Breakpoint

A stirring look at a leadership program formed to ignite the public square with Gospel truth. The conversation outlines intensive training, residencies, and regional cohorts preparing leaders to influence arts, medicine, business, and ethics. Stories highlight graduates launching safe homes, chaplaincy training, and maternal support ministries. Practical enrollment details and global expansion are also covered.

Discussion of the Buttonwood Agreement and how it shaped the New York Stock Exchange. Examination of declining trust in corporate America due to politicization and activism. Exploration of corporate neutrality, DEI backlash, and a tracker logging companies pulling back from activist commitments. Consideration of whether corporate retreat signals cultural restoration.

A wide-ranging conversation about applying just war theory to modern conflicts and the moral limits of wartime judgment. A look at new research on sharp declines in LGB+ identification and the collapse of dating among young adults. A legal clash over California rules on schools keeping gender identity from parents and the broader debate on parental rights and state control.

A look at a high-profile jail sentence that could amount to life behind bars. Why a wealthy media figure chose to stay and keep broadcasting despite the risks. The collapse of One Country, Two Systems and how a new security law reshaped Hong Kong. Reflections on why authoritarian regimes demand total loyalty and why some refuse to bow.

Discussion of why many Gen Zers disaffiliate yet some seek deeper religious commitment. Exploration of identity instability, institutional flux, and the appeal of strict, belonging communities. Stories of radical life changes and warnings about stability-seeking leading to escape or extreme ideologies. Suggestions for what communities must offer to engage this generation.

A look at why quarter-zips became a cultural signal tied to class and respectability. Discussion of young men returning to church and classic books. Contrast between newfound seriousness and past arrested development. Alerts about some men drifting toward nihilism or extremism. A call for churches, fathers, and mentors to guide seekers toward purpose and faith.

Dr. Eric Patterson, scholar and president/CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, brings Christian ethics and just war expertise. He situates Operation Epic Fury and Iran's proxy threats. He outlines three moral questions for using force and explains criteria like authority, just cause, and right intention. He emphasizes protecting people and seeking a just peace.

Eric Patterson, president of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and scholar of just war thought, offers a Christian lens on statecraft and use of force. He discusses Iran's regional behavior, criteria from the just war tradition like legitimate authority and proportionality, questions about timing and preemption, and what lasting peace should look like.

Data on aging membership drives a look at denominational decline and what that means for future numbers. Theology and cultural accommodation are explored as factors shaping who stays and who leaves. The discussion compares liberal and traditional patterns and urges a return to clear doctrine, discipleship, and pro-family practices as signs of renewal.

A fast-paced rundown of the State of the Union's cultural highlights and what it signals politically. A look at institutions reversing support for gender-related surgeries and the social forces behind youth trends. Discussion of student mental health in Christian versus public schools and warnings about secular therapeutic models. Updates on mounting legal pressure facing religious groups and teens’ surprising reactions to Jesus.