This is a special edition of the Daily Article podcast for Thursday, January the 30th, 2025.

Nothing short of a nightmare, tragedy over the Potomac.

This special edition daily article is written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison,

and narrated by Chris Elkins.

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an army helicopter

that apparently flew into its path as it was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport last night.

Officials do not believe there were any survivors

of the deadliest U.S. air crash in nearly 24 years. The plane was flying from Wichita, Kansas to

Washington, D.C. Kansas Senator Roger Marshall said the tragedy can only be described as nothing

short of a nightmare. President Trump stated that he had been fully briefed on the terrible accident

and added,

May God bless their souls.

Senator Marshall agreed when he said,

My prayer is that God wraps his arms around each and every victim

and that he continues to be with their families.

But if you're like me,

a prayer like that, at a time like this, can be hard to pray. My father died of a heart attack at age 55. I have been a minister for more than 40 years and thus have seen more than my share of

death and grief. I know that death comes to all unless the Lord returns first.

I know every time I board an airplane that it could be my last time.

But if I dwell on this fact, I might not get on the plane.

If I focus when the morning begins on the fact that it might be my last morning, it's hard to face the day. So, like David,

I move through life thinking tragedy will not come to me, quoting Psalm 30, verse 6. As for me,

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