The Christian Civics Podcast
Exploring how the gospel empowers us to think, speak and act differently in the public square.
Episode 57: Fake News, Satire and Poisonous Bears
Two Christian Civics leaders discuss learning to see our own biases.
Episode 56: Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes
Two Christian Civics leaders discuss learning to see our own biases.
Episode 55: Define Politics
How does using one word for five different concepts make it difficult to act with patience and wisdom?
Episode 54: Gained in Translation
Linguist and Bible translator Dr. Doug Trick discusses how translating the Bible changed the way he thinks about introducing people to new ideas.
Episode 53: View from the City Council Chamber
You see your elected officials in public, but that doesn't really help you get to know everything that goes on behind the scenes to keep a government running.
Episode 52: Why We Disagree
Why do people who share our faith not share our politics? This class excerpt looks at how we can disagree in ways that are helpful.
Episode 50: Prayers for Afghanistan
Three guests lead us in responding to the violence and degradation erupting in Afghanistan.
Losing Power, Revisited and Expanded
We re-visit a 2018 interview about power, sympathy and Christian national identity.
Episode 49: Vote Like You're Hiring
How can a professional recruiter help us think differently about voting faithfully?
Episode 48: A Fuller View of Being Prophetic
What does it mean to act prophetically? The way you answer this question
Episode 47: (Still) Remembering the Prisoners
The pandemic has changed a lot about American life, American politics, and American ministry. Heather Rice-Minus of Prison Fellowship shares how it changed the work Prison Fellowship does promoting a more biblical approach to justice.
Episode 46: Being Online Wrong
How can a Christian talk about important issues online without losing patience or hope?
Episode 45: A Beacon of Hope
We welcome Rev. Patrick Turner and Deacon Terry Dillon of Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX. They share why the church decided to become a distribution site for the COVID 19 vaccine, and how that fits in with their church's ongoing vision and mission.
Episode 44: What's Christian About Your Politics?
To kick off a new season, our Executive Director reflects on whether becoming a Christian means ceasing to be anything and everything else.
The Burden of Shared Suffering
How do Christians in leadership positions provide care for others in the wake of violent news?
Do I Know You?
We close out our mini-series on the scariest passages of the gospel with a look at why bearing fruit and fitting the description of a Christian isn't enough.
A Sword In Our Churches
How Jesus' promise to bring a sword prompts us to ask ourselves uncomfortable questions about our friendships and our church life.
The Empty Ones
A hard-to-translate Aramaic expression rings true in American public debate.
Better Off Drowned
Part two in a mini-series reflecting on some of the secretly scariest passages of the synoptic gospels.