Breakpoint

Join John Stonestreet for a daily dose of sanity—applying a Christian worldview to culture, politics, movies, and more. And be a part of God's work restoring all things.

Persecution in Syria and the World

There are no borders when it comes to attacks on the Church and the call to pray and help.  ___________ Register your student for a Summit Minstires worldview conference and recieve a special discount at summit.org/breakpoint. 

03-13
06:36

What Spiderman Got Right and Wicked Got Wrong

We need heroes to be viewed through a lens of true good and evil.  __________ Register for the upcoming Breakpoint Forum: A New Sexual Revolution at colsoncenter.org/greenville. 

03-12
05:30

Kids From Strong Families Less Likely to Fall in Love with Robots

Why some are more vulnerable to AI ‘relationships’ than others.  Related Resource Breakpoint Forum: The Perils and Promise of Artificial Intelligence ____________ Sign up for a free account with the Identity Project at identityproject.tv. 

03-11
07:12

Don’t Follow Your Heart

When it comes to finding true happiness, do the opposite of what culture says.  __________ Register for the Identity Project websinar on Tuesday, March 11 featuring Dr. Kathy Koch at colsoncenter.org/identity. 

03-10
06:40

How Christianity Changed the Way the World Sees Disability, What Many Miss about Happiness, and New Study on Trans Surgery

John and Maria discuss DJ Daniel, Disability Awareness Month, and Christian history. Also, the idea that being “unencumbered" by responsibilities and dependents is the way to happiness is just wrong. And a new study puts another nail in the coffin of those pushing surgical mutilation for gender confusion. Recommendations Strong Women Lent 2025: The Songs of Lent Would You Rather Have Married Young? by Lillian Fishman Segment 1 - Disability Awareness Month FOX: Boy honored by Trump says cancer won't slow him down until 'God calls' him home AP: Transcript of President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress Breakpoint: Chris Nikic (who has Down Syndrome) Completes Ironman Joni & Friends Dancing with Max: A Mother and Son Who Broke Free by Emily Colson Lighthouse Voices with Joni Eareckson Tada Segment 2 - The Key to Happiness Institute for Family Studies: Ladies, Miranda July Is Not Your Friend ET: Kieran Culkin SHOCKS Wife With 'Fourth Kid' Reminder During Oscars Speech Oscars: Mikey Madison Wins Best Actress for 'Anora' | 97th Oscars Speech (2025) Segment 3 - New Study on Trans Surgery Oxford Academic: Examining gender-specific mental health risks after gender-affirming surgery: a national database study FOX: Trans surgeries increase risk of mental health conditions, suicidal ideations: study __________ Use code BREAKPOINT25 at checkout for a discount on registration for Summit Ministries worldview training camp at summit.org/breakpoint.  Learn more about the Colson Fellows Program at colsonfellows.org.

03-07
01:07:26

Americans Still Want Children

Babies are on the brain for a generation raised in an anti-kid culture.   Related Resource What Would You Say?: Save the Planet. Don't Have Kids. ___________ Sign up for the Hope Always course at colsoneducators.org. 

03-07
05:53

Live by Executive Order, Die by Executive Order

The Trump administration is arming parents to take back rights, but it can’t start and stop at the Oval.\ Related Resource What Would You Say?: Churches Shouldn't Get Involved with Political Issues ___________ Register for the upcoming Identity Project webinar with Dr. Kathy Koch: How is Identity Formed and What Makes it Healthy at colsoncenter.org/identity. 

03-06
06:09

Why the HENRYs Aren’t Happy

It turns out wealth isn’t the key to wellness.   __________ Register for the next Breakpoint Forum: A New Sexual revolution at colsoncenter.org/greenville.  Get your copy of Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life by David Bahnsen with your gift of any amount to the Colson Center at colsoncenter.org/february. 

03-05
05:03

The Rise of Technopaganism

The gods of technology, demons and all.  __________ Sign up for a free account with the Identity Porject at identityproject.tv. 

03-04
06:44

Is There Such a Thing as Judeo-Christianity?

Examining the philosophical and worldview relationship, past and present.   ___________ Register for the upcoming Lighthouse Voices: Can We Help the Next Generation Find True Happiness? with Dr. Jeff Myers at colsoncenter.org/lighthouse.

03-03
04:54

A Moment for Renewing Education and the Consequences of Over-Diagnosing Prenatal Conditions

Big changes are being proposed to how we do education in America. The Phoenix Declaration offers a helpful framework for what education should look like.  And increasingly parents are being encouraged to abort based on prenatal diagnoses that are often wrong. Recommendations Breakpoint Forum: A New Sexual Revolution The Identity Project Bari Weiss: How to Find Love in 2025 Segment 1 - Phoenix Declaration on Education The Free Press: Betsy DeVos: Shut Down the Department of Education Breakpoint: How to Fix Education The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education The Protestant Family Ethic Report Clergy in the Classroom: The Religion of Secular Humanism by David Nobel The Identity Project Chasing Love by Sean McDowell Segment 2 - Prenatal Diagnoses Breakpoint: How in-Utero Diagnosis Is Being Used to Push Abortion Breakpoint: The Latest Executive Order about IVF: Calling It Pro-life Does Not Make It So NBC: Prenatal Tests Have High Failure Rate, Triggering Abortions New York Times: When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests Are Usually Wrong __________ Get your copy of Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life by David L. Bahnsen with your gift of any amount at colsoncenter.org/february. Learn more about the Colson Fellows Program at colsonfellows.org. 

02-28
57:29

How to Fix Education

The Phoenix Declaration offers a roadmap for a system that has gone off the rails.  __________ Get a copy of Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life by David Bahnsen with your gift of any amount to the Colson Center this month at colsoncenter.org/february. Learn more about the Colson Fellows Program at colsonfellows.org. 

02-28
08:32

Work and the Meaning of Life

Christians should look at work as part of our created purpose, not just as toil. _____________ Get your copy of Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life by David Bahnsen with a gift of any amount to the Colson Center this month at colsoncenter.org/february.  Sign up for a free account with the Identity Project at identityproject.tv. 

02-27
06:46

How the Colson Fellows Program Serves the Church, Equips the Saints, and Brings Renewal

John Stonestreet has a conversation with the Dean of the Colson Fellows Program, Michael Craven, on being the Church in a time of chaos, creating culture, and the power of a Christian worldview. Learn more about the Colson Fellows Program at colsonfellows.org. 

02-26
35:52

An Agnostic’s Journey to Faith

Why apologetics is important to the skeptical mind.  ___________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment visit Breakpoint.org. 

02-26
04:16

The Latest Executive Order about IVF: Calling It Pro-life Does Not Make It So

IVF practices need far more regulations, not less.  ___________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment visit Breakpoint.org.

02-25
05:42

How in-Utero Diagnosis Is Being Used to Push Abortion

Take heart parents. You have the right to give your baby a full life in all circumstances.  __________  Learn more about the Colson Fellows Program and apply at colsonfellows.org.

02-24
07:20

Trump's Executive Order on IVF, Confronting Conservative Hypocrisy, and How Family Is at the Root of Almost Everything

John Stonestreet and Maria Baer discuss the new Executive Order on IVF and why it’s neither pro-life nor “pro-fertility”. Conserving true family values means holding everyone accountable, without hypocrisy. The collapse of the family structure has a devastating impact on a local and national scale.  Recommendations Communio The cost of conservative hypocrisy by Katy Faust Segment 1 - Executive Order on IVF Executive Order: EXPANDING ACCESS TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION Segment 2 - Conserving Family Values without Hypocrisy  WORLD - The cost of conservative hypocrisy by Katy Faust Institute for Family Studies: The Family Structure Index 2025 Segment 3 - The National Impact of the Collapse of Family Structure Center for Christian Value: How the Collapse of Family is Stunting the Nation’s Growth TIME: Is There Hope for the American Marriage? by Caitlyn Flanagan J.P. DeGance, Founder and President of Communio, at Lighthouse Voices __________ Get your copy of Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life by David L. Bahnsen with your gift of any amount at colsoncenter.org/february. Sign up for the free course from The Colson Educators, Hope Always: How to Be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide at educators.colsoncenter.org.

02-21
59:57

Did Google Prove the Multiverse?

Why some find it hard to admit this world is perfectly designed by a Creator.  Related Resource What Would You Say?: Does Technology Make Religion Obsolete? Breakpoint Forum: The Perils and Promise of Artificial Intelligence __________ Learn more about the Colson Fellows program and apply at colsonfellows.org. 

02-21
07:17

The Birth Dearth Closes Colleges

Society would do good with a Genesis reboot.  _____________ Claim your copy of Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life by David L. Bahnsen with a gift of any amount this month at colsoncenter.org/february. 

02-20
06:33

Ivan Terrero

Justice Scalia?

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Kelly Linedecker

This one has an AI symbol also. I don't believe at all that you have AI writing these. Why is that there?

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Kelly Linedecker

Why is there an AI symbol on the last 2 episodes?

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Sandy Peterson

I think Maria was talking about the podcast "The Surprising Rebirth of the Belief in God" by Justin Brierley. It is a refreshing, informative docuseries. I highly recommend it and would love to hear it on your recommendations list!

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Robert Croll

Great resource for commentary on current issues and worldview from a Biblical perspective. Each weekday, listen to 5- and 1-minute commentary on current events. One weekends, enjoy the in-depth discussion of the week's major stories.

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