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Families, churches, and Christian schools have the opportunity to cultivate the kind of convictions that can undergird the religious freedom consensus.

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We need to remember the faithfulness of God, repent of our sins, and return to His ways.

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Wherever men and women behold the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, the idols fall.

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Our idols will not disappear simply because we expose them. They disappear when we behold Christ.

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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.

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The human heart remains as religious as ever.

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Because names matter, we should always take the God-given task of naming seriously.

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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.

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Part of honoring human exceptionalism is to honor work.

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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."

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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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The Founders knew that unrestrained government power was the first enemy of freedom.

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Even "the father" of evolutionary theory found holes in his belief system.

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Is it ethical to charge 15% more for rich clients?

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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.

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America's Christian roots should be the catalyst of our respect and the inspiration to want better.

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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.

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AI is here. Hiding from it isn't an option.

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We owe it to children to tell the truth and oppose the lies.

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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.

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The French philosopher rejected fixed human nature and birthed an identity crisis for the books.

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If we are to be people who are faithful to our families, our nation, and to God, we will need His help.

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Religious worldview matters.

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Should Christians love their country?

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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.

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What does Scripture say about the role and rank of angels?

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

They came for the soccer, but America is wooing international first-timers.

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Believers should speak of our Savior, the Bible, and our faith with the confidence of both objective truth and a changed life.

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Non-believers don't understand how theologically deep and rooted is the Christian faith in truth.

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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.

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Bacon was an important thinker for the future and the Christian faith.

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The debate about what it means to be a Christian clearly needed to happen.

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What should winning the kingdom really look like for the young men excited about their faith?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Catto believed fighting for equality was part of the Christian duty.

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If killing critically ill newborns isn't the line, where is it for medically assisted suicide?

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A month of fidelity, not pride.

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