Breakpoint
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Play vs. Screens
Christians should protect play because it is part of our Lord's joyful heart. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Better Off Dead
"Medical Assistance in Dying" is normalizing euthanasia for Canadians. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
The Best Advice the Class of 2023 Will Hear
Did a pro football player just tell grads marriage and kids are more worthy than a career? For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Why Millennials Think They're Broke
The aging generation may not be in an economic crisis as much as in a crisis of meaning untethered from absolutes. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Dogs Before Mothers
Preference for pets over humans is spilling into actual policy. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
The Great Book Ban Panic of 2023
Good books tell children the truth about the world and who they are, respecting their age, imagination, and innocence. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Telling the Truth About Chemical Abortions
Proponents argue that chemical abortions are safe, but nothing could be further from the truth. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Solzhenitsyn's Graduation Speech Revisited
A Nobel Prize winner from a Communist country had prophetic words for America. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Beauty Everywhere, even Online
There is beauty everywhere, even amidst the filth and rancor online. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Why Avoiding Suffering at All Costs Undermines Compassion and Medicine
Christians show Christ by helping those in need through the suffering, not by eliminating it altogether. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
A New Report on Religious Freedom Worldwide, States Rethink Decriminalizing Drugs, and the Godfather of AI Quits Google
A new government report finds religious persecution around the world is growing, states that decriminalized drugs are rethinking that plan and John and Maria discuss a leading voice in Artificial Intelligence saying he regrets his life work. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
God's Design for Sex Is Still Best
Sex was designed by God for the perpetuation and sustaining of creation. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
The Historic Connection Between Sierra Leone and William Wilberforce
A look at the slave history in the country of this year's Wilberforce Award recipient. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
God the Spirit
The Holy Spirit is not the forgotten God but is at the heart of the Christian life. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
"Technoshamanism": Why a Post-Christian Future Is Still Religious
In the history of the world, the wholesale rejection of the supernatural is a quirk of Western secularism. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Massachusetts Town Discriminates Against 7-Person Unions
However many numbers trendy marriage laws allow in, God's simple union plan of one man and one woman to create life really works. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
The Stubborn Facts About Saving Sex: Doing Things God's Way Works
Multiple studies confirm the "try before you buy" plan fails marriages. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Athanasius and the New Testament Canon
On this day of May 2 in 373, Athanasius of Alexandria died in the city where he served as bishop. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Doctor-Assisted Suicide for Anorexia?
The value of every human life is inherent, not determined by what we can do or how we feel. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Washington Bill Removes Parental Rights
Another measure makes parents suspects of the state over true advocates for their children. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Is a "Surge of Faith" Happening With Younger Americans?
The Church has a great opportunity to offer right ideas about faith, truth, and love to a primed generation slightly askew. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
The Future of Anglicanism, Should Christians Influence Culture, and Italy Seeks to Restrict Surrogacy
Anglicans gathered last week to debate the church's position on a host of cultural issues and John and Maria discuss how much influence the Church should have on the world. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
How a Culture of Death Contorts Logic
Recently in The New Atlantis, physician Matthew Loftus described how a culture of death has distorted our view of the vulnerable. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
The Mayflower Story Repeats Itself
Four years ago, the 60-plus members of the Shenzhen fellowship fled their homes in Communist China. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
More Kids Are Self-Harming
More phones in hand correlates to a concerning increase in teen mental health issues. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Is It Biblical to Seek to Influence Culture?
God's plan will come through, but Christians should stay in the game. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Bill in Italy to Restrict Surrogacy
Further protection against viewing family as a commodity is a good thing. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
The Victims of Divorce: Statistics and Stories of Hurting Children
No matter the reason, divorce is especially costly for children, something adults are quick to minimize and ignore. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Covenant Students Restore Officers' Faith
In a touching moment at a press conference earlier this month, Drake thanked the students of Covenant School. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
The Viral Kids Are Not OK
Recently, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt launched a Substack newsletter called After Babel to explore the cultural effects of social media which, he says, reminds him of the biblical account of the tower of Babel. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
BONUS: The Church Shines in the Colson Fellows Affiliate Program
The Colson Fellows Church Affiliate program provides churches, from every denominational background you can imagine, with thorough training in Christian worldview and in-depth cultural analysis. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
The Benefits of Marrying Early
According to a recent study from the Institute for Family Studies, "On average, early-marrieds enjoy slightly higher marital quality than later-marrieds" on metrics like "relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, teamwork, and communication." For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Should AI be Shut Down?
Recently, a number of prominent tech executives, including Elon Musk, signed an open letter urging a 6-month pause on all AI research. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
FULL EPISODE: Christian Nationalism, Parents' Rights vs Children's Rights, and the Rise of Momfluencers
Long-held Christian beliefs are being aligned with Christian nationalism. Are they? And John and Maria discuss the disturbing new law in Washington State that some have described as akin to kidnapping. (FULL EPISODE AFTER POSTING A VERSION THAT WAS CUT SHORT) For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Christian Nationalism, Parents' Rights vs Children's Rights, and the Rise of Momfluencers
Long-held Christian beliefs are being aligned with Christian nationalism. Are they? And John and Maria discuss the disturbing new law in Washington State that some have described as akin to kidnapping. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Why We Shouldn't Ban the Teaching of Bad Ideas
In response to critical race theory, Tennessee lawmakers have introduced a list of "divisive concepts," which, under a law passed last year, are prohibited from being taught on college campuses. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Emily Colson on Moving from Isolation to Connection
The story behind "Heart by Max" begins during the lockdown days of COVID-19. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
No One Should Mom It Alone
Renae Regehr was recovering from her son's birth a few years ago when she started thinking of all the women who had to do it alone. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Americans' Values Are Changing
Christians can display God's true value to a shifting nation. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Having Siblings Makes for Healthier Marriages
According to a recent study out of the U.K., the more siblings one has, the less likely he or she is to get divorced. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
"Here I Stand": Following in Martin Luther's Footsteps
The most dramatic moment of the Protestant Reformation occurred in April of 1521. Three and a half years earlier, Martin Luther had posted his 95 Theses attacking the abusive sale of indulgences—which promised the pardon of sin through payment—and other evidence of corruption in the Western Church of the time. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Why the Assemblies of God Isn't Dropping in Membership
Christians are constantly pressured, within the Church and without, to evolve on these issues or, we are told, we will die out. It seems however, that biblical orthodoxy draws people in. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Immunizing Students From Bad Ideas
Passing on a Christian worldview to our kids requires much more than just telling them the truth. It requires us to help them love the truth and gain spiritual immunity against infectious bad ideas. Chuck Colson called Summit Ministries "the gold standard" for training young adults in Christian worldview. If you know a student who needs to attend a Summit conference this summer, visit summit.org/student, and use code "BREAKPOINT" to receive an exclusive discount. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
A Word of Hope at The Covenant School's Church
Wickedness and loss seem to hide God's presence, but even when we cannot see or feel Him, the Lord is risen and is with us. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Repenting of Trans Pronouns: True Love Requires True Language
The ability to think and act morally largely depends on the ability to speak accurately. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
A Judge Rules Against Mifepristone, the Benefits of a Large Family, and Evangelism in Israel
A judge in Texas says the FDA rushed its approval of the abortion drug Mifepristone. John and Maria discuss a new study that finds children from large families are less likely to divorce. — Recommendations — Samuel Beckett's Breath Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts by Samuel Beckett Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture by Christopher Watkin Segment 1 - Texas Ruling on Mifepristone "Justice Department Appeals Texas abortion pill order" AP News "What's Next for the abortion pill Mifepristone?" NPR "Danco Laboratories, LLC Revenue" Kona Equity Segment 2 - Love and Marriage "Growing Up with Siblings Makes You Less Likely to Get Divorced" The Daily Mail UK "More Siblings Means Less Chance of Divorce as an Adult" Science Daily "Is Marrying Later Always Better?" Institute for Family Studies Segment 3 - Stories of the Week "Israeli Government Threatens to Outlaw Evangelism" The Point "Why People Question Christianity" Breakpoint "The Restless Heart of Gen Z" Breakpoint "Being Christian in an Age of Heightened Hostility" Breakpoint For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Abortion Pills Are the New Front in the Fight for Life
A Texas court ruling, expected to go into effect today, temporarily revoked FDA approval for the abortion drug Mifepristone. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Being Christian in an Age of Heightened Hostility
For the sake of our neighbors, all who believe in the importance of truth must continue to say so. We cannot beat ideological opponents into conformity, and it is sinful to try. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Conservation Without God?
Some of the loudest voices calling for conservation efforts are philosophical naturalists who espouse a worldview that lacks any basis for conservation efforts. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
The Restless Heart of Generation Z and the Mental Health Crisis
In the face of Gen Z's mental health crisis, it is the Gospel and not gloom that should motivate and inform us. This mental health crisis is a spiritual crisis. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org