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Climate change isn’t just an environmental issue. It’s a human one.

In this episode, Brian Webb helps us reframe the conversation as he connects creation care to Scripture, suffering, institutions, and everyday faithfulness.

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26.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This verse comes at the end of Paul’s great chapter on resurrection. Not escape.Resurrection.

Because Jesus is raised β€” and because new creation is coming β€” what we do now matters.

Your work. Your faithfulness. Your quiet obedience. Your love for your neighbor. None of it is wasted.

25.02.2026 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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N.T. Wright: Heaven Isn't the Endgame β€” New Creation and God's Homecoming - Good Faith Is The Greatest Shift in Christian Theology Going From Heaven to Earth?

From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible tells one story. Not a moral exam so we can escape to heaven. But heaven and earth β€” overlapping, interlocking realities.

Don't miss this conversation with NT Wright. goodfaith.org/podcasts/n-t...

20.02.2026 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are thrilled to have N.T. Wright back on Good Faith! He joins Curtis to explore a vision of the gospel that is bigger, deeper, and more demanding than many of us were taught.

Don't miss this episode.

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19.02.2026 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not for our party.
Not for our church.
Not for our team.

Faithfulness means telling the truth β€” even when it costs us. Don't miss our latest episode with Sara Groves.

18.02.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sara Groves' Borrowed Courage: Bearing Witness to ICE in Minnesota and the Gospel - Good Faith Disappearing Neighbors, Upended Constitutional Norms, ans an Artist's Response to ICE

Don't miss our bonus episode with Sara Groves: goodfaith.org/podcasts/sar...

17.02.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Use your gifts β€” even if it costs you.

Sara used her platform as an artist. And she has lost fans. You may be a teacher. A lawyer. A parent. A business owner. Faithful presence can be shaped by your vocation. And meaningful action often costs something.

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Borrow courage.

Before you began paying attention, others were already living this reality. Listen. Honor their stories. β€œWhat I’m doing is borrowed courage.”

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Cultivate, don’t escalate.

β€œCulture is not a war to be won, but a garden to be cultivated.”

Seek goodness. Create beauty. Refuse contempt.

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Refuse to defend the indefensible.

β€œYou don’t have to protect the brand.” Spiritual maturity means being able to name what is good, and what is not. Even if it’s your β€œteam.”

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Be a neighbor first.

What’s happening at your local schools? Your grocery store? Your church? Faithfulness begins by noticing who is affected, even in places you don’t usually think about.

17.02.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What does faithful presence look like when ICE activity increases in your community?

A few thoughts from our latest episode with Sara Groves:

17.02.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIf it doesn’t stop here, it will continue β€” and it will come to your city.” β€” Rev. Tollgaard

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.
β€”Proverbs 31:8

13.02.2026 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Speak Up and Call for Accountability:

Rev. Tollgaard urges Christians to use their voices:
β€” To call for investigations into deaths linked to ICE activity.
β€” To demand accountability and reform.
β€” To protect constitutional freedoms, including worship and free speech.

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Show Up as a Faithful, Visible Protector

Christians are bearing witness so that those being detained are not alone, even when it costs them.

You are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. β€”1 Corinthians 12:27

13.02.2026 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is not meaningless charity from a distance, but our way of being the hands and feet of Christ as we care for the Body.

Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. β€” 1 John 3:18

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Love Your Neighbors Through Mutual Aid:

Churches across Minnesota are responding in exceptionally practical ways.

β€” Delivering groceries to families afraid to leave home
β€” Driving children to school
β€” Helping cover rent, utilities, & basic expenses

13.02.2026 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How should Christians respond to ICE?

Some ideas from our conversation with Minnesota’s
Rev. Mariah Tollgaard:

13.02.2026 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What if change doesn’t start with fixing everything around usβ€”but with noticing what’s happening within us?

Dr. Lee Warren joins us today for a thoughtful conversation about the connection between our thoughts, our brains, and the way we live. Don't miss it!

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This week on Good Faith, we’re sharing a special bonus conversation with Rev. Mariah Tollgaard, a pastor on the ground in Minnesota.

She joins Curtis to describe what’s happening in her community amid an intensified ICE presenceβ€”and how churches and Christians are responding.

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Want to go deeper with our conversation with Dr. Jonathan Moo?

We’ve created a read-along guide for this episode, designed to help you slow down, reflect and explore how creation care fits into a life of faithfulness.

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09.02.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What does the New Testament have to say about creation care?

Dr. Jonathan Moo joins us to explore how Scripture shapes the way Christians understandβ€”and care forβ€”God’s world.

Don't miss it! goodfaith.org/podcasts/dr-...

05.02.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Democracy isn’t about believing people are good enough to rule without limits. It’s about acknowledging that all of us are fallenβ€”and that power needs restraint.

That’s why Christians should care about democracy. And why protecting it isn’t political, but a moral responsibility rooted in humility.

03.02.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good Faith | Substack Helping friends who follow Jesus make sense of the world. Home of The After Party, The Good Faith Podcast, and more.

We're on Substack! Follow us for more from Good Faith and @theafterparty2024.bsky.social.

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02.02.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The wisdom from above is pure, peaceable, gentle.
James 3:17

Faithful presence still matters. Not outrage. Not blind loyalty. But wisdom, humility, and courage- rooted in Jesus.

02.02.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do not put your trust in princes. Psalm 146:3

Scripture is clear-eyed about power: it cannot carry our hope.

Test the spirits. 1 John 4:1

Following Jesus has always required discernment-especially in confusing times.

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They have become callous. Ephesians 4:19

Callousness forms slowly, through repeated compromise.

"Then comes the disappearance of the good, as morally healthy people lie low to survive." -David Brooks, The Atlantic

Silence is not always agreement. Sometimes it's fear.

02.02.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil.
Isaiah 5:20

When power untethers from truth, moral clarity blurs.

"There is a rush into servitude. Flattery escalates.
Dignity disappears." -David Brooks, The Atlantic

Tyranny doesn't begin with chains- it begins with praise.

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When power becomes the point, something in us begins to erode.
History shows it.
Scripture names it.

"The man lusting for power is always active-
the center of the show, relentless, vigilant, restless."
-David Brooks, The Atlantic

Power that demands attention rarely leaves room for wisdom.

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That answer will vary for each of usβ€”shaped by our context, our callings, and our courage. But history is made when ordinary people choose not to look away.

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