Greetings. We're so glad you've joined us for the Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 edition of Denison Forum's Daily Article Podcast.

I'm Chris Elkins, voicing today's daily article written by good friend and co-founder Dr. Jim Denison.

President Donald Trump told reporters yesterday that he's ready to order federal law enforcement

intervention to combat crime in Chicago and Baltimore.

Quote, I have an obligation.

This isn't a political thing.

Trump stated, we're going in, but added, I didn't say when, end quote.

Officials in both cities are opposed to such moves. The president's announcement followed

police reports that at least 58 people were shot in Chicago over the Labor Day weekend,

ate fatally. The violence in the city brought to mind a personal experience there many years ago.

When I was in college, I led a ministry team that spent a week in Chicago working with inner-city churches.

I was deeply impressed by the commitment of these leaders to making a transformational difference. They could easily have left their

community for other safer environs, but they felt called by God to be his light in their darkness.

Such efforts are continuing in Chicago today. Churches and ministries are supporting mothers who

lose children to violence, offering events and strategies for pairing younger and older

generations, providing after-school programs and safe party events on Friday nights to keep children

out of harm's way and hosting feeding and mentoring programs. I have personally witnessed similar

ministries at work in other major cities around the world.

Philip Yancey famously asserted that God Ghost Where He's Wanted.

The evidence of Scripture, Jesus' earthly ministry, and church history also shows that God Ghost Queries needed.

Yesterday, we reflected on the challenge of trusting God when he

disappoints us. Today, let's take up a related question. How do we trust the church when the

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