Breakpoint

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 like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org  

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 resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org     

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