Author: Curtis Chang

In this special “Ask Me Anything” podcast, we respond to questions about how to find a good church; how to interact with family and friends who are lost in the right wing media bubble; how to consume pop culture; and all the ways in which I am an apostate from progressive orthodoxy.

I was sitting in a pew in a Nuremberg church called the Church of Our Lady, wondering what I would’ve done had I been a Christian in Germany as Hitler rose to power.

The challenges for American democracy, and American Christians, from “the secular god of politics.”

Curtis Chang and David French didn’t wade into the minutiae, the “who won/who lost” political machinations.  Instead they attempted to consider the results in a gestalt way, to uncover what this election might be signaling for our country, our culture, and our church. 

You may have watched a big sports event on television and seen one of the black and white ads from the “He Gets Us” campaign. Designed to introduce Jesus to a culture quite intrigued by him, this campaign has created both curiosity and questions. 

What happens when an individual owes more than he can possibly repay?  What happens if a territory is weighed down by crippling debt?

Instead of battling anxiety, what if you saw worries as a doorway to spiritual transformation? What if you had a different framework for approaching fears and no longer considered anxiety as an enemy to defeat or a sin to overcome? What if you no longer tried to rid yourself of anxiety through sheer faith or willpower, which leads to feelings of shame and frustration?

People increasingly have a Jenga-esque approach to politics.  They are taking out – through their support of dishonest, conspiracy-minded politicians – the foundational bedrocks of democracy and threatening the stability of our republic.

Money affects almost every aspect of life, yet churches rarely help us think spiritually about how to handle it.

In this week’s podcast, we talked about how to build better cities and improve people’s lives through data, research, engagement, and action.