John Stonestreet

John Stonestreet

Op-ed contributor

John Stonestreet is the President of the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, and co-host with Eric Metaxas of Breakpoint, the Christian worldview radio program founded by the late Chuck Colson. He is co-author of A Practical Guide to CultureA Student's Guide to Culture and Restoring All Things.

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  • Turning chemicals into code

    Turning chemicals into code

    With refreshing honesty, he continued, “I cannot see personally how DNA could have been there at the beginning. After all, it requires the cell to enable it and to reproduce, and it requires the cell also to correct errors in that reproduction and replication process.”

  • Losing ourselves

    Losing ourselves

    In other words, things that were once considered wrong are now considered right, and things that were once considered right are now considered wrong.

  • Why compromising with the Equality Act falls short

    Why compromising with the Equality Act falls short

    The most recent incarnation of the Equality Act is also the most radical version we have yet seen. It’s worth noting as well that it’s closer to becoming law than any version so far put forward.

  • Why the Church must fight anti-Semitism in all of its forms

    Why the Church must fight anti-Semitism in all of its forms

    The progressive orthodoxies built around Critical Theory offer little space for Jewish people. In the name of “standing up for the oppressed,” maybe the most oppressed group in world history is being excluded.

  • The curious case of Kristi Noem

    The curious case of Kristi Noem

    A few weeks ago, South Dakota’s Governor Kristi Noem tweeted, “In South Dakota, we’re celebrating International Women’s Day by defending women’s sports!” As it turns out, she wasn’t so excited after all.

  • Betting on March Madness: The problem with young men

    Betting on March Madness: The problem with young men

    March Madness will be, as the American head of British bookmaker William Hill predicted, “very heavily bet.” The American Gaming Association expects about $8.5 billion to be wagered on the tournament.

  • Gripping grace, avoiding sin

    Gripping grace, avoiding sin

    Acknowledging that our nature is fallen and susceptible to such compromise is a wise thing to do, especially when mixed with asking for God’s grace. One of Jesus’ last and most urgent commands to His disciples was for them to pray that they would not fall into temptation.

  • In Hong Kong the tyranny expands

    In Hong Kong the tyranny expands

    In the last year-and-a-half, as the world’s eyes turned to COVID-19 and other troubles, the Chinese government all but crushed any dissidents and all but ended democracy in Hong Kong.

  • 'Peace and Security' for the ancient Church in Iraq?

    'Peace and Security' for the ancient Church in Iraq?

    Recent events in the region have nearly accomplished what 14 centuries of Islamic oppression couldn’t. Iraq’s Christians are, as the Archbishop of Irbil put it in 2019, “perilously close to extinction.”

  • The COVID baby bust reflects a disturbing cultural reality

    The COVID baby bust reflects a disturbing cultural reality

    At the start of the pandemic, many expected the lockdowns and quarantines to lead to a “baby boom.” Well, the data is in. Instead of a “boom” it’s been a “bust.”