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Truth Rising with John Stonestreet

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Aug 8, 2025
Join John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center and a prominent voice on faith and culture, as he tackles today's crisis of truth. He discusses the urgent call for Christians to engage with societal challenges and the implications of political actions, like Trump's defunding of public media. The conversation revolves around how media narratives shape public perception and the role of believers in upholding truth. Stonestreet also reveals insights about the upcoming documentary, Truth Rising, and encourages critical media consumption in a shifting cultural landscape.
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INSIGHT

Momentary Call To Truth-Telling

  • John Stonestreet frames today as a civilizational moment calling Christians to be truth tellers in their spheres of influence.
  • The film Truth Rising urges believers to embrace public truth-telling as part of God's calling now.
INSIGHT

Ideas Have Civilizational Consequences

  • Stonestreet links modern cultural chaos to long-predicted civilizational consequences of ideas by thinkers like Schaeffer and Colson.
  • He argues we're vulnerable now and must ask what faithfulness looks like in this historical moment.
ANECDOTE

Unlikely Truth Tellers' Stories

  • Stonestreet recounts Chloe Cole's journey from being harmed by gender ideology to becoming a public truth teller after embracing restored truth.
  • He contrasts Chloe with Jack Phillips and Seth Dillon to show varied paths into courageous public witness.
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