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![The Case for Hope in a Year of Despair The Case for Hope in a Year of Despair](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/132172.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Episode 290|1
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The Case for Hope in a Year of DespairHow to move past Christian platitudes and flimsy one-liners to a robust faith in something greater than our present circumstances.
![There’s No Good Plan to Stop 100,000 Opioid Deaths a Year There’s No Good Plan to Stop 100,000 Opioid Deaths a Year](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/126409.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Episode 289|1
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There’s No Good Plan to Stop 100,000 Opioid Deaths a YearThe Christian call to hard friendship in a national emergency.
![Fewer Politicians Are Seeking Compromise. Should Christians? Fewer Politicians Are Seeking Compromise. Should Christians?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/126324.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Episode 288|1
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Fewer Politicians Are Seeking Compromise. Should Christians?The norms of working across the aisle are changing. So is the church's attitude about it.
![Why the Climate Change Movement Needs the Church Why the Climate Change Movement Needs the Church](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/126236.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Episode 287|48min
Why the Climate Change Movement Needs the ChurchA Christian conservationist and missionary reports from COP26.
![Should Christians Be Disturbed by Facebook’s Mess? Should Christians Be Disturbed by Facebook’s Mess?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/126170.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Episode 286|46min
Should Christians Be Disturbed by Facebook’s Mess?How to weigh leaving the social media giant behind.
![Does God Really Want Missionaries to Risk Their Lives? Does God Really Want Missionaries to Risk Their Lives?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/126100.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Episode 285|47min
Does God Really Want Missionaries to Risk Their Lives?Parsing when doing ministry in the midst of danger is selfish v. selfless.
![What ‘Ted Lasso’ Understands About Redemption What ‘Ted Lasso’ Understands About Redemption](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/125961.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Episode 284|56min
What ‘Ted Lasso’ Understands About RedemptionA new show villain doesn’t just serve next season’s drama. It raises questions about how we view transformation and love.
![What Francis Collins Changed for Christians in Science What Francis Collins Changed for Christians in Science](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/125823.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Episode 283|46min
What Francis Collins Changed for Christians in ScienceThe head of the National Institutes of Health is retiring. Why his faith mattered.
![Did We Get Tammy Faye Wrong? Did We Get Tammy Faye Wrong?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/125661.jpg?h=123&w=220)
![Drones Have Changed the Moral Calculus for War Drones Have Changed the Moral Calculus for War](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/125554.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Episode 281|43min
Drones Have Changed the Moral Calculus for WarThe debate on drone strikes goes beyond civilian casualty numbers.