Q Ideas

Staying curious and thinking well can be hard.  Dr. Gregory Berns elaborates on the evidence that neuroscience is providing on how to think differently.

As Christians are left wondering how to navigate being salt and light in a twenty-first century world, Jo Saxton offers ideas on how to respond to sin and corruption in ways that bring restoration and flourishing for all.

Gideon Strauss describes how  “principled pluralism” allocates freedom of conscience, worship, and practice. Os Guinness discusses how learning to listen and respect people, and support freedom for people to live by their conscience leads to a productive peace.

Finding, celebrating and cultivating the good, true and beautiful, is key to how we will shape the future of our neighborhoods, cities and communities.  Ann Voskamp unpacks how genuine gratitude can dynamically transform our communities.

Does the Church have a responsibility to repair the sins of the past? Duke Kwon continues to help us imagine this unique opportunity in a concrete, restorative way.

How should Christians relate to politics in a divisive and polarized time? As Americans grapple with the results of the most recent midterm election, Gabe Lyons sits down with Michael Wear to discuss the answer to this question.

What is possible when we risk in relationship and practice hospitality? Krish Kandiah is the author of God is Stranger shares how an unscripted life helps us experience and trust God more fully.

Gabe Lyons challenges Christians to be part of shaping cultural imagination.  In the face of increasing distrust of institutions, David Kinnaman offers hope in the midst of uncertainty, and explains how Christians can provide a hopeful presence in today's culture.

Judge Sheila Calloway invites us to consider how we offer hope and solutions to young people seeking a lifeline in an era of conflict. Chef Ford Fry discusses how sharing a common table encourages vulnerability and fosters connection.

We live in the most powerful...yet the most anxious, lonely, and depressed generation.  Andy Crouch reminds us that the Church has something important to offer in this unique moment: personhood.

Pastor Tim Chaddick of Reality LA Church discusses cost of denying personal limits in pursuit of perfection.  Trina McNeilly shares how God was in her trials and showed her He intended her life to be whole with an eternal beauty.

As people seeking to make an impact for the Gospel, we're often heavily burdened.  Jon Tyson offers insight into how we can allow Jesus to shoulder our burdens, empowering us to more freely and fully seek God’s kingdom on earth.

Tony Evans helps us think through what it means to be Kingdom-oriented in our thinking, actions, and faith to bring the rule of God’s love to earth.

Jo Saxton looks at the thin line between calling and narcissism offering Christians a way of viewing calling through the eyes of God.

Lisa Bevere shares how the New Testament shows men and women working together for the good of all.

Jordan Raynor provides a framework for how to embrace entrepreneurship and creativity as a means of glorifying God, loving others, and making disciples of Jesus Christ.

Guests Melinda Semlys and Caleb Katlenbach each share about the challenges around the worldview of those within the LGBT circles, and how the Gospel can bring transformation.

With a Cinderella story of drug-dealer-turned-Jesus-lover, Lecrae is the only artist to ever debut an album that simultaneously topped the Billboard 200 and Gospel charts. For any musician, such an accomplishment is simply an Anomaly, the very title of the album that got him there. Lecrae inspires us all to see the magic inside a personal story put to poetry and a poem put to song. Also, what does comedy teach us about ourselves?  Using humor to convey truth is as timeless as the medium of comedy. Used to solicit laughter, encourage relaxation, and relieve stress, comedy also has the unique ability to tell deeper truths in a way that’s accessible and convicting. Emmy Award-Winning Comedian and actor Tony Hale has ideas for how we can bring light – both in levity and illumination – to difficult situations to elicit a smile.

What do we do when we feel helpless? As Andy Crouch says, we only “change culture by creating more of it.” For decades, the problem of starving children in third world countries has been known to many, but most have never felt a tangible way to engage. Michael Chitwood, the founder of Team World Vision (the fastest-growing charity endurance program in the U.S) decided to do something about it. He shares his story of using his own story and pain to show up in the lives of others.

A journalist for The New York Times and author of The Road to Character, David Brooks is an expert in communicating the role of character in our society and how it brings about positive change. In a culture that worships the celebrity yet is decreasing in any religious commitment (32% of millennials claim no religious affiliation according to Barna), Brooks provides relevant commentary on how virtue is a key entry point to larger spiritual conversations that ultimately contribute to society’s flourishing.