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The Daily Article

National Guard responds in Washington, DC: Three explanations for the crisis and Jesus' solution that changes everything

The Daily Article

The Denison Forum

Christianity, News, Daily News, Religion & Spirituality

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR JUNE 01, 2020

Latest news. Today's podcast explores three explanations for this crisis, then we turn to Jesus' solution and a call to personal commitment that changes everything.

ABOUT THE DENISON FORUM

The Daily Article is a daily biblical commentary on the news of the day by Dr. Jim Denison.

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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.

0:19.2

I have never felt less qualified to write a daily article than I do this morning.

0:23.6

I am a white person who has never faced a single moment of racial discrimination in my 61 years of life.

0:30.6

As a result, I cannot pretend to understand what it's like to be unfairly treated because of the color of my skin. I grew up in a middle-class

0:39.6

community. As a result, I cannot understand what it's like to despair of a better financial future.

0:46.8

I've never been treated unfairly by the criminal justice system. As a result, I cannot understand

0:52.6

what it's like to fear the police and the courts.

0:55.8

I do not own or work at a business affected by the violence of recent days.

1:00.7

As a result, I cannot understand what it's like to see my dreams in future destroyed,

1:06.2

in response to a tragic death in Minneapolis, for which I am not at fault.

1:10.9

Fortunately, I do not write the daily article to offer my personal opinions.

1:15.8

My mission is to help us interpret the news of the day in cultural and biblical context.

1:21.4

This morning, I will draw on expert guides to help us do both.

1:32.2

As I wrote last week, the death of George Floyd on Memorial Day was a horrible tragedy. Our father hates racism and demands that we value each other as he loves us.

1:40.0

Last night, cities across America saw a sixth evening of mass demonstrations following Mr. Floyd's

1:46.2

death. The entire Washington, D.C. National Guard was called in to respond to protests outside

1:52.4

the White House and elsewhere in the nation's capital. A tanker truck drove through thousands

1:57.8

of people who were marching on a Minneapolis highway, though none of the

2:01.7

protesters was injured. At least 40 cities have imposed curfews. Writing for Bloomberg opinion,

2:08.8

John Authors examines the ways Americans are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. However,

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