This summer, Youth Reads is partnering with Redeemed Reader for "Lemonade and Lit," a summer read-along for teens and their parents. Read More
Alan Terwilleger is reminding everyone to roll up their sleeves and do the work that God has given us to do! Read More.
I seldom get hot under the collar on the air. But a recent decision by the Obama administration has got my dander up.
John Stonestreet asks Steve Green of Hobby Lobby and Paul Caminiti from Biblica whether the Bible still matters.
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I seldom get hot under the collar on the air. But a recent decision by the Obama administration has got my dander up. Stay tuned to BreakPoint.
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Are we discouraging good art and good artists in church? For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet with The Point.
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By: John Stonestreet|Published: June 13, 2013 1:35 PM 
We've become trapped in a deadly consumerist illusion. The consequences of it has extended into the realm of how we think about and practice creating human life. John Stonestreet explains.
READ FULL ARTICLE »By: Kim Moreland|Published: May 30, 2013 8:02 AM 
Despite the terrible brokenness all around you, as a faithful Christian, how should you think about and live in the world? John Stonestreet explains.
READ FULL ARTICLE »By: John Stonestreet|Published: May 22, 2013 12:08 PM 
In this broadcast, John Stonestreet discusses how the West has traded one definition of what it means to be human for another.
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By: Gina Dalfonzo|Published: June 18, 2013 3:17 PM "Exodus is getting out of the cure-all business," according to Alan Chambers of Exodus International, as reported by the Washington Post's Hank Stuever (scroll down). But what exactly does that mean? A number of recent articles and shows, like the one Stuever is describing in his piece, seem to be signaling the end of reparative therapy for homosexuals. But is it really an end, or are Christians regrouping and trying to find new and better ways to help homosexuals who aren't happy with their lives?
READ FULL ARTICLE »By: Ben Taylor|Published: June 18, 2013 12:20 PM Recently on BreakPoint Radio, John Stonestreet discussed things that the church can do if it wants to discourage Christian artists. The list included, “embrace bad art just because it’s ‘Christian.’”
Unfortunately, this happens far too frequently in the contemporary church. We’re quick to embrace shoddy pieces of workmanship simply because they bear the label “Christian.” This illustrates a larger problem with the way the church both produces and evaluates art.
READ FULL ARTICLE »By: Ben Taylor|Published: June 17, 2013 4:44 PM Starting this week on BreakPoint, we will be having a trivia contest based on the daily BreakPoint Radio commentaries. In the spirit of encouraging summer reading, the winner will receive a $25 gift card to the Colson Center’s online bookstore. To enter, simply answer the trivia question based on content found in the commentaries. Answering correctly enters you for a chance to win.
If you want to win free bookstore merchandise, be sure to keep up with the daily commentaries so that you can be prepared to answer on Friday!READ FULL ARTICLE »
By Melody CarlsonBy: Gina Dalfonzo|Published: June 17, 2013 7:50 PM  Melody Carlson is a prolific Christian author who specializes in fiction for teen girls. Her Life at Kingston High trilogy portrays a group of such girls dealing with life's challenges at a California high school. Those challenges include navigating relationships with friends, family, and the opposite sex; developing a healthy self-image; and learning to live out their faith in God.
The first book in the series, "The Jerk Magnet," focuses on Chelsea, who's just moved to the area and gotten a makeover from her new stepmother. All these changes leave her questioning who she really is and what she wants other people to see in her. Next is "The Best Friend," in which Lishia gets caught up in a friendship that leads her into unethical and even dangerous behavior. Finally, "The Prom Queen" concentrates on Megan, who becomes obsessed with capturing the crown just like her older sister before her -- at the expense of higher priorities.
READ FULL ARTICLE »By: Gina Dalfonzo|Published: June 15, 2013 3:00 PM This summer, Youth Reads is partnering with Redeemed Reader for "Lemonade and Lit," a summer read-along for teens and their parents. We're going to be reading and discussing three books:
1. "Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me" by Karen Swallow Prior. (Read Eric Metaxas's remarks on "Booked" here.)
2. "Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast" by Robin McKinley.
3. "The Last Thing I Remember" by Andrew Klavan. (Read my 2011 review here, and an excerpt from the book here.)
Keep checking Redeemed Reader for discussion questions, podcasts, and even lemonade recipes! We hope you'll enjoy a great summer of reading with your teen.READ FULL ARTICLE »By John W. OtteBy: Jay Sappington|Published: May 30, 2013 4:25 PM
 When I was in third grade, I discovered Walter R. Brooks’s Freddy the Pig series—26 (!) volumes recounting the adventures of a sophisticated and resourceful talking pig and his barnyard friends. That I was still reading such fare two years later, in fifth grade, troubled my mother, who had higher academic hopes for her son.
She needn’t have worried (on that account, at least). Research now suggests that the more a child reads, regardless of the content of the reading material, the better a student the child is likely to be. Wise parents balance this perspective with the knowledge that some books have inappropriate content, and should not be foisted on unsuspecting readers, especially young ones. The Hippocratic Oath’s “First, do no harm” principle applies to literature as well as to medicine.
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