What explains the surprising popularity of “Jesus models”? The winter solstice and the perfect timing of God
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 23 December 2024
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
What does the popularity of “Jesus models” say about our secularized culture? In today’s Daily Article, we discuss our quest for a “God with skin,” plus the winter solstice and the anthropic principle that demonstrates the transforming power of trusting God’s providential timing.
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| 0:00.0 | Lent is almost here, and it invites each of us to slow down and walk more closely with Jesus. |
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| 0:51.1 | It's Monday, December the 23rd, 2024. |
| 0:55.3 | Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. |
| 0:58.1 | I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum, narrating today's daily article written by our co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 1:08.1 | This Wall Street Journal headline caught my eye. It pays to have long hair and a beard in Utah. |
| 1:14.6 | Jesus models are in demand. |
| 1:17.6 | People in the state are employing people who look like Jesus |
| 1:20.6 | for family portraits, Christmas cards, and wedding announcements. |
| 1:24.6 | One model was posing for photos when a woman asked if he could walk with her |
| 1:29.2 | for a moment and hold her hand. He asked her, you know I'm not the real Jesus, right? She told him |
| 1:36.1 | she had been looking for a sign from God when she was driving by. Perhaps you've heard about the |
| 1:41.3 | child who was afraid to sleep alone on a dark, stormy night? |
| 1:45.2 | His mother assured him that God was right beside him. |
| 1:48.5 | The boy replied, but Mom, I want God with skin on. |
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