Who won the vice presidential debate? A powerful statement of repentance and engagement
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 8 October 2020
⏱️ 7 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR OCTOBER 08, 2020
One of the most anticipated vice presidential debates in history took place last night. Today's podcast reviews the event and its significance, then we focus on a powerful statement of cultural engagement and determine to choose the freedom that liberates our souls and empowers our witness.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-Changing Christians. |
| 0:07.8 | To receive the Daily article directly to your email inbox each weekday morning, visit |
| 0:12.5 | thedailyarticle.com. Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:19.3 | The vice presidential debate last night between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris was largely |
| 0:24.8 | a civil affair. |
| 0:26.3 | Predictably, partisan analysts were convinced afterward that their party's nominee won the |
| 0:31.9 | event. |
| 0:32.7 | The fly that landed on Mr. Pence's head received widespread attention as well. |
| 0:38.5 | Going into the debate, |
| 0:44.3 | expectations were unusually high. In fact, some were saying that the stakes were higher than for any previous vice presidential debate in history. University of Virginia scholar Barbara Perry |
| 0:50.3 | notes that, based on U.S. presidential history, Harris or Pence would have a one in five |
| 0:56.5 | chance of ascending to the Oval Office over the next four years. This does not consider the ages |
| 1:02.5 | of President Trump, who is 74 in recovering from COVID-19, and former Vice President Biden, |
| 1:09.1 | who at 77, is the oldest presidential candidate in American history. |
| 1:14.1 | The fact that Americans are so focused on potential successors to the most powerful person in the |
| 1:19.0 | world reminds us that the most powerful person in the world is subject to forces that are more |
| 1:24.6 | powerful still. |
| 1:28.2 | I read and recommend a daily email devotional distributed by retired Major League Baseball |
| 1:34.0 | Manager Clint Hurdle. |
| 1:35.9 | Yesterday's article focused on a song by the legendary singer and songwriter Rich Mullins |
| 1:40.8 | titled, We Are Not As Strong as We Think We Are. |
| 1:44.2 | Though Mullins died in a car accident in 1997, he could have written his song this morning. |
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