The Iran war and the threat of “stagflation”: The interconnectedness of life and the urgency of biblical faith
The Daily Article
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🗓️ 11 March 2026
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
The Iran war is now well into its second week and has involved at least twelve nations across the Middle East and beyond. But it also poses a threat to Americans with which most of us are not familiar. “Stagflation,” the combination of falling growth (stagnation) and rising prices (inflation), is a specter from the 1970s we don’t want to revisit. As the so-called First Law of Ecology states, “Everything is connected to everything else.” This is true not just of ecology but ultimately of life itself. Let’s consider this principle in light of biblical faith and its relation to the cultural issues of the day.
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| 1:05.3 | Welcome to the Wednesday, March the 11th, 2026 edition of Denison Forum's Daily Article Podcast. |
| 1:09.8 | I'm narrator, Chris Elkins, giving voice to today's daily article, |
| 1:12.6 | authored by co-founder and chief vision officer, |
| 1:13.7 | Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 1:23.1 | The Iran War is now well into its second week and has involved at least 12 nations across the Middle East and beyond. |
| 1:28.0 | But it also poses a threat to Americans with which most of us are not familiar. |
| 1:35.7 | Stagflation is the combination of falling growth, stagnation, and rising prices, inflation. |
| 1:40.1 | It is a specter from the 1970s we don't want to revisit. Back then, the problem was caused by the 1973 Yam Kapoor War, which triggered an oil |
| 1:46.6 | embargo by Arab states that led to rising energy prices and falling growth. These days, |
| 1:53.1 | investors worry that the war in the Middle East could again disrupt global energy supplies, |
| 1:58.5 | causing high oil prices that could dampen economic growth. As the so-called |
| 2:03.5 | first law of ecology states, everything is connected to everything else. This is not true of |
| 2:10.4 | just ecology, but ultimately of life itself. Let's consider this principle in light of biblical |
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