Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast. Today is Friday, January 5th, 2024. I'm Chris Elkins of the

Denison Forum, narrating today's article written by Dr. Ryan Denison. With the third anniversary of the

U.S. Capitol riot, or attack, or protest, or or insurrection or whichever descriptor you prefer coming

tomorrow, reactions to the event continue to dominate the news. President Biden plans to address the

subject in a speech that uses the events of that day to portray former President Trump as a threat

who, in the words of Biden's communication director Michael Taylor,

quote, will use all his power to systematically dismantle and destroy our democracy.

In quote.

Not to be outdone, Trump plans to hold two campaign rallies on Saturday as well in what,

if current polls are to be believed, will mark one of the many attempts for the two

candidates to control the national narrative surrounding the election across the coming

months. My purpose today is not to relitigate what happened at the Capitol three years ago

or cast judgment on how the events continue to be used for political ends. Overall, my thoughts

on that day have not really changed

since I discussed it last year, and Dr. Jim Denison did an excellent job in yesterday's daily article

to speaking to why having a productive conversation on the topic can be so challenging.

Rather, I would like to look at what I think is the most pertinent and applicable

lesson we can take from that event to help us protect our witness and grow in our walk with

the Lord. Debate continues over how much responsibility the former president bears for what

happened at the Capitol three years ago. However, it is beyond dispute that the day's

events continue to play an inescapable part in the narrative surrounding Donald Trump's

attempt to regain the Oval Office. It was felt in the red wave that turned into a trickle

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