On Wednesday of this week, I was honored to participate in a media event, along with former U.S. Representative. Frank Wolf, current U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, former Super Bowl star…
Category: Colson Center
This Isn’t a “Lost Year”
Buzzfeed News is running a series of feature stories this month called “The Lost Year,” featuring profiles of how six people, of different ages and backgrounds have been affected by…
If “Cuties” Highlights Exploitation, Why Are You All So Against It?
John Stonestreet and Shane tackle this question from a listener: “The director of “Cuties” was trying to highlight the sexualization of girls. Why are we condemning this movie when that…
The First Step Act, Chuck Colson, and the Church’s Work of Restoration
I’m old enough to remember that time, way back in 2018, when Democrats and Republicans worked together. Really, it did happen and resulted in a major, bi-partisan criminal justice reform…
Heading into the Election, What Would You Say About the Tough Issues of 2020?
A year ago, the Colson Center launched an ambitious project that would equip Christians with answers to our culture’s toughest questions, the kind of questions that tend to generate more…
Self-constructed, Build-a-Bear, Buffet-Style Christianity Is No Christianity at All
In a pair of tweets that recently made rounds on social media, a young progressive woman issued her doctrinal creed: “I am a Christian and I believe proselytizing is violence…I…
9/11 and Cultural Memory
John Stonestreet and Shane Morris reflect on the nineteenth anniversary of 9/11. How has 9/11 shaped a generation’s cultural memory? And what events are shaping the cultural memory of today’s…
International Panel Warns Us to Tap the Brakes on Gene Editing, but That Won’t Stop Us
While natural disasters are mostly, by definition, unavoidable, we can often take basic steps to mitigate damage, such as not building in flood zones or on top of major fault…
Trafficking Children
In just the past two months, authorities in Michigan, Ohio and Georgia rescued 58 children, ranging in age from three to 17, who were either missing or were victims of…
Questions about Conspiracy Theories and Eschatology
John Stonestreet and Shane Morris tackle a couple of tough questions today on the BreakPoint Podcast. Responding to our recent commentary on QAnon and conspiracy theories, one reader asks what’s…