Denison Forum
Dr. Jim Denison
The confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, began yesterday before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Democrats grilled him, while Republicans largely seemed to indicate their support. This is unsurprising, of course—if Kamala Harris had won the White House, the politics would have been reversed.
The adversarial nature of our governmental system must be frustrating to those who experience it. However, the Founders intended a system of checks and balances in their belief that, because we are flawed and fallen, none of us can be trusted with unaccountable power over others.
As a result, we have prosecutors and defense attorneys in our courts. Our capitalistic economic system thrives on competition that benefits consumers. Competition improves students and athletes as well. Not to mention our never-ending battle with nature for physical survival, from gravity that can break our bodies to diseases, predators, and disasters that can kill us.
It seems that adversity is a foundational fact in every dimension of our world. It is therefore understandable that we would see the Creator of our world in the same way.
This was certainly my experience for many years, even after I became a Christian. I’d like to tell you that story in the hope that it can encourage you in your story today. The Rest of The Story Here