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May 23, 2013

If God Cared…


Be ready with words and deeds. For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet with The Point. The day after the Sandy Hook shooting, I encouraged Christians on BreakPoint to be slow to speak and quick to mourn. Unfortunately, some decided it was the time to condemn public schooling. Similarly, a few atheists decided the Oklahoma City…

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May 22, 2013

History or Just Stories?

History or Just Stories?

If we aren’t clear about this, they won’t be either. For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet with The Point. A friend recently asked a group of her Sunday School children, “Is the Bible real history, or is it just a collection of stories?” With few exceptions, the children either didn’t know or said “a bunch…

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May 21, 2013

Virginity Ruined My Marriage


Abstinence doesn’t guarantee a good marriage, but that’s not why we do it. For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet with The Point. A few days ago in Salon, Jessica Hernriquez wrote about how she grew up in a Christian home and got a purity ring at church. After years of waiting, she married her high…

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May 20, 2013

Did We Create Gosnell?


Just when you think you’ve heard it all...For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet with The Point. Writing for The Guardian last month in the midst of abortionist Kermit Gosnell’s murder trial, Jill Filipovic argues that pro-lifers are to blame for this horrifying case because they “promote unnecessary regulations…the very things that allowed Gosnell’s clinic to…

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May 17, 2013

What Hath Roe Wrought?


Gosnell is guilty. Now what? For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet with The Point. Abortion rights advocates are scrambling to separate what they call “safe” abortion from the atrocities of Kermit Gosnell, who was found guilty Monday of three counts of first degree murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter. Gosnell now faces life sentences…

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