John and Maria discuss the top six stories of the year, from AI to transgender politics.

Recommendations

Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The Church in Society by Francis Shaeffer

Being the Body by Chuck Colson 

Segment 1 - The Rise of AI

Colson Fellows Program

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: The Church in an AI Future

Honestly podcast with Bari Weiss

2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity by John Lennox

Resources from Sherry Turkle

Breakpoint Forum: The Perils and Promise of Artificial Intelligence

Segment 2 - Shifts in the Transgender and Pro-life Movements

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: The Shifting Ground of “Gender-Affirming Care”

Breakpoint Forum: The Real Facts About Gender Ideology

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: The State of the Pro-Life Movement

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: Christianity is a Cultural Good

Segment 3 - The Presidential Election and the Rise of Antisemitism

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: Elections and the Kingdom of God

Breakpoint: Six Key Worldview Stories of 2024: The Resurgence of Antisemitism

__________

Learn more about donating your stocks to the Colson Center at colsoncenter.org/faq.

Double the impact of your gift to the Colson Center at colsoncenter.org/december.

Register for the 2025 Colson Center National Conference at colsonconference.org.