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Vanishing Coastlines, Dying Reefs, and the Future of an Island Nation
 
In this short Good Faith podcast story, Taualo Penivao, General Secretary of the Christian Church of Tuvalu, shares a firsthand witness of how climate change is reshaping daily life, faith, and the difficult questions of land reclamation and climate migration. Hear why Tuvalu is often called "ground zero" for the global climate crisis—and what support is needed to help protect its people, culture, and future.
 
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Organizations Helping Tuvalu:
Tuvalu Climate Finance Project 
Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project
Government of Tuvalu – Climate Change / projects portal
 
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Is The Greatest Shift in Christian Theology Going From Heaven to Earth?
 
Heaven isn't the point of the gospel—and N.T. Wright challenges the "accept Jesus and escape earth" narrative of Christianity. Curtis Chang talks with Wright, leading theologian and prolific author, about New Creation and his latest book God's Homecoming: The Forgotten Promise of Future Renewal, asking whether the Bible's promise is the Kingdom of God on earth—or simply going to heaven when you die. They examine the "royal priesthood" calling, what this means for life after death and suffering now, and the true purpose of Christian faith.
 
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03:43 - The Continuity Between Old and New Testaments
05:05 - Reject Platonism and Embracing New Creation?
08:04 - A Vision More Demanding Than The "Ticket To Heaven" Gospel
13:48 - What Does This Mean For Grace, Works, and Human Vocation?
19:53 - Divergence on the Meaning of The Kingdom of God
27:24 - The Problem of Evil and the "Now and Not Yet"
34:59 - A Pastoral Response to Heaven-Focused Theology
40:41 - How Are Heaven and Earth Interlocking Realities?
47:59 - The Royal Priesthood: Humanity's Biblical Mandate
51:47 - Tom Wright's Future Projects and Reflections
 
Scriptures:
Revelation 5:9-10 (ESV) - kingdom + priests reign on the earth
Exodus 19:6; Deuteronomy 7:6; 1 Peter 2:9 (ESV) - royal priesthood
Genesis 1-2 (ESV) - creation "very good"; humanity's vocation
Revelation 21–22 (ESV) - new heaven/new earth; God dwelling with humanity
Romans 12:2 (ESV) - renewing of the mind
Romans 8:21–23 (ESV) - creation set free; redemption of bodies
Malachi 3:1 + Isaiah 40:3 (ESV) - prepare the way; the Lord coming to his temple
Psalm 8 (ESV) - humanity crowned with glory/honor; vocation
Ephesians 4 (ESV) - new humanity; community ethics
 
Mentioned in This Episode:
N.T. Wright's book God's Homecoming: The Forgotten Promise of Future Renewal
N.T. Wright's book Surprised by Hope
What is the Bar Kokhba Revolt?
What is the Mishnah?
"Teach Me, My God and King" (George Herbert / "The Elixir") 
Tom Holland's book Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
C.S. Lewis' book Miracles
Scot McKnight's book Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire
 
More from N.T. Wright:
N.T. Wright Online
N.T. Wright's Speaking engagements
N.T. Wright's books (Amazon)
 
Past Conversations with N.T. Wright:
Good Faith ep. 207: N.T. Wright Explains Ephesians: The Church, Christian Nationalism, & the Armor of God
Good Faith ep. 128: The Unseen Spiritual Powers Shaping Our World (with N.T. Wright)
 
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Disappearing Neighbors, Upended Constitutional Norms, and an Artist's Response to ICE
 
Curtis Chang talks with singer-songwriter and Twin Cities resident Sara Groves about heightened ICE activity in Minneapolis–Saint Paul and why the consequences for families and neighborhoods persist after the headlines fade. Groves challenges claims that "protesters are paid agitators" or that "ICE targets only criminals," naming the emotional and spiritual toll alongside concerns about due process and constitutional overreach. They discuss "borrowed courage," the cost of public witness—when refusing to defend the indefensible—and how Christians can resist dehumanization by loving neighbors and cultivating beauty amid fear and division.
 
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02:45 - Sara's Eyewitness Account of ICE Activity
07:08 - Challenging Misconceptions and Narratives
10:18 - Refugees and Legal Overreach
13:48 - Has There Been A Public Reaction to Sara's Advocacy?
18:43 - Local Tragedies and Finding Borrowed Courage
23:44 - Why Do Some Stay Silent or Disengaged?
25:31 - Losing Fans and the Cost of Advocacy
35:41 - What Is the Artist's Response?
43:42 - The Challenges For Sensitive Souls Engaging in Social Justice 
44:38 - A Message to Listeners Beyond Minnesota
 
Scriptures:
Matthew 22:37-39 (ESV)
Mark 12:29-31 (ESV)
Isaiah 1:18 (ESV)
Ephesians 6:10-18 (ESV)
 
Mentioned in This Episode:
Video from Sara's social media bearing witness to current event s in Minnesota
Learn about the work of International Justice Mission
MPR articles about the killing of Philando Castile
MPR articles about the murder of George Floyd
Two 17-year-old U.S. citizens detained at Target (local news video)
Federal Court Blocks: "Operation PARRIS," Orders Release of Detained Refugees
More about Makoto Fujimura
Kazuo Ishiguro's The Buried Giant
Flannery O'Connor's Some Aspects of the Grotesque in Southern Fiction (read by O'Connor)
Dorcas Thomson's Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul
Learn about the Art House North
Sara Groves' album What Makes It Through?
Sara Groves' song "Telltale Heart"
Sara Groves' song "Enough"
Sara Groves' song-in-progress "Normal Things Are Hard Right Now"
Steven Galloway's The Cellist of Sarajevo
 
Past Episodes Referenced in this Conversation:
Good Faith ep. 215: David French: Dual State America and Authoritarianism - Renee Good and the Trump Administration
Good Faith ep. 142: Finding God in the Small Things with Charlie Peacock & Andi Ashworth
 
More From Sara Groves:
Sara Groves' Patreon
Sara Groves' website
 
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Disappearing Neighbors, Upended Constitutional Norms, ans an Artist's Response to ICE
 
Curtis Chang talks with singer-songwriter and Twin Cities resident Sara Groves about heightened ICE activity in Minneapolis–Saint Paul and why the consequences for families and neighborhoods persist after the headlines fade. Groves challenges claims that "protesters are paid agitators" or that "ICE targets only criminals," naming the emotional and spiritual toll alongside concerns about due process and constitutional overreach. They discuss "borrowed courage," the cost of public witness—when refusing to defend the indefensible—and how Christians can resist dehumanization by loving neighbors and cultivating beauty amid fear and division.
 
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02:45 - Sara's Eyewitness Account of ICE Activity
07:08 - Challenging Misconceptions and Narratives
10:18 - Refugees and Legal Overreach
13:48 - Has Their Been A Public Reaction to Sara's Advocacy?
18:43 - Local Tragedies and Finding Borrowed Courage
23:44 - Why Do Some Stay Silent or Disengaged?
25:31 - Losing Fans and the Cost of Advocacy
35:41 - What Is the Artist's Response?
43:42 - The Challenges For Sensitive Souls Engaging in Social Justice 
44:38 - A Message to Listeners Beyond Minnesota
 
Scriptures:
Matthew 22:37-39 (ESV)
Mark 12:29-31 (ESV)
Isaiah 1:18 (ESV)
Ephesians 6:10-18 (ESV)
 
Mentioned in This Episode:
Video from Sara's social media bearing witness to current event s in Minnesota
Learn about the work of International Justice Mission
MPR articles about the killing of Philando Castile
MPR articles about the murder of George Floyd
Two 17-year-old U.S. citizens detained at Target (local news video)
Federal Court Blocks: "Operation PARRIS," Orders Release of Detained Refugees
More about Makoto Fujimura
Kazuo Ishiguro's The Buried Giant
Flannery O'Connor's Some Aspects of the Grotesque in Southern Fiction (read by O'Connor)
Dorcas Thomson's Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul
Learn about the Art House North
Sara Groves' album What Makes It Through?
Sara Groves' song "Telltale Heart"
Sara Groves' song "Enough"
Sara Groves' song-in-progress "Normal Things Are Hard Right Now"
Steven Galloway's The Cellist of Sarajevo
 
Past Episodes Referenced in this Conversation:
Good Faith ep. 215: David French: Dual State America and Authoritarianism - Renee Good and the Trump Administration
Good Faith ep. 142: Finding God in the Small Things with Charlie Peacock & Andi Ashworth
 
More From Sara Groves:
Sara Groves' Patreon
Sara Groves' website
 
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The Good Faith Podcast is a production of a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan organization that does not engage in any political campaign activity to support or oppose any candidate for public office. Any views and opinions expressed by any guests on this program are solely those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Good Faith.

Can You Really Change Your Brain by Changing Your Thoughts?
 
Neurosurgeon, Iraq War vet, and author Dr. Lee Warren shows Curtis Chang how to perform "self brain surgery"—no scalpel, just the brutal truth: your automatic thoughts are rewiring your brain every day, and a lot of them are lying to you. Curtis and Lee dig into neuroplasticity, why you keep looping the same stress scripts, how gratitude can hijack anxiety, and they connect the dots between brain science and faith as represented in Philippians 4 and Romans 12. If you're stuck in anxiety, trauma, or toxic patterns, this episode could be a wake-up call—and a way forward.
 
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02:38 - How Do Thoughts Reshape the Brain?
07:39 - Personal Story: Grieving and Neuroplasticity
11:08 - Philippians 4 and Neuroscience
18:01 - Gratitude as a Brain Switch
21:51 - Neuroscience vs. Classic Therapy
31:03 - Building New Habits and Synaptic Pruning
32:28 - The "Self" in Self Brain Surgery and the Holy Spirit
44:07) - Wisdom to Know What Can and Cannot Change
52:34 - Epigenetics and Generational Influence
56:49 - Final Word: Hope and Agency
 
Mentioned In This Episode:
Dr. Lee Warren's The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery
Philippians 4:6–8 (ESV)
Romans 12:1–2 (ESV)
2 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV)
Romans 5:3–5 (ESV)
Deuteronomy 5:9-10 (ESV)
Summary: Study finds epigenetic changes in children of Holocaust survivors
Chris Voss's Never Split the Difference
The Original Serenity Prayer
 
More From Dr. Lee Warren:
Listen: The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast
Dr. Warren's website
Dr. Warren's  No Place to Hide
Dr. Warren's  Hope Is the First Dose
Dr. Warren's  I've Seen the End of You
 
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