The Good Dirt with Byron Smith

1. Scott Sanders: common grace, air pollution, biodiversity loss and loneliness

First episode! Byron Smith is joined by Scott Sanders in a new podcast in three segments, seeking to join the dots between apparently disparate news stories in order to explore and respond to some of the major trends and forces driving change in the world today.

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Episode Outline

I. What's the big idea?

The idea of common grace is the Christian teaching that God is good to all, irrespective of moral status. We get to join in!

Common Grace is a digital-first movement of over 40,000 Australian Christians passionate about Jesus and justice, with a particular focus on four issues: justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; climate and creation justice; justice for refugees and people seeking asylum; domestic and family violence. Scott Sanders is CEO of Common Grace.

Common Grace (website)

Common Grace (Facebook)

 

II. What's going on?

Story #1: Air pollution: Everything you should know about a public health emergency
Story #2: WWF Report: Mass wildlife loss caused by human consumption
Story #3: Loneliness study finds one in five Australians rarely or never have someone to talk to

 

III. What do we do?

George Monbiot, Out of the Wreckage: A new politics for an age of crisis (book)

George Monbiot, "Out of the Wreckage: A new politics for an age of crisis" (lecture)

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