Breakpoint

It's been more than a week, and the revival at Asbury University is still going strong. The "He Gets Us" campaign spent 20 million dollars on Super Bowl ads—was it worth it? And some frightening findings on teen girls and mental health from the CDC.

— Recommendations —

Seven by Brooke Ligertwood

A God-Sized Vision: Revival Stories That Stretch and Stir by Colin Hanson and John Woodbridge

Segment 1 - The Revival at Asbury/ He Gets Us

"Asbury Professor: We're Witnessing a 'Surprising Work of God'"

Christianity Today

"A nonstop Kentucky prayer 'revival' is going viral on TikTok, and people are traveling thousands of miles to take part"

NBC News

"A $100m campaign aims to fix Jesus' brand from followers' damage"

The Washington Post

Segment 2 - The Mental Health Crisis Among Teen Girls

"These Staggering Statistics And Charts Reveal How Deeply Troubled Our Teen Girls Really Are"

The Daily Wire

"CDC report shows concerning increases in sadness and exposure to violence among teen girls and LGBQ+ youth"

CDC

Segment 3 - Why You so Cranky?

Segment 4 - Stories of the Week

"Valentine's Day and True (Sacrificial) Love"

Breakpoint

"Jalen Hurts' Best Performance"

The Point

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Words matter. If our language is not honest, then our language is not compassionate either.

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Women in a permanent vegetative state or who are declared brain-dead could be used as unconscious surrogate mothers for people who either "wish to have children but cannot, or prefer not to, gestate."

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A service that began last Wednesday at Asbury University is still going, and news outlets have noticed. "The Asbury Awakening" is attracting visitors from all over.

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There's the church, there's the steeple, open the door … but where are the people?

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If ever a player for the losing team deserved the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player Award, it was Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts.

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When we look through the Christian worldview, we see the brilliance of the world God made, the beauty of it along with the truth.

Ryan Bomberger co-founded The Radiance Foundation, whose goal is to remind the world that human life has purpose in everything from the sanctity of life to adoption, gender, race, and parenting.

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For centuries the Church has marked February 14 as the feast day of St. Valentinus.

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The true meaning of Valentine's Day reminds us that there's much more to life than sensual pleasures.

This Breakpoint was originally published on February 14, 2020.

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There has been a notable shift in Hollywood from film portrayals that mock Christianity to films that portray Christianity as a force of evil.

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