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Gospel-centered citizenship in a participatory democracy with a primarily two-party system is, well, a bit complicated. And it’s 2021 to boot. And that is why I am grateful for the opportunity to compare notes with Christian writers and thinkers such as Brett McCracken, a senior editor and director of communications for The Gospel Coalition who has written for the The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, CNN.com, Christianity Today, and many other publications.
In this interview, we discussed the suggestions in his book Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community as an antidote to polarization, loneliness and loss of purpose; a fascinating breakout session at the TGC conference titled Sexuality and our Post-Christian Culture; and the importance of pursuing wisdom rather than just information in a world light on the former but inundated with the latter.
Key Takeaways:
- How the pursuit of comfort has affected the western church as well as western culture, and why our uncomfortable faith should produce an uncomfortable church.
- The opportunity to make self-denial cool again.
- How to live a cruciform life in the midst of a consumer culture, and why this discipline is key to our public witness.
- A fascinating story about the velocity of cultural change on the LGBTQ issue, and how Christians should respond.
- His newest book, The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World, and how to pursue wisdom amidst a glut of information.
- Why Luke 9:23 is a key verse.
Brett’s website: https://www.brettmccracken.com/
Follow Brett on twitter: @brettmccracken