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Elections Matter

18 Jul

In today’s episode at BreakPoint, John Stonestreet relays some important news. He explains how President Trump’s Protect Life Rule, which will stop an estimated $60 million in federal funding to Planned Parenthood through Title X, will take effect immediately now that it has passed through the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Stonestreet is careful to point out how Title X funding has not decreased at all, but simply can’t be put towards abortions. The many… Read More →Elections Matter

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How can we engage college students about important ideas?

17 Jul

How can we engage college students about important ideas? “At the end of the day people are people, and they want answers to the big questions.’” — Frank Turek, Author, Speaker, and President, CrossExamined Frank Turek discusses the importance of raising the big questions on college campuses. This video is part of a series titled “Answers to Your Questions”. These videos answer the questions that you’re asking, address the difficulties you’re facing, and they’re all from… Read More →How can we engage college students about important ideas?

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Sergei Kelley

16 Jul

By: Sergei Kelly, MI My time at Summit can be summarized as pursuing and learning to share Truth in a Christ-like manner to any and everyone. The information presented at Summit Tennessee is a received relay baton. It is meant to be passed on, the program itself was just one training session to go over the race plan. The tools and training in two short weeks are preparation to carry that baton, to run with… Read More →Sergei Kelley

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Strobel and Turek: The Case for Miracles

12 Jul

In this episode of the CrossExamined podcast, Dr. Frank Turek interviews Lee Strobel, author of the best-selling book The Case for Christ, on his newest book, The Case for Miracles. In this podcast, Strobel discusses some of the interviews with scholars and miracles stories he heard when he was conducting research for this book. When Dr. Turek asked Strobel what the most surprising part of the project was for him, Strobel said that it was… Read More →Strobel and Turek: The Case for Miracles

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How has social media impacted Gen Z’s identity?

10 Jul

How has social media impacted Gen Z’s identity? “Social media is creating an enormous amount of pressure of ‘This is who you’re supposed to be.’” — Mike Sherrard, Author and Speaker, Relational Apologetics Mike Sherrard discusses how social media changed the way younger generations view identity. This video is part of a series titled “Answers to Your Questions”. These videos answer the questions that you’re asking, address the difficulties you’re facing, and they’re all from Summit’s… Read More →How has social media impacted Gen Z’s identity?

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Andi Franklin

08 Jul

By Andi Franklin, mother of six Summit alumni, AZ I am so grateful to God for Summit. At the time it crossed our paths, my children were in a dark place. Living in a “party house,” all belief in God in them had been squelched. I figured what would attract him the most, in his current state, were the activities, so I put more of an emphasis on them. When he called on the phone… Read More →Andi Franklin

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What role do emotions play in apologetics?

03 Jul

What role do emotions play in apologetics? “There’s more to helping people overcome their concerns with Christianity than just looking at arguments.” — Alan Shlemon, Author and Speaker, Stand to Reason Alan Shlemon highlights the importance of understanding emotions when discussing Christianity with others. This video is part of a series titled “Answers to Your Questions”. These videos answer the questions that you’re asking, address the difficulties you’re facing, and they’re all from Summit’s world-class faculty… Read More →What role do emotions play in apologetics?

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Anna Strux

01 Jul

Summit Tennessee has had an incredibly special place in my heart since the Summer of 2016 when I was a Summit student for the first time. I remember getting halfway through the first week of my session and thinking to myself “God is doing big things through this Ministry and I want to be a part of it.” Since then, I have gone to another session in Tennessee as a student, I staffed at the… Read More →Anna Strux

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Jessica Choe

28 Jun

By: Jessica Choe, Massachusetts Walking out of a small plane with my foot brushing the grounds of Colorado Springs, I could not have been more hopeless. I was in total disparity. I even hoped that there would still be a spec of anger against God left in my blackened heart. Raging doubt was already long gone. I was tired of raising my voice against God, questioning Him how he could allow such bad things to… Read More →Jessica Choe

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U.S. Women’s Soccer: The Choice Between Career & Convictions

27 Jun

In this week’s episode of The Point, John Stonestreet comments on the situation of the Jaelene Hinkle, the best left back in U.S. women’s soccer. Hinkle withdrew from the team a couple years ago “rather than wear a U. S. team jersey sporting rainbow numbers in order to celebrate gay pride.” This year Hinkle was cut from the national team in the early stages of tryouts, leading many people to believe that there may have been… Read More →U.S. Women’s Soccer: The Choice Between Career & Convictions

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Did Jesus Claim to be God?

26 Jun

Did Jesus claim to be God? “Jesus did more than claim to be speaking for God; he claimed to be speaking as God.” — J. Warner Wallace, Detective, Speaker, and Author, Cold Case Christianity Detective J. Warner Wallace discusses aspects of Jesus’ life which clearly show that Jesus understood himself to be divine. This video is part of a series titled “Answers to Your Questions”. These videos answer the questions that you’re asking, address the difficulties… Read More →Did Jesus Claim to be God?

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The Political Pinterest

20 Jun

In this week’s episode of The Point, John Stonestreet discusses how Pinterest has decided to take action against pro-life group Live Action, who uses their platform. We’ve shared before about how companies and social media platforms are discriminating against certain conservative ideas, and this example is no less noteworthy. Stonestreet makes a great point about the strategies we often see aimed at traditional value systems. In pointing out how one democratic candidate aims to paint… Read More →The Political Pinterest

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