New Year's Day Terrorism, Bible Sales are Up Dramatically, and Remembering Jimmy Carter
Breakpoint
Colson Center
4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
The New Year's Day attack in New Orleans has us taking a closer look at Jihad and Islam. And there's been a spike in Bible sales this year. John and Maria look for reasons why. They also discuss the life and faith of former President Jimmy Carter.
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Segment 3 - Remembering Jimmy Carter
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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. |
| 0:08.0 | Today we're going to talk about the terrorist attack in New Orleans. |
| 0:10.9 | We're also going to talk about the spike in Bible sales and whether our culture is changing towards a greater acceptance of Christianity. |
| 0:18.9 | We have a lot to get to you today. |
| 0:20.2 | We're so glad you're with us. |
| 0:21.6 | Stick around. |
| 0:24.4 | Welcome to the very first breakpoint this week of 2025. |
| 0:29.0 | From the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm Maria Bear, alongside John Stone |
| 0:32.8 | Street, president of the Colson Center. |
| 0:35.3 | 2025 still sounds like science fiction to me, John, but happy New Year. |
| 0:39.0 | I guess this is happening whether I like it or not. |
| 0:41.1 | It is, and happy New Year. |
| 0:42.5 | And the way you brought that in, it sounded like the announcer for the old Washington Bullets, |
| 0:47.5 | which was the original NBA team in D.C. |
| 0:50.5 | They were so bad. |
| 0:51.7 | But every game, you know, you had to show up and really drive that |
| 0:55.0 | enthusiasm. Welcome to the Washington Bullets. And it was kind of like, what you are about to see is, |
| 1:01.1 | is 46 people in the stands watching this terrible basketball team. The Washington Bullets? |
| 1:07.1 | That's what they were called before they were the Wizards. Oh, that's a shame. Bullets were too violent. |
| 1:11.7 | Yes, fair enough. |
| 1:12.7 | I do feel triggered by that. |
| 1:13.9 | Also, I'm triggered by the word triggered. |
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