Now more than ever, Christians must rally around the pro-life pregnancy centers that are placed in just about every town in America, doing work no one else is doing. Right now, they need support, volunteers, advocacy, and prayer. Increasingly, it is going to become important, especially in pro-abortion states, for community leaders both in business and the church to publicly express their support. It will come at a cost, but it will be absolutely necessary, especially as attacks increase....
Sep 30, 2022•6 min
Enjoy this podcast in which Colson Center writer and speaker, Kasey Leander discusses with a group of Colson Fellow alumni how God is making them redemptive agents in their spheres of influence.
Sep 29, 2022•38 min
Pennsylvania's education department suggests the use of "gender neutral pronouns" in schools for "a more inclusive learning environment." Among their suggestions are "ne," "ve," and "xe."
Sep 29, 2022•1 min
We need biblical and cultural literacy so that our beliefs are orthodox, but we also need to be about orthopraxy , applying the answers of Scripture to the rigors of actual life. One of the distinct things about the Colson Fellows program is how many different strands of worldview and life are brought together and how desperately needed that is today in such a fragmented society. If the ministry of the Colson Center has helped you gain clarity, confidence, and courage in your life, would you pra...
Sep 29, 2022•6 min
Jesus said to get rid of your eye or hand if it offends you, but getting rid of the internet or social media can be even harder to fathom for many of us. Maybe it shouldn't be.
Sep 28, 2022•1 min
Avatar stands as one of the clearest examples of how worldviews can be embedded in stories, and of New Age ideas embedded in a film. Chuck Colson reminds us that every movie contains worldview messages, which gives Christians the opportunity to discern, to engage, and to communicate truth with others.
Sep 28, 2022•4 min
All of the reports correctly treat muscle dysmorphia as a disorder that required helping these men see the goodness of their bodies as they are. Yet these same news outlets treat gender dysphoria as a problem of the body, with treatment that involves body modification, such as hormones and surgery.
Sep 27, 2022•1 min
America's largest provider and promoter of abortion has added another revenue stream. This one also promises to destroy lives, albeit in a new and subtler way. This one also promises to help women but is, in actuality, built on ideas that deny the existence of women.
Sep 27, 2022•6 min
According to the CDC , there were 600,000 fewer marriages in the United States in 2020 than in 2000, even though the population grew by nearly 50 million. While many reasons are offered for the downward trend, one of the most common is cultural instability. But that explanation does not apply to Ukraine, which has been in the midst of a war for the past six months. With thousands dead, infrastructure wrecked, and control of cities switching back and forth, "stability" wouldn't be the word to des...
Sep 26, 2022•58 sec
Every two years, Ligonier Ministries works with LifeWay Research to evaluate the theological temperature of the American church . This year's State of Theology study's results show that not just Americans but evangelicals in particular are increasingly muddy on core truths such as the nature and character of God, the reality of human sin, the role of the Church in the world, and the exclusivity and divinity of Jesus Christ. For context, the survey defines "evangelical" as a Christian believer wh...
Sep 26, 2022•5 min
John and Maria discuss the dark, lucrative nature of transgender "medicine" revealed by videos disclosed from Vanderbilt University. They conclude that Christians must step into these muddy cultural waters. Later, they share about a Breakpoint on the demise of the New Atheism and finish with a conversation about the political tensions since the Dobbs decision.
Sep 25, 2022•1 hr 11 min
After the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade , the work to protect preborn lives continues at the ground level, in every community, every city, every church. Here are some resources to fulfill that calling. Continuum of Care is a project of the Human Coalition that networks mothers to financial services, job training, maternity housing, and other resources in six major cities. To equip churches to minister to pregnant and parenting moms, another pregnancy and life-assistance network, Her...
Sep 23, 2022•1 min
A mortal affliction affects much of America's heartland. Known as "deaths of despair," both the Rust Belt and Appalachia have seen incredible spikes in rates of addiction, overdoses, violence, and suicide. In addition to the thousands who die each year by various forms of self-harm, thousands more live Gollum-like, trapped by their chemical chains and in loneliness. It is a complex situation. While we must not diminish anyone's moral agency, the downward paths we are on are paved, lined, and gre...
Sep 23, 2022•5 min
According to Christianity Today , Belarus is cracking down on religious dissent. The new policies come from an earlier case when a Pentecostal group wasn't allowed to meet together without registering with the government but also wasn't allowed to register since there were only 13 people. When the group appealed the decision, they received unexpected support from the United Nations. Eager to avoid further embarrassment, Belarus is now taking steps to prevent minority faiths from getting outside ...
Sep 22, 2022•1 min
Though it's not always clear when a movement is over, there are many indicators that suggest this is the case of the " New Atheism ," a cultural wave that rose in the 2000s and aggressively attacked religion in the guise of scientific rationalism. Despite the name, the New Atheism wasn't really new, at least not in the sense of presenting new arguments. Instead, leveraging the global shock of 9/11, New Atheists pushed an anti-religious mood along with a vision of a society free from the cobwebs ...
Sep 22, 2022•6 min
Last month the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal responded to the claim that the average American family spends an estimated $300,000 to raise a child. Of course kids are expensive, they conceded, but "that isn't the way to look at it." Seeing children only in terms of cost is a mistake. "Whatever children cost to raise," the editors concluded, "they are a priceless vote of confidence in the future." They're right. It's not that kids don't take massive investments of time and energy. Th...
Sep 21, 2022•58 sec
Grocery store remarks can reveal a lot about a culture. Just ask any mother or father of more than 1.7 children about the comments that strangers somehow feel free to make about their unfashionably large broods. "You know what causes that, right?" "Are you done?" "What are you—Catholic?" Comedian Jim Gaffigan, who has five children, jokes that people who see him in public with his family sometimes remark, "Well, that's one way to live your life!" These comments reveal what more and more data are...
Sep 21, 2022•5 min
Earlier this year, two professors at Tufts University rediscovered a book buried deep in their library. It was called Maladie de Famine or The Disease of Starvation. The story behind this scientific research is stunning. During the Nazi occupation of Poland, hundreds of thousands of Jews were detained in the Warsaw Ghetto, deprived of food and subject to mass executions. Jewish doctors disobeyed their Nazi captors and recorded the effects of starvation on their own bodies as a testimony against ...
Sep 20, 2022•1 min
As mid-term elections loom, both pro-abortion candidates and the Democratic party — not always for the same reason — have been working to advance abortion "rights" and access as a central issue in November. Increasingly, three common myths are touted by abortion advocates and pro-abortion media sources: (1) that abortion is healthcare, (2) that ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages will be treated as abortion in a post- Roe society, and (3) that the abortion pill is safe . To counter these myths ...
Sep 20, 2022•6 min
Anytime that doctor-assisted death is legalized, what begins as a so-called "right" to die soon devolves into a duty to die. For example, defenders of Canada's expansive policy of Medical Aid in Dying frequently claim that its supposed safeguards will prevent a simple cost-benefit analysis when it comes to deciding who should live and who should die. However, the truth has slipped out a few times now. Back in 2017, the publicly funded Canadian Broadcasting Corporation cited a report that Medical...
Sep 19, 2022•1 min
In November 2016, a student at Oberlin College in Ohio attempted to steal two bottles of wine from Gibson Bakery. The owner confronted and then chased the student down the street. He was arrested and later pleaded guilty to shoplifting. Recently, nearly six years after the incident, a judge ordered Oberlin College to pay more than $35 million in damages to the bakery. How did just two bottles of wine become so expensive? The student who shoplifted is black. The shop owners are white. That was en...
Sep 19, 2022•6 min
John and Maria discuss that parents who are engaged in community organizations or events can promote Christian morality, and even have a redemptive influence, without being deemed Christian nationalists. Afterwards, they point out how Lila Rose, founder and president of the pro-life organization Live Action, powerfully debated with Dr. Phil and other audience members on the Dr. Phil show. They conclude with how the story of the lawsuit against Oberlin College shows the "critical theory mood" of ...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 6 min
A new workplace trend, called " Quiet Quitting, " isn't about quitting your job but about how hard you work while there. It's about rejecting "the idea of going above and beyond," said one influencer. "You're still performing your duties but you're no longer subscribing to the hustle culture mentality that work has to be your life." There's been so much upheaval in the economy and the workforce lately, and Christians can point to a better way: God designed humans to work, but not for work's sake...
Sep 16, 2022•1 min
It's tempting to think that secularized academics are too intellectual to ever come to the kind of "childlike faith" that Jesus described, or that, if they ever were to trust Christ, they'd have to abandon their academic pursuits. However, like once-liberal theologian Thomas Oden or once-radical feminist English professor Rosaria Champagne Butterfield, the case of Rodney Stark suggests otherwise. Dr. Stark's research and reading, specifically about the impact of Christianity in history, was part...
Sep 16, 2022•6 min
One of the most sensational claims of abortion advocates is that "pregnancy is more dangerous than legalized abortion." This argument is largely based on a 2012 study by Elizabeth Raymond and David A. Grimes in the journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. However, as James Studnicki and Tessa Longbons described recently in National Review , this claim is "demonstrably false." By its own admission, the Raymond and Grimes study underreported maternal deaths associated with abortion. While deaths in...
Sep 15, 2022•1 min
Science is supposed to be objective, an undeniable source for truth not subject to fads or fashion. The phrases "scientists say" or "the science is settled" is supposed to inspire hushed awe and open ears. Scientists are supposed to serve as arbiters of truth, at least on questions within their fields of expertise, able to settle disputes and sort fact from fiction. Many progressives, especially, employ the phrase "the science says" to silence disagreement about everything from climate policy to...
Sep 15, 2022•5 min
Recently (and finally), the United Nations has released a report condemning China's treatment of Uyghurs. Given China's clout within the UN, its strenuous PR and lobbying campaigns, and its ability to intimidate scholars and witnesses, the report's release was delayed for months. Finally, in the final few minutes of UN human rights commissioner Michelle Bachelet's term, the report was released. The report strongly condemned China's actions and called for "urgent attention" from the UN, validatin...
Sep 14, 2022•1 min
Religious liberty is a human right. So why are American courts so confused? In recent months, American courts have continued to grapple with the size, scope, and even the definition of religious freedom. For Christians who believe that religious liberty for all is a public good , there's good news and bad news. The good news includes the decision from the Fifth Circuit two weeks ago in the case of Franciscan Alliance , a group of Catholic hospitals and doctors that sued the federal government in...
Sep 14, 2022•5 min
Recently, the world learned of the death of Mikhail Gorbachev. While living to age 91 is an achievement for anyone, it's a historical exception for a dictator to live 30 years past his downfall. Gorbachev did, having survived from when the first waves of American pop culture entered his homeland decades ago to when those same waves receded in renewed hostility. Gorbachev's legacy is, to say the least, complicated. His former subjects in Eastern Europe will likely shed few tears, his former enemi...
Sep 13, 2022•1 min
The Queen has died . When those words were heard and repeated, over and over last Thursday, people around the world knew immediately which queen. In fact, few are alive today who can remember a time when she was not on Britain's throne. She lived to 96, not only the longest reigning monarch in British history but the second longest reigning monarch in all of history, surpassed only by King Louis XIV of France, the "Sun King ." Among the many anecdotes that put her life in historical context, Eli...
Sep 13, 2022•6 min
