John Stonestreet

• The 'Declaration on a New American Future' Challenges Abortion as a 'Population Solution' Tuesday, March 29, 2022
  In 1969, President Richard Nixon formally requested the formation of a commission to study the effects of population growth on the United States. On March 27, 1972, the group, called the...
• How Prayer Bridged a Generation Gap in My Life (and Still Can!) Tuesday, March 1, 2022
  In so many ways, the gap between generations today is more pronounced than it was in the 1990’s. Still, there remains one way to bridge that gap. prayer can still bridge divides, whether...
• Join Colson Center and Focus on the Family for New Speaker Series Tuesday, February 15, 2022
  Confusing the noise and chaos of the breaking news headlines with the Story of the world is one of the most common ways that Christians lose their way. As Christians called to this part of the...
• Trust Issues: Responding to Our Cultural Authority Crisis Tuesday, February 1, 2022
  Is it possible for Christians to be discerning without being cynical? If so, how? Are there ways to respect authority without being duped? Can we recognize the collapse of our institutions without...
• Many Highlight Ministries for the Work in Making Disciples, But Do We Actually Define What a Disciple Is? Monday, January 24, 2022
  “Thinking with the end in mind” is necessary for any church, Christian school, or other Christian organization committed to discipleship. On most of our websites, we use language to communicate our...
• Truth and Discernment for This Cultural Moment Friday, January 14, 2022
  The Apostle Paul’s prayer for the church at Philippi is one we need to claim as our own in this cultural moment. Paul prayed for this church that “their love would abound more and more in truth and...
• Epiphany: An Overlooked but Important Day Thursday, January 6, 2022
  Today could be the most significant Christian holiday that most Americans know about the least. Epiphany is set aside in the church calendar to remember the visitation of the Magi to the infant...
• What the Taliban Takeover Means for Believers in Afghanistan Wednesday, December 29, 2021
  Yesterday, I spoke at length with World Magazine Senior Editor Mindy Belz, who explained what is happening in Afghanistan. As part of the interview, she described what the Taliban takeover means...
• The French Resist Another Revolution … of Words Tuesday, December 14, 2021
  Le Petit Robert, a popular dictionary of the French language, recently created a gender-neutral pronoun. The word is “iel,” a merging of the masculine pronoun “il” with the feminine pronoun “elle.”...
• Oral Arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Point to a Post-Roe Future Friday, December 3, 2021
  Today on the BreakPoint podcast, I talk with Dr. Ryan Anderson, President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), about Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, the Supreme Court's oral arguments in...
• Advent Preparations Tuesday, November 23, 2021
  This Sunday marks the beginning of Advent. It’s the season historically set aside by the Church to help believers prepare to receive the fullness of Jesus’ coming. By “Jesus’ coming,” Advent refers...
• Buster Posey Retires Wednesday, November 10, 2021
  Last week, at 34-years-old, baseball great Buster Posey retired to spend more time with his family.
• The Most Reluctant Convert Premieres Today Wednesday, November 3, 2021
  That story, the story of C.S. Lewis’s struggle leading to reliance in Jesus, is now in theatres across America. It releases today.
• How C.S. Lewis Helps Us Understand This Cultural Moment Monday, October 18, 2021
  Earlier this week, Dr. Ward spoke with my colleague, Shane Morris, about the inconsistencies of modern culture and the similar realities Lewis observed. They talked about the sorts of ideas the...
• The Unique and Crucial Calling to Grandparents Thursday, October 7, 2021
  There have always been shifts that have created divides between generations. However, the current divide between grandparents and their grandchildren is uniquely vast and challenging, and best...
• A Guided Journey into One of C.S. Lewis' Most Important Books Tuesday, October 5, 2021
  The Abolition of Man is a book critically important for our cultural moment. In the book’s opening essay, C.S. Lewis thoroughly critiques modern education which, he says, fills students’ heads with...
• Colorado Blatantly Violating the First Amendment Friday, October 1, 2021
  When creative professionals like Lorie Smith and Jack Phillips decline a job because it violates their deeply held beliefs, it’s about the message, not the person.
• The Third Education Revolution with Vishal Mangalwadi Wednesday, September 22, 2021
  Most recently, Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi has written The Third Education Revolution, in which he traces both the history of the Christian promotion of education around the world and the opportunity we...