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Can a war be morally justified but still wrong?
David French explains an important distinction: a war might have a just cause—but if it’s prosecuted illegally, it becomes immoral as well.
That’s why the key question isn’t just whether a war is justified. It’s whether it is both just and legal. Listen for more from The Good Faith Podcast.
When the world feels like it’s unraveling, how should Christians respond—panic, despair, cynicism?
In this episode of Reading to Make Sense of the World, Curtis and Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson are back to explore Leif Enger’s `I Cheerfully Refuse` and the radical idea of refusing cultural despair with joy.
Together they discuss why novels still matter, how fiction can shape faithful imagination, and what beauty, truth, and hope look like at the end of the world.
In moments of uncertainty and conflict, Scripture points us toward a response that is both humble and powerful: prayer.
Paul urges believers to pray for those in authority—not as an act of political loyalty, but as an act of hope. A hope that God would grant leaders wisdom, courage, and restraint, and that their decisions would lead toward peace rather than harm.
This week, we’re reminded that one of the most meaningful things Christians can do in turbulent times is to bring our leaders before God and ask for guidance beyond human judgment. David French called us to this using this verse in our latest episode, and it`s time to put that thought into action.
Join us today in praying for wisdom for our leaders, and for a world where people can live peaceful and dignified lives.
In moments of conflict and uncertainty, Christians are called to respond in a way that is often overlooked: prayer.
In our latest episode, Curtis and David reflect on 1 Timothy 2:1–2, which urges believers to pray for those in authority so that people may live peaceful, quiet, and dignified lives.
That kind of prayer is not vague or passive. It asks God to give leaders wisdom, courage, and restraint. It remembers the people caught in the middle of conflict. And it seeks peace, justice, and freedom for those who suffer under oppression.
This carousel shares a few prayer points drawn from that conversation—ways Christians can pray in a complicated and painful moment.
Join us this week in praying for wisdom for our leaders, peace in our world, and justice for those who are suffering. & Don`t miss this conversation.
War raises questions that go deeper than strategy or politics.
Is it just? Is it legal? And who has the authority to decide?
In today`s episode of the Good Faith Podcast, Curtis sits back down with David French to examine the escalating U.S.–Iran conflict through the lens of Christian theology, just war theory, and the Constitution.
They explore questions many Christians are asking right now:
• Can a war be morally justified if it’s launched without Congress?
• What role should Israel play in how Christians think about this conflict?
• Are we seeing a shift in MAGA foreign policy from isolationism to regime change?
• And how should believers respond when the risks of escalation feel very real?
This conversation doesn’t try to break the news. It tries to offer moral clarity in a volatile moment. Listen now wherever you get podcasts.
We spend so much time chasing future success that we miss the meaning already available right now.
Dave Evans explains how wonder, coherence, and community can unlock meaningful experiences in everyday life.
The key isn’t solving life like a problem. It’s learning to engage the present moment differently. Don’t miss this episode.
So much of our lives are measured by impact, outcomes, and visible results. But the invitation of faith is different.
Before impact… there is presence. Before proving ourselves… there is participation.
The deeper question may not be what we accomplish, but whether we are responding to God with honesty, humility, and trust.
Sometimes faithfulness simply begins there. Don’t miss our latest episode with Dave Evans.
Sometimes prayer begins with a simple admission:
things are out of our control.
In our recent Can We Pray Together? episode, we sat with prayer requests from listeners and practiced what Jesus taught us—bringing our hopes honestly before God, and then surrendering the outcome to Him.
This week, take a minute to pause.
Name what you wish would change.
Then pray the words Jesus gave us:
Your kingdom come. Your will be done.
We’re praying with you.
What if designing your life isn’t about inventing yourself, but discovering what God has already prepared for you?
In our recent conversation with Dave Evans about Designing Your Life, we explore the tension many of us feel: wanting a joyful, meaningful life… but unsure how to get there. The good news? Scripture reminds us that we are not self-made projects. We are God’s handiwork.
A well-lived life isn’t built from pressure or performance. It’s shaped through attention, curiosity, courage — and trust that God is already at work ahead of us.
“I need to make a mark. I need to change the world. Then my life will be meaningful.”
Stanford Life Design Lab co-founder Dave Evans explains why this mindset, common in both culture and the church, can actually keep us stuck chasing meaning.
Many of us are living only for the “not yet” Kingdom, constantly striving to prove our lives matter.
But what if meaning isn’t something you earn through impact?
Join us as we gather around the campfire—live.
On March 24 at the Illuminate Arts + Faith Conference, the Good Faith Podcast will record a special live conversation with host DT Slouffman, followed by an evening of food, music, and friendship.
If you’re already attending the full conference, we’d love to see you there. And if you can’t attend the whole event, we’ve carved out a special Good Faith gathering so friends who follow Jesus can still be part of the evening.
Here’s what the night will look like:
4–5 PM — Live Good Faith Podcast recording
6–7 PM — Dinner on site with fellow Good Faith listeners and staff
7:30–9 PM — Concert with award-winning musician Matt Maher
This will be a chance to step out of the noise for a few hours—to listen, learn, share a meal, and enjoy great music together.
Tickets for the Good Faith gathering are $40.
If you’re already registered for the full Illuminate conference, you’re welcome to attend at no additional cost. Register at the link in our bio!
What if the problem isn’t that you haven’t found your purpose, but that you’ve been looking for meaning in the wrong place?
In this episode of the Good Faith Podcast, Curtis talks with Dave Evans, co-founder of the Stanford Life Design Lab and co-author of Designing Your Life, about a different way to think about meaning.
Instead of chasing impact, fulfillment, or a perfectly optimized life, Dave argues that meaning is something we can design and experience right now—through radical acceptance, presence, and attention to the moments already in front of us.
Drawing from design thinking, Christian theology, and the deeply personal story of walking through his wife’s death, Dave explores what it looks like to move from the transactional world of achievement into a life marked by flow, wonder, and coherence.
