Greetings on this Monday, September the 8th, 2025. Thank you for joining us for Denison

Forum's Daily Article podcast. Today's daily article is authored by our co-founder, Dr. Jim

Denison, and narrated by yours truly, Chris Elkins. At least six people were murdered and dozens were wounded when terrorists opened fire on

civilians at a bus stop in Jerusalem this morning. The two attackers were killed at the scene. Hamas praised

the shooting by whom they referred to as two Palestinian resistance fighters. This tragedy is especially personal for me on two levels.

One is that I have led more than 30 study tours to Israel and love the country and its people.

The other is that Raymouth Junction, the site of the attack, is located at one of the main entry

points to Jerusalem. I've traveled by it many times over the years

and know that what happened there

could have happened to me and to my fellow travelers.

In other news, Russia launched its largest attack on Ukraine over the weekend

since the war began.

At least four people were killed,

including a two-month-old baby and the child's mother.

Dozens more were injured.

Queen Elizabeth II died on this day in 2022 at the age of 96. Even though she was the longest

reigning monarch in British history, death found her as it will all of us unless Christ

returns first. Our very human fear of that moment is not just the threat of pain and suffering, but also our

innate dread of the unknown.

We fear walking into a dark room or a dark forest, much less a dark future.

So we ignore the fact of human mortality when we can.

I didn't want to write about today's tragic news from Jerusalem and Ukraine any more than

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