Breakpoint

Guest host Katie McCoy talks to John Stonestreet about their recent trips to South Korea and Brazil. More violence in Minneapolis as ICE raids continue in that state. The Greater Than Campaign is underway to remind us that children's needs are greater than adult desires. And we wade into a social media debate over interracial marriage. Recommendations Colson Center National Conference The Comment Segment 1 – Worldwide Religious Persecution Colson Fellows A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today's World by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle Segment 2 – Continued Chaos in Minnesota The Independent Segment 3 – Greater Than Campaign Greater Than Press release Breakpoint article Segment 4 - March for Life European Conservative Colson Center National Conference Segment 5 – Is Interracial Marriage a Sin? X post Webbon debate ______________________ Make a gift by December 31 to help us form families, churches, and schools in the Christian worldview in 2026! Thanks to a generous grant, your gift will be doubled, up to $500,000. Give today at colsoncenter.org/november. Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.

Having rejected a Creator, it's no wonder that we've lost creativity. __________ To support the prodcution of Breakpoint and receive exlusive benefits, visit colsoncenter.org/monthly

"Babies aren't a tool for adult validation," and other messages society seems primed to hear. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

Take up and read! __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

New book affirms Christ from a non-believing Jewish scholar's own words. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

Understanding natural law and positive law when world events affect everyone. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

John talks about his trip to South Korea where he visited a pastor who is in prison over his faith. John and Maria also discuss the ongoing protests in Minneapolis as well as the Supreme Court hearing on state bans on transgender athletes. Recommendations A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle First Things article Segment 1 – Crises South Korea and Minneapolis Colson Fellows Breakpoint article on Pastor Son Fox article on church protest Segment 2 – Supreme Court Hears Transgender Athletes Case SCOTUS blog article First Things article Sen. Josh Hawley grills expert Democrat witness on if men can get pregnant Segment 3 – Headlines 2026 World Watch Report American Deaths to Exceed Births Faster Than Expected New Heritage Foundation Report ______________________ Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.

In educational decadence, classical Christian education roots the created in purpose. ____________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

When Christians don't "get with the times," they change empires. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

Dr. Jeff Myers and Dr. Kathy Koch join John Stonestreet in discussing what it means to raise gender confident kids, and how their new book can help equip parents for hard questions. ____________ Get your free resource while supplies last at genderconfidentkids.com

Distinguishing who is in a room of the Christian house and who is in another house entirely. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

The chipping away of religious freedom and why Christians can't avoid politics. __________ Register for the Truth Rising showing at Colorado Christian University by visiting colsoncenter.org/ccu.

We would do good to stand on these giant's shoulders. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

Origin, Identity, meaning, morality and destiny all contribute to our understanding of reality. Stephen J. Gould Woody Allen Tom Brady G. K Chesterton God in the Dock by C. S. Lewis Francis Schaeffer James Orr Robert Webber ______________________ Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.

Convincing our neighbors and the greater culture that life matters. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

The countermovement to the New Atheists will be authentic if it understands the truth and person of Christ. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

All of us should consider how today's helpful technologies may become tomorrow's tyranny. __________ Register for the Truth Rising showing at Colorado Christian University by visiting colsoncenter.org/ccu.

How are your New Year's resolutions going? __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

The little shards of Critical Theory are slowly shattering Britain's identity. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

John and Maria talk about the daring raid that captured Nicolas Maduro and Zohran Mamdani taking office in New York. A look ahead to where the abortion debate is headed in 2026 and a discussion about the growing trend of adult children cutting their parents out of their lives. Recommendations Liberty Kids Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout Segment 1 – Maduro Capture, Mamdani Inauguration The Daily podcast on Maduro World article on Mamdani Segment 2 – Abortion in 2026 Reuters article Wyoming Supreme Court Decision Justin Banta TX Christopher Cooprider TX Hassan Abbas OH Emerson Evans IN Breakpoint article on Union Gospel Mission Segment 3 – Adult-Child Estrangement New Yorker article Legacy Coalition Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing by Ryan T. Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis -------------- Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.