Breakpoint

Aggressive sex identity messaging may be in retreat in 2025. 

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The virtual sexual revolution and a new kind of tyranny. 

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John and Maria discuss the devastating fires ravaging Southern California, a new report identifying Christians as the most persecuted religious group in the world, and Facebook does away with its fact checkers.

Recommendations

Psychology as Religion: The Cult of Self-Worship by Paul Vitz

Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism by Paul Vitz

The Church Before the Watching World : A Practical Ecclesiology by Francis Schaeffer

Segment 1 - LA Fires and Global Persecution of Christians

CNN: Los Angeles wildfires live updates

2025 Global Persecution Index

FOX: Christians increasingly persecuted worldwide as 'modern and historical factors converge'

Open Doors World Watch List

US Dept. of State: Countries of Particular Concern, Special Watch List Countries, Entities of Particular Concern

Breakpoint: No, Religious Freedom is Not “Safer Than Ever”

2025 Colson Center National Conference

Segment 2 - Facebook Exiles Fact Checkers

Meta: More Speech and Fewer Mistakes

The Free Press: How ‘The Babylon Bee’ Predicted the Vibe Shift

Babylon Bee: Guy Who Said Facebook Was Not Suppressing Free Speech Announces Facebook Will Stop Suppressing Free Speech

Segment 3 - Pixar Drops Gay Character

WORLD: Federal court strikes down Biden’s Title IX revisions

NBC: Disney removes transgender storyline from upcoming Pixar streaming series

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How intentional laws can value life. 

What Would You Say?: Assisted Suicide is Compassionate

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Cultural narrative bends toward catastrophizing life, but Christians are anchored to something better. 

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Breakpoint Forum: Should Christians Get Political?

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Is the growing belief in the supernatural an a la carte counterfeit? 

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Islamism in the Muslim and Christian world. 

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The littlest known Christian holiday with major significance. 

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The New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans has us taking a closer look at Jihad and Islam. And there’s been a spike in Bible sales this year. John and Maria look for reasons why. They also discuss the life and faith of former President Jimmy Carter.

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Recommendation

Tom Holland on How Christianity Remade the World by Bari Weiss

Segment 1 - New Year's Day Terrorism

CNN: New Orleans attack news

AP: Cybertruck exploded outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel

The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order by Samuel Huntington

What ISIS Really Wants by Graeme Wood

Open Doors Report

NYT Matter of Opinion Podcast: An Atheist's Case for More Christianity in Politics

BBC: Badenoch calls for national inquiry into 'rape gangs'

Segment 2 - Bible Sales Up Dramatically

FOX: Bible sales are booming, despite a decline in religiosity

Niall Ferguson on becoming a Christian

Atheism Without Reason by Sarah Haider

Tom Holland on How Christianity Remade the World by Bari Weiss

Segment 3 - Remembering Jimmy Carter

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The simple act of speaking up can change a culture.

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Even our spare time should glorify God. 

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How the hymn “Amazing Grace” can set right our hearts for the New Year. 

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Voting is a “good” Christians should do. 

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Even atheists recognize it’s better to live around Christians. 

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John and Maria discuss the top six stories of the year, from AI to transgender politics.

Recommendations

Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The Church in Society by Francis Shaeffer

Being the Body by Chuck Colson 

Segment 1 - The Rise of AI

Colson Fellows Program

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: The Church in an AI Future

Honestly podcast with Bari Weiss

2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity by John Lennox

Resources from Sherry Turkle

Breakpoint Forum: The Perils and Promise of Artificial Intelligence

Segment 2 - Shifts in the Transgender and Pro-life Movements

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: The Shifting Ground of “Gender-Affirming Care”

Breakpoint Forum: The Real Facts About Gender Ideology

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: The State of the Pro-Life Movement

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: Christianity is a Cultural Good

Segment 3 - The Presidential Election and the Rise of Antisemitism

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: Elections and the Kingdom of God

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: The Resurgence of Antisemitism

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A massive body of research proves the danger and deception of transition interventions for gender dysphoria. 

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Christians must know their purpose to steer a world dominated by AI. 

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How an often-overlooked detail in the Gospel of Luke reveals the value God places on preborn life.

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Adding sacred text to original work to reveal a deep love for God.   

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With more millennials choosing no kids, would-be grandparents mourn the end of their family line. 

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The shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin has reignited the discussion about how to stop the violence. A new study shows that those with a college education are increasingly believing in the supernatural. And John and Maria make some suggestions to enliven your Christmas.

Christmas Season Recommendations

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

New York Times: A Cathedral of Sound

This Little Babe - Benjamin Britten

Segment 1 - What Should We Do about School Shootings?

AP: Official says Wisconsin shooter was new student at Christian school where her victims had deep ties

Breakpoint: Why We Shouldn’t Just ‘Do Something’

Steven Curtis Chapman: "Heaven In The Real World"

Segment 2 - Belief in Miracles on the Rise

Ryan Burge on belief in miracles

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: Christianity is a Cultural Good

The Way of the (Modern) World by Craig M. Gay

Breakpoint: The Restlessness of the “Spiritual but Not Religious”

Living in Wonder by Rod Dreher

Making Sense of Your World by W. Gary Phillips, William E. Brown, and John Stonestreet

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The fight to protect the innocent saw many changes this year. 

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The cry to act for its own sake isn’t helpful in troubling times. 

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The case for Just War.  

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Remembering the Tsunami of 2004 

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The power of small, faithful acts in dark times. 

Related Resource:

WWYS: Does Advocating for Religious Liberty Hurt Our Christian Witness?

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Daniel Penny, Luigi Mangione, and the importance of worldviews in discerning right from wrong. A new study finds 1 in 4 young adults believes AI partners could replace real-life romance. And John and Maria discuss their favorite Advent traditions.

Recommendations

Joy of Every Longing Heart by Sara Groves

The Advent of Christmas by Matt Maher

Handel's Messiah

The Promise by Michael Card

Segment 1 - Defining Good and Evil

CBS News: Daniel Penny speaks out after being found not guilty in NYC subway chokehold death

Scott Jennings on X

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

Reuters: Luigi Mangione was charged with murder - then donations started pouring in

Segment 2 - AI Relationships

Artificial Intelligence And Relationships: 1 In 4 Young Adults Believe AI Partners Could Replace Real-Life Romance

Sherry Turkle on impact of technology

Sherry Turkle TED Talks

Bioethics: A Primer for Christians by Gilbert Meilaender

One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak

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The last year revealed deep antisemitism. 

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AI’s anti-human rants, and why users should proceed with caution. 

Related Resource:

Breakpoint Forum: The Perils and Promise of Artificial Intelligence

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Even medical marvels should be grounded in a proper understanding of human value.

Related Resource

WWYS - Does Technology Make Religion Obsolete?

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Studies show that family mealtimes are a key component to health and happiness. 

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The natural world is so well designed, math can prove it. 

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The Supreme Court heard attorneys debate a Tennessee law that prohibits puberty blockers and cross sex hormones for children. Notre Dame is reopening after being heavily damaged by a fire in 2019. And the UK House of Commons votes to legalize doctor assisted suicide.

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Recommendations

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Understanding our Identity: A Theology of the Body webinar

The Identity Project

Segment 1 - Transgender Arguments at Supreme Court

United States v. Skrmetti

Breakpoint: Why We Need to Read the Cass Report on Gender Ideology

Segment 2 - The Rebuilding of Notre Dame

CNN: Notre Dame will soon reopen. Here’s what you need to know

Breakpoint: The Meaning of the Cathedral

Colson Fellows Program

Segment 3 - Euthanasia in the UK

New York Times: British Lawmakers Voted to Legalize Assisted Dying

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

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Voting is a “good” Christians should do.

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Why Jesus taking on flesh matters. 

Don’t miss the upcoming webinar, “Understanding Our Identity: A Theology of the Body” featuring theologian and author Christopher West. The webinar will take place on December 10 at 7PM. You can save your seat by signing up at colsoncenter.org/identity. 

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Why it matters that the mind and soul are more than mere products of the brain. 

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The motley crew assembled at the nativity reminds us that Jesus came for everyone. 

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Even atheists recognize it’s better to live around Christians. 

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The DEI fad is fading among corporations, two recent commercials for car companies display very divergent worldviews and allowing public school students to leave class for religious instruction is getting pushback in some states.

Recommendations

Recovery Ministries Try to Help Portland Get Clean: Maria Baer in Portland

Attend Advent Lessons and Carols service

Segment 1 - Companies Backtracking on DEI

Walmart becomes latest — and biggest — company to roll back its DEI policies

Walmart Abandons Trans Products For Kids, DEI Policies

1792 Exchange

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: The Shifting Ground of “Gender-Affirming Care”

CNN panel blows up after commentator argues X is balanced platform: ‘You cannot say that’

Segment 2 - Worldviews in Car Commercials

Volvo Commercial: Meet the new Volvo EX90

Jaguar Commercial: Copy Nothing

Mass advertising campaigns on assisted dying spark anger among MPs

The Good Life by Chuck Colson

Segment 3 - Release Time in Public Schools

LifeWise Academy

Public school religious instruction release bill gets support, opposition in Ohio Senate committee

WORLD Opinions: The myth of the “secular” classroom

Prison Fellowship

Clergy in the Classroom by David Noebel

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A way to pray and sing with deeper intention this Christmas. 

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A “special instrument sent of God.” 

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A roadmap to avoid political food fights around the holiday table. 

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Ethics should also be a knowable truth. 

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The Christian knows about brokenness and the Healer. 

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The debate over whether men should be allowed in women’s restrooms moves to Capitol Hill, but is corrupted by our confusion over marriage.  RFK Jr. has sparked a national conversation about food, which is really a conversation about what it means to be human. Also, how Thanksgiving points us outward and upward in a culture that constantly directs us inward.

Recommendations

Bonhoeffer Abridged by: Eric Metaxas

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.

Segment 1 - Capitol Hill Bathrooms

CNN: Republican’s effort to block first transgender House member from using women’s bathrooms brings campaign issue to the Capitol

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: The Shifting Ground of “Gender-Affirming Care”

Pascal's Pensées; or, Thoughts on religion

Club Q shooting lawsuits claim owner negligence, officials ignored red flag law

Segment 2 - The Politics of Food

First Things: This is a Dangerous Moment for the U.S. Pro-life Movement

The Rest is History podcast

Good Energy by Dr. Casey Means

Dr. Casey Means on Real Time with Bill Maher

2025 Colson Center National Conference

Segment 3 - Thanksgiving Conversations

Breakpoint: Make June Fidelity Month

Overflowing with Thankfulness by Alistair Begg

Chuck Colson on A Crisis of Ethics: Doing the Right Thing

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A massive body of research proves the danger and deception of transition interventions for gender dysphoria. 

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Tim Goeglein on finding a way out of the bad ideas of the 1960s. 

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The poet of our day is wrong about women. 

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The Creation and the uselessness of man. 

Related Resources

What Would You Say? How to Talk About Climate Change - Part 1

What Would You Say? How to Talk About Climate Change - Part 2

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Belief in Self unsettles the soul. 

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Some taboo topics among pundits on mainstream media are beginning to show signs of breaking down. The recent presidential campaign exposed a new reality; celebrities don’t hold as much influence over voters as many thought. And a new trend is emerging in the family, would-be grandparents who aren’t sure how to raise the topic with their adult children.

Recommendations

Where The Winter Was by Skye Peterson

Machine Antihumanism and the Inversion of Family Law by Jeff Shafer

Segment 1 - Spiral of Silence

CNN guests clash after Trump's victory in heated debate over 'transphobia'

CNN host Abby Phillip explains why Muslim victim of beeper ‘joke’ didn’t return after commercial break

The World and Everything in It: November 15, 2024

Victims of Communism Museum

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Why I Am Now a Christian

Segment 2 - Celebritism in Politics 

WSJ: Inside Harris’s and Trump’s Campaign Spending

Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses by Theodore Dalrymple

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman

Segment 3 - Grandparents

NYT: The Unspoken Grief of Never Becoming a Grandparent

Ruth 4

Proverbs 17:6

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Christians must know their purpose to steer a world dominated by AI. 

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We should wrestle with the past, but ultimately our allegiance is with Christ our King.

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Are digital natives going to raise their children screen-free? 

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Yes, with the right criteria of eternal truths. 

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If cloning farm animals is illegal, should society clone children?

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John Stonestreet and Maria Baer break down the results of this week’s election from the presidential race to state ballot initiatives.

Recommendations

Pray for our officials through the Psalms

Hillsdale College and Liberty University

Segment 1 - 2024 Election

How to Live as Christians After the Election | John Stonestreet at Liberty University

Colson Fellows Program

WORLD: We’re faced with a crisis by John Stonestreet

Segment 2 - State Initiatives

Live Action: Abortion on the ballot: Where voters protected preborn children, and where they didn’t

Breakpoint: Voting: Lesser of Two Evils vs. Lessening Evil 

First Things: The Way Forward After Dobbs by Ryan T. Anderson

Segment 3 - Impact of the Election and More State Initiatives

CNN: Antisemitic attacks on Israeli soccer fans bring shame on Amsterdam, mayor says

NYT: Marijuana and Drug Policy on the Ballot

California Approves Tough-on-Crime Initiative

Anthony Bradley on X

West Virginia voters approve constitutional ban on physician-assisted suicide

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Our Savior was hung on a cross to rescue us ... do we need to complain? 

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Our culture is primed for a life-giving change that only Christianity offers. 

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How Christianity invented the conflict between church and state.

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Christian discipleship should offer the way forward.

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When the left mixes religion with politics, liberal journalists call it "inspiring".

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John Stonestreet explains why Tuesday’s election is being called “the most consequential election in our lifetime.” A researcher is blocking the release of a study on puberty blockers because she doesn’t like the findings. And we discovered this week another danger from artificial intelligence.

Recommendations

John Stonestreet at Liberty University on Nov. 6

Lighthouse Voices: A New Sexual Revolution with Os Guinness on Nov. 12

Redeeming Warriors by Joshua Holler

Segment 1 - Tuesday's Election

WORLD: We’re faced with a crisis by John Stonestreet

What Would You Say?: Is This the Most Important Election of Our Lifetime?

Segment 2 - Buried Study on Puberty Blockers

NYT: U.S. Study on Puberty Blockers Goes Unpublished Because of Politics, Doctor Says

Breakpoint: Why We Need to Read the Cass Report on Gender Ideology

Segment 3 - Grieving Mom Sues an AI Chat Bot Company 

USA Today: Mother sues tech company after 'Game of Thrones' AI chatbot allegedly drove son to suicide

Pro-Child Politics by Katy Faust

The Death of the Grown-Up by Diana West

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The addiction of gambling hits not just in dollars, but in human lives. 

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Paul’s instructions to think on truth, loveliness, and purity can guide us through the holiday. 

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Choice, faith, and parental sway are returning to the educational system.  

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Wins in court say more about the nation’s founding documents than about its appetite for religious tolerance.

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John Stonestreet spoke with Tim Goeglein, Vice President of External and Government Relations for Focus on the Family, to discuss the impact of the cultural worldview shifts of the 1960s in America. 

Additional Resources 

Focus on the Family

Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream

Pulling kids from public school might be necessary, but speaking up is too. 

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A new study is out showing where people find their spouse, and the change over time is fascinating. The Biden administration is doubling down on its all-out support for abortion with a plan to make contraceptives free. And churchgoers overwhelmingly want their pastors to talk about politics. 

Recommendations

The Church Before the Watching World by Francis Shaeffer

The Pioneers by David McCullough

Segment 1 - Where to Find a Spouse

How couples met (1930-2024)

Breakpoint: The Decline of Dating Apps

2025 Colson Center National Conference: Be the Church

Segment 2 - Biden Wants Free Over-the-Counter Birth Control

Biden administration proposes a rule to make over-the-counter birth control free

Segment 3 - Politics from the Pulpit

Toxic Empathy by Allie Beth Stuckey

The Church Before the Watching World by Francis Shaeffer

Churchgoers Want to Hear Pastors Address Current Issues

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Support for religious liberty is in decline.

What Would You Say?: Is Religious Freedom Just a Way to Protect Privilege?

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In the few days before the election, Christians should speak truth about extreme ballot measures.  

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If marijuana definitively destroys lives, should we be free to smoke? 

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It turns out, love isn’t a product.

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The abortion colossus is now the leading provider of hormone treatments for teens.

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If you’re a parent, you know a time is coming when your child will ask uncomfortable questions about the culturally confused time in which we live. John and Sarah Stonestreet talk to Andrew and Christian Walker about what to say when those questions come your way.

Resources and Recommendations

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Dr. Andrew Walker on WORLD

AndrewTWalker.com

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“Third spaces” connect people. Go find them! 

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Epidemics demand explanation, and so does the rapid rise of gender confusion.   

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...and spread the word.

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Sexual purity requires a full story of how God designed and destined His image bearers. 

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