Hopefulist: A Conversation with Tim Goeglein
Bryan Wolfmueller
teaching
May 9, 2026
The world feels dark. The headlines are relentless. The cultural pressure is overwhelming. So how do Christians (and Lutherans in particular) stay hopeful, stay grounded, and stay faithful in the middle of all of it?
I sat down with Tim Goeglein, author of What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Freedom, and Family, for a wide-ranging conversation about faith, culture, and what it means to be a confessional Christian when the world seems to be unraveling. Tim brings decades of experience at the highest levels of American public life, and he brings something rarer than that: genuine, reasoned, Gospel-rooted hope.
We talked about:
Why Tim believes renewal is not just possible, but probable
What faith has to do with the great cultural battles of our moment
What it means to be Lutheran โ confessionally, distinctively Lutheran โ in the midst of all these swirling debates
How to be a light in a dark world without losing your mind or your joy
If you're tired of despair and looking for something solid to stand on, this conversation is for you.
๐ Get Tim's book here: https://www.amazon.com/What-Really-Matters-Restoring-Freedom/dp/1956454888
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