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.
Episodes
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Dec 16, 2016 • 33min
All Things Advent
We take a break from our regular conversations about culture to talk about Advent, looking at the history and ways that Christians can practice it today.
Dec 2, 2016 • 42min
Creating a Culture of Life
We have a discussion about abortion with Matt Chandler and Brian Fisher, the President of Human Coalition, a pro-life organization seeking to make abortion unthinkable and unavailable in our lifetime.
Nov 18, 2016 • 1h 1min
Our Technology Crisis & How to Think About Thanksgiving
We chat with the author of The Big Disconnect, Catherine Steiner-Adair, about ways technology is making us sadder and lonelier and how it is disconnecting parents and children. Then we discuss the place of Thanksgiving in the Christian life.
Nov 4, 2016 • 48min
Trillia Newbell on Diversity and Racial Reconciliation
Author, blogger and speaker Trillia Newbell talks with Josh and guest host Kyle Worley about her personal story concerning race and discrimination. They discuss God's vision for diversity, the reality of racial injustice, our current cultural climate and how we can pursue reconciliation moving forward.
Oct 17, 2016 • 46min
Public Faith & The Birth of a Nation
We talk about the film The Birth of a Nation, which tells the story of Nat Turner, the enslaved man who led a slave rebellion. We then have a conversation about politics with Alan Noble and Michael Wear.
Oct 7, 2016 • 41min
Thabiti Anyabwile on Single-Issue Voting & the 2016 Presidential Election
We have a robust conversation with pastor and author Thabiti Anyabwile on single-issue voting, the 2016 presidential election and why he is casting a vote for Hillary Clinton.
Sep 11, 2016 • 45min
Apologetics, Hard Conversations & the Phenomenon of Stranger Things
In this episode, Matt and Josh talk with author and pastor Joshua Ryan Butler about judgment, hell, apologetics and other hard topics. Then in our Slow Takes segment, we take a look at the phenomenon of Netflix's original series, Stranger Things, specifically why were drawn to the mysterious and supernatural and how to think about it in light of the gospel.
Sep 1, 2016 • 48min
A New Name, the Olympics and Pulling Stunts With Dude Perfect
We talk about changing the name of the podcast to Culture Matters and then sit down with a couple of the guys from sports group Dude Perfect about their story and faith.
Jun 30, 2016 • 43min
Alissa Wilkinson on Film, Criticism and What Makes "Good" Art
Josh and David Roark sit down with Vox film critic Alissa Wilkinson about a Christian view of movies, the need for film criticism and how we can assess what is a good or bad movie.
Jun 9, 2016 • 38min
Gloria Furman on Missional Motherhood
Jen Wilkin joins Matt to talk with Gloria Furman, wife, mother and author of several books including The Pastor’s Wife, Word-Filled Women’s Ministry, Glimpses of Grace and Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full. They focused on her newest book, Missional Motherhood, which fits motherhood into the biblical story.
