Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, how should we think about public health interventions? Some say our goal should be to prevent death at all costs. Others say we must calculate economic well-being. Philosopher Robert Koons offers us a third way: the Christian virtue of prudence. In this episode, we discuss Koons's recent article in First Things and consider how prudence can help us pursue the common good.

https://www.firstthings.com/article/2020/10/prudence-in-the-pandemic

There couldn't possibly be any more from James K.A. Smith's "Awaiting the King" that we could talk about, right? Wrong. The idea of separation of church and state has caused many Christians to wear their christian identity and political identity separately. In this episode, we discuss the provocative question, "What would it look like to be the church FOR the state?"

The term "woke" has been around for a number of years and is becoming increasingly accepted throughout our culture. In this episode, we survey two articles that discuss whether the ideology of "wokeness" is here to stay, and why it may be more problematic than helpful.

Life involves seasons of hardship and suffering as well as seasons of joy and blessing. Remaining a committed follower of Christ throughout these seasons can be difficult. In this episode, we talk about some of the tools that help sustain a life of discipleship to Christ.

What kind of person do you want to be 10, 20, or even 30 years from now? What kind of changes would you need to make in your life now in order to become that person? As we see in the book of Ecclesiastes and the life of Abraham, the Scriptures urge us to live our lives with the end in mind. In this episode, we share some practical ways to reverse-engineer your life.

It comes along every 4 years, and every 4 years listeners ask us to record an episode about it. No, we're not talking about the Olympics; we're talking about the election. In this episode, we discuss two articles that seek to provide some perspective for Christians as they contemplate voting in the upcoming election.

In a recent article at Public Discourse, Ben Peterson contrasts two differing views of "anti-racism." He argues that a robust debate between these two viewpoints is necessary and vital. In this episode, we discuss the article and how the gospel should inform our thinking about these matters.

We are revisiting an episode from April 2017 about the topic of Intersectionality. We will be back with a new episode next week!

A word you've likely never heard of is all the rage on college campuses. In this episode, we discuss Andrew Sullivan's recent article explaining and critiquing the secular "doctrine" of Intersectionality.

Andrew Sullivan's article: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/03/is-intersectionality-a-religion.html

Over the last four months, there have been many important conversations about the topic of race. As the culture's dialogue continues, it's important to understand and even question some of the conclusions that are made. In this episode, we discuss some of the arguments surrounding the idea of systemic racism made in a recent article from the Public Discourse.

https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/09/71461/

As 2020 continues on its strange and tumultuous trajectory, you have likely noticed a conspiracy theory gaining traction among certain conservatives. In this episode, we discuss what the Q-Anon conspiracy is and how the Scriptures critique such conspiratorial musings. Atlantic article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/qanon-nothing-can-stop-what-is-coming/610567/ World Magazine: https://world.wng.org/2020/08/sign_of_the_times