Breakpoint

A student at the University of Oklahoma receives a 0 for having the wrong view. A new study finds paganism is on the rise in the UK. And Australia looks to put concerns about social media's impact on minors into law.    Recommendations  The Counterpoints Collection by Zondervan Academic  Segment 1 – News Headlines  Oklahoma professor placed on administrative leave after protest controversy | Fox News  Rising number of Brits turning to paganism  The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God by Justin Brierley  Letters from Father Christmas by G. K. Chesterton  Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton  Segment 2 – Social Media Ban for Minors in Australia  Australia bans social media for 16 and under  Colson Center National Conference  Segment 3 - Hell  Kirk Cameron changes stance on doctrine of Hell  Burning Hell Film  The Road to Character by David Brooks  Questions and Comments      ______________________   Make a gift by December 31 to help us form families, churches, and schools in the Christian worldview in 2026! Thanks to a generous grant, your gift will be doubled, up to $500,000. Give today at colsoncenter.org/november.   Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.   

Transcribed - Published: 12 December 2025

The silenced generation of Gen-Z white males is finding an identity, but is it the True one?  __________ Register for CCNC at colsonconference.org

Transcribed - Published: 11 December 2025

Lessons from Scrooge on assisted suicide.  __________ Learn more about Truth Rising at truthrising.com/colson.

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2025

Cutting through familiarity to a heart of worship this season.  __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2025

  The alien language your kids are speaking reveals a deeper cultural reality.  __________ To give through stocks, securities, or donor advised funds, email [email protected]

Transcribed - Published: 8 December 2025

Recent news headlines involving immigrants are causing a reaction that isn't very Christian. Information continues to reveal the transgender moment that took over the world over the last few years. And what's behind Nick Fuentes' popularity?  Segment 1 – Immigration and Image of God  MSN: A sprawling fraud scandal puts Minnesota's Somali community in the spotlight  Fox News: Who is the DC National Guardsmen shooting suspect? What to know about Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal  Segment 2 – The Transgender Scam  The Free Press: 'We're All Just Winging It': What the Gender Doctors Say in Private  ADF: ADF attorney, Virginia teacher to testify before US House subcommittee on harmful 'secret social transition' policies  Interesting Times with Russ Douthat  Segment 3 – Is Nick Fuentes Radical Feminism for Men?  X Post on Nick Fuentes  Rod Dreher's Substack: What I Saw And Heard In Washington  Questions and Comments  The Atlantic: Canada is Killing Itself  Joni and Friends  ______________________   Make a gift by December 31 to help us form families, churches, and schools in the Christian worldview in 2026! Thanks to a generous grant, your gift will be doubled, up to $500,000. Give today at colsoncenter.org/december.   Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.   

Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2025

 Not all activities can be measured in the utilitarian way that fans of AI claim.  __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2025

The arts help prepare our hearts and minds for the feast of Christmas. _________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

Transcribed - Published: 4 December 2025

Britain, once the birthplace of world evangelization and now a birthplace of nothing. __________  

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2025

It would be foolish to ignore the lessons of Germany's political history.  __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2025

Christians must love and serve those who are the most vulnerable among us. __________ Learn more about Truth Rising at truthrising.com/colson.

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2025

Sarah Stonestreet joins John this week to talk about the first Thanksgiving. New research finds a lot of young voters would like AI to control parts of our government. A new Barna study reveals a lot of Christians are confused about the Bible's teaching about the afterlife. And the long predicted demographic winter is upon us.    Recommendations  Strong Women Podcast  Segment 1 – The First Thanksgiving  American Heritage: A Fateful Experiment at Jamestown  Jamestown experiment  Glenn Sunshine's Substack  Segment 2 – 41% of young voters say they'd give AI government power  X post on Rasmussen poll  Segment 3 – New Research: Distorted Beliefs About Our Post-Death Experience  Cultural Research Center  Segment 4 - Demographic Destiny of UK  Philip Pilkington X post  Jamie Bambrick X post  GovFacts: US Birth Rate Hits Historic Low: What It Means for America's Future  ______________________   Make a gift by December 31 to help us form families, churches, and schools in the Christian worldview in 2026! Thanks to a generous grant, your gift will be doubled, up to $500,000. Give today at colsoncenter.org/november.   Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.   

Transcribed - Published: 28 November 2025

If there is to be a true recovery of education, there must be a recovery of the purpose for education.  __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

Transcribed - Published: 26 November 2025

Oppression is not a bug of socialism. It's a feature.  __________ Save up to 50% on your place at the Colson Center National Conference when you register by November 29  colsonconference.org.

Transcribed - Published: 25 November 2025

The science has led back to the truth.  _________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

Transcribed - Published: 24 November 2025

New polls on Christianity show mixed results. Elon Musk suggests AI will end work, and test results are indicating a crisis in education in America.    Recommendations  Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life by David Bahnsen  Segment 1 – State of the Church  Anthony Bradley X post  Gallup: Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World  Rod Dreher Substack: Men & The Rise Of Orthodoxy In America  Segment 2 – The End of Work?  Elon Musk X post  The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success by Ross Douthat  Presence in the Modern World by Jacques Ellul  Breakpoint: Evaluating the "Kirk Effect"  Segment 3 – Crisis in Education  The Atlantic: 'A Recipe for Idiocracy'  Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good by Steven Garber  The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis  The International Alliance for Christian Education (IACE)  ______________________   November 29 is the last day to save up to 50% on CCNC 2026 registration! Register at colsonconference.org.  Make a gift by December 31 to help us form families, churches, and schools in the Christian worldview in 2026! Thanks to a generous grant, your gift will be doubled, up to $500,000. Give today at colsoncenter.org/november.   Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.   

Transcribed - Published: 21 November 2025

What has come of the "Kirk Effect"?  __________ Give today at colsoncenter.org/november.

Transcribed - Published: 21 November 2025

God's word is not our plaything, neither personally nor culturally. __________ Learn more about Truth Rising at truthrising.com/colson.

Transcribed - Published: 20 November 2025

Far from improving sports, gambling has undermined integrity and trust in the industry, in athletes, and at home. __________ Check out "Give. Save. Spend." and learn how to align your finances and faith by going to colsoneducators.org/courses.

Transcribed - Published: 19 November 2025

The mission drift and how the closing of several Christian colleges can ignite a new era of educational excellence.  __________ Save up to 50% on your place at the Colson Center National Conference when you register by November 29  colsonconference.org.

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2025

From Voltaire to Beavis and Butthead to the loss of humor the heart really needs.  __________ Give to The Colson Center at colsoncenter.org/november.

Transcribed - Published: 17 November 2025

The Supreme Court turns down a challenge to law that brought us legalized same-sex "marriage" while an appellate court says making students recognize pronouns is unconstitutional. IVF deaths have surpassed those lost to abortion. Down Syndrome deaths continue to rise. And is America being feminized?    Recommendations  Interesting Times Podcast with Ross Douthat  Strong Women Podcast    Segment 1 – Courts on Obergefell and Pronouns  Christian Post: Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis' request to reconsider landmark gay marriage ruling  ADF: Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District Board of Education  Segment 2 – IVF and Down Syndrome Deaths and Bible Reading  LifeSite: IVF embryo deaths surpass number of babies killed annually by abortion, report shows  The Denver Gazette: Termination of Down syndrome pregnancies continues to be high, which concerns advocates  Rising Kites  The Christian Post: More Americans are now reading the Bible but fewer believe it's 100% accurate: study  Segment 3 – Feminization of America  Substack: The Great Feminization  Strange New World by Carl Trueman    ______________________   Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.   

Transcribed - Published: 14 November 2025

While the world turns away, Christians must keep the persecuted in prayers and in the spotlight. __________ Save up to 50% on your place at the Colson Center National Conference when you register by November 29  colsonconference.org.

Transcribed - Published: 14 November 2025

The evidence is abundant showing a nearly continuous Jewish presence in the Holy Land since ancient days and linking modern Jews and ancient Israelites. __________ Access Truth Rising The Study: Educators' Edition at colsoneducators.org.

Transcribed - Published: 13 November 2025

The Church is in the best position to make marriage a priority for young adults.  __________ Give your kids a stronger foundation to embrace a biblical worldview and much more at summit.org/breakpoint.

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2025

Distinguishing who is in a room of the Christian house and who is in another house entirely.  __________ Register for our Colson Fellows informational webinar at colsonfellows.org/webinar.

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2025

John and Maria discuss implications of New York City electing a socialist and Muslim as mayor. Nigeria is named Country of Particular Concern, and Sudan now is garnering attention as well. And Bill Gates is singing a different tune on climate change.   Recommendations Old School Podcast with Shilo Brooks and Bari Weiss  Summit Ministries  Segment 1 – Election Results and Christian Persecution  Election Results  The Clash of Civilizations by Samuel Huntington  True Believer by Eric Hoffer  Christian Persecution in Nigeria and Sudan  Marco Rubio's X post  Foreign Policy: The Fall of El Fasher Marks Another Dark Turn in Sudan's Civil War Segment 2 – Courts on Counseling and Bill Gates Changes Tune on Climate Change  Courts on Counseling and Chiles  Alliance Defending Freedom: Wyatt Bury v. City of Kansas City  SCOTUS Blog: What can we learn from the Supreme Court's first round of oral arguments? Bill Gates Changes Tune on Climate Change  Gates Notes: Three tough truths about climate Comments from Listeners   ______________________  Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.  

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2025

Venezuela sits on the world's largest oil reserves, yet why do its people make a fraction of many resource-poor nations?  __________ Check out "Give. Save. Spend." and learn how to align your finances and faith by going to colsoneducators.org/courses.

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2025

  The Christian response should be urgency, not alarm.  __________ Access Truth Rising The Study: Educators' Edition at colsoneducators.org.

Transcribed - Published: 6 November 2025

What makes humans exceptional and distinct from machines?  __________ Register for our Colson Fellows informational webinar at colsonfellows.org/webinar.

Transcribed - Published: 5 November 2025

The greatest evils in human history began by identifying a who, not a what, as the problem with the world.  __________ Register for the Truth Rising showing at Cornerstone University by going to colsoncenter.org/grandrapids.

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2025

The war between science and religion should never have been.  __________ Learn more about Truth Rising at truthrising.com/colson.

Transcribed - Published: 3 November 2025

Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, leaving behind a wake of destruction. John and Maria tackle the annual question, "Should Christians celebrate Halloween?" And, the ruling that legalized same-sex "marriage" is back at the Supreme Court.   RECOMMENDATIONS  Substack: Where Art Thou Rob Bell?  What Would You Say?: Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?    Segment 1 – Hurricane Melissa; Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?  USA Today: At least 50 dead as Hurricane Melissa devastates the Caribbean; Bermuda braces for storm  Breakpoint: Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?    Segment 2 – Obergefell Challenge at SCOTUS  Daily Citizen: Supreme Court to Consider Petition Challenging Same-Sex Marriage Decision     Comments from Listeners   Breakpoint: Are Mormons Christians?  Breakpoint: The President's Plan to Cheapen IVF (and Human Life)   ______________________   Support Breakpoint by becoming a Cornerstone Monthly Partner before midnight tonight at colsoncenter.org/october.   Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.   

Transcribed - Published: 31 October 2025

After the day of dress-up and candy-hunting is over, take time with your family to learn about Halloween's Christian origins of saints and martyrs. __________ Register for our Colson Fellows informational webinar at colsonfellows.org/webinar.

Transcribed - Published: 31 October 2025

Legislation and litigation continue to erode the notion of the sanctity of life.  __________ Check out "Give. Save. Spend." and learn how to align your finances and faith by going to colsoneducators.org/courses.

Transcribed - Published: 30 October 2025

Christians should always consider what our celebrations say about evil. __________ Access Truth Rising The Study: Educators' Edition at colsoneducators.org.

Transcribed - Published: 29 October 2025

In a desecrated age like ours, beauty will be denied, mocked, or caricatured. __________ To register for the Colson Center National Conference, visit colsonconference.org.

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2025

The precarious footing of religious freedom everywhere.  __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

Transcribed - Published: 27 October 2025

President Trump released his new policy on in vitro fertilization this week. It is not getting good reviews. A diverse group released a statement on Artificial Intelligence and the future of AI. And gambling-related arrests rock the sports world.    Segment 1 – President Trump's IVF Policy   YouTube: President Trump Makes an Announcement, Oct. 16, 2025  First Things: Trump's IVF Policy Could Be Worse, But It's Still Bad   Segment 2 – Statement on Superintelligence   Statement on Superintelligence   PrimeTimer: "Miracles do happen": Community celebrates as Annunciation Catholic School shooting survivor Sophia Forchas welcomed home by classmates  Segment 3 - NBA Betting Scandal   ESPN: What we know about the Billups-Rozier NBA gambling cases   The Free Press: The Real Problem with Sports Betting   Comments from Listeners   Nightlight snowflake adoption  ______________________   Support Breakpoint by becoming a Cornerstone Monthly Partner between now and October 31 at colsoncenter.org/october.   Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.   

Transcribed - Published: 24 October 2025

It turns out the craze was virtue signaling all along.  __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

Transcribed - Published: 24 October 2025

Increasing IVF access means more bought and sold kids, and more lost lives. __________ To support the prodcution of Breakpoint and receive exlusive benefits, visit colsoncenter.org/october.

Transcribed - Published: 23 October 2025

It’s long past time to address the dire situation Nigerian Christians are facing for their faith.  __________ Register for our Colson Fellows informational webinar at colsonfellows.org/webinar.

Transcribed - Published: 22 October 2025

A right vision of the Gospel of the Kingdom is the better path to forge.  __________ Stream Truth Rising today at truthrising.com/colson.

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2025

They are cultural allies, but Christians and Mormons don’t worship the same God.  __________ Register for our Colson Fellows informational webinar at colsonfellows.org/webinar.

Transcribed - Published: 20 October 2025

John and Maria discuss the long-awaited return of hostages from Gaza; China cracking down on Christians again, racist texts from Young Republicans, and Global Anglicans announce the Church of England has left them.  RECOMMENDATIONS  Interesting Times Podcast  Facts About Fertility    Segment 1 - News Headlines  Gaza Christians Come Home  Chinese Pastors Arrested  Global Anglicans Break with Church of England  Segment 2 - More News Headlines  Trans Trending Downward  Is this Revival?  More Men than Women Attending Church  Young Republicans Text Messages  ______________________  Support Breakpoint by becoming a Cornerstone Monthly Partner between now and October 31 at colsoncenter.org/october.  Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.   

Transcribed - Published: 17 October 2025

Christian education offers a vision of identity rooted in the foundational truth that we made in the image of God. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

Transcribed - Published: 17 October 2025

The racist origins of Planned Parenthood.  __________ Sign up for the Why Life? video series at colsoncenter.org/whylife.

Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2025

The atheist who had a lot to say about God, man, and the West.  _________ Register for CCNC by going to colsonconference.org.

Transcribed - Published: 15 October 2025

Religious freedom is not about keeping religion out of government but keeping government out of religion. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

Transcribed - Published: 13 October 2025

The hostages in Gaza are headed home in a tentative peace deal, conversion therapy gets a hearing at the Supreme Court, and there is a new, controversial Archbishop of Canterbury    Segment 1 - News Headlines  PBS News: What we know about the deal to pause war in Gaza and what's next  Breakpoint: SCOTUS Decides Whether Christian Counselors will be Able to Help Children  Segment 2 - FDA Approved Generic Abortion Drug  The Hill: FDA approves new generic abortion pill, drawing conservative fury  Loyola Today: A Loyola Icon with an Enduring Legacy, Sister Jean Dies at 106  Segment 3 - New Archbishop of Canterbury  Substack: The Faith of a Mustard Seed: The New Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lections Appointed for the Day  Comments from Listeners  Substack: Kentucky's Custody Law Did Not Reduce Divorce    ______________________  Support Breakpoint by becoming a Cornerstone Monthly Partner between now and October 31 at colsoncenter.org/september.  Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.   

Transcribed - Published: 10 October 2025