Christianly

Brad Andrews
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About Christianly: In a world drowning in noise, you are invited to rediscover what it means to think and live Christianly - not as passive observers but as discerning witnesses who interpret our age through the lens of God's eternal truth (1 Chronicles 12:32; Matthew 10:16). Drawing from A.W. Tozer's challenge for prophetic insight to interpret not only the past but the present, Christianly seeks to cultivate wisdom, patience, and spiritual maturity in an anxious age - to weigh the times carefully, anchor our hearts in Scripture, and engage culture with both courage and compassion, shaped by allegiance to Christ above all.

  1. 5d ago

    Ep38: Don’t Blackpill. Strengthen & Build: Reclaiming the Christian Long Game in a Negative World

    In this week's episode of Christianly, we examine what the 2026 midterm elections reveal about a country increasingly driven by dissatisfaction and even political retaliation. Was the Blue Wave a mandate for the political left or was it simply another rejection of the party in power like many midterm elections before it? Next, we take a deep look at the growing influence of progressive religious politics through the victories of James Talarico, Adam Hamilton, and Abdul El-Sayed. What happens when politicians invoke religious conviction while advancing political positions that conflict with historic Christian teaching? Finally, we turn to Aaron Renn's framework of the Negative World and consider what faithful Christian engagement should look like in the place of surrendering to political despair. Brad’s exhortation. Is this: Christians must go on offense - strengthening families, building churches, establishing institutions, engaging locally, creating culture, and governing their own emotions. In the end, the future will not be built by Christians who spend their lives complaining about the world. It will be built by Christians who get to work. The election is now over. The work continues. Don't blackpill. Build. [Picture courtesy of The Age] Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:21 - The Blue Wave: A Mandate for the Left or a Rebuke of Trump? 10:28 - Talarico, Hamilton & El-Sayed: The Religious Left Is Organizing 22:16- Life in the Negative World Requires Strengthening and Building 35:35 - Outro About Christianly: Your weekly dose of cultural clarity and bold theology under Christ’s crown from @bradandrews. In a world drowning in noise, you are invited to rediscover what it means to think and live Christianly as discerning witnesses who interpret our age through the lens of God's eternal truth (1 Chronicles 12:32; Matthew 10:16). Christianly seeks to cultivate wisdom, patience, and spiritual maturity in an anxious age - to weigh the times carefully by anchoring our hearts in Scripture and engaging culture with both courage and compassion with an allegiance to Christ above all. Scripture applied, idols shaken, saints formed. Drops every Friday.  Producer: Tyler Robins

  2. Oct 30

    Ep37: Act Like a Christian When You Vote: Your Ballot is a Battle Over the Public Square

    In this week's episode of Christianly, we continue our month-long conversation about Christians, the church, and politics as the November midterm elections approach next week. First, we explore how Christians should approach the ballot box with biblical wisdom, a clear conscience, and a proper understanding of government's God-given authority. We will always find that no candidate is perfect but that doesn't excuse us from thinking carefully about the consequences of our choices when we vote. Then, we turn to the Ohio governor's race as a case study and the uncomfortable question many Christians face: What do you do when every candidate comes with serious compromises? Drawing on Michael Clary's analysis, we examine the case for abstaining, voting third party, or choosing between imperfect candidates. Finally, host Brad Andrews applies the principles from this podcast to the upcoming elections in Oklahoma and Tulsa county and city where he lives. [Picture courtesy of Gemini AI] Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:56 - Before, When, And After You Vote: What Christians Should Remember With Their Ballots 8:02 - Should Christians Vote for the Lesser Evil? A Case Study in the Ohio Governor’s Race 19:38- How Then Should You Vote? Applying the Principles in the Oklahoma and Tulsa Races 29:26 - Outro About Christianly: Your weekly dose of cultural clarity and bold theology under Christ’s crown from @bradandrews. In a world drowning in noise, you are invited to rediscover what it means to think and live Christianly as discerning witnesses who interpret our age through the lens of God's eternal truth (1 Chronicles 12:32; Matthew 10:16). Christianly seeks to cultivate wisdom, patience, and spiritual maturity in an anxious age - to weigh the times carefully by anchoring our hearts in Scripture and engaging culture with both courage and compassion with an allegiance to Christ above all. Scripture applied, idols shaken, saints formed. Drops every Friday.  Producer: Tyler Robins

  3. Oct 23

    Ep36: Christians Need MORE Religion IN Politics: Why Spurgeon Was Right

    In this week's episode of Christianly, we continue a month-long conversation about Christians, the church, and politics as the November midterm elections approach. First, we talk about how politicians are increasingly invoking Jesus and religious conviction to win voters. But when candidates borrow Christian language while rejecting biblical authority, are we witnessing genuine faith or a political strategy dressed in religious clothing? Then we tackle one of America's most misunderstood political principles: the separation of church and state. Does religious liberty require Christians to leave their convictions outside the voting booth? We examine the distinction between the church's spiritual authority and the state's civil responsibilities - and why neither requires Christians to abandon biblical morality in public life. Finally, drawing on Charles Spurgeon and the call to recover public piety, we confront the temptation to treat politics as beneath Christian responsibility and instead posit that faithfulness includes more than private devotion. We exhort Christians to understand God's Word, evaluate political leaders honestly, defend what is right, and serve their neighbors with courage and conviction. In short, a hidden light helps no one. [Picture courtesy of Gemini AI] Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:03 - When Politicians Borrow Jesus: Faith on the Campaign Trail 11:02 - Separation of Church and State or Separation of Religion and Politics? 20:46- Spurgeon Was Right: Christianity is Exactly What Belongs in Politics 28:19 - Outro About Christianly: Your weekly dose of cultural clarity and bold theology under Christ’s crown from @bradandrews. In a world drowning in noise, you are invited to rediscover what it means to think and live Christianly as discerning witnesses who interpret our age through the lens of God's eternal truth (1 Chronicles 12:32; Matthew 10:16). Christianly seeks to cultivate wisdom, patience, and spiritual maturity in an anxious age - to weigh the times carefully by anchoring our hearts in Scripture and engaging culture with both courage and compassion with an allegiance to Christ above all. Scripture applied, idols shaken, saints formed. Drops every Friday.  Producer: Tyler Robins

  4. Oct 16

    Ep35: Christians Should WANT Righteous Power: And Why Political Neutrality Is a Myth

    In this week's episode of Christianly, we continue a month-long conversation about Christians, the church, and politics as the November midterm elections approach. In this episode, we look at a recent Gospel Coalition article by Pastor J.D. Greer titled "Why I Am Not a Christian Nationalist" to examine how Christians should relate to politics, culture, and civil government. We describe how Greear conflates two distinct kinds of authority: the church's authority to define Christian doctrine and the state's authority to regulate public conduct and that the possibility of government abuse is not an argument against the legitimate use of it but rather a call to define its proper limits. We also contend that Christ's lordship is universal and extends to every area of life, including the public square. This means that the church's retreat or apathy toward it does not result in neutrality but creates a vacuum filled by competing worldviews. Yes, the church's mission is to proclaim Christ, make disciples, and worship God but the implications of that mission extend into every area of life, including culture and a subset within that culture, politics. The culture war and the spiritual war described in Ephesians 6 are, at this point in history, nearly indistinguishable, and opting out of one is effectively surrendering in the other. [Picture courtesy of Gemini AI] Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:19 - The content of Greear’s article, "Why I'm Not a Christian Nationalist" 6:58 - So what is Christian Nationalism? 8:47 - The culture war is a proxy for the spiritual war of Ephesians 6 11:55 - Objection #1: An outsized fear about power 13:49 - Objection #2: The impossibility of political neutrality 17:23 - Conclusion 23:33 - Outro About Christianly: Your weekly dose of cultural clarity and bold theology under Christ’s crown from @bradandrews. In a world drowning in noise, you are invited to rediscover what it means to think and live Christianly as discerning witnesses who interpret our age through the lens of God's eternal truth (1 Chronicles 12:32; Matthew 10:16). Christianly seeks to cultivate wisdom, patience, and spiritual maturity in an anxious age - to weigh the times carefully by anchoring our hearts in Scripture and engaging culture with both courage and compassion with an allegiance to Christ above all. Scripture applied, idols shaken, saints formed. Drops every Friday.  Producer: Tyler Robins

  5. Oct 9

    Ep34: Christians Should Talk MORE About Politics? And Why the Church Should Lead that Convo

    In this week's episode of Christianly, we begin a month-long conversation about Christians, the church, and politics as the November 3 midterm elections approach. In this first podcast, we respond to @BobTheBaptistTV’s recent warning that online political content is fracturing Christians and creating division within local churches. We affirm that the answer is not to retreat from difficult conversations, but to bring them back into the life of the local church, where Christians can learn to submit their convictions to Scripture and receive the pastoral accountability that online echo chambers cannot provide. In this episode, we champion the idea that the local church must become a place where Christians are equipped to think biblically about politics before the algorithms and influencers do the discipling for them. But we should not be surprised, then, when the fruit of this effort results in our churches becoming more politically engaged. A church that takes every corner of Christ’s lordship seriously will not remain timid or suspicious when politics touches the lives of its people. And that may make the church look very different from the politically apathetic church of the past few generations: more discerning, more engaged, and a whole lot saltier in a culture that desperately needs the preservative nature of God’s grace. [Picture courtesy of Gemini AI] Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:13 -  29:28 - Outro About Christianly: Your weekly dose of cultural clarity and bold theology under Christ’s crown from @bradandrews. In a world drowning in noise, you are invited to rediscover what it means to think and live Christianly as discerning witnesses who interpret our age through the lens of God's eternal truth (1 Chronicles 12:32; Matthew 10:16). Christianly seeks to cultivate wisdom, patience, and spiritual maturity in an anxious age - to weigh the times carefully by anchoring our hearts in Scripture and engaging culture with both courage and compassion with an allegiance to Christ above all. Scripture applied, idols shaken, saints formed. Drops every Friday.  Producer: Tyler Robins

  6. Oct 2

    Ep33: The LGBT Surge Was Just a Fad? It Seems So. Why the Boom is Going Bust

    In this week's episode of Christianly, we first look at the ongoing assault on an evangelical church in St. Paul, Minnesota, since the January 18 invasion of Cities Church by anti-ICE protestors. What does a faithful Christian witness look like when the church is confronted by a hostile public culture? And have modern evangelicals imbibed a theology of personal faithfulness without equipping Christians for engagement in the public square? Second, we examine new CDC data showing a sharp decline in lesbian, gay, and bisexual identification among younger American teens. What happened to the dramatic cultural trajectory many assumed was permanent? Within this story, we also inspect the claims of evangelical voices who have attempted to rethink historic Christian teaching about sexuality because of this supposed trend. Lastly, we turn to Sheila Gregoire and Kristin Du Mez's discussion of Elisabeth Elliot and the broader effort to reinterpret traditional Christian womanhood. What does the attempt to deconstruct her legacy reveal about her critics and their assumptions about biblical womanhood? Three stories but one larger question: what happens when Christians lose the ability to recognize the cultural forces shaping the church, the family, and the next generation? [Picture courtesy of CDC] Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:13 - The Christian Public Square: Did We Leave a Generation Unprepared? 11:43 - A New Survey Shows the LGBT Boom Is Fading Among Teens: Was it Just a Fad? 20:50 - The New Rules for Christian Heroes: Why Are They Coming for Elisabeth Elliot? 29:28 - Outro About Christianly: Your weekly dose of cultural clarity and bold theology under Christ’s crown from @bradandrews. In a world drowning in noise, you are invited to rediscover what it means to think and live Christianly as discerning witnesses who interpret our age through the lens of God's eternal truth (1 Chronicles 12:32; Matthew 10:16). Christianly seeks to cultivate wisdom, patience, and spiritual maturity in an anxious age - to weigh the times carefully by anchoring our hearts in Scripture and engaging culture with both courage and compassion with an allegiance to Christ above all. Scripture applied, idols shaken, saints formed. Drops every Friday. Producer: Tyler Robins

  7. Sep 25

    Ep32: Wokeism Isn’t Over: And Why Compliance or Condemnation is the Future

    In this week's episode of Christianly, we take a hard look at three cultural flashpoints that reveal the growing pressure to signal allegiance and conform to the approved cultural script. First, a recent Converse ad has been accused of racism but is it real or invented? And what happens when accusations become more powerful than evidence? Then we dive into the Ed Sheeran and Macklemore controversy, where free speech and the demand to publicly choose a side collide for all to see. Finally, we turn local with the ongoing controversy regarding the potential of a mosque in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow and a Tulsa World opinion piece conflating religious liberty with unbridled acceptance of a religious and political movement antithetical to Western civilization. Across all three stories, the same challenge emerges: Christians need enough wisdom to distinguish truth from accusation and enough courage to resist the approval cycle. In short, wokeism isn't taking a vacation. The pressure is still here. The church needs more Christians who will think, speak, and stand faithfully under Christ's crown, no matter the cost. [Picture courtesy of indy100] Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:14 - The Converse controversy and the power of manufactured outrage 12:07 - The Ed Sheeran Tour, Macklemore, and the cultural demand for public allegiance 23:13 - The Broken Arrow mosque debate and the challenge of Christian discernment 33:51 - Outro About Christianly: Your weekly dose of cultural clarity and bold theology under Christ’s crown from @bradandrews. In a world drowning in noise, you are invited to rediscover what it means to think and live Christianly as discerning witnesses who interpret our age through the lens of God's eternal truth (1 Chronicles 12:32; Matthew 10:16). Christianly seeks to cultivate wisdom, patience, and spiritual maturity in an anxious age - to weigh the times carefully by anchoring our hearts in Scripture and engaging culture with both courage and compassion with an allegiance to Christ above all. Scripture applied, idols shaken, saints formed. Drops every Friday.  Producer: Tyler Robins

  8. Sep 18

    Ep31: The Clancy Jurors’ Comments Are Alarming | Reacting to the Clancy Post-Trial Interviews

    In this week's episode of Christianly, we examine what the Lindsay Clancy jurors' own words in their post-trial interviews reveal about our cultural moment. Why did emotion seem to outweigh evidence? How can compassion become detached from truth? And what happens when empathy, personal experience, and even the desire for social change replace the responsibility to pursue justice? We then take the conversation deeper, looking at how our culture has reshaped our understanding of what men and women are and where responsibility, compassion, and courage intersect. We discuss how the answer isn't apathy or emotional numbness but rather biblical faithfulness - compassion tethered to truth and strength governed by love for both Christian men and women. [Picture courtesy of NBC 10 Boston] Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:59 - Reacting to the Clancy juror’s interview comments 25:30 - Why did the jury want to take on responsibility beyond the case? 33:48 - How the Lindsay Clancy jury is a parable 23:17 - Outro About Christianly: Your weekly dose of cultural clarity and bold theology under Christ’s crown from @bradandrews. In a world drowning in noise, you are invited to rediscover what it means to think and live Christianly as discerning witnesses who interpret our age through the lens of God's eternal truth (1 Chronicles 12:32; Matthew 10:16). Christianly seeks to cultivate wisdom, patience, and spiritual maturity in an anxious age - to weigh the times carefully by anchoring our hearts in Scripture and engaging culture with both courage and compassion, with an allegiance to Christ above all. Scripture applied, idols shaken, saints formed. Drops every Friday. Producer: Tyler Robins

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About Christianly: In a world drowning in noise, you are invited to rediscover what it means to think and live Christianly - not as passive observers but as discerning witnesses who interpret our age through the lens of God's eternal truth (1 Chronicles 12:32; Matthew 10:16). Drawing from A.W. Tozer's challenge for prophetic insight to interpret not only the past but the present, Christianly seeks to cultivate wisdom, patience, and spiritual maturity in an anxious age - to weigh the times carefully, anchor our hearts in Scripture, and engage culture with both courage and compassion, shaped by allegiance to Christ above all.

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  • Creator
    Brad Andrews
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Cross & Crown Church
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    Christianly