John Kasich on Suffering, Truth, and the Power of Local Faith Communities
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🗓️ 21 August 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Faithful Actions and a Blueprint for Societal Healing
Former Ohio Governor John Kasich joins Curtis Chang on the Good Faith Podcast to share how character, faith, and even suffering shape real leadership in a divided America. Drawing from the Governor’s new book Heaven Help Us, he and Curtis unpack why objective truth matters more than ever, how faith communities and neighborhoods can spark real change, and why grassroots action beats toxic politics every time. The conversation explores the power of authentic relationships and faith-driven hope to help fix what’s broken in our neighborhoods and our country.
(00:01) - Finding Faith Amid Suffering and Service
(08:31) - Character, Faith, and Political Analysis
(19:20) - Community Engagement and Faith-Based Action
(32:51) - Inspiring Faith Communities and Hope
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Governor Kasich’s book Heaven Help Us: How Faith Communities Inspire Hope, Strengthen Neighborhoods, and Build the Future
- Ernie Johnson’s Thoughts On the 2016 Election (starting at 4:05)
- Different versions of the scripture about Job and his friends
- Read about Helmut Thielecke
- Audio Archives featuring Helmut Thielicke
- A theological unpacking of Romans 8:28
- Books by Tremper Longman
- Tim Keller’s Gospel in Life website
- The history of the Vineyard Church in America
- Learn more about Convoy of Hope
More from Governor John Kasich:
- Governor Kasich’s website
- Governor Kasich’s book Every Other Monday: Twenty Years of Life, Lunch, Faith, and Friendship
- Governor Kasich’s book Courage Is Contagious: Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things To Change The Face Of America
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| 0:00.0 | The Lord's given you a gift. Use it. It'll be amazing what you're going to find if you start to use it. |
| 0:06.6 | You'll find satisfaction. You'll find some happiness. You'll find fun. That's what it's all about. |
| 0:12.4 | Don't just sit there and, you know, moan about things. And by the way, be patient with other people. |
| 0:18.1 | It's easy when you realize that everybody is made in the image of the Lord, |
| 0:22.3 | and you just get out there and meet them. |
| 0:41.3 | Welcome to the Good Faith Podcast. I'm your host, Curtis Chang. |
| 0:43.3 | And the Good Faith podcast is we're friends who follow Jesus, help each other make sense of the world. |
| 0:50.3 | And one of the things that many listeners are having trouble making sense of the world is who in the heck to vote for. |
| 0:58.2 | I know for myself, if I had to go in the lab and design a politician, a national politician, that I feel like I could wholeheartedly and energetically support. |
| 1:18.6 | I would design somebody that was politically moderate because in this divided age, we need people who can work across these divisions. I want somebody thoughtful who can really bring not just knee-jerk reactions to issues, but actually think them through. |
| 1:26.6 | I want somebody who's thinking long-term |
| 1:29.0 | about things like the budget, which is running away in a crazy fashion. I want somebody who's |
| 1:34.9 | thinking about strong defense mixed with compassion for the rest of the world, somebody who's |
| 1:41.5 | socially compassionate domestically also. Now, you might think I'm describing an alien, but I'm here to describe that such a person |
| 1:50.1 | I think really exists. |
| 1:51.8 | The person I'm talking today is the former Republican governor of Ohio, John Kasich. |
| 1:57.3 | In 2016, Governor Kasich was the last man standing in running against Trump in the Republican |
| 2:04.6 | primaries. And in 2020, he didn't run for president, but he was one of the handful of Republicans |
| 2:09.8 | who chose to speak at the 2020 Democratic Convention to support Biden. |
| 2:15.8 | Governor Kasich, with all of that fascinating political history behind, you've now written |
| 2:21.9 | the book, Heaven Help Us, How Faith Communities Inspire Hope, Strengthen Neighborhoods, and Build |
| 2:29.2 | the Future. |
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