Breakpoint

The true meaning of Valentine's Day reminds us that there's much more to life than sensual pleasures. This Breakpoint was originally published on February 14, 2020. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

There has been a notable shift in Hollywood from film portrayals that mock Christianity to films that portray Christianity as a force of evil. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

The decision late last week by the Church of England to now bless civil marriages and partnerships of same-sex couples made precisely no one happy. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Christian ministries were among the first on the ground after powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria. John and Maria discuss, what appears to be, the Church of England apologizing for biblical teaching, and fallout from the Grammys. — Recommendations — The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis The Most Reluctant Convert Be Open to Spiritual Experience. Also, Be Really Careful. by Ross Douthat Segment 1 - The Earthquake in Turkey / Church of England "Death Toll in Turkey and Syria From Earthquake Passes 20,000" The New York Times "Turkish and Syrian Christians Rally Relief After Earthquake Kills 20,000" Christianity Today "Samaritan's Purse to send aid to Turkey and Syria after devastating earthquakes" WFMY News Segment 2 - Trans Clinic Whistleblower "I Thought I Was Saving Trans Kids. Now I'm Blowing the Whistle." The Free Press "When Students Change Gender Identity, and Parents Don't Know" The New York Times Segment 3 - Satan and the Grammys "Satan Shows Up at the Grammys" Breakpoint "Governor Kristi Noem Blasts Lil Nas X's 'Satan Shoes': 'We Are in a Fight for the Soul of Our Nation'" Christian Headlines Segment 4 - Stories of the Week "Life, Even as We Don't Know it, Is No Accident" The Point "Josephine Margaret Bakhita: From Slave to Servant of Christ" Breakpoint "Is the Pro-Life Movement Oppressive?" The Point For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Allowing MAID patients to donate organs incentivizes doctors to forsake medical ethics and exploit patients. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

A former gender clinic caseworker has filed her concerns with the attorney general of Missouri and has gone public with what she saw behind clinic doors. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Stonewalling parents from the lives of their children leaves already suffering kids without those who know and love them most. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Rather than merely shock with a new display of creepiness, the "Unholy" Grammys performance marked the place where we've already been for some time. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

John Stonestreet sat down with Timothy Goeglein to discuss his new book, Toward a More Perfect Union: The Moral and Cultural Case for Teaching the Great American Story. "Civic education and American history have either not been taught or have been deliberately mistaught throughout our nation's public—and in numerous cases, even our private—education system. This lack of education or misinformation has placed our nation in great peril, and we are seeing the consequences unfold daily in our corporate boardrooms, halls of power, and streets. This book is the prescription for returning our nation to a healthy culture for all." Learn more and get a copy of his book here. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

Recently, a Scientific American article titled "The Search for Extraterrestrial Life as We Don't Know It," reflected on the continued search for life across the universe. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org