Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Denison Forum, and this is the Daily

Article for Friday, July 6, 2018. Donald Trump will become the 12th U.S. President to meet

Queen Elizabeth when the two convened next week. However, Reuters reports that, quote,

no other U.S. presidential encounter has generated the same level of opposition and

controversy in Britain as Trump's trip.

After the President was invited last year, more than 1.86 million people signed a petition saying he should not be accorded a state visit because it could embarrass the Queen.

Yesterday protesters were given permission by London's mayor to fly a giant balloon dubbed

the Trump baby near Parliament during the President's visit on July 13th.

In other political news, the New York Daily News carried a July 4th cover depicting President

Trump as the clown who plays king on the other side of the aisle.

PJ Media's July 4th cartoon depicts

a donkey representing the Democratic Party, blowing out the Statue of Liberty's torch.

The political rancor of our day is the most divisive and demeaning I have ever seen, and

it seems to be getting worse.

As the animosity of our culture escalates, the opportunity for Christians

to demonstrate forgiving grace becomes even more compelling. But responding to hatred with kindness

requires a level of humility that cares more about what the other person needs than what I want.

This is the depth of humility many of us find challenging.

Humility obviously means I do not think too highly of myself or too lowly of others,

but humility also does not mean the opposite, that I think too lowly of myself or too highly of others.

This has been a dilemma for me across much of my Christian

life. I knew instinctively that I was not to promote myself, that my purpose is to glorify God

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