The book of James speaks directly.

Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.

But in many of the arenas where we encounter news today were baited into reacting without complete information with arrogance, in disgust, and with rage.

I'm Morgan Lee, the host of Christianity Today's current events podcast, Quick to Listen.

We understand that knee-jerk responses, controversies, and spats are hard to avoid, even for Christians.

We also want the church to do better.

Each week, my co-host and I pick the issue where Christians are arguing with each other, talking past one another, or even taking everyone else to task.

Religious freedom and coronavirus.

We don't want to kill our neighbors by increasing the curve on this is not a state that's necessarily trying to crack down on worship.

Historic and modern-day lynchings.

Lynching is an opportunity specifically for Black Charges to develop an understanding of basically to ask

the question, what does the church do? There's the assumption, we've got to do something.

The endless parade of fallen Christian leaders.

13,000 churches in the Willow Creek Association are not going to go away because of the sins of one man.

Spiritual abuse.

Acknowledging people's stories, the hurt and the harm that's been done and working with them towards restoration.

But there is also what prevention looks like, and that is looking at what does a healthy culture look like.

We acknowledge our own gut responses to this news.

Then we bring in someone, an expert, either because they've lived this reality or studied it for years, to educate, inform, and work through.

A weekly conversations that bring complexity, nuance, and perspective into your news diet.

Check out Quick to Listen.

Available each Wednesday, wherever you get your

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