The Real Point

Jason McElwain and Respect for Life
A Breakpoint Commentary
by Charles Colson
March 15, 2006

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In two years, Jason never missed a game, practice, or workout. Coach Jim Johnson and the players wanted to reward McElwain for his dedication by letting him play in at least one game.

With four minutes left in the last game of the season, Jason entered the game to deafening cheers. After missing his first two shots, Jason hit six three-pointers, including one that seemed to be launched from a different zip code, and wound up as the game’s high scorer with twenty points.

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Have You No Shame?

The Sorry State of Politics Today
A Breakpoint Commentary
by Charles Colson

March 10, 2006

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But there are two lessons here. First, there is no way in today’s polarized environment that you can boldly oppose evil without being viciously attacked—even if you speak gently, lovingly, and winsomely. Attacks, I guess, mean that we are having an impact....

Now, this is not a time for Christians to strike back in anger. But we ought to be calling people to moral indignation. And we ought to remember that when we fight evil, we will be attacked by unprincipled people. Take it in stride. As my friend Richard Neuhaus said some years ago, “Undaunted, we are enlisted for the duration bearing witness to the truth.”

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Old News That’s Not Fit to Print

The Times on Natural Selection
A Breakpoint Commentary
by Charles Colson
March 14, 2006

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Sometimes you have to wonder about the New York Times. It printed a long, breathtakingly written, scientific-sounding piece that just had one problem: It wasn’t news. Now, why would it do that?

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