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Rory McIlroy’s Masters win and a transforming life principle

1 week ago | denisonforum.org | Jim Denison |Claire Avidon

When I pastored in Atlanta, a former governor was a member of our church and gave me passes to attend the Masters several times. It is like no other place I’ve experienced. Television cameras and photographs cannot do justice to the overwhelming beauty, undulation, and majesty of the place. You can almost imagine the greatest golfers across the decades striding up its fairways and putting on its greens.
Criminal calls 911 after injuring himself during break-in

3 weeks ago | denisonforum.org | Jim Denison |Claire Avidon

1 April Fools Day. Funny day. April fish. Prank. Inscriptions on the back. Stickers with jokes. Trick at work. Fun colleagues back with stickerBy Светлана Соколова/stock.adobe.com Is this an April Fools’ Day story? A man attempted to burglarize a Texas car dealership by throwing a rock through a window and crawling through the broken glass.
The latest on the Myanmar earthquake and Hamas hostages

3 weeks ago | denisonforum.org | Jim Denison |Claire Avidon

An earthquake struck the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar on Friday, killing at least 1,700 people at this writing and injuring over 3,400 others, with more than 300 missing. The tremors collapsed buildings, downed bridges, and buckled roads. Rescue efforts are being severely hindered by blocked roads, collapsed buildings, a lack of medical supplies, and the persistent conflict that has plagued the country for years.
A review of "Happy Lies" by Melissa Dougherty

1 month ago | denisonforum.org | Chris Elkins |Jim Denison |Claire Avidon

Flipping Wooden cube block for change fake to fact , news and social media concept. By Smile Studio AP/stock.adobe.com What do Oprah, Norman Vincent Peale, and Ralph Waldo Emerson have in common? According to Melissa Dougherty’s new book, Happy Lies, they have all, knowingly or unknowingly, drunk the “New Thought” kool-aid and generously shared it. Is New Thought a new term for you?
Is Trump wrong to negotiate with Russia?

2 months ago | denisonforum.org | Ryan Denison |Jim Denison |Claire Avidon

The peace talks between America and Russia continue to dominate headlines, with leaders in Europe and Ukraine increasingly wary of how they’ve been excluded from those discussions. While President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and even Russian President Vladimir Putin have all acknowledged that Ukraine will be part of the negotiations when they begin in earnest, that is not how much of the Western world has seen this week’s events.
Should the penny be abolished?

2 months ago | denisonforum.org | New Africa |Jim Denison |Claire Avidon

President Trump has ordered a halt to the production of new pennies, writing in a Truth Social post: “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents.” He added, “Let’s rip the waste out of our great nation’s budget, even if it’s a penny at a time.”Journalist Caity Weaver agrees.
Celebrities losing their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires

Jan 9, 2025 | denisonforum.org | Jim Denison |Claire Avidon

“One day you’re swimming in the pool, and the next it’s all gone.” This is how James Woods, a two-time Oscar nominee and three-time Emmy winner, the destruction of his California home as flames bore down “like an inferno.”Billy Crystal and his wife Janice lost the house where they had raised their children and grandchildren since 1979.
Did Bath and Body Works sell candles that look like KKK hoods?

Oct 16, 2024 | denisonforum.org | Jim Denison |Claire Avidon

From the “What were they thinking?” department:Bath and Body Works has apologized for selling candles with a design that many compared to Ku Klux Klan hoods and robes. The Iron Throne prop from the HBO series Game of Thrones sold for $1.49 million at auction. A woman tried to smuggle a protected species of turtles into Canada on a kayak; she was arrested and faces up to ten years in prison and as much as a $250,000 fine.
What is going on at CBS?

Oct 14, 2024 | denisonforum.org | Jim Denison |Claire Avidon

In this photo illustration, the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. By RafaelHenrique/stock.adobe.com. The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) was founded nearly a hundred years ago. It is sometimes called the Tiffany Network, alluding to its high programming quality during the tenure of its founding. Now people across the political spectrum are asking, What is going on at CBS?