{"podcast":{"title":"Good Faith","slug":"good-faith-4507856","podcast_index_feed_id":4507856,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/460248/rss","website_url":"https://redeemingbabel.org/podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/d/8/d/fd8db46436f6be6c16c3140a3186d450/Podcast_Square_Logo1.png","author":"Good Faith","episode_count":256,"summary":"Join host Curtis Chang and his friends as they follow Jesus and make sense of the world. With expertise, thoughtfulness, and humor, they discuss how Christian faith intersects with culture, politics, work, entertainment, and other aspects of life. Good Faith is produced by Redeeming Babel. Good Faith is ranked in the top .5 percent of all podcasts.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T18:22:48.323993+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-faith-4507856"},"episode":{"title":"Brian Webb's Stubborn Optimism: A Christian Case for Climate Action","slug":"brian-webb-s-stubborn-optimism-a-christian-case-for-climate-action","published_at":"2026-02-26T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-faith-4507856/brian-webb-s-stubborn-optimism-a-christian-case-for-climate-action","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-faith-4507856","url":"https://6d05c356-6d50-44a9-9115-39d578e09935.libsyn.com/brian-webbs-stubborn-optimism-a-christian-case-for-climate-action","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/6d05c356-6d50-44a9-9115-39d578e09935/BRIAN_WEBB_AUDIO_V3.mp3?dest-id=3880785","summary":"Can Missionaries, Not Politics, Depolarize Climate Change for Christians? Climate change isn't a partisan talking point—it's a discipleship test, and Brian Webb, a seasoned sustainability director and educator, joins Curtis Chang to make the case that climate ignorance hurts both the body of Christ and the world God made for our flourishing. From typhoons overseas to Lyme disease at home, Webb shows how climate change is already hurting real people—and why Christians can't shrug it off. Forget guilt and \"change your light bulb\" advice: Brian and Curtis lean into stubborn optimism and practical action for churches, workplaces, and local communities. 06:01 - A Faith Journey Becomes A Creation Care Story 08:23 - Creation Care and 1 Corinthians 12 14:06 - Connecting Climate Change Impact to Human Suffering 18:30 - The Problem of Warming From California Wildfires to Lyme Disease 33:35 - Examples of Institutional Action 39:10 - Measuring Institutional Progress 40:16 - Missionaries Sounding the Alarm 43:56 - Dealing with Discouragement and Stubborn Hope 50:01 - Series Wrap-Up and Final Takeaways Sign up for the Good Faith Newsletter Learn more about George Fox Talks Register for the Illuminate Arts + Faith Conference Mentioned In This Episode: Colossians 1:15-17 (ESV) 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 (ESV) Read the Cape Town Commitment Learn more about A Rocha USA Learn more about the Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus The YWAM (Youth With A Mission) School of Sustainable Development Learn about the Christian Climate Observers Program (CCOP) Learn about Typhoon Haiyan survivor Marinel Ubaldo (Noble Women's Initiative) Tuvalu & the Pacific Conference of Churches Organizations Helping Tuvalu: Tuvalu Climate Finance Project Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project Government of Tuvalu – Climate…","meta_description":"Can Missionaries, Not Politics, Depolarize Climate Change for Christians? Climate change isn't a partisan talking point—it's a discipleship test, and Bria…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3211,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/good-faith-4507856/episodes/brian-webb-s-stubborn-optimism-a-christian-case-for-climate-action/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-faith-4507856/brian-webb-s-stubborn-optimism-a-christian-case-for-climate-action.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}