In 2 Corinthians 5:20, the Apostle Paul tells Christians they are “ambassadors for Christ.” Ambassadorship is part of our Christian identity. Paul wrote these words a long time ago, so what does it look like to be an ambassador today? On this episode, communication theorist Tim Downs returns to the podcast to discuss this question with Tim and Rick. They discuss the difference between citizenship and statecraft, the nature of statecraft, including its practices and temperament, and consider what ambassadorship would look like when discussions turn to contentious issues such as gender pronouns and transgenderism. They highlight the importance of what C.S. Lewis called “the sense of the center” and the need for more Christians to be shrewd, especially in a culture that prizes audacity.
Show notes and a full transcript are available.
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A Legal Professor On Learning To Disagree
Assessing Disagreements Among Friends
On Being Democrat and Pro-Life
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On The Road To UC Berkeley
The Four Horsemen of the (Relational) Apocalypse
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It's Not Pointless, Good Things Still Happen
Tim Keller's Remarkable Civility
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When Christians Disagree
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