Episode 347: Helping Kids Have Conviction and Compassion In These Tumultuous Times with Justin Giboney

Raising Boys & Girls

That Sounds Fun Network

Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christianity, Parenting

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In this episode, Sissy Goff and David Thomas sit down with Justin Giboney for a timely, thoughtful conversation about what kids need right now in an increasingly polarized world. Justin weaves together faith, history, and parenting wisdom to explore how compassion and conviction are not opposites but essential partners in forming resilient, grounded kids. Drawing from the Civil Rights Movement, personal stories, and his own parenting, he encourages parents to focus on formation over reaction, to model humility and fortitude, and to help kids build an identity rooted first in who God says they are. Resources mentioned: Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement by Justin Giboney, Michael Wear, Chris Butler, & Barbara Williams-Skinner Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around: How the Black Church's Public Witness Leads Us out of the Culture War by Justin Giboney . . . . . . Sign up to receive the⁠ bi-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Access Raising Boys and Girls courses here! Connect with David, Sissy, and Melissa at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠raisingboysandgirls.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Owen Learns He Has What it Takes: A Lesson in Resilience⁠ ⁠Lucy Learns to Be Brave: A Lesson in Courage⁠⁠ . . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form. QUINCE: Go to ⁠Quince.com/rbg⁠ for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five day returns. BOLL & BRANCH: Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at Bollandbranch.com/rbg⁠. Exclusions apply. COOK UNITY: Go to cookunity.com/RBG or enter code RBG before checkout to get 50% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, parents, it's Sissy Gough. And David Thomas, and we are so excited to bring the capable
0:05.3	tour your way this spring. We know parenting feels heavy right now, and kids are carrying
0:10.5	big emotions, big pressure, and a lot of stress. This night is about helping you move from
0:16.1	panic to peace, giving you practical tools to help your kids manage big feelings and build real resilience.
0:23.0	You'll leave encouraged, equipped, and reminded that your child and you are truly capable.
0:29.1	Tickets are on sale now and going fast.
0:31.6	So grab yours today at tprlive.com and we'll see you this spring.
0:45.0	Thank you. We are Live.co, and we'll see you this spring. Hey, friends, welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast.
0:48.9	I'm Sissy Goff.
0:50.0	And I'm David Thomas, and we're so glad you've joined us for this conversation.
0:54.7	Let's dive in.
1:02.0	Justin Gibney is an attorney, political strategist, and civic leader based in Atlanta, Georgia.
1:07.4	As the co-founder and president of the and campaign, a Christian civic organization
1:13.4	just and focuses on the intersection between faith and politics. He's the co-author of
1:18.3	compassion and conviction, the and campaign's guide to faithful civic engagement and the book,
1:24.7	Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around, How the Black Church's Public Witness
1:28.5	leads us out of the culture war. His work has been featured in publications such as the New York
1:33.4	Times and Christianity today. And I have to say, you guys, I had the honor of speaking in an
1:40.9	event with Justin and was so blown away by his talk that I immediately came to
1:46.3	David and said, we've got to have him on the podcast. We're so excited for you to listen to this
1:50.7	conversation. There's so many important nuggets about teaching kids the very things he's talking
1:55.8	about, compassion and conviction, how we help lead kids into that in such a time as this.
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