Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Gavin Ortlund shares five strategies for how Christians can respond to fear, anger, and cultural turmoil with the hope and light of the gospel.

Jonathan Haidt book: amazon.com/Anxious-Generation-Rewiring-Childhood-Epidemic/dp/0593655036

The Art of Disagreeing: amazon.com/Art-Disagreeing-Conversations-disagreement-resolution/dp/1802541403

Glen Scrivener video: youtube.com/watch?v=Lx55yr3wIRM&ab_channel=GlenScrivener%28SpeakLife%29

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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.

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00:00 - Current Cultural Climate
01:19 - 1) Ground Your Heart in the Gospel
03:09 - 2) Less Time Online
05:03 - 3) Tune Out Hateful Voices
08:24 - 4) Try to Meet Needs
10:35 - 5) Pray for Revival
12:57 - Lesson From C. S. Lewis