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Breakpoint

Why the HENRYs Aren’t Happy

Breakpoint

Colson Center

Religion & Spirituality, News Commentary, Politics, Culture, Christianity, Currentevents, Worldview, News

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

It turns out wealth isn’t the key to wellness.  

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0:00.0

Hi, this is John Stone Street and I want to invite you to join us for the next Break Point Forum Live in Greenville, South Carolina, Thursday, April 3rd.

0:10.0

Joining me will be Dr. Andrew Walker and Dr. Cady McCoy will be talking about the possibility of Christians leading a new sexual revolution by living as image bearers male and female. We live in a culture

0:22.6

deeply confused about what it means to be human, especially what it means to be human, male, and

0:27.6

female. It's time for a new sexual revolution, just like Christians in the first century were

0:32.5

known for their countercultural behavior when it came to valuing all human life and living faithfully with each other,

0:40.5

it's time for Christians today to spark a new sexual revolution. It starts with understanding

0:45.5

who we are. Join us for an important discussion. It'll be on the campus of North Greenville University.

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It's a free event, but space is limited. So secure your spot today at

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colsoncenter.org slash greenville. That's colson center.org slash greenville.

1:05.2

Welcome to Breakpoint, a daily look at an ever-changing culture through the lens of

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unchanging truth. For the Colson Center,

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I'm John Stone Street. A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted a group of people called The Henry's. That's an acronym for high earner, not rich yet. The piece showcased earners that had

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incomes well into the hundreds of thousands, but still feel like they're living paycheck to paycheck.

1:28.5

According to author Callum Bortchers, the essence of being a Henry is feeling a gap between what

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you have and what you think you need to be comfortable, end quote. Now, of course, it's true that the

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price of many things, from housing to eggs to child care, have never been higher. But some of the

1:43.6

Henry's featured in the

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article have more than the economy to blame. For example, one mentioned her hefty student loan debt

1:50.0

and luxury car payments as weighing down her list of expenses. Others seem to find social status

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and living in the most expensive cities in the world while still trying to keep up with the Joneses.

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As Bortcher noted,

2:01.9

and I quote, what these high earners consider essentials might be termed luxuries or even nonsense

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