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Good Faith
Join host Curtis Chang and his friends as they follow Jesus and make sense of the world. With expertise, thoughtfulness, and humor, they discuss how Christian faith intersects with culture, politics, work, entertainment, and other aspects of life. Good Faith is produced by Redeeming Babel. Good Faith is ranked in the top .5 percent of all podcasts.
Episodes
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Advent with Friends: Choosing Hope When It Feels Out of Reach (with Sara Billups)
What is Advent hope, and how do we hold onto it when life feels overwhelming? In this first episode of a four-part Good Faith Advent series, Curtis Chang and…
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Alyssa's Campfire Story: Sisters, the Dobbs Decision, A Way Forward
A sister listens to her family even when disagreement over abortion makes it hard. Good Faith's series of Campfire Stories, invites listeners to share how the…
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How Can I Trust The Mainstream Media? (with Jon Ward)
Is it true that "you can't believe" anything you read? Can we consume news with a mindset other than cynicism, outrage, or fear? Host Curtis Chang welcomes…
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What To Expect From Trump's New Administration? (with Tim Alberta)
What level of crazy or calm will the next Trump White House bring with it? Host Curtis Chang is joined by Tim Alberta, author of The Kingdom, The Power, and…
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The Election Results: What's Changed? What Hasn't? (with David French and Russell Moore)
Trump Wins, Good Faith Reacts America elected a new president, and a familiar administration is poised to return to the White House. What does it all mean for…
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Facing Election Day Anxiety with God (with David French)
Are you ready to cast your ballot? In this final episode before the presidential election, host Curtis Chang and "founding friend" David French explore the…
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The Truth About Our Trauma Can Set Us Free (with Dan Allender)
Why is truth-telling so hard to do within the church? Host Curtis Chang and renowned therapist and author Dan Allender explore the complex crossroads of…
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What We Get Wrong About Heaven (with Skye Jethani)
"What if much of what you've been told about Heaven was incorrect?" Host Curtis Chang is joined by Skye Jethani, author and co-host of the Holy Post podcast…
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Top 5 Political Sleepers Important to Your Future (with David French)
Who are the men and women that will be needed to shape tomorrow's politics towards something better? Host Curtis Chang and Good Faith "founding friend" David…
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What Disability Teaches Us About Jesus (with Amy Julia Becker)
The world offers many misleading messages about disability. Host Curtis Chang and author Amy Julia Becker challenge these misconceptions, especially around…
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Facing Cancer with Humor and Hope (with Amy Low)
How do we make sense of the world when we know our time is limited? Host Curtis Chang talks about this universal question with Amy Low, whose recent memoir The…
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Spiritual Preparation for the AI Era (with Andy Crouch)
Are we on the brink of a post-human world? Host Curtis Chang is joined by author and Good Faith contributor Andy Crouch to delve into what it means to remain…
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Finding God in the Small Things (with Charlie Peacock & Andi Ashworth)
How does God meet us in the spaces and actions that seem insignificant? Host Curtis Chang welcomes Grammy-winning producer Charlie Peacock and his wife, author…
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How Abortion Twisted Up Trump and Evangelicals (with Pete Wehner)
Host Curtis Chang and guest Pete Wehner (columnist at The Atlantic and former speechwriter for George W. Bush) share their personal journeys to their pro-life…
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Can the Local Church Heal Political Division? (with Hahrie Han)
Host Curtis Chang is joined by Dr. Hahrie Han, a political scientist at Johns Hopkins University and the Director of the SNF Agora Institute, to explore how…
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Top Five Craziest Moments of The Summer of 2024 (with David French)
Host Curtis Chang and "founding friend" David French dive into the five stories that dominated David's summer. From Ukraine's bold advance into Russia and the…
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How New Worship Songs Can Help Heal Our Politically Divided Church and Nation (with Matt Maher, Sandra McCracken, Jon Guerra, Dee Wilson, Isaac Wardell, and Kate Bluett)
Curtis Chang and worship leader Isaac Wardell are joined by renowned musicians Matt Maher, Sandra McCracken, and Jon Guerra, alongside poet Kate Bluett and…
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When Is Trauma An Opportunity For Spiritual Growth? (with Rev. Summer Joy Gross)
Host Curtis Chang welcomes Rev. Summer Joy Gross, author of The Emmanuel Promise, to explore how a broken attachment to God can amplify anxieties stemming from…
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Disarming Christian Nationalism (with Pastor Caleb Campbell)
Host Curtis Chang sits down with Pastor Caleb Campbell, author of the new book Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor. Caleb shares…
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How Deep Reading Forms Our Souls (with Jessica Hooten Wilson)
How Deep Reading Forms Our Souls (with Jessica Hooten Wilson) Host Curtis Chang and award-winning author Jessica Hooten Wilson, the Fletcher Jones Chair of…
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Trump, Biden, and The Power of Self Reflection (with Pete Wehner)
Host Curtis Chang and Pete Wehner, a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, engage in a thought-provoking discussion about tackling inner demons…
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Do We Need a Worship Music Reformation? (with Andy Crouch)
Host Curtis Chang and Good Faith contributor Andy Crouch strike a chord in their exploration of the dynamics of modern Christian worship music. Their…
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A Christian Alternative to the Culture of Niceness (with Dr. Calvin Troup)
Host Curtis Chang goes back to school and sits down with Geneva College President Dr. Calvin Troup and student Mattigan Burleigh to explore the college's…
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The Cross & The Sword (with Tim Alberta pt. 2 of 2)
In the second part of their extensive conversation, host Curtis Chang and author Tim Alberta discuss how some people in the church use the message of the cross…
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Playing the Long Game in 2024 (with Tim Alberta pt. 1 of 2)
Tim Alberta and Curtis Chang suggest a long-term approach for Christians when it comes to political engagement. They explore how the pursuit of short term…
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The politics of threat detection (with David French)
Host Curtis Chang and "founding friend" David French sit down for a deep dive into ways people are detecting threats in today's polarized landscape. They…
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The Unseen Spiritual Powers Shaping Our World (with N.T. Wright)
Host Curtis Chang engages in an enlightening discussion with renowned New Testament scholar, pastor, and author N.T. Wright. They delve deeply into the concept…
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The Secret Life of Pastors (with Dr. Mark Turman)
Host Curtis Chang invites Dr. Mark Turman, Executive Director of Denison Forum and Vice President of Denison Ministries, to join him in examining the unique…
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Can Political Violence Come From the Church? (with Elizabeth Neumann)
Host Curtis Chang sits down with Elizabeth Neumann, a national security expert who served both the George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations. Together…
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Learning to Disagree (with John Inazu)
Host Curtis Chang and Washington University professor of law & religion John Inazu explore principles that can teach us to cultivate greater empathy and…
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The Hidden Costs of Youth Sports (with David French)
Curtis Chang and David French delve into the multifaceted impact of youth sports culture on both parents and children. They explore how it demands our time…
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Dementia: Living in the Memories of God (with John Swinton)
Host Curtis Chang engages in a profound and moving conversation with distinguished professor, pastor, and champion of Christian healthcare, John Swinton…
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How Music Makers Help Us Make Sense of God's World (with Sandra McCracken)
Host Curtis Chang explores the intersection of faith, music, and biblical harmony with acclaimed singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken in a conversation focusing…
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Good Faith Classic: Recovering Our Storytelling Superpower (with Nancy French)
We can't get enough of our friend Nancy French! Her debut memoir, "Ghosted: An American Story," is available now. That's why we decided to revisit host Curtis…
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Ghosted: An American Story (with Nancy French)
Host Curtis Chang sits down for a gripping conversation with author and frequent Good Faith guest Nancy French to discuss her compelling new memoir "Ghosted…
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How to Listen to Music (with Andy Crouch)
From Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman to Johann Sebastian Bach, host Curtis Chang engages in a captivating conversation with Good Faith contributor Andy Crouch…
Good FaithThe After Party Edition: The Bible and The Ballot (with Kaitlyn Schiess)
Host Curtis Chang sits down with Kaitlyn Schiess, author of the thought-provoking book, "The Bible and The Ballot." Delving into the intersection of faith and…
Good FaithThe Good Faith Podcast/The After Party Edition: What Democrats Fail to Get About Christians and Why It Matters (with David French)
Host Curtis Chang and "founding friend" David French engage in a thought-provoking discussion about the relationship between Democrats and Republican…
Good FaithThe Good Faith Podcast/The After Party Edition: Why 2024 is not "deja vu all over again" (with Russell Moore)
In this thought-provoking episode, public theologian and The After Party partner Russell Moore explores the need for pastors to equip themselves and their…
Good FaithThe Good Faith Podcast/The After Party Edition: The Spiritual Discipline of Politics (with Michael Wear)
We tend to think of spiritual disciplines as taking us out of the world: privatized quiet times, sequestered retreats, individual Bible reading, and such. We…
Good FaithThe Good Faith Podcast/The After Party Edition: Anxiety and Politics
In this first episode in a series on faith and political engagement, we delve into the intersection of anxiety and politics, as Christians navigate the…
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How to cultivate the inner life we need to face a chaotic world (with Alison Cook)
Our outer world – our politics, our society, our organizations, even our local community and families – can be enormously complex and even chaotic at times…
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How we talk about cancer (with Nancy French)
40% of all Americans will receive a diagnosis of cancer in their lifetime and practically every adult will know someone who already has. How do we talk about…
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Escaping the media echo chamber (with David French)
Repeated studies show that the current media landscape is worsening polarization and weakening our ability to grasp truth. How do we escape getting trapped in…
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Why is there so much poverty in America? (with Matthew Desmond)
How are Christians supposed to think, feel, and act as they walk by a homeless person? As they drive through an impoverished neighborhood and pass by its…
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Will Western culture hunger for God more than we realize? (with Andy Crouch)
The dominant narrative is that Western culture is headed for ever greater levels of atheism, agnosticism, or at least departure from belief in the Christian…
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The moral aftershocks of Gaza (with David French)
The ongoing war in Gaza has sent out reverberations in the political, military, and economic spheres. But what about the moral sphere? Curtis is joined by…
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Where is AI taking us spiritually? (with James Cham and John Kim)
AI feels like a tornado that has hit society: unpredictable, powerful, and out of our control. How do we as Christians respond to this force in the world?…
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How evangelicalism got hijacked (with Tim Alberta)
American evangelicalism's pull towards the far right is felt by anyone that comes into contact with the movement. But how did this happen? Who did the pulling?…
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Good Faith Classic: How I became an "adult" on January 6th
This episode drops on the three year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection of January 6 2021. The event revealed the dangerous nature of Trumpism and…
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Humility and Hope in 2023 (with David French)
"Founding friend" David French returns to wrap up 2023 (we're taking a break for a few weeks). He and Curtis look back at the year through the lens of two core…
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Why are evangelicals missing in action on climate change? (with Bruce Huber)
Climate change is a major long term threat to our world. Yet, we find very few evangelical Christians voices or mass engagement on this issue. Why this…
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What's happening at the border? Part 2 (with Michael Debruhl)
The wave of immigrants and refugees at the border has filled the news, and will most likely influence the next presidential elections. But what's really…
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What's happening at the border? Part 1 (with Bri Stensrud)
The wave of immigrants and refugees at the border has filled the news, and will most likely influence the next presidential elections. But what's really…
Good FaithHow to Know a Person (with David Brooks)
We're living in a cultural moment where so many people feel unseen and unheard. What if the answer is not some big government or nonprofit program, but rather…
Good FaithHow Gaza is affecting American Jews and Christians (with Rabbi Michael Holzman and David French)
The Gaza crisis has sent out shock waves that extend to America. In this podcast, we explore how different communities and institutions in the US are…
Good FaithWhy youth leave the church - and what can be done (with Kara Powell)
American youth who grew up in Christian families are leaving the church at a massive pace. Curtis talks with Kara Powell, executive director of The Fuller…
Good FaithCan political controversy actually serve the local church? (with Chuck Mingo)
Some churches seek to exploit political controversy for self-serving ends. But many more churches instinctively avoid controversy, and steer away from topics…
Good FaithHow anxious institutions affect us all (with Yuval Levin)
In the diagnosis of the epidemic of anxiety sweeping through society, the examination has tended to focus on individual risk factors or macro-social trends…
Good FaithThe Great Dechurching (with David French and Michael Graham)
In a wide ranging conversation, founding friend David French takes over the reins for Curtis Chang and discusses the new book, The Great Dechurching: Who's…