Headlights revealed–too late–an unhitched 22-foot trailer stretched across two lanes of 57 Freeway. Matt’s swerve didn’t clear the trailer, and it came crashing down on the car, crushing his face and arm. A witness called 911. “No one’s moving in the car,” he said. “Get here soon. This is horrible.” Thirty critical minutes ticked by as rescue workers cut through the mangled metal to pull Matt and Tim out of the wreckage. When they did, Matt wasn’t breathing…

A while back on BreakPoint, I talked about a teenager who attended a worldview training camp run by Summit Ministries. The young man complained, tongue in cheek, that worldview training had “ruined” movie watching for him. He could not longer watch films without automatically searching for the worldview messages…

I had a chance to read some of the blog comments discussing the Manhattan Declaration exclusion. I was quite frustrated at some of the invalid accusations, illogical arguments, and how many often spoke out of emotion rather than fact. But I was also quite delighted to find commentors who used sound logic to refute some of the critical bashing directed towards Christians and those in defense of the Manhattan Declaration. Not all of these are done with tact and could be written better, but it does give us a sense of confidence that sound logic is always more persuasive and compelling…

Near the end of last year, Apple pulled an app called the Manhattan Declaration from the iTunes store after 7,000 signature was gathered saying the content was anti-gay and hate-mongering. The Manhattan Declaration is a 4000+ word statement of beliefs signed by 400,000+ people calling people to a Christian conscience.

Some debate ensued whether corporations should be allowed to deny such apps and whether or not the Manhattan Declaration was legitimate freedom of expression or whether it was hate.

Read about it here and give us your thoughts!

Check out this great article by Chuck Colson on worldview and how it even affects the way we watch movies.
I highly encourage you to check our take this summer to participate in some kind of worldview training, if you have not done so already!

Dates: Jan 30, 2010
Time: 5pm – 9pm
Place: 2000 North Loop Rd, Alameda, CA, 94502 (Get Directions | BART)
Cost: Free!

Happy New Year! We will be kicking off our first InterHigh of 2010 with a jam-packed schedule so you don’t want to miss out!
Session #1: Mind over Media
We’re going to take a look at media’s powerful ability to influence us. Each year, we spend hundreds of dollars per person on media, looking for entertainment or to pass time. However, sometimes we’re getting a lot more than we bargained for. Given that much of today’s media …