In this episode of For the Good of the Public podcast, Michael and Phebe present a talk by U.S. Senator Chris Coons about the way his Christian faith informs his public service. Senator Coons highlights the importance of friendship, the power of forgiveness and navigating difference. Following his talk in front of our summit audience, Michael joined Senator Coons for conversation, which you will hear in this episode as well. 

Watch the video recording of this talk on YouTube!

“He always highlights friendship and he highlights getting to know people beyond their political convictions. Those models are so necessary right now in both our public life, but in our life with our next door neighbors and our parents and our grandparents who we may not agree with.” -Phebe [02:28]

“Because at the end of the day, the most true thing I can say about our weekly prayer breakfast is that it is harder to throw a rhetorical punch on the floor of the Senate at someone with whom you’ve held hands in prayer in the morning.” -Senator Coons [11:25]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:00] Intro

[04:25] About this week’s guest

[05:09] How do we find our way in this moment

[13:00] Reflecting on a trip with the late-John Lewis

[16:35] The antidote to the division and distraction of our age

[19:36] How we can help

[23:17] Outro

REFERENCES

• Senator Chris Coons
• For the Good of the Public Summit

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