Pastor or Parrot?

Today’s BreakPoint: Pastor or Parrot? Pastor or Parrot? Lessons from the Coronavirus Pt. 11 JOHN STONESTREET WITH MARIA BAER Pastoring is always a difficult job. I can’t think of another job, in fact, in which someone is hired to do one thing (typically, lead and disciple God’s people) but evaluated on a completely different thing (namely, … More Pastor or Parrot?

Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, the DC Sniper, and the Importance of Fathers

Today’s BreakPoint: Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, the DC Sniper, and the Importance of Fathers JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA Like many basketball junkies deprived of March Madness and the NBA playoffs, I devoured ESPN’s ten-part series “The Last Dance,” the definitive account of one of the NBA’s G.O.A.T (Greatest Of All Time), Michael Jordan. Anyone who watched … More Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, the DC Sniper, and the Importance of Fathers

Barna Update: 87 Percent of Practicing Christians See the U.S. as a Leader to the World

While the Fourth of July offers a time for the U.S. to celebrate the Declaration of Independence, it also provides space for us to look back on our country’s history—the good and the bad—to sharpen the lens with which we envision its future. Recent Barna data might deepen this crucial reflection during a season of … More Barna Update: 87 Percent of Practicing Christians See the U.S. as a Leader to the World

Supreme Court Says States Cannot Discriminate Against Religious Schools

Today’s BreakPoint: Supreme Court Says States Cannot Discriminate Against Religious Schools A Victory—at Last—for Religious Freedom JOHN STONESTREET  WITH ROBERTO RIVERA The past two weeks of Supreme Court rulings have not been encouraging. After the disastrous ruling in Bostock arbitrarily expanded civil rights protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity, the Court, in June Medical, all but handcuffed … More Supreme Court Says States Cannot Discriminate Against Religious Schools