Welcome to Breakpoint this week. I'm Maria Bear. John is off this week, so we decided to do something a little different.

Every week we talk about issues of the week from a Christian worldview. But something we often hear from you, our listeners, is,

so what can I do about it? This week on Breakpoint this week, there's something very practical that can help you live out your faith with confidence, clarity, and courage. Thanks for joining us.

Welcome to Breakpoint this week. I'm Pete Mara, the chief operating officer at the Colson Center,

sitting in for John and Maria. Wars, gender confusion, the sanctity of life. These issues and so many more

are parts of the conversations that we have every day here on Breakpoint. But what can you do about them?

I mean, how can you prepare for this cultural moment that God has placed you in? Well, at the Colson Center,

we believe a great way for you to prepare and strengthen your

calling as a Christian is to go through the Coulson Fellows program.

Now, you've heard about the Fellows program often here on Breakpoint, but today we wanted

to do something a little different by giving you the opportunity to hear from Coulson Fellows

themselves.

Today we're going to hear from Terry Furtt, the assistant principal

of academics at the King's Academy in San Jose, California, as well as Steve Lindsay, the director

of vocational discipleship and founder of faith and work in Los Angeles, California, and

Alex Vargas, an attorney specializing in finance and litigation from Texas.

Thank you all for joining us.

Now, before we get started, the first thing I want to know is, what attracted you to the

Fellows program?

Terry, let's start with you.

Jesus became the Lord of my life when I was in college, and at that time, I listened to

Christian Radio,

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