BreakPoint: Americans Are Dying Younger
. . . Where Is the Church?
Between 1959 and 2016, life expectancy in the United States rose from 69.9 to 78.9 years. Most people know that...Read more
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BreakPoint: The Church Really Can Strengthen Marriage
(in fact, only the church can)
Between 2014 and 2017, the divorce rate in Jacksonville, Florida, and surrounding Duval County fell 24 percent. Of course, divorce..Read more
The Point: Preparing for Christmas
Each year it’s the same: Black Friday arrives and mayhem erupts at Walmart and Best Buy as folks trample each..Read more
BreakPoint: What It Means to be “A City Upon a Hill”
A Message for Thanksgiving
The year was 1630. The location was the ship Arbella, which, like the Mayflower ten years earlier, was headed to what’s..Read more
Chick fil A and Our New Normal
As the latest skirmish in the Culture Wars continues, perhaps it’s time we take stock of our overall condition. To..Read more
The Home Altar and the Sacred Invasion
In my home, there is an altar. Not a metaphorical one. One of carved wood, and cloth, and brass …..Read more
Anticipation and Hope
“Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates”
Christian worship is fundamentally about union with God. That is, God gives Himself to us in worship. As we receive..Read more
Loving Like Jesus: Christian Ethics and Our LGBT Neighbors
With the holidays approaching, we can all look forward to fun, fellowship . . . and awkward family dinners. Inevitably,..Read more
Podcast: The State of American Spirituality . . . A Nation of Heretics?
An Interview with Ross Douthat
Several years ago New York Times columnist Ross Douthat made a splash with his provocative book, “Bad Religion: How We..Read more
Podcast: Breaking the Silence on Abuse
An Interview with Rachael Denhollander
Today on the BreakPoint Podcast, Rachael Denhollander speaks with Warren Cole Smith about her new book, “What Is a Girl..Read more
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