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Perhaps you have heard someone say that we live in the age of grace and the age of the law is now over, the 10 commandments are no longer applicable to life today. Is that right? How does one reconcile this with the continuing commandments in the...

Despite the cultural fascination with white collar work, those who labor in the trenches of our less flashy professions do work as important as anyone else.

Could it be that our fascination with the story is more important than the story itself? President Trump, the NFL, and us.

After conversion, celebrities need to be discipled to follow Jesus as much as any of us. Being talented, beautiful, or charismatic on camera is no shortcut to what Dallas Willard called “the renovation of the heart.”

Yes, Christians should produce great art and great stories, but we also have the responsibility to cultivate our taste so we prefer great art and great stories to the trivial, the senselessly violent and the vulgar.

Apparently, the U.K. has decided to shift its loyalties from courageously defying tyranny in the 20th century to embracing it in the 21st. Last week, a “conservative”-led British Parliament made George Orwell’s fictional accounts of “thought...

The good news is people are leaving their screens inside to go outside. The bad news? When they’re outside, they’re still staring at screens.

Elon Musk’s recent battle with the Brazilian government shows just how tricky the balance between free speech and censorship has become. Ironically, the censorship was presented as a defense of democracy—an attempt to protect people from “harmful”...

Now more than ever, we need collective action to protect kids from phone-based childhood. The more, the better.

There’s a firestorm over the Russians using social media to manipulate American voters. But the real problem is that we’re so easily manipulated.

Historians love to name periods of time. Students of history will recognize descriptors such as the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, or the Gilded Age. When future historians write about our age, they will find it is already named. We...

Two weeks ago on BreakPoint, we recommended some great summer reading for you. Today, let's talk about getting teens reading.

During the debate, my friend Trevin Wax tweeted, “Neil. Postman. He saw this coming forty years ago,” referring to how the author of Amusing Ourselves to Death, who described what happens in societies when societies entertainment replaces...

Stripping morals from education—or, more accurately, attempting to strip morals from education—is a dangerous idea with dangerous consequences. Chuck Colson repeatedly highlighted this, especially in light of the financial scandals of the...

Trust in the media is at an all-time low, and it’s no surprise why. News outlets rush to be first rather than accurate, social media thrives on outrage over truth, and our culture has blurred the lines between fact and opinion. From covering up...

Civic duty doesn’t stop at the ballot box—it’s about how we live every day. The real fight for cultural and political change begins in our homes, around our dinner tables, and in the traditions we pass down. Habits like regular family meals,...

More local and state governments, from both sides of the political aisle, are acknowledging the harmful effects of cellphones in schools and adopting policies to limit their use.  

Digital technology has transformed every aspect of our lives, from how we connect with others to how we understand concepts like freedom and truth. As we navigate this new landscape, author Samuel D. James offers valuable insights in his book,...

Entertainment is great. But being entertained is not the same as being informed. And being informed is not the same as being engaged. It’s no laughing matter.