Breakpoint
Colson Center
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Mar 13, 2023 • 57sec
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, 2023 • 5min
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 10, 2023 • 1h 4min
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 in lawmaking? "Walgreens won’t distribute abortion pills in states where GOP AGs object" POLITICO "America Has Gone Too Far in Legalizing Vice" The Atlantic "Of Vice and Lent" Breakpoint Segment 3 - Cynicism as Standard "Young women disbelieve a marriage story" The Daily Wire on Twitter Segment 4 - Stories of the Week "Discerning Divine Judgment: Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address" Breakpoint "The New Equal Rights Amendment Erases Women" The Point For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Mar 10, 2023 • 5min
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, 2023 • 1min
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 9, 2023 • 1min
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 9, 2023 • 5min
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 8, 2023 • 6min
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 8, 2023 • 59sec
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 7, 2023 • 1min
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
