What level of crazy or calm will the next Trump White House bring with it?

Host Curtis Chang is joined by Tim Alberta, author of The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory, to explore the turbulence surrounding the final days of Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and what it might signal for the next administration. They analyze potential picks for key cabinet roles, examining what these choices could mean for the America's future both domestically and abroad. Curtis and Tim go beyond the palace intrigue to offer thoughtful ways to pray for the president-elect, urging listeners to consider Trump’s humanity, vulnerabilities, and penchant for chaos.

*This episode was recorded on Tuesday Nov 12, 2024 before some of the administration picks had been made.

Referenced in this Episode:

• Read Tim Alberta's The Atlantic piece about the last days of the Trump campaign

• Engage with our course The After Party

• Read 1 Timothy 2:1-2

More From Tim Alberta:

• Check out all of Tim Alberta’s writing for The Atlantic HERE

• Buy & read Tim Alberta’s books HERE

• Follow Tim Alberta on https://x.com/TimAlberta

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Trump Wins, Good Faith Reacts

America elected a new president, and a familiar administration is poised to return to the White House. What does it all mean for Christians? Host Curtis Chang is joined by "founding friend" David French and public theologian Russell Moore to explore the intense emotions many are experiencing in the wake of this election. Together, they dive into listener questions about the global repercussions of another Trump presidency, the complex feelings some Christians experience about the political choices of fellow believers, and the evolving role of the church in a deeply divided America. Confronting shared experiences of anguish, alienation, and anger, the trio offers thoughtful insights into how we can navigate this challenging landscape of emotions about the known and unknown implications of the vote.

Referenced in this Episode:

• Engage with our course The After Party

• Read an interview with Reinhold Niebuhr HERE

• Read Henry David Thoreau’s Walden online

• More on Augustine and the fall of Rome

• Neil Postman predicted Donald Trump in 1985

• Explore the J.R.R. Tolkien Society HERE

• 85 quotations from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings

• C.S. Lewis on courage

• Listen to The Kingdom of Jesus by the Jon Guerra, Sandra McCracken, and Porter’s Gate

More From David French:

• Read David French’s opinion pieces HERE

• Follow David French on Threads

• Listen to David on the Advisory Opinions podcast

More From Russell Moore:

• Read Russell Moore’s Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America

• Listen to The Russell Moore Show podcast

• Explore Russell’s Christianity Today pieces

Listen to Songs For the After Party, get sheet music, lyrics, and prayers for your church.

Are you ready to cast your ballot?

In this final episode before the presidential election, host Curtis Chang and “founding friend” David French explore the tense feelings and tough questions Christians face as they prepare to vote. They explore how political instability might actually be a gift that pushes Jesus followers to adopt a mindset that seeks to defend the vulnerable, and when it’s necessary challenges “people of good will.” Curtis and David also discuss how social media often amplifies instability rather than providing insight, the importance of finding a virtuous purpose amid uncertainty, and the need for prayers of lament.

Referenced in this Episode:

• Read Curtis Chang’s Washington Post opinion piece Anxious about the nail-biter election? Here's how to survive it.

• Read Augustine’s City of God online

• Read Curtis Chang’s book Engaging Unbelief: A Captivating Strategy from Augustine and Aquinas

• Read Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl

• Engage with our course The After Party

Engaging with Prayers of Lamentation:

• Learning to Lament: A Guide to Praying in Our Hardest Moments

• Dare to Hope in God: How to Lament Well

More From David French:

• Read David French’s opinion pieces HERE

• Follow David French on Threads

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