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About Lighthouse Voices
Unlock the tools you need to navigate today’s cultural landscape with confidence and compassion. As a partnership between Focus on the Family and the Colson Center, Lighthouse Voices empowers you to address complex issues with informed insight.
Our speakers arm you with the latest faith-based insights on such subjects as racial tensions, gender identity, the societal impact of abortion, the mental illness epidemic and how to address it, and how to help children build biblical character. Join us to deepen your understanding and equip yourself to make a positive impact in today’s world.
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Upcoming Events
Stay tuned for our 2025 event lineup, coming soon! In the meantime, don’t miss out on important updates. Text ‘Lighthouse’ to 32728 to receive the latest news on upcoming events, speakers, topics, locations, and special offers.
Colorado Springs | November 12, 2024
Os Guinness
How Christians Can Live, Love, and Show a Better Way.
Free love has not freed love, it has degraded it. The sexual revolution is the oldest, deadliest, and most seductive of the modern revolutions against the Christian faith. Our best response is not simply to protest or complain, but to live out the Bible’s position, which is the deepest richest view of love ever set out.
The Colson Center exists to equip Christians with the clarity, confidence, and courage they need to live like Christians in this cultural moment. Because following Christ is not really about inviting Him into our lives, but embracing His invitation into His life.
Past Events
Faith & Culture
Os Guinness
A New Sexual Revolution
Free love has not freed love, it has degraded it. The sexual revolution is the oldest, deadliest, and most seductive of the modern revolutions against the Christian faith. Our best response is not simply to protest or complain, but to live out the Bible’s position, which is the deepest richest view of love ever set out.
Faith & Culture
Joni Eareckson Tada
Engaging Suffering as a Cultural Witness
Courage and good character are rare in today’s culture, even among Christians. Moral purity seems outdated, and suffering is avoided. Yet, we crave authentic leaders with unbreakable character. Joni Eareckson Tada urges us to let suffering shape our character, stating that God grants influence through suffering, not despite it.
Faith & Culture
Samuel D. James
Resilient Faith in a Digital World
Faith & Culture
Alisa Childers & Tim Barnett
Exvangelicals & the Deconstruction of Christianity
Dive into the rising movement of deconstruction in churches. Authors Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett shed light on its allure and challenge to believers. Learn to recognize deconstruction’s signs, counter its arguments, and protect loved ones’ faith.
Family
Brad Wilcox
Discovering The Worth of Marriage
Hear University of Virginia Professor Brad Wilcox, one of America’s preeminent researchers on marriage and the family. Dr. Wilcox will discuss how culture pushes the belief that forgoing marriage and family for education, work and money will lead to happiness. But does it? He will show how getting married, having a family and investing in a strong faith are the true predictors of a flourishing life.
Gender
Laura Perry Smalts
From Transgender to Transformed
Discover the incredible journey of Laura Perry Smalts, author of “Transgender to Transformed.” Listen to her powerful testimony of breaking free from the transgender lifestyle and finding peace in her biological gender through the grace of Jesus Christ. Learn how to approach conversations about gender identity with empathy and understanding, and how to offer support to those navigating their own journey of self-discovery.
Faith & Culture
Alisa Childers
God’s Truth Amidst Cultural Deceptions
Alisa Childers addresses how to navigate the popular slogans that have infiltrated our everyday lives. Phrases like “live your truth,” “follow your heart,” and “you only have one life to live” Alisa showed how these phrases draw Christians away from God with Biblical examples.
Faith & Culture
Dr. Anthony Bradley
Stop Failing Young Men
Dr. Anthony Bradley provides a sobering overview of the challenges facing young men and gives advice on how to confront the problem.
Faith & Culture
Dr. Os Guinness
Our Civilization Moment
This talk seeks to set America’s distress in the setting of the wider crisis of western civilization. For better or worse, the Christian faith has made the West, and the future of the West depends on the state of the Christian faith.
Faith & Culture
Monique Duson
Christianity and Race: The Family of God in a Divided Age
Monique Duson spent 2 decades advocating for the idea of “racial reconciliation”. After the rise of Black Lives Matter, the divide between the races seemed worse than ever. Monique will share her journey away from the “racial reconciliation” model and how the Gospel offers a better hope for racial unity that Jesus Christ secured on the cross.
Faith & Culture
Dr. Ryan Burkhart
Mental Illness, Despair, and the Crisis of Meaning
Dr. Ryan Burkhart shares how you can be kind, be bold, and be light in your circle of influence by understanding the deep needs of others. This begins first with understanding a Christian Biblical Worldview regarding mental health.
Gender
Dr. Abigail Favale
The Genesis of Gender
Gender is a subject that has become so confused in our country., but we can find truth through what the Bible says. Hear Dr. Abigail Favale as she explains how our culture has misunderstood what gender is and uses Scripture to share what God’s true design for gender is.
Sanctity of Life
Alexandra DeSanctis
Tearing Us Apart
Supporters of legal abortion argue that American women can only be equal if they are allowed to obtain abortions, but the reality is that it hurts women more than we know.
Sanctity of Life
Ryan Bomberger
The Beauty of Possibility
Based on Philippians 4:13 and Psalm 139, this powerful presentation shatters the myth of the “unwanted” child, exposes the evil of abortion, and celebrates the truth that we are all wanted by someone.
Family
Katy Faust
The Rights of Children
Katy Faust shares the ways we can stand up for children’s most basic right: to be known and loved by the two people responsible for their existence.
Family
Dr. Kathy Koch
The Potential of Children
Dr. Kathy Koch explores ways parents, grandparents, and other adults can help children develop biblical character.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lighthouse Voices is a collaboration between Focus on the Family and The Colson Center, dedicated to sharing inspiring stories, insightful discussions, and practical wisdom on various topics such as parenting, marriage, personal growth, and faith-building. Through our events and resources, we aim to be a guiding light to help Christians engage with the culture and challenges they may encounter. Lighthouse Voices is more than just an event series; it’s a beacon of hope and inspiration in a world that sometimes feels dark and uncertain. We invite you to join us on this journey of discovery, growth, and community. Together, let’s illuminate the path forward and spread the light of love, faith, and resilience to all.
Our events feature engaging speakers, heartfelt testimonies, expert panels, and interactive discussions. Each session is designed to inspire, encourage, and empower individuals and families to navigate life’s challenges with hope and resilience.
We began hosting our 2022 talks in Holland, Michigan. As we grew, we have continued to alternate between the Focus on the Family office in Colorado Springs and the Focus on the Family Bookstore in Holland, Michigan. In 2024, we have begun adding new cities to provide new audiences with the opportunity to see these talks in person.
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