According to Britain's Telegraph , the Church of England has decided not to allow same-sex marriages by its clergy. This isn't as ringing an endorsement of biblical truth as it may sound. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org...
Fifty years ago, on January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court fabricated a so-called "right to abortion" out of thin air. Today, many will march in Washington, D.C., again committing to the great moral cause of our day. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Mars candy recently announced the release of all-female packs of M&M's. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
The entire narrative of Scripture reveals a God committed to making Himself known . Just because we cannot know Him exhaustively does not mean we cannot know Him truthfully. For a gift of any amount to the Colson Center in January, we'll send you a copy of What Does It Mean to Be a Thoughtful Christian? and access to an exclusive collection of videos featuring interviews with teachers such as Alisa Childers and Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer about aspects of the Christian mind. To learn more, go to colsonc...
Recently, Reuters news service published an article titled, "Why detransitioners are crucial to the science of gender care." For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Princeton University is considering a petition, signed by nearly 300 members of the campus community, to remove a statue of John Witherspoon, one of the university's most important presidents and one of the most important, albeit less-known, of America's founders. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
The Holy Spirit has been called the "forgotten God," but according to Scripture, the Spirit is central to the Christian life. This Point was originally published on December 31, 2019. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
This week marks the death of Amy Carmichael, missionary to India and defender of children. Revised from Breakpoint on March 16, 2021. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
In grounding his dream in Scripture, Martin Luther King Jr. shows us the way forward. This Point was originally published on August 27, 2021. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Today, on Martin Luther King Day, here is Chuck Colson with a commentary on Dr. King and his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." This Breakpoint was originally published on January 20, 2020. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
John Stonestreet and Kasey Leander look at the state of the pro-life movement as Americans descend on Washington, D. C. for another March for Life and the horrors of the eugenics movement haven't gone away. We have proof from Greenland. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
It turns out that whether or not we think we can tolerate our future spouse's annoying domestic habits is not nearly as important as committing ourselves to them, for life. This Point was originally published on February 17, 2020. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Because music has been so central to Church worship and the Christian imagination, the first common-language hymnal is a milestone to remember and an opportunity to reflect on how music serves Christian worship today. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
About a decade ago, well-educated women were told that freezing their eggs would not only allow them to postpone childbearing, it would even empower them. This Point was originally published on January 1, 2020. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
May we have the listening ears and the thankful hearts to acknowledge the Creator to which documentaries like Our Universe point, whether they admit it or not. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
As Fox News reports, a biblical site only discovered in the last 20 years will soon be available to the public. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
According to the BBC, doctors in Greenland inserted intrauterine devices into several thousand local women without their knowledge or consent. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Back in December, March for Life UK director Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested for praying silently outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham, England. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
According to scholars Brad Wilcox and Wendy Wang in a recent article in The Atlantic, married mothers fared quite well during the pandemic, including indicating a greater degree of happiness than their single counterparts. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
No statement about religious liberty has generated more controversy than when Thomas Jefferson, in his letter to the Danbury Baptists, prescribed "a wall of separation between church and state." For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
In his book Surprised by Joy , C.S. Lewis rightly suggests that we ought not judge something (or someone) based on its newness or oldness at all. Techniques, styles, even church movements come and go, but those whom Christ saves, He sustains. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
After the terrifying collapse of Daman Hamlin on an NFL football field the nation turned to its only source of hope: God, and politicians are blaming pro-lifers for the results of the mid-term election. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that medication abortion drugs can now be sold over the counter at retail pharmacies. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Today could be the most significant Christian holiday that Christians know about the least. Epiphany, the 12th day of Christmas, was set aside in the Church calendar to remember the visitation of the Magi to the infant Jesus. Commit a year to joining others and work through the implications of a Christian worldview for all of life. Consider joining the Colson Fellows program. Applications are currently being accepted for the next class, which begins later this year. For more resources to live li...
When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday, several sports analysts called it the scariest scene they'd ever seen on a football field. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
God made us for relationship. He gave us bodies to mediate and facilitate those relationships. As helpful as computers and phones are, there is no substitute for real people. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Canada's campaign to normalize suicide as a viable and even preferred medical treatment continues to escalate. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
To be Christian, especially in this confusing cultural moment, requires the intentional cultivation of our minds. An exemplary model of someone who took this calling seriously is James Clerk Maxwell. For a gift of any amount this month, I'd like to send you a very helpful and concise book, What Does It Mean to Be a Thoughtful Christian? by scholar David Dockery. We've also developed a video series on the Christian mind, with teachers such as Alisa Childers and Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer. For more resou...
In December, the public school superintendent in Loudoun County, Virginia, was fired and indicted for lying to parents about the rape of a young girl in a restroom by a male classmate. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Not that long ago, culturally speaking, someone known throughout the world for being neighborly said some things that most likely would have gotten him fired today. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
