Breakpoint

As platforms like Twitter facilitate nastier and hotter debates than ever, Christians who take part would do well to examine our principles and consider how it's possible to laugh at our enemies and love them.

According to NPR, Planned Parenthood will soon be sending out "mobile abortion clinics," buses outfitted to provide abortion services on wheels.

Fathers are more than just sperm donors. They have a connection with their children beyond contributing DNA. This supports the claim that there's really no such thing as parenting: There's only mothering and fathering.

You may have heard that Eastern story about the six blind men who encounter an elephant. Who was right about their view of the elephant? Everyone, we're told. Just like everyone is right in their own view about God. But in reality, none of the men were right about the elephant.

Detransitioners are considered either non-existent or an embarrassment by the cultural powers that be. Yet, they make clear that people struggling with dysphoria are not the enemy. Rather, the dogmas of trans ideology are.

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.