Murdered Missionaries in Haiti and Celebrity Converts
Breakpoint
Colson Center
4.8 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Two young missionaries were killed in Haiti last week. John and Maria talk about the courage needed to be a witness for Christ around the world. And the ongoing debate on how and should the church platform celebrities who convert to Christianity.
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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 perspective. |
| 0:06.7 | Today we're going to talk about two young missionaries that were killed this week in Haiti, |
| 0:11.2 | what it means to do world missions and why some cultures are so very different |
| 0:15.8 | from others. |
| 0:16.8 | We're also going to talk about Christian celebrities and in particular celebrities who convert |
| 0:21.2 | to Christianity. |
| 0:22.1 | We're starting today with Russell Brand. |
| 0:24.4 | So we have a lot to get to today. We're so glad you're with us. Please stick around. |
| 0:31.0 | Welcome to Breakpoint this week. from the Coulson Center for Christian |
| 0:33.7 | worldview. I'm Maria Bear alongside John Stone Street president of the Coulson |
| 0:37.7 | Center. John I have to say I really enjoyed last week's show with Katie |
| 0:42.1 | Faust. |
| 0:43.0 | Man, she is like whip smart, really quick on her feet, |
| 0:46.6 | and so brilliant and charming. |
| 0:49.6 | I was a little envious, I'll be honest with you. |
| 0:51.9 | I was like, she going to take my job. |
| 0:54.0 | Well yeah it was fun to have her sit in. She was quick to say I can't deliver the Maria |
| 0:59.8 | level of banter as what she texted me. So anyway she felt the same way but she did a great job. |
| 1:05.3 | Well I'm sure we'll have a chance to have her sit in again. She's going to be joining us this weekend at the |
| 1:10.2 | Colston Center National Conference which is where I'm supposed to be as we record this, but I am not yet because of American Airlines. |
| 1:18.0 | God bless their souls. |
| 1:20.0 | So we're recording this on Wednesday this week |
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