Breakpoint

John and Maria consider the latest cheating scandals in competitions, recognizing people’s capacity for self-rationalization. After a discussion about government-funded suicide of young people in Canada, they conclude with a recent survey in the U.S. showing that conservative women are happier.

Instead of letting social media notifications, games, and texts control your schedule, keep those activities to pre-allotted time slots. Be physically present with people.

His words may at times offend our post-Holocaust sensibilities, but taken in context, Chesterton emerges mostly as a friend and defender of the Jews. This month, the Colson Center has teamed up with Chesterton scholar Dale Ahlquist to create an exclusive set of videos on Chesterton’s understanding of the purpose of family. Ahlquist has recently compiled a new book of Chesterton’s essays, titled The Story of the Family. For a gift of any amount, you may receive this book and access to the video series at colsoncenter.org/October.  

From its earliest days, wherever abortion was practiced, the Church condemned it and must continue to do so today.

The data is overwhelming. Contrary to what is consistently filling our newsfeeds, there is a disturbing lack of evidence that intervening in a child’s gender development produces beneficial results of any kind. More than that, many studies are showing a strong potential for lasting harm. Love must speak the truth. As gentle as we must be with those who struggle with whom God created them to be, or even those who profess to be our enemies in this cultural tug-of-war, the Church has to stand for what is true about humanity, including God’s good creation of the human body and the inherent value each person has since they bear His image.  

Just because someone feels offended by the sight of prayer doesn’t mean that it’s coercive.  The Lemon Test is now gone, thankfully, and religious liberty will be better protected because of it.

The solution to homelessness must always revolve around re-engagement with relationships, with families, with community, and all the values that spring from them: responsibility, accountability, restoration, grace, and connection.

F3 offers a witness to the goodness of fellowship in the lives of men—and particularly how fellowship grounded in faith in Jesus just seems to be the strongest and most life-giving kind there is. 

Can the definition of family “morph”? Is family a real thing that exists, or is the word family a mere placeholder for any relational arrangement? Children need their moms and their dads. Moms need their husbands, and dads need their wives. These needs aren’t fake, socially constructed, or culturally conditioned. This month, for a gift of any amount to the Colson Center, we’ll send you Chesterton scholar Dale Ahlquist’s compilation of Chesterton essays, The Story of the Family, and also provide access to a video series developed by Ahlquist exclusively for the Colson Center. Visit colsoncenter.org/october for more information. 

Emma’s poise, serenity, and sense of humor counterbalanced her husband’s impulsive, emotional nature and became the backbone of [Dwight] Moody’s success.