Keesha Ceran and Garret Losty, who will be facilitating our upcoming workshop on Talking with Loved Ones About Race, drop in to share why we should stop avoiding conversations about race, and how leaning into them can help the church grow spiritually.

Register for the February 22 workshop at christiancivics.org

A Christian satirist joins us for a conversation about faith, truth and fake news.

Shownotes—including links, videos and slides—can be found throughout the episode transcript at christiancivics.org.

Visit christiancivics.org/upcoming-events to register for our next two events: Christian Civics Foundations (beginning January 6) or Talking With Loved Ones About Race (February 22).

Christian Civics Advisory Council Chair Ben O'Dell joins us for a discussion about one of his favorite books, "Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes," by E. Randalph Richards and Richard James.

You can pick up a copy of the book here: https://amzn.to/2YeOWar

Register for the next Christian Civics Foundations cohort: https://www.christiancivics.org/upcoming-events/foundations-winter-22

Visit our website for shownotes, transcripts and to support our work: www.christiancivics.org/podcast/episode-56-misreading-scripture

Using one word for five different concepts is confusing at the best of time, but when that one word is controversial and emotionally charged, it makes acting with patience and wisdom even more difficult.

Before we launch Christian Civics Foundations, our Executive Director thought it would be helpful to take a few minutes to examine a few very different things we might mean when we use the word "politics."

Sign up for Christian Civics Foundations at christiancivics.org.

Dr. Doug Trick of the Canada Institute of Linguistics joins us this week to talk about how translating the Bible changes the way he thinks about not just evangelism and discipleship, but communication in general. Our host reflects on Dr. Trick's experiences and an old episode of "Doctor Who" to draw some conclusions about how we can argue more healthfully in the church.

Visit christiancivics.org for show notes, including more information on how to sign up for our upcoming Christian Civics Foundations cohort.

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.

This week, we welcome Evan Dame, town council member in the city of North Brentwood, Maryland, as he shares the challenges that caught him off guard and the way his church life helps him serve his neighbors well.

Why do people who share our faith not share our politics? Is it because they're stupid? Wrong? Malicious? Liars? In this excerpt from a 2020 Christian Civics class, we cover why it's not helpful to jump straight to those conclusions, and start looking at a few alternatives that are less dramatic but more useful.

This week, we welcome three guests to lead us in prayer for the horrific and deteriorating situation on the ground in Afghanistan. David Shedd, Stephen Rodriguez and Brian O'Day draw on their decades of experience in international intelligence, national defense, and military ministry to provide us with ways to approach God in the midst of this fallout.

At the beginning of 2018, Executive Director Rick Barry sat down with Bill Henson of Posture Shift Ministries (formerly called Lead Them Home) to discuss losing cultural power, grieving alongside the grieving and whether we should think of the US as a Christian nation.

Those topics have only become more relevant in the three years since the episode aired. So this week, we re-visit those topics with the expanded cut of that 2018 interview. The reflection and prayer from the original episode, along with links to learn more about Posture Shift Ministries, can be found at christiancivics.org.

How can a professional recruiter help us think differently about voting faithfully?

This week, we welcome Sandra George, an HR professional with over 15 years of experience helping a range of different companies find the right people for the right jobs. Rick Barry talks with Sandra about what goes into making a hiring decision, and what we might get distracted by if we don't have people watching our backs.

Introduction: My Favorite Campaign Ad (00:15)

Interview (03:55)

Reflection (23:11)

Prayer (31:50)