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Breakpoint

Colson Center·Hosted by John Stonestreet and Maria Baer·1000 episodes

CommentaryNewsChristianityReligionSpiritualityChristian worldviewShort daily episodesWeekly news roundupsCulture commentaryConservative Christian

Join John Stonestreet for a daily dose of sanity—applying a Christian worldview to culture, politics, movies, and more. And be a part of God's work restoring all things.

Why listen

Breakpoint gives listeners a short, frequent way to process culture, politics, technology, ethics, and public life through a Christian worldview. John Stonestreet anchors the daily commentary, while longer weekly episodes with Maria Baer widen the lens into news analysis and recommendations. It is best for listeners who want conservative Christian cultural interpretation in quick, direct segments rather than long sermons or open-ended interviews.

Episodes

5 min
Jun 5, 2026
The Inconvenience of an Inconvenient Truth

A look at Al Gore's documentary 20 years later. __________ Help us reach our $1 million goal by June 30 at colsoncenter.org/june.

26 min
Jun 4, 2026
Bonus: What Really Matters

Tim Goeglein joins John Stonestreet in discussing Tim's new book, What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Freedom, and Family.

5 min
Jun 4, 2026
Unlaughable Comedy

The fight for life-giving humor.  __________ Educators, bring a deeper Christian worldview into your classroom by visiting colsonfellows.org/apply.

5 min
Jun 3, 2026
Before Rosa Parks, There Was Octavius Valentine Catto

Catto believed fighting for equality was part of the Christian duty. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

5 min
Jun 2, 2026
The Slippery Slope Keeps Slipping

If killing critically ill newborns isn't the line, where is it for medically assisted suicide?  __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

6 min
Jun 1, 2026
Restoring the Republic through Everyday Faithfulness

A month of fidelity, not pride. ___________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

5 min
May 29, 2026
The Centrality of the Trinity

Beyond time, Father, Son, and Spirit has had full personal fellowship within Himself. __________ Join us in praying for our country by visiting joinadf.com/breakpoint.

58 min
May 29, 2026
Navigating AI with a Christian Worldview

John interviews Oxford professor and apologist John Lennox on Artificial Intelligence, how should Christians view this technology, and how to maintain a Christian vision of what it means to be human.   Segment 1 – Two Kinds of AI  God, AI and the End of History: Understanding the Book of Revelation in an Age of Intelligent Machines  Segment 2 <span class="NormalT

5 min
May 28, 2026
Pesky Facts

What's happening when narratives, real or not, win over truths?   __________ Help us reach our $1 million goal at colsoncenter.org/may.

6 min
May 27, 2026
Should Have Been Aborted

Ryan Bomberger is an amazing speaker with an amazing story, that is now the subject of a new book and documentary. __________ Join us in praying for our country by visiting joinadf.com/breakpoint.

7 min
May 26, 2026
Sober Minded in the Age of AI

We are called to not be deceived and to not fear. __________ Join us for our 2026 Rooted Educator Worldview Summit by visiting colsoneducators.org/rooted.

6 min
May 25, 2026
Belief Without Becoming

Why the Church's greatest need is formation.  __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

1 hr
May 22, 2026
UN Admits Climate Catastrophe Scenarios Were Overstated, Chatbots Influencing Morality, the Legacy of Bob Woodson, Christian College Funding Concerns and the Colorado Supreme Court Orders the Restart of Minor Transgender Care

A report out of the UN says concerns about climate change were overstated. People who use chatbots are changing their views of morality. Proposed rules for funding colleges could create problems for Christian colleges. And another bizarre ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court on hospitals and transgender care. Recommendations Triggernometry podcast Segment 1 – OVERBLOWN CLIMATE CONCERNS; CHATBOTS INFLUENCING MORALITY Energy News Beat article Washington Post article <li class="O

5 min
May 22, 2026
The Legacy of Bob Woodson

Woodson was a civil rights warrior who didn't buy the dominant narrative about race and oppression.  __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

6 min
May 21, 2026
Human Exceptionalism and Artificial Intelligence

What's the point of formation over efficiency, leisure over work, and wisdom over perfection?  __________ Manage your money with a team that takes good stewardship to heart. Visit sovereignpw.com.

6 min
May 20, 2026
The First Lady of Pro-Life

Dr. Mildred Fay Jefferson laid the groundwork for the pro-life cause in America.  __________ Register for our Truth Rising watch party in Knoxville by visiting colsoncenter.org/knoxville.

7 min
May 19, 2026
Looking for God at Disney

Like all human beings with eternity in their hearts, Disney adults are creatures of longing. __________ Help us reach our $1 million goal at colsoncenter.org/may.

6 min
May 18, 2026
Colson Fellows Commissioned with Purpose

Graduating, commencing, and a better way.  __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

1 hr 1 min
May 15, 2026
The Horrors of October 7; Attempts to Restrict Homeschooling; The Seattle Times Doxes Katy Faust and The White House Pushes IVF Again

A new report on the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7th. Connecticut is close to enacting a law placing more restrictions on homeschoolers. Katy Faust of Them Before Us was the victim of a hit piece by the Seattle Times. And John and Maria will talk about the administration's infatuation with IVF. Recommendations The World and Everything in It Segment 1 – The Horrors of October 7; Attempts to Restrict Homeschooling MSN article on October 7 report Telegraph article on Nicholas Kristoff <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW15743880 BCX0" href= "https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baptistpress.com%2Fresource-library%2Fnews%2Ffulani-militants-killed-most-christians-in-nigeria-in-past-year-uscirf-says%2F&

5 min
May 15, 2026
From 'Liberalism' to 'Progressivism'

The fissure in America's ideological Left.  __________ Get ahead of the Colson Fellows summer application rush by applying today colsonfellows.org/apply.

4 min
May 14, 2026
Freedom of Conscience

How Martin Luther and centuries of Church thinkers inspired the Bill of Rights.  __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

5 min
May 13, 2026
Faithfulness, not Pride

A Tennessee bill and a grass-roots effort bring light to a darkened June.  __________ Join us in praying for our country by visiting joinadf.com/breakpoint.

6 min
May 12, 2026
A Christian View of UFO's, Aliens, and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

When thinking about things like UFO's, aliens, and UAP's, the best place to start is with the rule and reign of Christ over all things.  __________ Join us for our 2026 Rooted Educator Worldview Summit by visiting colsoneducators.org/rooted.

4 min
May 11, 2026
Dying with Dignity vs. "Death with Dignity"

The legacy work of how we face death. __________ Join us in praying for our country by visiting joinadf.com/breakpoint.

1 hr 2 min
May 8, 2026
Men Aren't Moms; Church is Good for You; Richard Dawkins Says AI Is Conscious, And Pro-Life Frustration with the White House

We're celebrating mothers this Mother's Day weekend. Another study confirms what most already knew; church is good for your family. And there is growing frustration in the pro-life movement with the Trump administration. Recommendations Them Before Us YouTube Video The Desecration of Man by Carl Trueman Segment 1 – Mother's Day Them Before Us Substack Them Before Us YouTube Video <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW41772412 BCX0" role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3"

5 min
May 8, 2026
A Colorblind Constitution

The language of the laws of nature and nature's God.   __________ For additional resources, or to download and share this commentary, visit breakpoint.org.

5 min
May 7, 2026
Bad Deists

It would make many comfortable if the Founders were Deists, but were they? __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

5 min
May 6, 2026
Colorado Can't Seem to Stay Out of Constitutional Trouble

Another First Amendment case is on the docket from the increasingly progressive Rocky Mountain state.   __________ Manage your money with a team that takes good stewardship to heart. Visit sovereignpw.com.

5 min
May 5, 2026
Do Muslims Love Jesus?

Though a few statements about Jesus in the Koran align with what we know from the Bible, other parts do not. __________ Register for our Truth Rising watch party in Knoxville by visiting colsoncenter.org/knoxville.

5 min
May 4, 2026
Neither Optimism or Despair: Why Hope is better

Christians are right to lament moral collapse but should never be reduced to despair. __________ Make a gift by May 8th to receive Dr. Carl Trueman's new book, The Desecration of Man at colsoncenter.org/may.

1 hr 3 min
May 1, 2026
Another Assassination Attempt. God, Creation and "The Story of Everything". Planned Parenthood Gender Transitions. And the Pope Downplays Focus on Sexual Activity

The alleged shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner touts his Christian faith in his manifesto. A new documentary released this week is likely to be a breath of fresh air. Planned Parenthood downplays its involvement in gender transition procedures and is the Catholic Church planning to go silent on sex? Segment 1 – Another Assassination Attempt; God, Creation and the Story of Everything Shooter's Manifesto Generations by Jean Twenge Christopher Lasch research <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89251917 BCX0" role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="25" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541

5 min
May 1, 2026
Transgenderism, Transhumanism, and Transgression

According to Carl Trueman, transgression and desecration are at the heart of our current cultural crisis. __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

5 min
Apr 30, 2026
The Wisdom of Being Bored

Human flourishing needs stillness.  __________ Register for our Truth Rising watch party in Knoxville by visiting colsoncenter.org/knoxville.

5 min
Apr 29, 2026
"There Is No Mama"

Babies need their mamas. There are few things more obvious than that. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

5 min
Apr 28, 2026
Thin Agnosticism

Thomas Huxley's Atheism-lite.  __________ Make a gift by May 8th to receive Dr. Carl Trueman's new book, The Desecration of Man at colsoncenter.org/april.

5 min
Apr 27, 2026
AI and Smart Wisdom

Anything can be programmed to be intelligent, but wisdom is uniquely human.  __________ Share how Dr. Os Guinness' writing or speaking has impacted your faith at colsoncenter.org/tribute.

1 hr 2 min
Apr 24, 2026
SPLC Indicted; Young Men's Religious Revival; Clarence Thomas on Liberty; Religious Foster Parents Get a Court Win and Tennessee Honors the Nuclear Family

The Southern Poverty Law Center is indicted on charges of fraud in their attacks on conservative groups. A Gallup poll finds a resurgence of religious interest among young men. Clarence Thomas gives a rousing speech on our Constitution. And Tennessee sets aside June as a month to honor the nuclear family. Recommendations Clarence Thomas Speech at UT-Austin Segment 1 – SPLC Indicted; Young Men's Religious Revival SPLC Free Press article Gallup Poll on Young Men and Religion <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW211569293 BCX0" role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="25" data-li

5 min
Apr 24, 2026
Trans Skeletons and "Just So Stories"

The pointless practice of looking at the past through the lens of the present.  __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

5 min
Apr 23, 2026
How Christian Is Your Worldview?

A Christian conservatism without Christ is no more Christian than a Christian progressivism without Him.  __________ Make a gift by May 8th to receive Dr. Carl Trueman's new book, The Desecration of Man at colsoncenter.org/april.

5 min
Apr 22, 2026
Taking a Life to Save an Organ

Struggling through difficult questions surrounding the meaning of death and organ donation is not optional for the Church.  __________ Applications for next year's class are now open, and you can learn more at colsonfellows.org.

12 min
Apr 21, 2026
The Age of Acceleration

There is a way for Christians to soar in an AI future.  __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

6 min
Apr 20, 2026
Aliens, UFO's, and the Demonic: Thinking Like Christians About the Weird Stuff

Aliens, UFOs, and what we know from Scripture.  __________ Join us for our 2026 Rooted Educator Worldview Summit by visiting colsoneducators.org/rooted.

1 hr 1 min
Apr 17, 2026
What is Blasphemy?, the Pope and Just War, Do Muslims Love Jesus, Does It Matter if Adam and Jonah Existed, and How to Think about Pain

Trump's social media post portraying himself as Jesus is widely condemned Pope Leo XIV and the administration spar over the war with Iran. Tucker Carlson claims Muslims love Jesus. Is that true? And John and Maria discuss pain. Recommendations Creed by Steven Turner Elevation Rhythm Segment 1 – Trump's Truth Social Post and the Pope Condemns the Iran War USA Today article on Trump's post AP article on the Pope Segment 2 – Do Muslims Love Jesus? And N.T. Wright Questions Bible Stories <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198983458 BCX0" role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="26" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"

5 min
Apr 17, 2026
Gentlemen, This Is a Football

Culture is getting ideas of singleness and marriage exactly backwards. __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone.

8 min
Apr 16, 2026
The Crumbling Sham of Trans Medicine

More groundbreaking proof that medicalizing gender confusion doesn't help.  __________ Register for America Reads the Bible at americareadsthebible.com/online.

5 min
Apr 15, 2026
A City on a Hill?

Christian hope found in the American spirit.  __________ Applications for next year's class are now open, and you can learn more at colsonfellows.org.

5 min
Apr 14, 2026
The Death of God and the Desecration of Humanity

Dr. Carl Trueman's new book highlights the ways Nietzsche predicted and cautioned about what was to come.  __________ Register for our Truth Rising watch party in Knoxville by visiting colsoncenter.org/knoxville.

5 min
Apr 13, 2026
Morality by What Standard?

We must appeal to and uphold God's clear moral standards amid vast moral confusion. __________ Start Truth Rising: The Study for free today at colsoncenter.org/study.

1 hr 5 min
Apr 10, 2026
Seeing God from Space, Finland Study on Gender Dysphoria and the Dropping Teen Pregnancy Rate

John and Maria talk about the Artemis II mission. A new study finds mental health worsens after gender transitions. And what's behind the falling teen pregnancy rate? Segment 1 – Seeing God from Space Artemis and Human exceptionalism Victor Glover article Segment 2 – Finland Study on Gender Dysphoria Finland Transgender Study <li class="OutlineElement Ltr

4 min
Apr 10, 2026
Artemis, the Greatness of God, and Human Exceptionalism

The mystery of love and our created specialness from space.  __________ Register for America Reads the Bible at americareadsthebible.com/online.