What do we do when the world feels like it is coming apart — and yet we are still called to live, work, build, love and hope within it? Is our civilisation simply progressing, or is it a tottering tower built on foundations we no longer trust? And if Christians are meant to be “foreigners and exiles,” does that mean retreating from the world, or learning how to live faithfully right in the middle of Babylon?

In this episode we ask, what happens when a culture trades meaning for pleasure, wisdom for control, and deep attention for constant stimulation? Why are so many people — especially younger generations — asking, “What’s the point?” What kind of life can resist the pull of the pleasure machine? And where might Christians find the courage, clarity and rootedness to become people of peace in an anxious age?