Two gifts every child needs to give and every mother needs to receive
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 6 May 2022
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 8, 2022. In The Daily Article for May 6, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison considers Ephesians 6:1–3 and Paul's exhortation to "obey your parents in the Lord." He also points to multiple mental health articles on Denison Forum for ways to respond practically to the stress and anxiety of these days.
Author: Dr. Jim Denison
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Daily Article podcast for Friday, May the 6th, 2022. I'm Chris Elkins |
| 0:09.9 | with the Denison Forum narrating today's article written by Dr. Jim Denison. Mother's Day is coming |
| 0:16.0 | at an unprecedented time for American society. For the last two years, most mothers were forced to stay |
| 0:22.8 | inside on this special day due to the pandemic. As a result, Mother's Day spending is expected to |
| 0:29.1 | total $31.7 billion this year, up 13% from last year. The average consumer will spend 25% more compared to the pre-pandemic level of 2019. |
| 0:43.3 | Approximately 84% of U.S. adults are expected to celebrate the holiday. |
| 0:49.6 | We should do everything we can do to honor and encourage our mothers. |
| 0:53.5 | Has there been a time in our lifetime |
| 0:55.8 | when Americans needed mothers who live and parent biblically more than today? Earlier this week, |
| 1:03.0 | the U.S. Supreme Court leak shocked the nation with reverberations that are continuing today. |
| 1:08.6 | In one of the most ironic and contradictory announcements I can remember, |
| 1:13.5 | some pro-abortion activists are calling for a Mother's Day strike |
| 1:18.2 | to protest the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade. |
| 1:22.4 | They want people to cease working, shopping, attending school, and other activities. |
| 1:28.3 | While Americans are thanking our mothers for giving us life, they will be protesting for the right to end life. |
| 1:35.3 | Their decision to use Mother's Day for their cause reminds me of Ronald Reagan's statement, |
| 1:41.3 | I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born. |
| 1:45.9 | Here's another sign of our times. President Biden announced yesterday that Corrine Jean-Pierre |
| 1:52.7 | will replace Jen Saki as White House Press Secretary when Saki steps down on May the 13th. |
| 1:59.9 | This is one of the most visible positions in our government. |
| 2:03.6 | The press secretary's briefings make the news almost every time they occur. The president's |
| 2:10.4 | announcement was especially noteworthy for this reason. She will be the first black woman and the |
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