country could be granted

the same opportunity to experience the gooey goodness of glazed,

chocolate, or raspberry-filled donuts alongside their egg mac muffin or breakfast biscuit.

It's truly a wonderful time to be alive.

Okay, so the news of the possible McDonald's and Krispy Cream Partnership doesn't actually

compare in importance to the geopolitical

upheaval that continues to threaten much of the world. But the news doesn't have to be important

to be relevant. In fact, the stories that impact the most people are often the ones over which

we have the least influence. As such, they can often feel like they're of little relevance

to our daily lives. After all, you and I can do little to change the actions of Vladimir Putin,

Xi Jinping, or even our leaders closer to home. We can, and should, be praying for God to

surround them with people who can influence those political figures to act in

accordance with his will, but few will have the opportunity to gain such an audience. That's why it's

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