Breakpoint

Two young missionaries were killed in Haiti last week. John and Maria talk about the courage needed to be a witness for Christ around the world. And the ongoing debate on how and should the church platform celebrities who convert to Christianity.

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Segment 1 - Missionaries Killed in Haiti

Bodies of missionaries killed by gang returned from Haiti

Segment 2 - Celebrity Conversions

Russell Brand on his recent conversion to Christianity

Breakpoint: Mommas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up (and certainly don't force them) to Be Pop Stars

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Remembering a simple confession of faith in a dangerous time to be faithful.

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It's not always about the patriarchy for strong women in history.

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Scientists are starting to speak out about the simple realities of "male" and "female."

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The 2024 Summer Olympics will be the 100th anniversary of the incredible performance by Eric Liddell, whose story was immortalized in the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire.

A devout Christian and son of Scottish missionaries to China, Liddell was committed to never race on Sundays. However, at those Olympics, his best race—100 meters—was scheduled for a Sunday. He withdrew, to the derision of many Brits. Nonetheless, he quickly pivoted to two other races, taking third in the 200-meter and claiming the gold in the 400-meter.

Despite his athletic success, Liddell returned to China the following year. During World War II, the Japanese placed him in an internment camp, where he faithfully served Christ and others before dying of a brain tumor in 1945.

Liddell's Olympic-time decision and post-Olympic hardship were consistent for a man whose life was lived in faithful service to Christ. God, after all, "made [him] for China," but also "made [him] fast." He ran every race, including the race of life, to "feel God's pleasure."

This Point was revised from one released on 7.12.22.

What's the push behind delaying menopause?

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New data exposes the threat, "Would you rather have a live son or a dead daughter?"

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The publisher of America's first spelling guide since its independence from Britian understood that words are worth fighting for.

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House resolution hopes to put the most martyred country back on the radar for protection against persecution.

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We cannot reflect enough on our armed service members who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

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