Breakpoint

To be just, the execution of Hasan cannot be about therapy or vengeance, but justice and the preservation of human dignity.  __________  Join us at the 2027 Colson Center National Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Register at colsonconference.org.

Christianity can be freely proclaimed as the one true religion if citizens are allowed to freely adhere to it. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

We must continue in our commitment to uphold religious liberty. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

The "Yaeli" bill would empower parents to push back against the dangerous mix of government overreach and ideological poisoning. __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

The death penalty is in the news again. Is it moral? The trailer for the new Narnia movie has been released. John and Maria give their thoughts. And legislation has been proposed in Congress that will protect parental rights.    Segment 1 – Death Penalty; Narnia Trailer  Death penalty / public execution   Details on Execution   Crista Pike   Trump calls off livestream of execution  Narnia trailer released  Segment 2 – Protecting Parental Rights; Foucault and Nietzsche  Yaeli Martinez act  Foucault and Nietzsche  Why You Think the Way You Do by Glenn Sunshine  Ten Books that Screwed Up the World and Five More that Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker  Segment 3 – Be Nice to AI  The Nation article on AI  Breakpoint Forum on AI     

The story of the West is not the story of Greece with a dash of Christianity. __________ Register for our Colson Fellows informational webinar today at colsoncenter.org/webinar.

God was already enjoying intimate relationship when he said, "Let there be."  __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

In and of themselves, the guidelines agreed upon at the White House will be inadequate to keep AI companies honest. ___________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Growing in biblical wisdom is a lifetime project. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

Biological reality has always been on the side of truth. __________ Register for our event at Colorado Christian University at colsoncenter.org/colorado.

Wednesday was the third anniversary of the Hamas attack in Gaza. Religious liberty continues to fight for its life in courts across America. And should Christians send their children to public schools?    Segment 1 – October 7 Anniversary  Remembering Oct 7  Breakpoint article on Islam  Segment 2 – Religious Liberty On Trial  University Heights Ohio case  St. Mary Catholic vs Roy  New York Amish case  Camp vs. Colorado  Segment 3 – Questions and Comments  What are They Teaching Teachers     

The underlying principle beneath so many of today's moral issues is the assumption that our dignity lies in our autonomy. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

Married, religious, church-going women are repeatedly the happiest cohort among those studied. __________ Help equip christian educators by visiting colsoncenter.org/october.

Arguments long used to explain the choice for an abortion have now been used to explain the horrible choice to kill a child outside of the womb. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org.  

Downplaying religious zealously is not only to misunderstand what motivates Islamic terror, it has led us to foolish responses.   __________ Join us at the 2027 Colson Center National Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Register at colsonconference.org.

How can post-Dobbs laws be blamed for what happened before Dobbs was decided? __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org.  

A planned hijacking is thwarted over the skies of Saudi Arabia; President Trump floats a plan for a national school choice program. And the mainstream media misses the real reason behind the growing ectopic pregnancy deaths.    Segment 1 – Attempted Hijacking; School Choice Program  Fox News article on attempted highjacking  US Treasury press release on school choice plan  Article on scholarship plan  Segment 2 – Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths  Probulica article on ectopic pregnancies  National Review article  Segment 3 – Fewer Kids Identifying as LGBT; The Key to Happiness  Jean Twenge study   Burlington Ralliy   IFS study on happiness  Mom of the year     

Christian worldview formation is not limited to correcting ideas. _________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org.  

God has revealed to us the end of the story. And it is very good, because He is.  __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

Love God with all your mind like Jesus did. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org.  

Marriage as God intended has always been one of the best gifts we can give to the wider world. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

When teachers understand their role within the biblical framework of redemption, the potential is amazing. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org.  

A new women's conference seeks to start a new feminist movement. A shocking case out of Ohio reveals more dangers that come with the abortion pill. Even advocates of public schools are having second thoughts. And are prenuptial agreements a good idea?    Segment 1 – Women's Declaration; Abortion Pill Dangers  Article on women's declaration  Declaration  Ohio surgeon article  Segment 2 – Public School Firestorm  Fox article on Nikole Hannah-Jones  X post on transgender research  Segment 3 – Prenuptial agreements  IFS article on prenuptial agreements  Taylor Swift moment   

A generation that doesn't know that socialism has failed everywhere it has been tried will be easily deceived. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

IVF, as it is commonly practiced, dehumanizes more embryos than are born. __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

The gospel's offer of forgiveness for us and its call for us to forgive others gives hope for something beyond grievance and petty revenge. __________ Help equip christian educators by visiting colsoncenter.org/september.

The health and future of the Church is tied to the well-being of humanity.  __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

Restorative reproductive medicine is offering a way forward for men and women who wish to be moms and dads.  __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org.   

The reaction to the Clancy trial reflects how many think about abortion. For the church, euthanasia is a hill to die on. How should Christians think about AI doomsday talk. And boys are filling the chairs in church youth groups.    Recommendations  Creation Regained Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview  by Albert M. Wolters   The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavinck and R. Carlton Wynne   Colson Fellows  Segment 1 – Clancy Trial Reaction; Euthanasia in the UK  Tearing Us Apart book  Townhall article on Clancy trial  Netherlands Toddler Euthanized  BBC article on euthanasia bill  AI short course  Segment 2 – AI Doomsday  AI whistleblower  AI short course  Segment 3 – The Boys are Back...in Church  Youth group attendance     

The Constitution is an experiment that needs to be stewarded. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

 Families, churches, and Christian schools have the opportunity to cultivate the kind of convictions that can undergird the religious freedom consensus. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

We need to remember the faithfulness of God, repent of our sins, and return to His ways. __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

Wherever men and women behold the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, the idols fall.  __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

Our idols will not disappear simply because we expose them. They disappear when we behold Christ.  __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

John and Maria talk about how the world has changed in the 25 years since 9/11. How concerned should we be about Artificial Intelligence ending humanity. And thoughts about Charlie Kirk one year after his assassination.     Segment 1 – 9/11 Anniversary  25 Years after 9/11  Ali Tablet article on 9/11  The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11  Graff, Garrett M.  Drive Thru History Special hosted by Dave Stotts  Segment 2 – AI Fears  Breakpoint AI Forum  OpenAI chief scientist warns no-one is prepared for consequences of AI   Frustrated AI researcher: AI could kill us all by decade's end  Segment 3 – Remembering Charlie Kirk  Charlie Kirk Legacy   

God willing, it won't take another day like 9-11 for us to recapture an awareness of what is true and good. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

The human heart remains as religious as ever. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

Because names matter, we should always take the God-given task of naming seriously. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

Welcome to a special edition of the BreakPoint podcast. In view of the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attack on the United States, our team went back and revisited commentaries from our founder Chuck Colson. 

Having committed her life to advancing and protecting women's rights, Gloria Steinem instead enabled the erosion of those rights. __________ Help equip christian educators by visiting colsoncenter.org/september.

Part of honoring human exceptionalism is to honor work.   __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

35 years ago this month Chuck Colson started the Breakpoint commentary. Two notable deaths this week; Gloria Steinem and Wendell Berry.  And a new study suggests that our 5th graders are not alright.    Segment 1 – 35 Years of Breakpoint and the Deaths of Gloria Steinem and Wendell Berry  Beyond Strange Bedfellows  The Genesis of Gender by Abigail Favale  Segment 2 – Meta's Record Settlement; Mental Health Crisis in Children  Meta Settlement  Mental Health study  The Triumph of the Therapeutic` by Philip RIEFF  Segment 3 – Treating the Homeless  Treatment First Policy  Mobile Loaves and Fishes   

The events of the Bible did not take place "once upon a time" or "long ago, in a galaxy far, far away." __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

Zombie ideas of overpopulation and human pestilence gets humanity tragically wrong and misunderstands the created world.  __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

Thirty-five years ago today, on September 2, 1991, Chuck Colson broadcast the very first episode of Breakpoint. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Tyndale's work laid the foundation for virtually every English Bible translation of the past 500 years and left a major mark on the English language and our theological vocabulary. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

By investing wisely, we can oppose what is evil and mend what is broken in our world. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

A devasting flood hit the Nepal-China border leaving many dead. Dolly Parton dies and for once all political sides are mourning. The Log Cabin Republicans say they won't support transgender ideology anymore in the face of transgender gaslighting about what's happening in America's schools.    Segment 1 – Nepal Flood, Dolly Dies, More Transgender Fallout  Log Cabin Republicans announcement  Breakpoint commentary on gaslighting  Segment 2 – Woke 2.0  USA Today article  Segment 3 – More Bad News about Young Men  IFS study  Virtue online   

The gaslighting must stop.  __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

 Americans should do their homework and study the history of socialism. __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

Check out the entire "How to T.H.I.N.K. Series" with Tim Barnett on the What Would You Say? YouTube channel. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

Hatred of Jews has no place whatsoever for the Christian. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

The Bible is a book, but it is not just a book. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

The tragic case of Cambridge professor Jason Arday reveals much that is wrong in today's higher education. And how certain are you about your belief in God?    Segment 1 – Jason Arday; The Rot in Higher Ed  Alex Berenson Substack  UM Skipping Letter Grades  Segment 2 – Shaky Belief in God  Ryan Burge on Belief  Segment 3 – Questions  Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith (The Christian Practice of Everyday Life) by Eric O. Jacobsen and Eugene H. Peterson    Arthru Brooks article on Bumble        

Jason Arday was as much a victim of his own ideas as he was the victim of other's good intentions.  __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

62% of Americans under 40 have a positive view of socialism or communism. Where did this come from, and what should be done? __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org.  

Christianity has played a significant role in shaping many modern traditions of generosity and giving. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

We must work to connect more men to wives and children.  __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

A new liturgy for those choosing medically-assisted suicide.  __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org.  

Massachusetts has a new abortion law that some have likened to partial birth abortion. A new government report unveils extreme levels of fraud in gender conversion clinics.  And what's going on in the WNBA    Segment 1 – Massachusetts New Abortion Law; Fraud in Gender Clinics; WNBA Craziness  New MA Law  National Review Article on Late Term Abortion  HHS Report  Daily Signal article  Yahoo article on WNBA  Enes Kanter Declares for WNBA  Segment 2 – Texas Surrogacy Case  LIve Action Article  Segment 3 – Investing Losing to Sports Betting  Investment News article on Gen Z  Contact Us   

Man was not made for the Sabbath; the Sabbath was made for man.   __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

Carl Trueman turns to Dostoyevsky to explain how rejecting sacred moral boundaries ultimately leads to the dehumanization of others. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

Using technology to reflect the sacrificial work of Christ.  __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

Do children belong to the state, or does the state exist to aid parents in their fundamental duties?  __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

Dr. Thaddeus Williams explains what's causing the catastrophic loss of meaning today and how the person of Jesus Christ provides what the world needs most.  __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org. 

An organization started by Chuck Colson celebrates 50 years of caring for inmates and their families. An online video reveals how much family means to children. And who is going to care for the growing number of people aging alone?    Segment 1 – Prison Fellowship's 50th Anniversary; The Story of Family  Prison Fellowship  They Loved Me Without Looking video  Segment 2 – Solo Aging  NPR article on solo aging  Segment 3 – Revealing Oxford Debate  X post from debate  Fox article on Michigan Senate race  The Law of Merited Impossibility     

What are we telling humans about themselves, and why has the definition changed in this civilizational moment?  __________ To get access to every talk from this year's Colson Center National Conference, visit colsoncenter.org/august. 

After working as Nixon's "hatchet man," Chuck Colson was transformed through Christ while in prison.  __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Mayor Mamdani's plan for city-run grocery stores versus the American citizen. __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

Fifty years ago, Chuck Colson founded an organization that has changed the lives of millions of men and women across the globe.  __________ Join Abdu Murray, Gretchen Huizinga, and John Lennox (virtually) as they help us explore how Christians can live out our God-given humanity in an increasingly AI-driven world. Register at greatlakessymposium.org.

We need the wisdom of when to speak, how to speak, and why to speak. _________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org.  

Working through frustration and anger at revelations from the Fauci hearings. Critical Theory at work in reaction to the Berlin Pride event attack. And President Trump's joke reveals trans inconsistencies.     Recommendations  Bioethics; A Primer for Christians by Gilbert Meilaender  Death and Life in America by Farr Curlin  Segment 1 – Fauci Hearing  World Magazine  Segment 2 – Attack at Berlin Pride Event  First Things article  AP article on WNBA altercation  Federalist article  Practical Guide to Culture  Segment 3 – Revealing Trump Joke  My Gender Dolls  Economist article  GLS livestream  GLS in person event 

Where betting is legalized, lives are being destroyed. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org.

There is an opening for Christians to speak with excellence into the arts. _________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org.  

For those who don't know who they are, or why they are, or how to live, there is hope. __________ Apply for the Colson Fellows program at colsonfellows.org/apply.

The idea of covenant versus power.  __________ Join Abdu Murray, Gretchen Huizinga, and John Lennox (virtually) as they help us explore how Christians can live out our God-given humanity in an increasingly AI-driven world. Register at greatlakessymposium.org.

Two world religions; two very different bearing of fruits. __________ For more resources, or to share this commentary with others, visit breakpoint.org.  

This week we feature two speeches from the recent Colson Center National Conference. Os Guinness and Chloe Cole with two memorable presentations.    Segment 1 – Os Guinness: What Made America Great  CCNC Digital Offer  Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy  Jewish Review  Segment 2 – Chloe Cole; Courage, Reality and Truth   

Business belongs under Christ's Lordship.  __________ Apply for the Colson Fellows program at colsonfellows.org/apply.

The lasting impact of a lesser-known Founding Father. __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

Can we distinguish AI from a human; and do we care? __________ Apply for the Colson Fellows program at colsonfellows.org/apply.

The world needs formed, not just informed, believers. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

If we want healthy young men who know that their strength is to serve others, we need to point them to heroes to admire and follow. __________ Join Abdu Murray, Gretchen Huizinga, and John Lennox (virtually) as they help us explore how Christians can live out our God-given humanity in an increasingly AI-driven world. Register at greatlakessymposium.org.

We look back at the life of Senator Lindsey Graham. Two politicians talked about American exceptionalism on July 4th; they both got it wrong. And England continues to flirt with oppressive laws    Segment 1 – Lindsey Graham's Death; American Exceptionalism Daily Citizen Article on Lindsey Graham   Mamdani's Address  Segment 2 – Children Rights; Is Britain Gone?  Children's Rights Poll  Them Before Us press release  Rod Dreher article on England  Segment 3 – AI and the Economy  We Must Act Now statement  Fake ID by Abdu Murray  Great Lakes Symposium  Great Lakes Symposium Livestream  Our Bodies by Christopher West     

If eyes are a window to the soul, denying God's created identity only brings despair.   __________ Apply for the Colson Fellows program at colsonfellows.org/apply.

Maintaining the Christian worldview in this next frontier. __________ Join Abdu Murray, Gretchen Huizinga, and John Lennox (virtually) as they help us explore how Christians can live out our God-given humanity in an increasingly AI-driven world. Register at greatlakessymposium.org.

Jean Twenge joins John Stonestreet to discuss what parents can do to protect their children from harm in a world so different from the one they grew up in.

A new study finds that suicide risk rises and falls with social conditions, but the Church should be a rock of hope.  __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

The "man-moulders of the new age" vs. Imago Dei. __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

The Northwest Ordinance significantly shaped the future of slavery and education in America. __________ To watch a complementary session from Chloe Cole and have the opportunity to receive access to the complete conference video library with a gift of any amount, visit colsoncenter.org/july.

Washington DC celebrated Independence Day in a big way last weekend. Two states with two very different education directives and new research on suicide has some very sobering findings.    Segment 1 – July 4th Celebrations and Education News  Christian Post article on Maine school directive  AP article on Texas schools  Segment 2 – Ground breaking Suicide Study  Suicide Study  Article on women helping people die  Segment 3 – Questions and Comments     

Humble servitude and a life well lived. __________ And for more resources, or to share this commentary with others, visit breakpoint.org.

The Bible is God's revealed Word to us, not our word to make applicable to the cultural moment. _________ Join Abdu Murray, Gretchen Huizinga, and John Lennox (virtually) as they help us explore how Christians can live out our God-given humanity in an increasingly AI-driven world. Register at greatlakessymposium.org.

The Founders knew that unrestrained government power was the first enemy of freedom. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Even "the father" of evolutionary theory found holes in his belief system. __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

Is it ethical to charge 15% more for rich clients? __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

A bevy of rulings from the US Supreme Court this Week. John talks with attorney Ian Speir about them. America celebrates his 250th birthday and John and Maria answer questions from listeners.    Segment 1 – SCOTUS Decisions  MSN article on Supreme Court rulings  Segment 2 – Independence Day  Breakpoint article on patriotism  PBS The American Revolution  Breakpoint article on Europeans visiting America  Segment 3 – Questions and Comments  NPR article on disability memo  Joni and Friends website  Legacy Coalition  Big Picture Story Bible  The Jesus Storybook Bible  Summit Ministries  Worldview Academy  Impact 360 Institute       

The year before he died, Chuck Colson delivered a Breakpoint commentary on the July Fourth holiday in which he reflected on our national identity. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

America's Christian roots should be the catalyst of our respect and the inspiration to want better. __________ Join Abdu Murray, Gretchen Huizinga, and John Lennox (virtually) as they help us explore how Christians can live out our God-given humanity in an increasingly AI-driven world. Register at greatlakessymposium.org.

Dr. Allan Josephson joins John Stonestreet to discuss being fired for speaking out about gender ideology, and how ADF helped vindicate him.

A looming transition and a call for the Church to persevere.   __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

AI is here. Hiding from it isn't an option. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

We owe it to children to tell the truth and oppose the lies. __________ Apply for the Colson Fellows program at colsonfellows.org/apply.

A devastating earthquake hits Venezuela. John and Maria discuss socialist primary victories in New York, a new Gallup poll on religion, the New York Times' Father's Day essay, Canada's speech law, anti-Semitism on the right, and listener questions.    Segment 1 – Venezuela Earthquake; NYC Primaries; Religion in America  Venezuela earthquake article  Coverage of New York City primary elections  Gallup poll on religion in America    Segment 2 – Father's Day; Canada's Speech Law; Anti-Semitism  New York Times Father's Day essay coverage  Canada Bill C-9  Tucker Carlson interview with JD Hall  Open Doors World Watch List 2026    Segment 3 – Questions and Comments  Wild at Heart by John Eldredge  Free Press article on Christian men's retreat  Question on church membership and transgender-identifying individuals   

Millions of Americans now believe and live as if Obergefell has settled the question of same-sex "marriage". It did not.  __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at joinadf.com/breakpoint.

The French philosopher rejected fixed human nature and birthed an identity crisis for the books. __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at joinadf.com/breakpoint.

If we are to be people who are faithful to our families, our nation, and to God, we will need His help. __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at joinadf.com/breakpoint.

Religious worldview matters.  __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at joinadf.com/breakpoint.

Should Christians love their country? __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at joinadf.com/breakpoint.

Details of the deal to end hostilities between the US and Iran have been released. Also released this week a report on sexual abuse of women and girls in the UK. The World Cup's attempt at a pride match hits a snag.    Segment 1 – Iran Deal; UK Rape Report   MSN article on Iran Deal  Breakpoint interview with Eric Patterson  The Looming Tower by Larence Wright  What ISIS Really Wants  The Death of the Grown Up  The Clash of Civilizations  UK Rape Report  UK Social Media Ban Proposal  Segment 2 – World Cup Pride Match; WPATH Sued; PCUSA Proposes Monogamy  Yahoo article on World Cup  Christian Post article on WPATH  Fox article on minor league team refusing to wear uniforms  RNS article on Presbyterian Church USA  Segment 3 – Importance of Fathers  IFS Study on Fathers  I Was Longing for a Father  Why Fathers Matter BP article 

Happy Father's Day to all the dads; you make a difference.  __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at joinadf.com/breakpoint.

What does Scripture say about the role and rank of angels?  __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at joinadf.com/breakpoint.

Professor Robert P. George joins John Stonestreet in discussing Fidelity Month.

They came for the soccer, but America is wooing international first-timers. __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at joinadf.com/breakpoint.

Believers should speak of our Savior, the Bible, and our faith with the confidence of both objective truth and a changed life. __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at joinadf.com/breakpoint.

Non-believers don't understand how theologically deep and rooted is the Christian faith in truth.  __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at joinadf.com/breakpoint.

Sen Lee of Utah took exception with the Pentagon's labelling. NYT announces a new era of gene editing. John talks to Professor Robbie George about Fidelity Month. HelloFresh promotes perversion, A YouTuber is criticized for aborting a preborn baby diagnosed with Down Syndrome, but Bethany Christian Services makes a welcome change.     Segment 1 – Are Mormons Christian? Gene Editing is Back  Breakpoint article  NY Times article on gene editing  Andrew Walker article  Segment 2 – Fidelity Month  Fidelity Month website  Segment 3 – YouTuber Kills Preborn Baby after Down Syndrome Diagnosis  YouTuber article  Spectator Hello Fresh article  Bethany Christian Services statement  Resolve Conflict and Find Peace and Hope with Adult Children: Strategies and Conversations That Work by Kathy Koch       

America's founding recognizes human exceptionalism.  __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at adf.com/breakpoint.

Bacon was an important thinker for the future and the Christian faith. __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at joinadf.com/breakpoint.

The debate about what it means to be a Christian clearly needed to happen. __________ Help us reach our $1 million goal by June 30 at colsoncenter.org/june.

What should winning the kingdom really look like for the young men excited about their faith?  __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at adf.com/breakpoint.

Dr. Kathy Koch shares three insights from her new book, Resolve Conflict and Find Peace and Hope with Adult Children, that can keep your relationship with your children healthy and restore it if it's unhealthy.  __________ Help ADF defend our freedoms by giving at joinadf.com/breakpoint.

Pope Leo's Letter has some thoughts on artificial intelligence; an increasing number of schools are telling students to leave their phones at home; Pride Month isn't getting as much recognition this year and college students can't read.  Recommendations  The Call by Os Guinness  Engaging God's World by Cornelius Plantinga  Truth Rising Study  Summit  Worldview Academy  Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung  Segment 1 – Pope Leo's Magnifica Humanitas and Schools Ban Phones  Magnifica Humanitas  Jonathan Haidt's Ted Talk  Behind the AI Curtain by Don Sweeting  BPTW with John Stonestreet and John Lennox  Dallas schools see strong boost in school library use since banning phones  Segment 2 – Fidelity Month  Podium article  Retailers Scale Back Pride Month Themed Apparel for Children  After decades of rising support, same-sex marriage acceptance may be stalling, Gallup poll shows  Segment 3 – College Students Can't Read  Harvard policy  Chronicle of Higher Education article  Greater Than Campaign 

A look at Al Gore's documentary 20 years later. __________ Help us reach our $1 million goal by June 30 at colsoncenter.org/june.

Tim Goeglein joins John Stonestreet in discussing Tim's new book, What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Freedom, and Family.

The fight for life-giving humor.  __________ Educators, bring a deeper Christian worldview into your classroom by visiting colsonfellows.org/apply.

Catto believed fighting for equality was part of the Christian duty. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

If killing critically ill newborns isn't the line, where is it for medically assisted suicide?  __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

A month of fidelity, not pride. ___________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

John interviews Oxford professor and apologist John Lennox on Artificial Intelligence, how should Christians view this technology, and how to maintain a Christian vision of what it means to be human.   Segment 1 – Two Kinds of AI  God, AI and the End of History: Understanding the Book of Revelation in an Age of Intelligent Machines  Segment 2 –  Should We Fear AI?  What is Claude Mythos?  Segment 3 – AI and Reality  Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow  My Story by John Lennox   

Beyond time, Father, Son, and Spirit has had full personal fellowship within Himself. __________ Join us in praying for our country by visiting joinadf.com/breakpoint.

What's happening when narratives, real or not, win over truths?   __________ Help us reach our $1 million goal at colsoncenter.org/may.

Ryan Bomberger is an amazing speaker with an amazing story, that is now the subject of a new book and documentary. __________ Join us in praying for our country by visiting joinadf.com/breakpoint.

We are called to not be deceived and to not fear. __________ Join us for our 2026 Rooted Educator Worldview Summit by visiting colsoneducators.org/rooted.

Why the Church's greatest need is formation.  __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

A report out of the UN says concerns about climate change were overstated. People who use chatbots are changing their views of morality. Proposed rules for funding colleges could create problems for Christian colleges. And another bizarre ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court on hospitals and transgender care.    Recommendations  Triggernometry podcast    Segment 1 – OVERBLOWN CLIMATE CONCERNS; CHATBOTS INFLUENCING MORALITY  Energy News Beat article  Washington Post article  Rod Dreher commentary  Article on Chatbot interaction  Segment 2 – PASSING OF BOB WOODSON; CHRISTIAN COLLEGE FUNDING CONCERNS  Woodson Center announcement  Christianity Today article on college funding  Segment 3 – CO SUPREME COURT ORDERS RESTART OF MINOR TRANSGENDER CARE  NY Times article on Colorado hospital  FOX News article on Texas Children's Hospital   

Woodson was a civil rights warrior who didn't buy the dominant narrative about race and oppression.  __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

What's the point of formation over efficiency, leisure over work, and wisdom over perfection?  __________ Manage your money with a team that takes good stewardship to heart. Visit sovereignpw.com.

Dr. Mildred Fay Jefferson laid the groundwork for the pro-life cause in America.  __________ Register for our Truth Rising watch party in Knoxville by visiting colsoncenter.org/knoxville.

Like all human beings with eternity in their hearts, Disney adults are creatures of longing. __________ Help us reach our $1 million goal at colsoncenter.org/may.

Graduating, commencing, and a better way.  __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

A new report on the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7th. Connecticut is close to enacting a law placing more restrictions on homeschoolers. Katy Faust of Them Before Us was the victim of a hit piece by the Seattle Times. And John and Maria will talk about the administration's infatuation with IVF.    Recommendations  The World and Everything in It  Segment 1 – The Horrors of October 7; Attempts to Restrict Homeschooling  MSN article on October 7 report  Telegraph article on Nicholas Kristoff  More violence in Nigeria  Connecticut Democrats pass bill restricting homeschooling    Segment 2 – Seattle Times Doxes Katy Faust; White House Pushes IVF  MSN article on Chloe Cole  Age of first time mothers hit record high  Segment 3 – Questions and Comments  A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today's World  The Briefing  Breakpoint   

The fissure in America's ideological Left.  __________ Get ahead of the Colson Fellows summer application rush by applying today colsonfellows.org/apply.

How Martin Luther and centuries of Church thinkers inspired the Bill of Rights.  __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

A Tennessee bill and a grass-roots effort bring light to a darkened June.  __________ Join us in praying for our country by visiting joinadf.com/breakpoint.

When thinking about things like UFO's, aliens, and UAP's, the best place to start is with the rule and reign of Christ over all things.  __________ Join us for our 2026 Rooted Educator Worldview Summit by visiting colsoneducators.org/rooted.

The legacy work of how we face death. __________ Join us in praying for our country by visiting joinadf.com/breakpoint.

We're celebrating mothers this Mother's Day weekend. Another study confirms what most already knew; church is good for your family. And there is growing frustration in the pro-life movement with the Trump administration.     Recommendations  Them Before Us YouTube Video  The Desecration of Man by Carl Trueman    Segment 1 – Mother's Day  Them Before Us Substack  Them Before Us YouTube Video  Greater Than Campaign  Segment 2 – Church is Good for You; Is AI Alive?  X Post  Religion Unplugged article  2021 Study  Guardian Article on AI  Segment 3 – Pro-Life Frustration with the White House   WSJ article     

The language of the laws of nature and nature's God.   __________ For additional resources, or to download and share this commentary, visit breakpoint.org. 

It would make many comfortable if the Founders were Deists, but were they? __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Another First Amendment case is on the docket from the increasingly progressive Rocky Mountain state.   __________ Manage your money with a team that takes good stewardship to heart. Visit sovereignpw.com.

Though a few statements about Jesus in the Koran align with what we know from the Bible, other parts do not. __________ Register for our Truth Rising watch party in Knoxville by visiting colsoncenter.org/knoxville.

Christians are right to lament moral collapse but should never be reduced to despair. __________ Make a gift by May 8th to receive Dr. Carl Trueman's new book, The Desecration of Man at colsoncenter.org/may.

The alleged shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner touts his Christian faith in his manifesto. A new documentary released this week is likely to be a breath of fresh air. Planned Parenthood downplays its involvement in gender transition procedures and is the Catholic Church planning to go silent on sex?      Segment 1 – Another Assassination Attempt; God, Creation and the Story of Everything  Shooter's Manifesto  Generations by Jean Twenge  Christopher Lasch research  Desecration of Man Offer  WSJ article on documentary  Documentary trailer  Segment 2 – Planned Parenthood Gender Transitions; Pope Downplays Focus on Sexual Activity  Lifesite News article  Rueter's Article on Pope  Segment 3 – Uncomfortable Questions about Abortion  House Hearing Testimony  SCOTUS NJ Ruling 

According to Carl Trueman, transgression and desecration are at the heart of our current cultural crisis. __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

Human flourishing needs stillness.  __________ Register for our Truth Rising watch party in Knoxville by visiting colsoncenter.org/knoxville.

Babies need their mamas. There are few things more obvious than that. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Thomas Huxley's Atheism-lite.  __________ Make a gift by May 8th to receive Dr. Carl Trueman's new book, The Desecration of Man at colsoncenter.org/april.

Anything can be programmed to be intelligent, but wisdom is uniquely human.  __________ Share how Dr. Os Guinness' writing or speaking has impacted your faith at colsoncenter.org/tribute.

The Southern Poverty Law Center is indicted on charges of fraud in their attacks on conservative groups. A Gallup poll finds a resurgence of religious interest among young men. Clarence Thomas gives a rousing speech on our Constitution. And Tennessee sets aside June as a month to honor the nuclear family.    Recommendations  Clarence Thomas Speech at UT-Austin    Segment 1 – SPLC Indicted; Young Men's Religious Revival  SPLC Free Press article  Gallup Poll on Young Men and Religion  Clarence Thomas Speech at UT-Austin  Segment 2 – Religious Foster Parents Win in Court; TN Declares Nuclear Family Month  ADF Case  TN Declares Nuclear Family Month as an alternative to Pride Month.  Fidelity Month website  Where's mama video  Segment 3 – Easing Restrictions on Medical Marijuana  NY Times article on medical marijuana  Hill article on psychedelics   

The pointless practice of looking at the past through the lens of the present.  __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

A Christian conservatism without Christ is no more Christian than a Christian progressivism without Him.  __________ Make a gift by May 8th to receive Dr. Carl Trueman's new book, The Desecration of Man at colsoncenter.org/april.

Struggling through difficult questions surrounding the meaning of death and organ donation is not optional for the Church.  __________ Applications for next year's class are now open, and you can learn more at colsonfellows.org.

There is a way for Christians to soar in an AI future.  __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

Aliens, UFOs, and what we know from Scripture.  __________ Join us for our 2026 Rooted Educator Worldview Summit by visiting colsoneducators.org/rooted.

Trump's social media post portraying himself as Jesus is widely condemned Pope Leo XIV and the administration spar over the war with Iran. Tucker Carlson claims Muslims love Jesus. Is that true? And John and Maria discuss pain.  Recommendations  Creed by Steven Turner  Elevation Rhythm  Segment 1 – Trump's Truth Social Post and the Pope Condemns the Iran War  USA Today article on Trump's post  AP article on the Pope  Segment 2 – Do Muslims Love Jesus? And N.T. Wright Questions Bible Stories  Christian Post article on Tucker Carlson's comments  N.T. Wright Questions Bible Stories  Segment 3 – How to Think about Pain  Tell Me Where It Hurts by Rachel Zoffness  The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis     

Culture is getting ideas of singleness and marriage exactly backwards. __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

More groundbreaking proof that medicalizing gender confusion doesn't help.  __________ Register for America Reads the Bible at americareadsthebible.com/online.

Christian hope found in the American spirit.  __________ Applications for next year's class are now open, and you can learn more at colsonfellows.org.

Dr. Carl Trueman's new book highlights the ways Nietzsche predicted and cautioned about what was to come.  __________ Register for our Truth Rising watch party in Knoxville by visiting colsoncenter.org/knoxville.

We must appeal to and uphold God's clear moral standards amid vast moral confusion. __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

John and Maria talk about the Artemis II mission. A new study finds mental health worsens after gender transitions. And what's behind the falling teen pregnancy rate?    Segment 1 – Seeing God from Space  Artemis and Human exceptionalism  Victor Glover article  Segment 2 – Finland Study on Gender Dysphoria  Finland Transgender Study  City Journal article  Segment 3 – Teen Birth Rates Dropping  Teen Birth Rate hits Record Low  Ross Douthat – Ben Sasse interview  Gilead by Marilynne Robinson 

The mystery of love and our created specialness from space.  __________ Register for America Reads the Bible at americareadsthebible.com/online.

Jesus' body was not heisted, imagined, impersonated, or misplaced. __________ Applications for next year's class are now open, and you can learn more at colsonfellows.org.

What does lipstick say about our worldview?  __________ Register for our Truth Rising watch party in Knoxville by visiting colsoncenter.org/knoxville.

Carl Trueman joins John Stonestreet in discussing Carl's new book, The Desecration of Man: How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity. __________ Receive Carl Trueman's new book when you gift any amount to The Colson Center at colsoncenter.org/restore.

  How the creator of the Wizard of Id and B.C. taught millions about the resurrection of Christ.  _________ Help us raise leaders and shape lives through truth by visiting colsoncenter.org/april.

The risen Christ did not leverage anyone else's death for his cause. He offered his own.  __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

The Supreme Court Rules Colorado's law governing conversion therapy violates free speech. In Spain the real-life example of how assisted suicide harms the vulnerable. John and Maria talk Easter and the connection between the miracles and morality of Christ. And Jaden Ivey loses his spot on an NBA roster because of his outspoken faith.     Segment 1 – News Headlines  Chiles Decision  Politico article  Supreme Court Opinion  How the State Failed Noelia  First Things article  Premier article  Segment 2 - Easter Apologetics    Sean McDowell vs Bart Ehrman video  Did Jesus Rise from the Dead video    Segment 3 - Jaden Ivey and the NBA Speech Police  ESPN article       

Good Friday—Jesus' last words on the cross fulfill Scripture.  __________ Sign up for Truth Rising: The Study at colsoncenter.org/study.

The Resurrection actually happened, and is the Reality to which these myths have always pointed.  __________ Help us raise leaders and shape lives through truth by visiting colsoncenter.org/april.

An early version of this commentary wrongly referred to Lori Phillips as the owner of 303 Creative, rather than Lori Smith. We apologize for this misstatement. The First Amendment doesn't allow enabling speech on one ideological viewpoint while restricting speech on another.  __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

Hopes of revival are being hotly contested, but that shouldn't stop us from expecting the move of God always.  __________ Grab your ticket to CCNC before they sell out completely at colsonconference.org.

We must protect every vulnerable life and support every vulnerable mother and father every chance we are given. __________ Applications for next year's class are now open, and you can learn more at colsonfellows.org.

John and Maria discuss three lawsuits in the news; the guilty verdict for a Finnish lawmaker over an "insult"; Moody student teachers can stay in Chicago classrooms as part of their training. And a Jury finds Meta harms children. Also, how should Christians view the deaths of Kermit Gosnell and Paul Ehrlich.    Recommendations  Trevin Wax X post  Gospel Coalition article  Lead Like Jael by Emma Waters  Segment 1 – News Headlines  ADF article on Paivi Rasanen  X post on Rasanen  Moody student teachers article  Jury finds social media platforms harmful in pair of lawsuits  LA Times articles on social media lawsuit  Segment 2 – Deaths of Gosnell and Ehrlich  Kermit Gosnell   Paul Ehrlich   Segment 3 – Christian Worldview and Morality  Pew Study  Trevin Wax X post  Gospel Coalition article 

It seems God values beauty for beauty's sake.  __________ Register for our Church Leadership Summit at colsoncenter.org/churchsummit.

Understanding the divide between America's Christian ideals and its history of slavery.  __________ Applications for next year's class are now open, and you can learn more at colsonfellows.org.

The truth matters, and it matters more than our tribe. __________ Join the movement by visiting colsoncenter.org/march.

The tragic legacy of the book, The Population Bomb.  __________ Join us for our 2026 Rooted Educator Worldview Summit by visiting colsoneducators.org/rooted.

We cannot know what God might do with our obedience. __________ Grab your ticket to CCNC before they sell out completely at colsonconference.org.

We talk with three Colson Fellows who share their experiences with the program and how they've used it later in their lives to live with clarity, confidence and courage.    Segment 1 – What Attracts People to the Fellows Program  Colson Fellows Program  Segment 2 – Fellowship and Learning Through Cohorts  Summit Ministries  Segment 3 – Application, Discipleship and Being Equipped for the Moment     

Key Scripture that pro-abortionists point to and why life in the womb wins every time.  __________ Join us for our 2026 Rooted Educator Worldview Summit by visiting colsoneducators.org/rooted.

Human intelligence is far too complex to have happened by chance. __________ Access Truth Rising The Study for FREE by visiting colsoncenter.org/study.

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, it is essential to reflect on the role of the Bible and Christianity in shaping the country. __________ Help us keep the Colson Fellows program affordable by visiting colsoncenter.org/march.

Of the thousands of green-clad parade-goers, marchers, and partiers today, few know about Patrick, the man for whom today's holiday is named. __________ Register for our Church Leadership Summit at colsoncenter.org/churchsummit.

A UK study found teens think Jesus is offensive, and they're right.  __________ Register for America Reads the Bible at americareadsthebible.com/online.

A proposal in Congress that would impact the abortion pill. A Senate candidate from Texas has some strange theological ideas. The good and bad side of purity culture. And should Christians be connoisseurs of today's art?    Segment 1 – Proposed Mifepristone Ban; The Bible According to Talarico  Hawley proposes bans on mifepristone  A Kind Heretic is Still a Heretic  David French article  Breakpoint article on Talerico  Segment 2 – Purity Culture  A New Purity Culture – First Things  Segment 3 – The State of Conservative Art  First Things article  BBC report  Segment 4 - Questions and Comments   

Adding text to Scripture because it's "progressive" might score secular points, but it doesn't make it truer.  __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

The biblical authority parents have over their children is a sphere the state cannot, and should not, contravene. __________ Ready to deepen your faith? Visit colsonfellows.org

. . . and other nonsense Jesus would not have done.  __________ Access Truth Rising The Study for FREE by visiting colsoncenter.org/study.