

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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Jul 3, 2021 • 16min
Minisode: Adam’s Story of Anxiety
As a part of our mental health series, Adam Hawkins shares about his ongoing battle with anxiety and how Jesus has taught him that healing comes in the absence of a cure.
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Jun 25, 2021 • 29min
Mental Health: Our Past, Present and Future
We start our new series on mental health by taking a look at where we are in the wake of a global pandemic, where we've been and where we are headed as a society.
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Feb 8, 2021 • 43min
New President, New Pixar Movie
We do a cultural roundup discussing our new president, Joe Biden, and some of his recent executive orders. We also talk about the new Pixar movie Soul.
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Feb 2, 2021 • 46min
The Truth About Being Pro-Life
Following the anniversary of Roe Vs. Wade, we have an honest conversation about abortion and the pro-life movement.
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Jan 19, 2021 • 40min
COVID and Science With Dr. Emily Smith
We have a conversation with epidemiologist Dr. Emily Smith about faith, science and COVID, discussing the fears and truths about the vaccine.
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Jan 11, 2021 • 31min
The Best Music, Film and Books of 2020
We start 2021 by reflecting on 2020, talking about our favorite movies, TV shows, albums and books from last year and how they gave us glimpses of the Christian story.
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Jan 5, 2021 • 30min
The Jericho March, Stimulus Checks and Election News
In this episode, we do a cultural roundup, discussing everything from the Jericho March protesting the 2020 presidential election, recent stimulus checks and the latest election news out of Georgia.
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Dec 24, 2020 • 45min
Race and the SBC With John Onwuchekwa (Part 2)
We continue our conversation about race and the Southern Baptist Convention, as pastor John Onwuchekwa shares his story and why he made the difficult decision to leave the SBC.
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Dec 22, 2020 • 45min
Race and the SBC With Dwight McKissic (Part 1)
We talk with Dwight McKissic, Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church, about his experience in the Southern Baptist Convention as a black pastor, as well as his concerns and hopes for the SBC.
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Dec 14, 2020 • 39min
Using Our Online Conversations for Good With Daniel Darling
We talk with author Daniel Darling about the power of words and how Christians can use their words and online conversations for good.
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