Breakpoint

Lent is a time set aside each year in the Church calendar to consider our habits, evaluate them, and start new ones. It is hard to imagine anything more countercultural, especially in a culture that caters to vice and expects so little of us in terms of virtue.

Bad ideas have victims. This time the victim was one of its proponents.

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At the 2023 Colson Center National Conference, we look forward to honoring Shodankeh Johnson with the Wilberforce Award.

Please join us as we honor Shodankeh Johnson at the Colson Center National Conference, May 19-21 in Indianapolis. Tomorrow, February 28, is the last day to receive the discounted rate.

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Christians around the world are celebrating the start of the Lenten season, a new study underlines the importance of friends in our lives, and why did Richard Dawkins call Peter Singer, "the most moral person I know"?

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Strong Women Lent Reading Plan

Dear and Glorious Physician: A Novel about Saint Luke by Taylor Caldwell

Segment 1 - What Friendship Does for Our Wellbeing

"'Friending Bias'"

The New York Times

"Want to Be Healthier? Hang Out with Your Friends"

The Washington Post

"Why Friends Are Good For Your Health"

Rob Henderson on Twitter

Segment 2 - The Loneliness Crisis Among Young Men

"Most Young Men Are Single. Most Young Women Are Not."

The Hill

"What's Behind the Rise of Lonely, Single Men"

Psychology Today

Segment 3 - Debating Different Ethical Theories

Richard Dawkins on Twitter

Segment 4 - Stories of the Week

"Is Christianity Sexist?"

Breakpoint

"You Are Dust and to Dust You Shall Return: Something to Know but Not to Fear"

Breakpoint

"Bethany Hamilton's Stand"

The Point

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Many critics of transgender ideology today argue that the "T" in the LGBTQ acronym doesn't fit with the other letters.

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Unrestrained by theology or organized faith, people eager for transcendence are opening doors without considering what might walk through.

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Last week, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley introduced a bill that would set the legal age to sign up for a social media account at 16.

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Just as the bad behavior of Christians does not disprove the truth claims of Christianity, neither can the sexism, misogyny, or even abuse committed by some Christian men prove that Christianity itself is sexist.

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Recently, a Jacksonville church asked members to sign a statement on biblical sexuality. Ever since, they have received overwhelming local and national news coverage, most of it negative.

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Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the 40-day period in the church calendar known as Lent, a time of preparation leading up to Holy Week and Resurrection Sunday.

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