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Dec 15, 2022 • 5min
Who Knows Best? The Push to Replace Parents
Social revolutionaries who want doctors or teachers or bureaucrats to step between parents and children on sexual issues are revealing their hostility not only to parental rights but to human nature and how we were created.

Dec 14, 2022 • 1min
Oxford Students’ Evening of Carols
Every year, the Christian students at Oxford University put on an evening of carols, singing hymns like “Oh Holy Night” and “Joy to the World,” followed by a guest speaker who unpacks the hope of Advent.

Dec 14, 2022 • 4min
What It Means to Be On the Front Lines
Every follower of Christ is on the front lines when they take their faith into every walk of life, as “salt and light” to a world that desperately needs the redemptive power of the Gospel. This month, we would love to hear your experience with the Colson Center. If any of our resources—the Breakpoint podcast, the Strong Women podcast, Upstream with Shane Morris, the Colson Fellows, or Colson Educators—impacted the way you think and live, please email us at info@colsoncenter.org.

Dec 13, 2022 • 47min
A Look at the History of Christmas Hymns
Dr. Andrew Newell explores the songs of the Advent season with Kasey Leander.

Dec 13, 2022 • 1min
China’s People Take a Stand
This month, China exploded in protests against President Xi Jinping’s three-year “Zero-Covid” policy.

Dec 13, 2022 • 4min
Mary’s Magnificat: The Wait Is Over
Today, we do not wait for the Messiah to bring salvation. We wait for the Messiah to return, when He will reveal Himself fully as King and restorer of all creation.

Dec 12, 2022 • 1min
Fiji’s Rugby Team Sings (and Wins) Again
A few weeks ago before their contest against Papua New Guinea, the Fijian rugby team took the field and lifted their voices in honor of God.

Dec 12, 2022 • 5min
Sexualizing Children: Fashion Brand Is Only the Latest Example
Throughout history, Christians have fought for the protection and wellbeing of children, quite often from sexual exploitation and abuse.

Dec 9, 2022 • 1h 1min
Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court, Trump’s Questionable Tweet and Our Responsibility in Advent
The case of a web designer in Colorado is argued at the Supreme Court as the Justices go to great lengths to find loopholes. And John and Maria discuss former President Donald Trump’s call to terminate the US Constitution.

Dec 9, 2022 • 1min
Britain’s Judicial Newspeak
According to Britain’s Daily Mail, lawyers in the United Kingdom are being told to no longer address judges as “Sir” or “Madam” but only, “Judge.”