Tag: Apologetics

Demon’s Guide to the Election – How C.S. Lewis Addressed National Division

November 3, 2020

Today’s BreakPoint: Demon’s Guide to the Election – How C.S. Lewis Addressed National Division In The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis imagines how an experienced demonic operative might advise a younger, less experienced understudy in the intricacies of counter-Christian spiritual warfare. In one passage especially relevant right now, Lewis describes how politics could be used to tempt and … More Demon’s Guide to the Election – How C.S. Lewis Addressed National Division

Live Not by Lies

October 22, 2020

Today’s BreakPoint: Live Not by Lies …Weiss describes a growing and institutionally enforced anti-Semitism, and proceeds to list a series of incidents that she says cannot be accurately understood as isolated, but instead as an essential and insidious component of the new liberalism, a “mixture of postmodernism, postcolonialism, identity politics, neo-Marxism, critical race theory, intersectionality, … More Live Not by Lies

You Can Oppose Abortion and Defend Life. You Must.

September 1, 2020

Today’s BreakPoint: You Can Oppose Abortion and Defend Life. You Must. JOHN STONESTREET Last Wednesday, during a new segment on the BreakPoint Podcast in which Shane Morris and I field questions from listeners, we tackled the following question / lecture: “If abortion is so evil then why does God abort millions of fertilized eggs every day? With … More You Can Oppose Abortion and Defend Life. You Must.

The Call to Be Countercultural

August 29, 2020

Today’s BreakPoint: The Call to Be Countercultural JOHN STONESTREET WITH MARIA BAER Two years ago, when Jackie Hill-Perry, a talented writer, poet, and speaker, spoke at a Wilberforce Weekend, she had the entire room leaning forward in their chairs. A powerful speaker with a powerful testimony about following Christ out of a lesbian lifestyle–no one in the audience … More The Call to Be Countercultural

WAP and “Cuties”

August 27, 2020

Today’s BreakPoint: WAP and “Cuties” What America’s Number 1 Song Says About Us JOHN STONESTREET WITH DAVID CARLSON Though Americans remain a morally serious people, at least in our quickness to condemn each other as “Hitlers” for various misdeeds, we are clearly not concerned with moral consistency. We demand churches close to stop the spread of … More WAP and “Cuties”

Fewer Humans Won’t Heal the Planet

July 16, 2020

The Case against “Culling the Herd” Today’s BreakPoint: Fewer Humans Won’t Heal the Planet JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA According to news reports, there’s at least one bright spot amidst all the COVID-19 bad news: the planet is beginning to heal itself. With those pesky and invasive humans stuck at home, animals are reclaiming wild spaces (and even city … More Fewer Humans Won’t Heal the Planet

Is eternal security a “license” to sin?

July 11, 2020

Question: “Is eternal security a ‘license’ to sin?” Answer:  The most frequent objection to the doctrine of eternal security is that it supposedly allows people to live any way that they want and still be saved. While this may be “technically” true, it is not true in reality. A person who has truly been redeemed … More Is eternal security a “license” to sin?

Daily Devotional – The Beatitudes by Thomas Watson Part LXXXVII

June 15, 2020

Today is the final installment (I almost forgot to publish it) of the BEATITUDES by Thomas Watson. I pray I has richly blessed you as it has me. – Mike The Beatitudes by Thomas Watson An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12  “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” “Blessed are … More Daily Devotional – The Beatitudes by Thomas Watson Part LXXXVII

Daily Devotional – The Beatitudes by Thomas Watson Part LXXXVI

June 9, 2020

The Beatitudes by Thomas Watson An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12   “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (v.10) “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” “Blessed are the meek, for … More Daily Devotional – The Beatitudes by Thomas Watson Part LXXXVI