BreakPoint This Week: The Church in Ukraine, Valentine's Day, Matchmaking and the Church, and the Metaverse Movement
Breakpoint
Colson Center
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🗓️ 19 February 2022
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
John and Maria discuss recent events in the world, connecting how Christians find grounding and purpose in God's redemptive story. They consider the Church's role and influence in driving a culture of relationships in the wake of Valentine's Day.
After a short break, the conversation shifts when they reflect on how the conflict in Ukraine is mirrored by a conflict inside the Orthodox Church.
In this moment of virtual online church, Maria prods John to explain the important role technology plays in our lives, shaping our understanding of humanity and how we interact with each other.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Breakpoint this week where we're talking about the top stories of the week from a Christian worldview. |
| 0:05.8 | Today we're going to talk about marrying earlier and romance in the church, which is fitting for Valentine's Day week. |
| 0:12.5 | We're also going to talk about the escalating situation between Russia and Ukraine and how we should think about that as Christians and what the religious landscape looks like in that part of the world. |
| 0:22.4 | We have a lot to get to today, but thanks for being with us. Stick around. |
| 0:28.4 | Welcome to Breakpoint this week from the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. I'm Maria Bear, alongside John Stone Street, president of the Colson Center, and The Voice of Breakpoint. |
| 0:39.0 | John, I'm just in an extremely grumpy mood this morning, so you're going to have to carry us here |
| 0:43.3 | today. |
| 0:44.5 | Because is Cincinnati's loss? |
| 0:46.5 | Oh, I don't care about that. |
| 0:47.6 | Actually, I was kind of happy about that, to be honest with you. |
| 0:50.7 | Really? |
| 0:51.0 | You're in Ohio. |
| 0:52.5 | Like, that was supposed to be like all hands on deck. |
| 0:55.0 | No, this is how shallow I am. |
| 0:57.0 | I went to a Cincinnati game early this season because they played the Packers. |
| 1:01.0 | My husband is a Packers fan because he was born in Milwaukee. |
| 1:05.0 | And the parking garage, the structures down by the stadium in Cincinnati are so outdated. Like the |
| 1:13.2 | planning is so poor. It took us to get out of the stadium and on the highway, it took almost |
| 1:18.5 | three hours. And so I hold that personally against the team. I'm not going to say the team name |
| 1:25.6 | because last time I said it, you made fun of me and we got all kinds of emails about how I say it. |
| 1:29.3 | Because the last time you said it, you referred to an 80s rock band of all women. |
| 1:33.4 | The Bengal Tigers. The Bengals. Okay. Well, either way. My favorite part of that memory was not only that you said it wrong, but that you assured me that Aaron would be on your side on this. |
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