Zombie ideas of overpopulation and human pestilence gets humanity tragically wrong and misunderstands the created world. 

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Thirty-five years ago today, on September 2, 1991, Chuck Colson broadcast the very first episode of Breakpoint.

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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.

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By investing wisely, we can oppose what is evil and mend what is broken in our world.

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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. 

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 Americans should do their homework and study the history of socialism.

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Check out the entire "How to T.H.I.N.K. Series" with Tim Barnett on the What Would You Say? YouTube channel.

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Hatred of Jews has no place whatsoever for the Christian.

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The Bible is a book, but it is not just a book.

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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. 

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62% of Americans under 40 have a positive view of socialism or communism. Where did this come from, and what should be done?

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Christianity has played a significant role in shaping many modern traditions of generosity and giving.

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We must work to connect more men to wives and children. 

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A new liturgy for those choosing medically-assisted suicide. 

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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.  

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Carl Trueman turns to Dostoyevsky to explain how rejecting sacred moral boundaries ultimately leads to the dehumanization of others.

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Using technology to reflect the sacrificial work of Christ. 

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Do children belong to the state, or does the state exist to aid parents in their fundamental duties? 

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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. 

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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? 

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After working as Nixon's "hatchet man," Chuck Colson was transformed through Christ while in prison. 

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Mayor Mamdani's plan for city-run grocery stores versus the American citizen.

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Fifty years ago, Chuck Colson founded an organization that has changed the lives of millions of men and women across the globe. 

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We need the wisdom of when to speak, how to speak, and why to speak.

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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.

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There is an opening for Christians to speak with excellence into the arts.

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For those who don't know who they are, or why they are, or how to live, there is hope.

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The idea of covenant versus power. 

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Two world religions; two very different bearing of fruits.

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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. 

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The lasting impact of a lesser-known Founding Father.

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Can we distinguish AI from a human; and do we care?

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The world needs formed, not just informed, believers.

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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.

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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.  

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Maintaining the Christian worldview in this next frontier.

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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. 

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The "man-moulders of the new age" vs. Imago Dei.

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The Northwest Ordinance significantly shaped the future of slavery and education in America.

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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.

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The Bible is God's revealed Word to us, not our word to make applicable to the cultural moment.

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