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Understanding the Soul of a Conflict Requires Having One

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW131321467 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW131321467 BCX0">The risen Christ did not </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW131321467 BCX0">leverage</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW131321467 BCX0"> anyone else's death for his …

Apr 06, 2026 · 7m
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The Supreme Court Strikes Down Colorado's Counseling Law, A Tragic Assisted Suicide in Spain, Easter and Christian Morality, and the NBA's Speech Police

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Apr 03, 2026 · 1h 1m
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The Scars and Thirst of Christ on Good Friday

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW18748411 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW18748411 BCX4">Good Friday—</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW18748411 BCX4">Jesus'</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW18748411 BCX4">last words on</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18748411 BCX4">the cross</span> <span …

Apr 03, 2026 · 4m
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Is Easter a Pagan Holiday?

<p><span data-contrast="none">The Resurrection actually happened, and is the Reality to which these myths have always pointed.</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}"> __________</span></p> <p>Help us raise leaders and shape lives …

Apr 02, 2026 · 5m
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In (Another) Ruling Against Colorado, Supreme Court Protects Speech

<div style= "border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Segoe …

Apr 01, 2026 · 5m
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The "Quiet Revival" That Never Was?

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW23563839 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW23563839 BCX0">Hopes of revival are being hotly contested, but that </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW23563839 BCX0">shouldn't</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW23563839 BCX0"> stop …

Mar 31, 2026 · 6m
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Abortion Has Become a Religious Rite, not Just a Legal "Right"

<p>We must protect every vulnerable life and support every vulnerable mother and father every chance we are given.</p> <p>__________</p> <p>Applications for next year's class are now open, and you can …

Mar 30, 2026 · 5m
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Finnish Lawmaker Found Guilty of 'Insult.' Moody Students Win Right to Stay in Chicago Classrooms. Jury Finds Social Media Harmful. And the Deaths of Kermit Gosnell and Paul Ehrlich

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW104895803 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW104895803 BCX0"><span class= "TextRun SCXW104895803 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW104895803 BCX0">John and Maria discuss three lawsuits in the news; the guilty …

Mar 27, 2026 · 1h 5m
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Seeking Beauty and Finding God

<p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW127396516 BCX0">It seems God values beauty for beauty's sake.</span><span class= "EOP Selected SelectionWithBorder NewSelectedHighlightColor SelectionPipeEnd SelectionPipeBegin SCXW127396516 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span class= "EOP Selected SelectionWithBorder NewSelectedHighlightColor SelectionPipeEnd …

Mar 27, 2026 · 5m
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Thomas Jefferson, the Hypocrite?

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW232667052 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW232667052 BCX0">Understanding the divide between America's Christian ideals and </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW232667052 BCX0">its</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW232667052 BCX0"> history of …

Mar 26, 2026 · 6m
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An Ecumenism of the Trenches

<p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW186918824 BCX0">The truth matters, and it matters more than our tribe.</span></p> <p><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW186918824 BCX0">__________</span></p> <p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW186918824 BCX0">Join the movement by visiting <a href= "https://colsoncenter.givevirtuous.org/donate/2603-truth-rising/?segmentCode=ma0326bp&amp;utm_source=tcc&amp;utm_campaign=STD&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_content=2603podcast&amp;utm_term=podcast"> colsoncenter.org/march</a>.</span></p>

Mar 25, 2026 · 6m
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Paul Ehrlich: When Bad Ideas Grow Feet and Start Walking

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW51755441 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW51755441 BCX0">The </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW51755441 BCX0">tragic l</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW51755441 BCX0">egacy of</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW51755441 BCX0"> the book,</span><span class="NormalTextRun …

Mar 24, 2026 · 5m
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Calling in Real Time

<p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178009144 BCX0">We cannot</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW178009144 BCX0"> </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW178009144 BCX0">know </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW178009144 BCX0">what God might do with our obedience.</span></p> <p><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW178009144 BCX0">__________</span></p> …

Mar 23, 2026 · 5m
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Formed and Called to Serve the Kingdom of Christ

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW209381409 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW209381409 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW209381409 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW209381409 BCX0">We talk with three Colson Fellows who share their …

Mar 20, 2026 · 46m
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The Bible Does Not Support Abortion

<p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW149111436 BCX0">Key Scripture that pro-abortionists point to and why life in the womb wins every time.</span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW149111436 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span class="EOP Selected SCXW149111436 BCX0" …

Mar 20, 2026 · 4m
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The Human Brain Is Better than Artificial Ones

<p><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW106492179 BCX0">Human</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW106492179 BCX0"> intelligence</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW106492179 BCX0"> is far </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW106492179 BCX0">too complex to </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW106492179 BCX0">have happened</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW106492179 …

Mar 19, 2026 · 5m
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A Nation Under God

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW183744894 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW183744894 BCX0">As </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW183744894 BCX0">America </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW183744894 BCX0">celebrate</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW183744894 BCX0">s its</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW183744894 …

Mar 18, 2026 · 5m
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The Story of St. Patrick

<p>Of the thousands of green-clad parade-goers, marchers, and partiers today, few know about Patrick, the man for whom today's holiday is named.</p> <p>__________</p> <p>Register for our Church Leadership Summit at …

Mar 17, 2026 · 3m
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Yes, Jesus Had a God Complex

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW216414696 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW216414696 BCX0">A UK study found teens </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW216414696 BCX0">think</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW216414696 BCX0"> </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW216414696 BCX0">Jesus</span><span …

Mar 16, 2026 · 5m
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A Proposed Mifepristone Ban, The Bible According to James Talarico, Purity Culture and Art and the Christian

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW159544795 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW159544795 BCX0"><span class= "TextRun SCXW159544795 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW159544795 BCX0">A proposal in Congress that would </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW159544795 BCX0">impact</span><span …

Mar 13, 2026 · 1h 4m
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Talarico and the Zombie Gospel of Thomas

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW83766798 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW83766798 BCX0">Adding </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW83766798 BCX0">text to Scripture</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW83766798 BCX0"> because </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW83766798 BCX0">it's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW83766798 …

Mar 13, 2026 · 4m
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Supreme Court Upholds Parental Rights

<p><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW239905784 BCX0">The</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW239905784 BCX0"> biblical authority </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW239905784 BCX0">parents have </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW239905784 BCX0">over their children</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW239905784 BCX0"> is </span><span …

Mar 12, 2026 · 6m
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"Jesus Would Have Baked the Cake"

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW40747567 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW40747567 BCX0">. . . </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW40747567 BCX0">and other nonsense Jesus would not </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW40747567 BCX0">have </span><span …

Mar 11, 2026 · 6m
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A Burning Passion

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW56745214 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW56745214 BCX0">Chuck Colson's daily prayer </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW56745214 BCX0">was to light </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW56745214 BCX0">the marketplace of ideas</span><span class= …

Mar 10, 2026 · 5m
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A Reverse March Through the Institutions?

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW25365314 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW25365314 BCX0">Businesses are </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW25365314 BCX0">returning</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW25365314 BCX0"> to</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW25365314 BCX0"> </span><span class= "NormalTextRun …

Mar 09, 2026 · 6m
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Iran and the Just War Theory, The Decline of LGB+ and Dating, and the Supreme Court Stops California's School Transgender Policy

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW173656370 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW173656370 BCX0"><span class= "TextRun SCXW173656370 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW173656370 BCX0">As war rages in the Middle East</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW173656370 BCX0">,</span><span …

Mar 06, 2026 · 1h 6m
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Jimmy Lai and the Cost of Convictions

<p>J<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW106077848 BCX0">ailing dissidents is </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW106077848 BCX0">a standard</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW106077848 BCX0"> operating procedure for Communist dictatorships, but Lai </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW106077848 BCX0">is</span><span class= "NormalTextRun …

Mar 06, 2026 · 4m
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Why Gen Z "Nones" Are Reconsidering Religion

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW106564131 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW106564131 BCX0">The Zoomers </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW106564131 BCX0">aren't</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW106564131 BCX0"> religious, but the ones going to church are …

Mar 05, 2026 · 6m
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