{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily Article","slug":"the-daily-article-1140136","podcast_index_feed_id":1140136,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/47911d2b-5ba3-45e0-8979-8338d0bc4f7a","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-daily-article","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2024/5/2/15/52a2ee46-42ea-49e8-9852-2a6e5ee04690_3-4b69-a1f9-bee52ee44eed_thedailyarticle-final.jpg","author":"The Denison Forum","episode_count":2288,"summary":"The Daily Article Podcast offers news discerned differently every Monday through Friday morning. With biblical insight into the day’s latest news and current events, this narrated edition of Dr. Jim Denison’s email newsletter presents a nonpartisan perspective on what’s happening now and how Christians can respond biblically to the culture at large.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T22:19:37.673332+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-article-1140136"},"episode":{"title":"Soccer players glorify Jesus on the biggest stage in sports","slug":"soccer-players-glorify-jesus-on-the-biggest-stage-in-sports","published_at":"2026-06-25T11:22:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-article-1140136/soccer-players-glorify-jesus-on-the-biggest-stage-in-sports","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-article-1140136","url":"https://denisonforum.org","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/ae71e0c1-e670-478c-84c5-4fa103762167/stream.mp3","summary":"After America’s World Cup victory over Australia last Friday, Christian Pulisic shared a photo on Instagram showing several US players gathered in a circle on the field, their heads bowed in prayer. His teammate Mark McKenzie responded by referencing Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 and its reminder that “a threefold cord is not quickly broken” (v. 12). However, such faith is no guarantee that Christians will not suffer and struggle as do others. If faith does not protect us from trials, what good is it? You may be facing challenges today for which your faith does not seem relevant. You may even be suffering because of your faith. If not today, perhaps tomorrow. Today, let’s respond with wisdom that leads to the hope our hearts need most. About Denison Forum and The Daily Article Today's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison. You can read this article on our website . You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter . NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today .","meta_description":"After America’s World Cup victory over Australia last Friday, Christian Pulisic shared a photo on Instagram showing several US players gathered in a circl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":385,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-article-1140136/episodes/soccer-players-glorify-jesus-on-the-biggest-stage-in-sports/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-article-1140136/soccer-players-glorify-jesus-on-the-biggest-stage-in-sports.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}