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The Daily Article

The latest on the Emmy Awards: How to win the ‘crown of life’

The Daily Article

The Denison Forum

Christianity, Daily News, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2019

⏱️ 6 minutes

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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The 2019 Emmys were awarded last night. Today's podcast discusses the relationship between popularity and holiness in our culture and calls us to choose the eternal "crown of life."

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This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-Changing Christians.

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thedailyarticle.com. Now here's today's news, discerned differently.

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With these funds, we can reach at least 775,000 more Christians,

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encouraging and challenging them to be salt and light in a culture that desperately needs both.

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The team at Denison Forum is humbled and grateful by your support and generosity.

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Game of Thrones won for Outstanding Drama Series at last night's Emmys,

1:03.7

making it the most awarded narrative series in the history of the Emmys.

1:07.9

Fleabag won for Outstanding Comedy Series.

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Jody Comer and Billy Porter received outstanding lead actress and lead actor in a drama series. Here is what I noted. Except for a few

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minutes watching a late-night talk show here or there, I didn't see a single show that was nominated.

1:25.0

Not one. Part of the explanation could be that much of pop culture

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is aimed at people half my age. Another fact is that I have to go to bed early each night

1:34.2

to finish this article early the next morning. But I suspect the largest reason for the disconnect

1:39.5

between the 2019 Emmys and my television watching habits is that Janet and I choose to watch shows that

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do not dishonor the Lord and His Word. I'm not suggesting that every nominated show fails this

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standard, but many do. Scripture tells us to be holy in all your conduct. That's First Peter

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115. In that light, we should heed the warning of the 18th century

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