

Culture Matters
Culture Matters
Matters of culture should matter to us—because they matter to God. Hosted by Adam Hawkins, Tymarcus Ragland and Chelsea Conway—the Culture Matters podcast explores the intersection of faith and culture. Looking at everything from politics, art and entertainment to issues such as racial reconciliation and the sanctity of human life, we discuss what it looks like to live faithfully on mission—in the world but not of the world.
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Oct 6, 2020 • 35min
Spiritual Formation and Politics With Kaitlyn Schiess
Faith and culture writer Kaitlyn Schiess talks about her new book, The Liturgy of Politics. We discuss how politics shape our spiritual lives and how our spiritual lives shape our politics.
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Sep 28, 2020 • 40min
Family Discipleship in 2020
Adam Griffin talks with Adam and Elizabeth about the new book he wrote with Matt Chandler called Family Discipleship. We chat about the challenges and opportunities of raising kids in 2020.
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Sep 21, 2020 • 37min
Chadwick Boseman, Sports Bubbles and COVID News
We're back for another season of Culture Matters. The crew reflects on the summer and discusses everything from the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman, to the return of sports, to updates on COVID-19.
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Jun 30, 2020 • 34min
Pursuing holiness, seeking the common good and staying hopeful in 2020
We round out this season of Culture Matters by looking at 1 Peter's framework of pursuing holiness, seeking the common good and staying hopeful amid suffering. We discuss everything from racial injustice and COVID-19 to politics and cancel culture.
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Jun 23, 2020 • 39min
The Latest on COVID-19
We discuss the latest news around COVID-19, talking about masks, social distancing and what it looks like to reopen the economy and our churches.
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Jun 15, 2020 • 46min
Conspiracy Theories
We do a deep dive into the world of conspiracy theories, looking at popular theories of our day and the connection to evangelicals. Dr. Russell Moore of the ERLC and Thomas Novlan, a research and development engineer at AT&T, join us as special guests.
Recommended Resources:
The Prophecies of Q
CTIA Wireless Health Facts
The Safety Limits and Myths of 5G
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Jun 8, 2020 • 16min
Black Lives Matter
We have a short special episode to reflect on the life of George Floyd and to communicate loudly and clearly that black lives matter. We discuss the challenges, realities and opportunities of our cultural moment.
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Jun 2, 2020 • 33min
Extremism
Our "ism" series continues with a discussion on extremism. From radical religious movements to sports fandom, we talk about the ways extremism does and doesn't line up with the Christian story.
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May 25, 2020 • 30min
Sports Withdrawals and The Last Dance
We're joined by special guest Timothy Thomas to discuss the absence of sports amid COVID-19 and the new Michael Jordan documentary series The Last Dance.
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May 19, 2020 • 41min
Racial Injustice and Ahmaud Arbery
Special guest Timothy Thomas joins Adam G and Elizabeth to talk about the murder of Ahmaud Arbery and the ways racial injustice exists in our world today. They discuss a faithful Christian response to racism and prejudice.
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