John Stonestreet, President of the Colson Center & Host of Breakpoint, Episode 209
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John Stonestreet serves as president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He’s a sought-after author and speaker in areas of faith and culture, theology, worldview, education, and apologetics. John is the daily voice of Breakpoint, the nationally syndicated commentary on the culture, founded by the late Chuck Colson. He is also the voice of The Point, a daily one-minute feature on worldview, apologetics, and cultural issues.
This week on the show, I’m honored to be joined by John to dive into a thought-provoking discussion about the intersection of faith, popular culture, and the power of transforming lives. John shares how he initially crossed paths with the visionary founder of Prison Fellowship, Chuck Colson, whose faith inspired John’s work today at the Colson Center, applying Christian principles to every facet of life. We also examine the four relationships that shape our understanding of identity, the importance of teaching children to look outward, not inward, and the troubling correlation between the growing mental health crisis among young people and the influence of social media.
“Faith gives you a framework for understanding what's happening in the world.” - John Stonestreet
“Parenting never happens in a vacuum. It happens in a cultural moment.” - John Stonestreet
“A Christian worldview turns you outward and upward.” - John Stonestreet
This Week on The Wow Factor:
How John initially connected with Prison Fellowship founder Chuck Colson, whose faith inspired him to see prisoners as valuable individuals
John’s personal view of his faith as something that communicates the truth about our reality
How Chuck's legacy led to bipartisan agreement on criminal justice reform as a way to address community breakdown and trust issues
How the Colson Center continues Chuck’s work of applying Christian principles to all aspects of life, including government, culture, and personal transformation
Why the Breakpoint podcasts are different from traditional Christian programming
Why so many damaging ideas are rooted into culture right now
The four relationships that impact our understanding of who we are
The importance of teaching children to look outward, not inward, to find their purpose
Why there is a direct correlation between the growing mental health crisis among young people and social media
John Stonestreet’s Words of Wisdom:
Hope is out there; the universe has hope because Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. So have hope, not only in what you say but in how you live. Tell your kids that they're made in the image of God, and then order your homes so that they're turned outward and upward instead of inward.
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