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Breakpoint

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Join John Stonestreet for a daily dose of sanity—applying a Christian worldview to culture, politics, movies, and more. And be a part of God's work restoring all things.
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The Story of St. Patrick

Of the thousands of green-clad parade-goers, marchers, and partiers today, few know about Patrick, the man for whom today's holiday is named. To learn more about this man of faith and his consequential life, check out this Breakpoint interview between Shane Morris and T.M. Moore , a former colleague of Chuck's and the author of Celtic Flame: The Burden of St. Patrick . For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org...

Mar 17, 20234 min

Department of Education to Remove Protections for Religious Campus Groups

The U.S. Department of Education announced its intention to rescind the " Free Inquiry Rule," which was designed to fix the pressuring and discriminating against religious student groups. Our friends at the Christian Legal Society have made it easy to submit a comment to the Department of Education. Please, go to regulations.gov to submit a comment, but only after reviewing the Christian Legal Society fact sheet at ChristianLawStudents.org . The deadline to comment on this new rule is Friday, Ma...

Mar 16, 20235 min

Trans-identifying Man Steals From Woman Again

When law enforcement is blinded by harmful ideologies, citizens are robbed of justice For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 15, 20231 min

Britain's 1984 Moment

The U.K. has decided to shift its loyalties from courageously defying tyranny in the 20th century to embracing it in the 21st. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 15, 20235 min

Shodankeh Johnson on Prayer

If the Son of God took time to pray, Christians should too. Learn more about Shodankeh Johnson's ministry at colsonconference.org. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 14, 20231 min

The Story Behind "O Sacred Head Now Wounded"

The season of Lent and Holy Week is an appropriate time to meditate on Christ, His Divine and Human natures, His sufferings on our behalf, the love that prompted them, and what that love has accomplished on our behalf. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 14, 20237 min

Chivalry Makes a Comeback?

It turns out that we really do want sacrificial love, and women want someone willing to make a physical sacrifice. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 13, 202357 sec

Of Primates and Percentages: No, Humans Aren't 99% Chimp

Whether we are 99 or 84% similar to chimps genetically, there is clearly more going on than materialists can account for. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 13, 20235 min

Sex as a Metaphor, Morality in Law, and Divine Judgment

The controversy over a recent article using sex to describe Christ and the Church caused quite a stir, but it's a relationship well-grounded in Scripture. John and Maria discuss the implications. A recent decision by Walgreens to not sell the abortion pill has legal ramifications nationwide. — Recommendations — Colson Center National Conference Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri Segment 1 - The Sex-as-Metaphor Dust-Up "Sex as Sacred" Breakpoint Segment 2 - What role should morality play i...

Mar 10, 20231 hr 4 min

What We Can Learn from the History of Lobotomies

The lesson to be learned from the history of lobotomies is to not rush forward when research is vague and consequences of being wrong are so high. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 10, 20235 min

The Quiet Part of Abortion Is Said Out Loud

Eugenics thinking is not a bug of the pro-abortion movement. It is a feature. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 10, 20231 min

From Abortion to Assisted Suicide to Infanticide

The slope from abortion to infanticide by way of physician-assisted suicide is a slippery one indeed. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org This Point was originally published on August 14, 2020.

Mar 09, 20231 min

The Church's Lane Is the Whole Cosmos

Historically, the Church's shining moments have often come in direct conflict with dominant cultural beliefs and practice. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org This Breakpoint was originally published on August 2, 2021.

Mar 09, 20235 min

Sex as Sacred: What a Twitter Maelstrom Reveals About Us

On Wednesday, the recently announced Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics at The Gospel Coalition published a book excerpt authored by Pastor Josh Butler. Almost immediately, the Twitterverse erupted, decrying the article as "icky," "cringe," and "dangerous." For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org...

Mar 08, 20236 min

The New Equal Rights Amendment Erases Women

Last week, Senator Dick Durbin held a committee hearing in hopes of resurrecting the controversial Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 08, 202359 sec

How Shodankeh Johnson Ran Into Pain and Brokenness

Shodankeh Johnson is an example of Christians running into the brokenness with truth and hope, not away from it. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 07, 20231 min

Painting and Counting Stars: The Saving Power of Beauty

For millennia, Christians have celebrated truth, goodness, and beauty as transcendent testimonies to God's existence and character. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 06, 20235 min

The Rise of Plastic Surgery for Under 30

American plastic surgeons are reporting a spike in clients under 30 seeking changes or "enhancements" to how they look. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 06, 202359 sec

Plastic Surgery, Medical Technology, and Comments from Listeners

Advances in medicine have given us fixes for cleft palates and gender transitions. John and Maria discuss the good and bad in today's medical technology and respond to concerns from our listeners. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 03, 202355 min

Lenten Hymns from Isaac Watts

Like the sacred songs of the Advent season, Lenten hymns are wonderful tools for theological instruction and worship. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 03, 20238 min

The "Face of Assisted Death in Canada"

Since so-called Medical Aid in Dying was legalized in Canada, those with severe medical conditions have been increasingly in danger. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 03, 20231 min

Churches and Friendship

Churchgoers tend to be more willing to associate with people outside of their immediate economic bracket. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 02, 20231 min

BONUS: Ryan Bomberger on Why Every Life has Purpose

Kasey Leander sits down with Ryan Bomberger of the Radiance Foundation to talk about creativity, adoption, and why every human life matters. Ryan will be a speaker at this year's Colson Center National Conference, May 19-21, in Indianapolis. To register go to https://colsonconference.org/ . For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 01, 202343 min

Pink on Her Career and Becoming a Mom

While other famous people in the music and movie industries talk about parenthood as a career-killing disease, Pink is living the opposite. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 01, 202354 sec

ChatGPT, Consciousness, and the Human Mind

ChatGPT cannot replace or even duplicate the human mind. It can only imitate it. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Mar 01, 20235 min

Shodankeh Johnson on Loving Our Enemies

As a pastor and church planter in Sierra Leone, this year's Wilberforce Award recipient Shodankeh Johnson has faced serious threats and danger. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Feb 28, 20231 min

Of Vice and Lent

Lent is a time set aside each year in the Church calendar to consider our habits, evaluate them, and start new ones. It is hard to imagine anything more countercultural, especially in a culture that caters to vice and expects so little of us in terms of virtue.

Feb 28, 20235 min
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