A Countercultural Priest

In this BreakPoint archive commentary Chuck reminds us of the kind of integrity we should have as believers. This column first appeared in May, 1996.

Recently I've been writing in BreakPoint about the need for Christians to separate themselves from the culture--not to separate in the sense that the Amish do, but rather to clearly take a stand, to be willing to be countercultural.

William Wilberforce

It’s not his birthday, but with The Wilberforce Conference just around the corner, it seems a good time to remember one of Chuck’s great heroes of the faith.

Today marks the 250th birthday of William Wilberforce, the Christian statesman who, for 18 arduous years, led the crusade against the abominable British slave trade. And I can think of no better gift I could give my listeners than to tell you about some of the traits that made Wilberforce a man who profoundly changed history—and whose legacy so profoundly shaped my life.

The story of Rusty Woomer

First published in 1995, this BreakPoint commentary reminds us of an important aspect of what it means to follow Jesus.

Five years ago I met a man named Rusty Woomer. Rusty loved the mountains and streams of his home in West Virginia. He loved to talk about Scripture and God's grace in his life.

Christ's Crucifixion and Resurrection

In this 1998 BreakPoint commentary, Chuck reminds us that the resurrection of Christ is, well, real.

One of the most powerful evidences for the truth of the Gospels is found underneath an ancient church in Jerusalem. Ironically, in attempting to cover up the evidence, the ancient enemies of Christianity preserved it for later generations.

Our story begins in the year 135 A.D. The Roman emperor Hadrian had just subjugated Judea after the Second Jewish Revolt. Hadrian was determined to impose Roman religion upon the Judeans. After destroying the Jewish synagogues in Jerusalem, he then turned his attention to the Christians.

Thinking about the Passion

Chuck reminds us of why Jesus “went to the cross for our sins,” as he so dearly liked to say. Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ is the focus of this commentary

This brief article is excerpted from the book, Answers to Your Kids' Questions.

We began answering this question in the series on the problem of evil. [See the “Worldview for Parents” installments that ran January 30- March 13, 2003.] Jesus—God incarnate—“gave Himself” (Galatians 1:4; Ephesians 5:25) to bridge the gap and provide salvation for fallen, sinful humanity. In His death Christ took our sin on Himself: “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:21, NLT).

Archeology and the Bible

Jesus said the rocks would cry out His glory, and Chuck shows us He was right in this BreakPoint archive piece from 1999.

For the past decade, public discussion on the historical Jesus has centered on the work of a group of scholars who call themselves "The Jesus Seminar."

This self-anointed group has it, as their mission, "to wrestle the popular perception of Jesus from fundamentalists who control the religious airwaves...." Their problem is that the evidence is lining up in favor of those the Seminar dismisses as "fundamentalists."