For Such a Time as This: Faithful Witness in Uncertain Times (NCB’s Radix Live)

What does faithful discipleship look like when the world seems to be coming apart? Join theologian Hanna Reichel for a timely conversation on their book For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional. Drawing on Scripture, church history, and the witness of Christians who remained faithful through periods of political upheaval—including the Confessing Church in Nazi Germany—Reichel offers practical wisdom for cultivating discernment, courage, hope, and community in anxious times. Rather than encouraging fear or political tribalism, Reichel invites believers to rediscover the deep resources of the Christian tradition for living faithfully in extraordinary seasons.
This special Radix Live conversation will be hosted by Michael Barram and Doug Dunderdale, whose recent congregational study of Reichel’s book sparked meaningful conversation about Christian witness, courage, and hope for today’s church.
Hanna Reichel, Ph.D., is Charles Hodge Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. Raised an ecumenical Lutheran, Reichel serves as a ruling elder in the PC(USA) and on the Theology Working Group…

Can Saints Still Change the World? (NCB’s Radix Live)

Whose life has inspired you to love God — and your neighbor — more deeply? Throughout Christian history, believers have wrestled with the perennial question: What does faithful discipleship look like when it leaves the sanctuary and enters the public square? In this Radix Live conversation, we welcome Daryl Grigsby, author of Catholics for the Common Good: An Eternal Offering, a powerful collection of profiles celebrating 36 near-contemporary Catholics who have made a significant impact in the public sphere. Spanning the globe and encompassing both laypeople and clergy, these individuals, from Fr. Daniel Berrigan to Paul Farmer to jazz legend Mary Lou Williams, offer a rich tapestry of Catholic witness in action.

Each vivid portrait reveals a life of service, sacrifice, and joy rooted in the Eucharist—the “source and summit” of Christian life. Come discover an invitation to see holiness not just in the canonized saints, but in the lives of ordinary people striving to live extraordinary faith.

“This book beautifully honors the legacy of ordinary radicals who prophetically lived out Catholic social teaching in remarkable ways, as we are all called to do.” —Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez, cofounder and director…