Episodes

In the first episode of our new Pastor series, Jonny Ardavanis, Pastor of Stonebridge Bible Church in Brentwood, TN joins to talk about finding peace in a world filled with distractions, financial pressures, political stress, cultural upheaval, and social media hysteria. Jonny talks about how Christians can approach the topic of anxiety from a biblical worldview and turns our focus onto the nature and character of God, who is our strength and peace. ---------------------------------------------...

In today's podcast, Alisa shares some insights from Elisabeth Elliot's Through Gates of Splendor, and give some practical tips on how to spot if your favorite influencer, teacher, or leader is leaning toward progressive Christianity. Plus, she shares some important info about what it means to make the Bible your authority. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: GOOD RANCHERS Good Meat Delivered Go to www.goodranchers.com/alisa for more...

Dr. Erwin Lutzer joins the podcast to talk about his new best-selling book, The Eclipse of God. In this encouraging conversation, we discuss culture, the culture war, and the very real spiritual battle Christians are in. Dr. Lutzer touches on topics like speaking truth in love, living faithfully in a culture of distractions, and what to do when culture brings the war to our doorsteps. He also shares some history about the corrosive influence of Darwin, Freud, and Marx. -------------------------...

Many churches today practice deliverance ministry, which seeks to free people from the oppression and possession of demonic spirits and influence. Deliverance can involve practices like prayer, naming and binding demons, breaking generational curses, taking authority over spirits, and identifying sin patterns that (according to deliverance ministers) give demons "legal rights" to oppress or demonize believers. In this new multi-part series, I'm joined by Doug Geivett and Richard Howe to pose som...

Former public school teacher Shanda Fulbright joins the podcast to talk about how each Christian parent can navigate the cultural challenges their kids will encounter whether they choose to send them to public school, private school, or homeschool. We talk through practical ways parents can disciple their kids with a biblical worldview in each stage of development. Plus, Shanda is teaching a course for 7th-9th graders on apologetics that includes the foundation of truth and Christianity, as well...

Jinger Duggar Vuolo joins the podcast to talk about how important it is to fear God over man, and how "people-pleasing" can harm relationships, silence truth, and cause mission drift. She shares her story of growing up on TV, breaking free from the false teachings of Bill Gothard, and ultimately overcoming people-pleasing to speak out against these doctrines. She speaks about navigating conflict, applying the Bible to everyday situations, and what it has cost her to fear God over man. ---------...

Can you defend the inerrancy of Scripture? What do we mean when we say the Bible is inspired by God? Maybe you've heard that the Bible contains the word of God, or that it becomes the word of God, or that the Bible's concepts are the word of God. In today's podcast, I hope to show that the Bible, in its entirety, IS the Word of God. We talk through different views of biblical inspiration, and discuss the philosophical argument for inerrancy. -----------------------------------------------------...

Natasha Crain joins the podcast to discuss her new book, "When Culture Hates You: Persevering for the Common Good as Christians in a Hostile Public Square." In this episode, we discuss the radical shift in culture since 2020 and how many Christians are now divided on how to engage with culture and politics. We cover topics such as social justice narratives, Christian nationalism, the biblical principles surrounding government, and moral issues such as abortion and gender ideology. Natasha also g...

Dave Stovall, former guitar player for Audio Adrenaline and Wavorly joins the podcast to talk about how he began to deconstruct while touring in contemporary Christian music. His deconstruction took him into progressive Christianity, where he found himself befriended by a local pastor. They began to study the Bible together, and Dave began his journey back into the historic Christian faith. Today he is a husband, dad, and local worship leader. Dave shares his story and offers some key insights i...

In today's podcast, I offer some commentary about the recent discussion on YouTube between Sean McDowell and Preston Sprinkle. I thought Sean did a great job asking the right questions and pushing back in the right places, but thought I'd offer some additional commentary regarding the blurry language that is often used in "Side B Christianity."

Social and Emotional Learning is a widespread process that’s implemented in public schools, and in many Christian schools. It’s a positive-sounding phrase that describes a process that claims to help people develop healthy identities, manage their emotions, establish supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions. That all sounds great, but in today’s episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz joins the podcast to shine light on the dark side of this seemingly neutral tool that employs t...

Melissa Dougherty joins the show to talk about how a widely practiced but little known movement called "New Thought" has influenced everything from the Word of Faith Movement to the Seeker Sensitive Movement to the Self-Help Industry to Progressive Christianity. Melissa spent years ascribing to various New Thought beliefs and practices such as positive affirmations, the power of positive thinking, manifesting, Christ consciousness, visualization, and believing that the vibrations and frequencies...

Join me LIVE for the first podcast of 2025 where I will unpack the top 7 unbiblical teachings that I see influencing the Evangelical church. Discerning the times can be difficult given the many deceptions and errors that are proliferating in books, podcasts, and social media. Many of these errors are quite subtle, but thankfully, God has given us His Word to help guide us through! Let’s go to Scripture together as we discuss some of these ideas and apply common sense, reason, and biblical truth....

During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: GOOD RANCHERS Good Meat Delivered Go to www.goodranchers.com/alisa for more information. Use my code: ALISA SEVEN WEEKS COFFEE Taste the Cof...

During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: GOOD RANCHERS Good Meat Delivered Go to www.goodranchers.com/alisa for more information. Use my code: ALISA SEVEN WEEKS COFFEE Taste the Cof...

During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: GOOD RANCHERS Good Meat Delivered Go to www.goodranchers.com/alisa for more information. Use my code: ALISA SEVEN WEEKS COFFEE Taste the Cof...

During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: GOOD RANCHERS Good Meat Delivered Go to www.goodranchers.com/alisa for more information. Use my code: ALISA SEVEN WEEKS COFFEE Taste the Cof...

During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: GOOD RANCHERS Good Meat Delivered Go to www.goodranchers.com/alisa for more information. Use my code: ALISA SEVEN WEEKS COFFEE Taste the Cof...

Dr. Doug Groothius joins the podcast to talk about the influence of Blaise Pascal who is famous for coming up with “Pascal’s Wager.” We talk about the importance of church history, and how many of the ideas and questions posed by progressive Christianity have already been thought through and dealt with. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: A'DEL NATURAL COSMETICS A family run business providing clean, high-end, natural, handcrafted, t...

Should Christians be okay with abortion only in the cases of incest or rape? Today’s guest is living proof that God can bring beauty, redemption, and healing in even the most dire circumstances. Ryan Bomberger was conceived in rape, but was adopted by loving Christian parents. Ryan is a passionate and courageous voice for the pro-life cause, and in today’s podcast he and his lovely wife Bethany bring clarity to what it means to be pro-life. Bethany shares her own story of choosing life, and how ...

I recently received a question from someone hoping to minister to a friend who was raised Christian and had a great family. Lately, she's questioning the sexual ethic of her faith tradition. Her friend wonders if this is coming from progressive Christianity, but doesn’t know how to spot it. In today’s podcast, I do my best to help navigate the murky waters of what progressive Christianity is, and how Christians can engage their doubts and question their faith tradition without abandoning the his...

Have you noticed how words are being redefined? Words like "justice" have become weaponized and used to argue for abortion through the phrase "reproductive justice." Words like "authority" have been cast in a negative light, and words like "freedom," "truth," and "beauty" have all received modern makeovers that can leave us talking past each other. In today's podcast, Scott Allen highlights these key words and demonstrates their biblical understanding and then analyzes them in light of how they ...

Allie Beth Stuckey joins the podcast to talk about how progressive Christians exploit Christian compassion in areas like race, sexuality, immigration, transgenderism, marriage, abortion, and social justice. She also responds to a recent Christianity Today article which compared her to a nazi German soldier due to her stance on biblical issues. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: GOOD RANCHERS Good Meat Delivered Subscribe to any Goo...

In today’s podcast, Alisa answers questions about spiritual direction, contemplative prayer, and meditation. Are these practices biblical? She also answers questions about discerning red flags, and if a particular website is progressive or not. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: SEVEN WEEKS COFFEE Taste the Coffee that is Saving Lives. Use the code, ALISA, to get 10% off. Bundle that with a subscription and get 25% off! www.sevenw...