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2 weeks ago | 
denisonforum.org | Mark Legg
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Last week, the European Union (EU) announced they were fining Apple $600 million and Meta (Facebook) $230 million. When regular people break minor laws, like parking in the wrong spot, they might be fined $30. Wealthy individuals, when they break major financial regulations, might pay millions of dollars. Together, Apple and Meta were fined nearly $1 billion.
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2 weeks ago | 
denisonforum.org | Mark Legg
Antwerp, Belguim - Fresco of Temptation of Jesus in Joriskerk or St. George Church. By Renáta Sedmáková/stock.adobe.com Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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3 weeks ago | 
denisonforum.org | Mark Legg
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is a Salvadorian immigrant who entered the US illegally as a teenager in 2011. In 2019, he married a US citizen named Jeneffir Sura. He’s the father of a 5-year-old child with severe autism. He raises two other children, also diagnosed with special needs, from his wife’s previous relationship. Garcia has no criminal record, but in March, he was loaded onto a plane with around 300 (allegedly) violent criminals, part of the MS-13 and Barrio 18 gangs. His destination?
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1 month ago | 
denisonforum.org | Mark Legg
Indian authorities arrested a 24-year-old American tourist this week, with a court date set for April 17. He faces up to five years in prison and a fine. Who is the American YouTuber, Mykhailo Polyakov, and why was he arrested in India? At first glance, leaving someone a can of Diet Coke isn’t detrimental, dangerous, or criminal. However, in this case, it was all three. The crime, although obscure, was certainly known to him: entering a restricted area.
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1 month ago | 
denisonforum.org | Mark Legg |Jim Denison
Friends having a serious conversation, sitting together on a couch. By fizkes/stock.adobe.com Jefferson Fisher won an audience of 10 million followers on social media by giving communication tips in a winsome, casual, and authentic manner. By staying true to himself, he amassed around 500 million views—and his book is no different.
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1 month ago | 
denisonforum.org | Jim Denison |Mark Legg
Denzel Washington, a two-time Academy Award winner and licensed minister, was named the “greatest actor of the 21st century” by the New York Times. But don’t call him a “Hollywood” actor. Washington and fellow actor Jake Gyllenhaal were interviewed by CBS News recently. The two are starring in a production of Shakespeare’s Othello, which has become the highest-grossing Broadway play ever. During the conversation, Washington said, “What’s the definition of a Hollywood actor?
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1 month ago | 
denisonforum.org | Mark Legg |Mark Turman |Jim Denison
Last year, I toured Shakespeare’s birthplace at Stratford-upon-Avon with friends. I’m not a particular admirer of Shakespeare personally, but I nevertheless enjoyed the experience vicariously through my English major companions. The several museums were beautiful and well-preserved, and the exhibits were interesting. The town was charming, an idyllic gem in the English countryside. Is all of that going away?
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1 month ago | 
denisonforum.org | Mark Legg |Jim Denison |Ryan Denison
“How did she get to be such a good sprinter?” Another parent may ask you about your child. You might respond, laughing, “She didn’t get those genes from us!” Another parent, about their own talented kid, might say, “I did cross-country in college, and my husband did sprinting in high school!” In philosophy, theology, psychology, sociology, and, of course, athletics, the nature versus nurture debate continues. World champion athletes like Michael Phelps clearly benefit from genetic predispositions.
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2 months ago | 
denisonforum.org | Mark Legg |Jim Denison
Close up of a line of high school students using mobile phones. By Monkey Business/stock.adobe.com Last year, the US Surgeon General recommended that Congress place warnings on social media for children and teens (similar to the warnings on alcohol for pregnant women). I wrote about his op-edlast year.
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2 months ago | 
denisonforum.org | Mark Legg |Jim Denison |Mark Turman
In A Non-anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World Will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders, Mark Sayers unpacks the state of our culture to figure out how to lead in a Christlike way. Sayers is a pastor in Australia and a prolific writer. He has written several books about the shifting culture and the church. In this book, he identifies our chaotic times as an opportunity, rather than a threat, to renew Christian leaders.
