Recently, a denominational leader said to me that the best thing that the Church could do to handle the challenges of this cultural moment would be to “stay in its…
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Objectifying Olympic Athletes, Religious Freedom at the Courts, and Understanding Demisexuality – BreakPoint This Week
John and Shane discuss the place of the Olympics in framing our national identity and how we often objectify athletes as patriotic symbols akin to soldiers. This in the light…
Hope From the Global Church Worldwide
We are inundated with stories proclaiming, and often celebrating, the decline of Christianity and Christian morality. Headlines announce the rise of the “nones,” the redefinition (and reimagination) of marriage and…
What is Our Christian Identity in this Anonymous Age?
Last week, A friend forwarded me a letter circulating in his community. It called for him to apologize for his race and placed on him the burden of hundreds of…
Should Christians Offer Reparations for Relations? – BreakPoint Q&A
John and Shane field a number of questions from listeners. One listener who struggles with same-sex attraction asks if Christians should stop using the LGBTQ acronym. Shane asks John a…
Mississippi Challenges Roe at the Supreme Court
Last Thursday, two months after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear what could be the most significant challenge to Roe v. Wade to date, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch…
What is Demisexuality and the Better Christian Vision of Identity?
Earlier this month, Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo, daughter of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, announced that she now identifies as “demisexual.” As she described in the interview, her journey has gone from…
Journal of Medical Ethics Says Parents Don’t Have Rights Over Children
The Journal of Medical Ethics recently released a formal paper in which they argued that parents should lose their rights to care for their children. The paper referenced an article…
48 Churches Have Been Burned in Canada – What is Going on? | BreakPoint This Week
John and Maria discuss a new reality that over other the past 2 months at least 48 churches have been burned by arsonists in Canada. While some charge the fires…
Confused Souls Find Rest in God’s Image
The most common refrain in Genesis about God’s creation of the world is that it was good. Down through the centuries, many people both inside and outside the Church have tried…