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Colson delivers a stirring address to Geneva College graduates, emphasizing the significance of personal character and its connection with public service. He draws on the examples of modern political leaders to demonstrate that the formation of moral character is absent in Americans today. Challenging the graduates with the Founding Fathers' concept of virtue, Colson points them to a life of integrity, gratitude, and duty before God.
Found In: Education/Development > Character Formation > Speech
Related Scripture: Psalm 25:21
Although Christians should oppose the current Health Care Bill because of provisions like abortion funding and lack of conscience protections, Colson argues that there is a greater reason for opposition--the philosophy behind the bill. Colson explains several of Russell Kirk's 10 principles of conservatism, and shows how the proposed legislation violates these fundamental principles.  


Found In: Community/Government > Philosophy behind health care reform > Speech
Related Scripture: Romans 13:4
Last year, despite the greatest recession in recent decades, America saw a marked decrease in criminal behavior. But wait, haven't we been told that poverty is the cause of crime? No, Colson, explains, the root cause of crime is not society--it is man's sinful nature. As the Christian worldview shows, individuals are ultimately responsible for their own actions.
Found In: Community/Government > Causes of crime > Speech
Related Scripture: Romans 7:5
Now is the time for Christians to step forward and lead our nation. Colson shares the secrets to Christian leadership: understanding the Biblical worldview, casting a vision for society, equipping their followers, and leading by example.
Found In: Culture/Institutions > Christian leadership > Speech
Related Scripture: Isaiah 6:8
Colson looks at the Afghanistan War through a centuries-old lens for evaluation military action: Augustine's 'Just War' theory. What are we doing in Afghanistan? Are we building a nation? Are we going after 'bad guys'? Can the war succeed? These questions and more must be answered in order to determine how the U.S. should continue to be involved in this war.
Found In: Community/Government > Philosophy behind war > Speech
Related Scripture: Romans 13:4
Colson previews the upcoming 'Manhattan Declaration.' Now is the time for the Church to stand for a return to morality in our society. When the intermediate structures of society are lost--the family, the church, and morality--tyranny reigns.
Found In: Culture/Institutions > Role of the Church in society > Speech
Related Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

In this profoundly pro-life video, Charles Colson and R. C. Sproul discuss the challenges and utter blessing their severely disabled grandchildren have brought them and others.  As Colson says, "Max put to the test what I preached.  If I preach that all human beings are made in the image of God, then I've got to live it."  Both men believe in the sovereignty of God, and that contrary to the pro-abortion adovactes, their handicapped grandchildren were ordained by Him, and not mistakes to be disposed of.  God's Word says that children are blessings.   

Found In: Relationships > children with disabilities > Speech
Related Scripture: Romans 8;28
Series: Joni and Friends TV Series Episode 28
Doing 'the greatest good for the greatest number' sounds like a plausible mantra for government. But a closer look at the foundations of this utilitarian ideal reveals some scary implications. Colson contrasts utilitarian philosophy with the Biblical worldview that upholds human dignity.
Found In: Community/Government > Utilitarian philosophy in government > Speech
Related Scripture: Psalm 82:3
You can tell the validity of a worldview by whether or not it is consistent with reality.  Colson uses the example of the U.S. military's protection of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker to demonstrate just how self-refuting the worldview of naturalism is.
Found In: Creation/Environment > Naturalism and environmentalism > Speech
Related Scripture: Genesis 1:25
In a continuation of a previous interview, H. David Schuringa explores with Prison Chaplain John Lamsma how, through restorative justice, inmates come face-to-face with the effects of their crime in order to gain responsibility for their actions and healing for victims.
Found In: Community/Government > Restorative Justice > Speech
Related Scripture: Luke 6:36-38
Series: Part 2/2
Brenda Jackson, a prominent leader in the African American community, has led her own world-wide prison ministry for many years. She discusses with H. David Schuringa keys for reaching inmates and their children, including the positive effects of reforming language and self-image among both groups.
Found In: Religion/Sprituality > Prison Ministry > Speech
Related Scripture: Psalm 107:37-38
H. David Schuringa interviews cult expert Matt Slick, the founder of Christian Apologetics and Research Ministries. They specifically focus on the attractiveness of Wicca in the prison system and how to combat it.
Found In: Religion/Sprituality > Prison Cults > Speech
Related Scripture: Isaiah 44:24-26
This speech discusses how America has lost her moral and ethical Christian foundations and has become a secular society.  This secularization of America can be seen in politics, legal battles, education, the arts, and the media.  America's value system has shifted from the sacred to the secular in a steady course dating from the Age of Reason, through the Age of Enlightenment, to the present postmodern culture we have today.
Found In: Culture/Institutions > Secularization of America > Speech
Related Scripture: Isaiah 1:4
Series: The Secularization of America Lecture Series 1 of 3

The secularization of America has created a pagan society that is opposed to transcendent truth.    This pagan society has created a utilitarian view of life that denigrates life by supporting abortion and euthanasia.  On the other hand, a Judeo-Christian value system holds human life in high regard. 
America needs to see the importance and value of having a Judeo-Christian worldview. 

Found In: Culture/Institutions > Secularization of America > Speech
Related Scripture: Matthew 10:16
Series: The Secularization of America Lecture Series 2 of 3
It is the duty of the church to practice truth in today's society to combat the negative effects of the secularization of America.  The body of Christ is to be salt and light in the midst of the darkness of America's secular society.  The calling of a Christian is to be a servant, and the Christians in today's church are desperately needed to bring truth and shed light on the problems rife in today's secular society.
Found In: Culture/Institutions > Secularization of America > Speech
Related Scripture: I Peter 2:9
Series: The Secularization of America Lecture Series 3 of 3
The Bible is true, inerrant, absolute authority, and the revelation of God.  We know this because Jesus relied on the scripture during his earthly ministry.  Scriptures were written by eye witnesses of the events they described.  Scientific evidence dating early biblical manuscripts confirms what Jesus said. 
Found In: Religion/Sprituality > Proving the Word of God > Speech
Related Scripture: Second Timothy 3:16
Series: A Love That Works: Putting God's Love Into Practice 2 of 7

True religion is obeying God and doing His work, not following some man's creed or institution that is held up as a particular religion.  The cross of Christ can reconcile religious differences.  Jesus is the supreme sacrifice for all peoples' sins, not just those of a particular religion.  Loving God and loving one another is true religion, not following the creeds of religious leaders or joining a particular religious institution.

Found In: Religion/Sprituality > The Offense of Religion > Speech
Related Scripture: James 1:27
Series: A Love That Works: Putting God's Love Into Practice 3 of 7
Urges the audience to defend the faith, but first examining themselves.  Church needs to be restored to its historic orthodox truth. He discusses what Christianity is, encouraging people to see all of life through a Christian worldview.
Found In: Religion/Sprituality > apologetics > Speech
Related Scripture: Jude 1:3
H. David Schuringa conducts an exclusive interview with a Christian leader and friend who shares what he learned from a lifetime of serving people in need. Groen describes the particular strength of people in need; he notes that those we serve often bless us more than we do them.
Found In: Religion/Sprituality > Ministry > Speech
Related Scripture: Matthew 19:29-30
In an address to Harvard Business School students, Charles Colson explains the necessity of absolute truth in teaching ethics.  Society cannot exist apart from moral consensus and our republican form of democracy cannot thrive apart from the virtue of citizens.  People are never morally neutral; rather people act according to the character they have cultivated.  Ethics concerns what ought to be, not the pragmatic concerns of individuals apart from absolute standards. —
Found In: Culture/Institutions > Ethics > Speech
Related Scripture: Psalm 51:6

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