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Why It’s So Hard To Forgive Our Enemies but We Must 11/12/2026

Why It’s So Hard To Forgive Our Enemies but We Must Forgivness is a wonderful gift for Christians to offer a world without it. __________ Join us at the 2027 Colson Center National Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Register at . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43730369

Organ Donation and the Law of Unintended Consequences 11/11/2026

Organ Donation and the Law of Unintended Consequences The ethics of organ donation are complicated as it is. __________ Register for our event at Colorado Christian University at . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43719009

Courage to Do What is Right 11/10/2026

Courage to Do What is Right Thank God for young people who demonstrate the kind of courage we can admire and emulate. __________ For more resources visit /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43699214

Myth, History, and a Muslim Utopia 11/09/2026

Myth, History, and a Muslim Utopia If secularists hope to engage religion, especially a reemerging Islam, they must get the historical facts straight. __________ Register for our Colson Fellows informational webinar today at . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43669929

The Midterm Election; Religious Persecution in Colorado and AI in Schools 11/06/2026

The Midterm Election; Religious Persecution in Colorado and AI in Schools How Christians should think about Tuesday’s election. Google insists that AI needs to be in the classroom. And Colorado is discriminating against Christians again. Segment 1 – The Midterm Election Segment 2 – Religious Discrimination in Colorado Segment 3 – AI in Schools /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43669914

How Christians Should Think About the Midterm Elections 11/06/2026

How Christians Should Think About the Midterm Elections What happened Tuesday night is neither cause for hope nor despair. __________ Register for our Colson Fellows informational webinar today at . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43660584

“All Truth is from God:” The Bible’s Cure to Unnecessary Angst 11/05/2026

“All Truth is from God:” The Bible’s Cure to Unnecessary Angst Many spiritual crises could be avoided if Christians recovered the biblical and historic doctrine of “common grace.” __________ For more resources visit /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43636069

Finding Shalom in The City of Man 11/04/2026

Finding Shalom in The City of Man The transforming power of Christianity enables us to not only know what is right but to do it—to be virtuous. ___________ Join us at the 2027 Colson Center National Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Register at . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43626244

70 Million Questions: Be the One They Ask 11/03/2026

70 Million Questions: Be the One They Ask AI can answer a question, but because it’s not a person, it can’t answer people. __________ Register for our event at Colorado Christian University at . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43607714

Only This Could Silence Charles Barkley 11/02/2026

Only This Could Silence Charles Barkley Congrats, Ernie Johnson. And thanks for the great example. __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43568179

Halloween and Elections; Organ Donations; Falling Marriage Rates 10/30/2026

Halloween and Elections; Organ Donations; Falling Marriage Rates Halloween and a mid-term election are ahead. A change in rules for organ donations has many rethinking their involvement. And what to do about falling marriage rates. Segment 1 – Halloween and Elections Segment 2 – Organ Donations and Falling Marriage Rates Segment 3 – John’s Flight Dilemma /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43568139

Kalshi: Gambling by a Different Name 10/30/2026

Kalshi: Gambling by a Different Name Kalshi is not investing, where one buys into a productive asset. It is gambling. __________ Register for our event at Colorado Christian University at . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43558684

Family in our Final Days 10/29/2026

Family in our Final Days Our choices about having children today will very much shape our personal and collective futures. __________ Join us at the 2027 Colson Center National Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Register at . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43519354

The Coming Tsunami of Church Closings Has Been Greatly Exaggerated 10/28/2026

The Coming Tsunami of Church Closings Has Been Greatly Exaggerated Thankfully, to paraphrase a line from Mark Twain, reports of the Church’s death are greatly exaggerated. __________ Sign up for our new Colson Educator courses at . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43479449

Voting and the Lesser of Two Evils 10/27/2026

Voting and the Lesser of Two Evils Our hope is neither found nor lost in elections. __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43462674

The Surrogacy Shop of Horrors 10/26/2026

The Surrogacy Shop of Horrors If citizens and politicians refuse to say anything, what is supposed to never happen will continue to happen. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43422414

France is Burning; Support for Sharia is Growing; Kalshi and Betting and Oh, the Horror! 10/23/2026

France is Burning; Support for Sharia is Growing; Kalshi and Betting and Oh, the Horror! Western civilization is being challenged in the ongoing riots in France. A new poll reveals younger generations are open to Sharia law. Kalshi has found ways to sidestep gambling laws. And should Christians be celebrating horror movies and books? Segment 1 – France is Burning; Support for Sharia is Growing Need link to Friday BP Segment 2 – Kalshi and Betting Segment 3 – Oh, the Horror! /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43422439

Why is Paris Burning? 10/23/2026

Why is Paris Burning? The alliance of radical leftism and Islamism will destroy a society even if for conflicting reasons. __________ Register for our event at Colorado Christian University at . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43413284

Capital Punishment and the Dignity of Man In his Confessions 10/22/2026

Capital Punishment and the Dignity of Man In his Confessions To be just, the execution of Hasan cannot be about therapy or vengeance, but justice and the preservation of human dignity. __________ Join us at the 2027 Colson Center National Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Register at . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43394744

The Limits of Religious Liberty 10/21/2026

The Limits of Religious Liberty Christianity can be freely proclaimed as the one true religion if citizens are allowed to freely adhere to it. __________ For more resources visit /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43382529

Religious Freedom at Risk 10/20/2026

Religious Freedom at Risk We must continue in our commitment to uphold religious liberty. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43360634

Protecting Families from Government Overreach 10/19/2026

Protecting Families from Government Overreach The “Yaeli” bill would empower parents to push back against the dangerous mix of government overreach and ideological poisoning. __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43324484

The Death Penalty; Trailer Released for New Narnia Movie; Protecting Parental Rights and Be Nice to AI 10/16/2026

The Death Penalty; Trailer Released for New Narnia Movie; Protecting Parental Rights and Be Nice to AI The death penalty is in the news again. Is it moral? The trailer for the new Narnia movie has been released. John and Maria give their thoughts. And legislation has been proposed in Congress that will protect parental rights. Segment 1 – Death Penalty; Narnia Trailer Segment 2 – Protecting Parental Rights; Foucault and Nietzsche Why You Think the Way You Do by Glenn Sunshine Ten Books that Screwed Up the World and Five More that Didn’t Help by Benjamin Wiker Segment 3 – Be Nice to AI /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43324534

Secretary Rubio’s Half-History of the West 10/16/2026

Secretary Rubio’s Half-History of the West The story of the West is not the story of Greece with a dash of Christianity. __________ Register for our Colson Fellows informational webinar today at . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43315474

Trinitarian Love in a Lonesome Age 10/15/2026

Trinitarian Love in a Lonesome Age God was already enjoying intimate relationship when he said, “Let there be.” __________ For more resources visit /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43297899

Can AI Be Made Ethical? 10/14/2026

Can AI Be Made Ethical? In and of themselves, the guidelines agreed upon at the White House will be inadequate to keep AI companies honest. ___________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43284029

Pursuing Wisdom Amidst the Counterfeits 10/13/2026

Pursuing Wisdom Amidst the Counterfeits Growing in biblical wisdom is a lifetime project. __________ For more resources visit /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43267313

Is the LGBT Fad Fading? 10/12/2026

Is the LGBT Fad Fading? Biological reality has always been on the side of truth. __________ Register for our event at Colorado Christian University at . /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43236288

Remembering the Horror of the October 7th Attacks, Religious Liberty on Trial and the Parents Role in Education 10/09/2026

Remembering the Horror of the October 7th Attacks, Religious Liberty on Trial and the Parents Role in Education Wednesday was the third anniversary of the Hamas attack in Gaza. Religious liberty continues to fight for its life in courts across America. And should Christians send their children to public schools? Segment 1 – October 7 Anniversary Segment 2 – Religious Liberty On Trial Segment 3 – Questions and Comments /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43236318

A Hill to Die On 10/09/2026

A Hill to Die On The underlying principle beneath so many of today’s moral issues is the assumption that our dignity lies in our autonomy. __________ For more resources visit /episode/index/show/colsoncenter/id/43228368

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