One of the features of the sexual revolution, especially in these latter days, is a steady stream of new words that were invented to justify increasingly incoherent ideas. For example,…
Category: Colson Center
Texting Thumbs
In Scientific American, physician Carolyn Barber describes a new condition: “texting thumb.” “The patient’s right thumb knuckle is inflamed, swollen, and often painful,” she writes, “especially toward the end of…
BreakPoint: The “End” of our Lives: Loving and Caring for Others
A young woman recently commented to a friend, “I feel like once you have kids, your life is just done.” So, despite pressure from her mom, she was in no…
BPQ&A – Culture Sensitive Preaching, Worldviews and the Endtimes, and Speaking Well to Identity Confusion
John and Shane are asked how to respond to church leadership who feels speaking about culture topics will cause ripples in the church. Later, the two are asked how they…
The Point: Faithfulness not Success
Christian history is full of incredible stories: Origen, Augustine, Wilberforce, Joni Eareckson Tada, Hudson Taylor… In fact, any life lived for Christ, is historic, significant, and inspiring. Success is never…
Parenting and the State: Red Flags in “Build Back Better”
President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, which passed in the U.S. House last month, is expected to be passed by the Senate before Christmas. Adding this big-ticket “social spending…
BPQ&A Special: Why Do People Blame the Church, Why Sexual Morality, and What is Sphere Sovereignty?
John and Shane respond to feedback and a question on why culture blames the church for a myriad of social, cultural, environmental, and many other ills. They then explain a…
The Point: The Problem with Surrogacy Isn’t the Price
On Black Friday, a surrogacy agency in Ukraine called BioTexCom offered a fun new deal: three percent off your next baby. The discount, according to the ad, applied to hiring…
BreakPoint: A Christian in a Hostile Culture: the Story of Hunayn Ibn Ishaq
Women in Afghanistan have been barred from participation in civil society. There are families hunted for their involvement with the U.S. military, and brothers and sisters in Christ have been…
The Point: Vaccine Requirements for Euthanasia?
Recently, a Switzerland-based euthanasia clinic posted that, going forward, anyone seeking so-called “death with dignity” must be fully vaccinated first. It isn’t quite as crazy as it sounds. They aren’t…