Alisa Childers & Natasha Crain

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The Alisa Childers Podcast#285 Should Christians Speak up about Politics? with Natasha CrainNatasha 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 gives the church some fantastic advice on how to engage these difficult topics in an increasingly hostile public square. 2025-02-0256 min

Unshaken Faith#53 Post-Election ThoughtsHow can we as Christians continue to be salt and light in our culture after this contentious election? Natasha and Alisa share their reflections on how they are processing the election, and give biblical advice on how to engage with people who disagree, and how to navigate social media in a godly way. 2024-11-2030 min

Unshaken Faith#52 Final Thoughts Before the ElectionThe election is right around the corner and there are a LOT of misconceptions Christians have about politics. So, we want to leave you with some final thoughts to consider as you think through how to navigate this important election.2024-10-3022 min

Unshaken Faith#51 Can you Spot These Common Progressive Tactics?How can we engage with progressive thought leaders? It might be different from how you might engage with a biblical scholar who believes the Bible is the Word of God, or even a secular atheist who believes in objective truth. In today’s podcast, Natasha and Alisa offer some tips that might help you navigate discussions with progressive Christians, and hopefully to help you spot some errors in logic that often occur. 2024-10-2420 min

Unshaken Faith#50 Who Gets to Decide What a 'Biblical Worldview' Is?At each of the Unshaken conferences, the day ends with Q&A. Attendees are able to submit questions throughout the day and several are chosen to answer. In Buffalo last month, several questions were submitted that were similar to the following one. “Sincere, God-fearing, Bible-believing, Bible-studying Christians disagree with each other. They all believe their perspective is based on the Bible. Who should get to claim a biblical worldview? Today Alisa and Natasha talk about the concept of biblical worldview, why it matters, and who gets to decide what it really is. 2024-10-1719 min

Unshaken Faith#49 Evangelical Corruption Exposed: the Big Eva Cat is out of the BagToday, Alisa and Natasha discuss trends among evangelicals to turn to big evangelical platforms that have a lot of influence but little accountability. They talk about “Big Eva”, political manipulation, and give a general “no, you’re not crazy” encouragement to every Christian who has felt gaslit over the past few years.2024-10-0917 min

Unshaken Faith#48 Should Christians be More About What They’re For Than What They’re Against?In today’s episode, Natasha and Alisa analyze a popular slogan among Christians that claims we should try and be more positive and be known more for what we stand for than what we stand against. But is this a biblical approach?2024-10-0218 min

Unshaken Faith#47 Why the New "Confession of Evangelical Conviction" is DeceptiveIn the last few years, various groups of evangelicals have gotten together to write position statements on cultural subjects for believers to sign onto in an effort to establish and gain consensus on some controversial things. Some have been good, some not so good. The latest one, called the “Confession of Evangelical Conviction,” aims to establish principles around political thought for Christians. The lead author of the statement is Skye Jethani, who co-hosts the Holy Post podcast with Phil Vischer, whom you probably know as the creator of Veggie Tales. Today, Alisa and Natasha talk through several of its majo...2024-09-1819 min

Unshaken Faith#46 How Should Christians Vote?In their first episode of the new season, Natasha and Alisa tackle the topic that has many Christians fired up this election season: how should we vote? Many Christians don’t hear much in church about how to view the nature of government and its role in society, even though the Bible has a lot to say about it! This leads some to have unbiblical beliefs about politics, and leads others to be silent and/or reject politics altogether. Natasha and Alisa break down the biblical principles.MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:...2024-09-1122 min

Unshaken Faith#45 Should Churches Do Deliverance Ministry? And other Questions From Unshaken PittsburghAlisa, Natasha, and Frank just returned from their 6th Unshaken Conference in Pittsburgh. Thank you to everyone there who played a part in making this Unshaken such a success. As always, they ended the day with a Q&A session, and also as always, they received far more questions than they could take. So today Alisa and Natasha wanted to answer a grab bag of questions they especially liked from the ones they couldn’t get to Saturday.2024-05-2930 min

Unshaken Faith#44 Quick UpdateQuick Update 2024-05-1502 min

Unshaken Faith#43 Taylor Swift and the Normalizing of Envy and LustTaylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars alive today. Her recent album, The Tortured Poets Department debuted with a total of 2.6 million sales, which is her biggest debut and the top selling single-week sales since Adele’s 25 almost 10 years ago. CNN reported that it became the first album to draw over 300 million streams in a single day in and the first album to reach one billion streams in a single week on Spotify. Slate reported that her single Fortnight debuted as the biggest song in the world launching at No. 1 both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Gloabal Ex...2024-05-0825 min

Unshaken Faith#42 Our Biggest Discipleship Failures…and SuccessesAlisa and Natasha both have kids in the teen years, and it’s a very interesting time for parents. You start to see how some of the things you did well as a parent in the younger years are bearing fruit and feel a sense of gratitude (and relief!). But you also start to see how the things that you maybe didn’t do as well are bearing some of their own less-than-desirable fruit. So, parenting teens is certainly a time for reflection. In today’s episode, Alisa and Natasha share what they feel are three of their biggest parent...2024-05-0127 min

Unshaken Faith#41 The Orange Scandal - When Christian Leaders FailOrange Curriculum is considered to be the most widely used Sunday school curriculum in the country. Last week, it came out that the founder, Reggie Joiner, and the CEO, Kristen Ivy have both resigned due to their admission of having an inappropriate relationship together. This came out just days before Orange's huge annual conference. These things can be rattling to those who have been somehow touched by the ministry in question, and by those who are connected to it by family or other relationship. In today’s episode, Natasha and Alisa talk about how to process the moral failings of...2024-04-2416 min

Unshaken Faith#40 Why is the Church So Afraid to Talk about Politics?A few weeks ago, Alisa and Natasha recorded an episode called “Why the church must divide on (some) political issues.” They talked about why Christians need to care about and get involved in politics and that we shouldn’t be concerned about it being divisive. Today they talk about a related issue—why is the church so afraid to talk about politics? As Christians, we have just as much say in how our communities and our country function as anyone else. We should be EAGER to advocate for the common good. So if that’s the case, how did we get to...2024-04-1725 min

Unshaken Faith#39 Does “Bad Therapy” Lead to Deconstruction?We’ve all seen the deconstruction stories that flood our social media news feeds. We’ve heard the claims of “toxic theology,” and the #exvangelical propensity to identify historic Christian doctrine and ethics as oppressive and harmful. But what if there is a connection between deconstruction and modern impulse to seek therapy, psychological diagnoses, and therapeutic language to explain away objective truth claims about God and morality? If you haven’t heard words and phrases like Iatrogenesis, Social-Emotional Learning, and Gentle Parenting, Alisa and Natasha will define those terms and show how they represent a massive shift in the worldview...2024-04-1023 min

Unshaken Faith#38 Will Your Church Talk About THIS on Easter?This Sunday is Easter, and churches everywhere will rightly be proclaiming the joy and hope we have because Jesus victoriously rose from the dead and is alive today. It’s also a time when a lot of people come to church who don’t normally do so. Some are nonbelievers and some are Christians who just aren’t already connected to a church home. But in an increasingly secular and skeptical culture, churches really can’t take for granted anymore that people coming have a reference point for understanding why Christians care about the resurrection so much and why we shoul...2024-03-2724 min

Unshaken Faith#37 Is Christianity Just Fear-based Indoctrination?Have you ever that if you grew up as a conservative Christian, you were indoctrinated into a fear-based view of God and shame-based view of yourself? Or that the fundamentalist “Christian Gospel” damages children by telling them that they are born into this world intrinsically bad and repulsive to God, learning that their sinfulness is to blame for the brutalization, torture, and death of God’s son? Well this is exactly what Jim Palmer, the chaplain for the American Humanist Association who also holds the title of Founder of The Center for Non-Religious Spirituality says. In today’s episode, Alisa an...2024-03-2024 min

Unshaken Faith#36 Why the Church Must Divide on (Some) Political IssuesWhile Christians rightly value unity, some believe that we should not “get political” or divide over politics. Some advocate for Christians to keep their politics to themselves, while others teach we should “just preach the gospel.” In today’s episode, Natasha and Alisa discuss what true biblical unity looks like, and how Christians should engage politically in this cultural moment.2024-03-1316 min

Unshaken Faith#35 Lord Save Me from My True Authentic Self!Frank Turek joins the podcast to talk about the mantra “Follow your heart” and how that is leading culture into the chaos of social media narcissism, divorce, and transgender ideology.2024-03-0616 min

Unshaken Faith#34 Polyamory is Next in the Sexual RevolutionOver the last ten years, there have been all kinds of shifts in how culture thinks about sexuality. Clearly, the evangelical church has especially grappled with questions of homosexuality and gender identity. But there’s a whole other sexual revolution that’s been bubbling up during that time, and it’s one that the church rarely talks about. It’s the revolution of polyamory. In today’s episode Natasha and Alisa break down this cultural phenomenon from a biblical perspective. 2024-02-2820 min

Unshaken Faith#33 Side B “Gay Christianity”: Coming to a Church Near YouIs it okay to come out and call yourself a “Gay Christian,” as long as you don’t act on your desires? If someone struggles with same-sex attraction or gender confusion, can they accept those as part of their identity, adopt preferred pronouns and even identifying as “trans?” According to Side B theology, the answer to both of these questions is yes. These are ideas that are being heavily promoted in conservative evangelical circles, and Christians really need to be aware of what’s coming to a church near you. In today’s episode, Alisa and Natasha give a quick primer on w...2024-02-2118 min

Unshaken Faith#32 Update: The He Gets Us Campaign STILL Does Not Get JesusHe Gets Us is at it again with a new round of Super Bowl commercials. In today’s episode, Alisa comments on the broader campaign, asking who’s behind it, what’s their agenda, who are they trying to reach, and how effective are they in reaching those goals? 2024-02-1421 min

The Natasha Crain Podcast37. The He Gets Us Campaign: Why Its Portrayal of Jesus is Still a ProblemSuper Bowl Sunday is in a few days, and He Gets Us will once again be running ads as part of their $100 million advertising campaign intended to "rescue Jesus's reputation." Last year, I wrote a viral article on 7 key problems with it. Since people will be talking about it all over again this week, I've done an updated evaluation of the campaign, including reviewing all 43 days of their Bible reading plans. Today I walk through my case that the campaign continues to be very problematic. Mentioned in the show:A written version of...2024-02-0726 min

Unshaken Faith#31 Russell Moore, David French, and The After Party Curriculum: Why the Church Should Be ConcernedThere’s a new small group curriculum for churches available, and you’re probably going to hear a lot about it this year because it’s both very timely and being produced and promoted by some big Christian names. It’s called The After Party, and according to its creators, it’s designed to counter the "dangerous trend" of Evangelicals having their political identity formed by “partisan forces, not by true Biblical faith." The curriculum was developed by David French (who’s a New York Times columnist), Russell Moore (the Editor-in-Chief of Christianity Today), and Curtis Chang. Natasha and Alisa did an e...2024-02-0721 min

Unshaken Faith#30 Social Media: Reminders We All Need for 2024It’s no secret that social media carries a tremendous amount of influence in our lives. Virtually everyone has a megaphone into the world into which they can entertain, shout their opinions, and highlight their brands. Today we’ll be discussing the influence of social media.2024-01-3123 min

Unshaken Faith#29 How Dylan Mulvaney Changed the Face of TransgenderismDylan Mulvaney is probably the most visible transgender person in the US today. If you’re not familiar with him, he’s a biological male who documented his transition to supposedly becoming a woman through a series of TikTok videos a couple of years ago. He quickly rose to TikTok fame and has over 10 million followers there today, and huge followings on other platforms as well. In certain sense, Mulvaney has been pivotal in giving the transgender movement a new face. Today, Alisa and Natasha discuss some thoughts on how he’s become the poster child for transgenderism, and the in...2024-01-2416 min

Unshaken Faith#28 All About the #Exvangelical HashtagWhat is up with the #exvangelical hashtag? If you’re on social media, you’ve probably seen this hashtag used alongside the deconstruction hashtag, and in many cases, followed by a deconversion story. In today’s episode, Natasha and Alisa talk through the history and the meaning of the exvangelical hashtag, and discuss what it is really all about.2024-01-1723 min

Unshaken FaithQuick Update and Christmas Livestream InfoJoin Natasha Crain and Alisa Childers for a special Unshaken Faith Christmas Livestream. Alisa and Natasha will talk about Christmas pet peeves, their favorite Christmas traditions, and will share their ugliest Christmas ornaments. PLUS, they’ll take your questions live and be announcing some new Unshaken Conference dates. And it wouldn’t be Christmas without some fun giveaways. Don’t miss it!facebook.com/alisachildersyoutube.com/alisachildersfacebook.com/natashacrainauthor 2023-12-1802 min

Unshaken Faith#27 Was God Evil for Asking Abraham to Sacrifice Isaac? (And other tough questions)In today’s episode, Alisa and Natasha respond to several questions they’ve encountered lately in both ministry and their personal lives. Instead of focusing on one subject like they usually do, each picked 3 questions that have come up recently. We hope you’ll enjoy the variety in subjects packed into this episode, and the “quick hits” answers they provide to these tough questions.2023-11-0120 min

Unshaken Faith#26 Should You Change Churches for Your Kids?Many Christian parents feel the tension between what their kids want out of church vs. what they need. Every once in a while these two goals line up perfectly and the whole family is happy about what church they attend. However, this is not always the case. Should we choose our church based on their kid’s likes and dislikes, and potential social opportunities? In today’s episode, Natasha and Alisa ask the question, should you change churches for your kids?2023-10-2518 min

Unshaken Faith#25 How to Pray During WarWe grieve along with you and the rest of the world about all that's going on with the Israel-Hamas war. The pain so many people are in is simply overwhelming. As Christians outside the impacted region, we can feel pretty helpless, be we also believe in the power of prayer. WE can't get so overwhelmed that we forget to turn to the Lord, who is infinitely more powerful than any human force. But we also want to acknowledge today that it can be hard to pray during times like this. In today’s episode, Alisa and Natasha share some th...2023-10-1817 min

Unshaken Faith#24 Responding to People Who Think Humans are Good by NatureRecently, Natasha wrote an article called, “A Christian Response to a Viral Deconstruction post,” about a woman who deconstructed and has continued to post about her deconversion online. In today’s episode, Natasha and Alisa respond to one of her comments in which she makes the popular claim that you can trust your heart because your heart is “pure.” In popular deconstruction stories, it’s common for people who are leaving the faith to claim that the teaching of Original Sin (that humans are inherently sinful) is actually toxic and abusive. They teach that humans are actually good by nature, so w...2023-10-1117 min

Unshaken Faith#23 When Having a Biblical Worldview is LonelyAfter wrapping up the Tucson Unshaken conference a couple of weeks ago, Alisa and Natasha noticed a recurring theme in their conversations with attendees. It went something like this: “It’s so nice to know we’re not crazy. It’s so nice to be with other believers who hold to the truth of Scripture and not feel so alone.” That says so much about the state of the church. It can be lonely WITHIN the church to have a biblical worldview and if you’re feeling that, we hope today’s episode will encourage you.2023-10-0416 min

Unshaken Faith#22 Andy Stanley Has Gone Off the Cliff (And Why It’s Important to Talk about It)Back in 2018, mega church pastor Andy Stanley came under fire for suggesting that as New Testament Christians, we should “unhitch” ourselves from the Old Testament. At times, Stanley seemed to be walking back his comments, while Stanley’s confusing comments about homosexuality and LGBTQ inclusion have left many Christians wondering if Stanley is sliding into progressive Christianity. Is it time to put Stanley into the category of mark and avoid? That’s the question Alisa and Natasha are asking in today’s episode.2023-09-2717 min

Unshaken Faith#21 Does Complementarian Theology Cause Trauma to Women?An article has been making the rounds in which Shannon Harris, ex-wife of 90’s purity culture icon Josh Harris, claims that complementarian theology caused her harm and trauma. In the late 1990s, purity culture emphasized abstaining from sex until marriage while often employing a lot of unfortunate fear and shaming tactics along the way. Fast forward to 2018. Josh Harris disavowed the book and apologized for the harm he says he caused with his writings. A year later, he announced he was leaving Christianity completely and ending his marriage to his wife, Shannon. That’s where our episode today picks up...2023-09-2019 min

Unshaken Faith#20 Literally Everything Happened While We were on HiatusSo much happened while we were on hiatus this summer! In today’s episode, Natasha and Alisa hash through all the stuff we missed. We talk about drag queens taking the #1 spot on Christian itunes, Oliver Anthony going viral with a modern day protest song, the Barbie movie, Taylor Swift Eras tour, and the strange Christianity today article that praised Barbie and Taylor Swift for bringing us all together while panning Oliver for dissing welfare.2023-09-1318 min

Social Justice Archives - Stand Up For The Truth PodcastAlisa Childers: ‘Live Your Truth’ and Other LiesTODAY’S GUEST: Alisa Childers is a wife, a mom, author, apologist, and speaker. She was a member of the award-winning CCM recording group ZOEgirl and has been published at The Gospel Coalition, Crosswalk, The Stream, For Every Mom, Decision magazine, and The Christian Post. Her book, Another Gospel: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity has become a best-seller. I highly recommend her outstanding podcast. Live Your Truth – And Other Lies We’ve all seen the memes that populate the internet: live your truth, follow your heart, you only have one life to live...2023-08-1656 min

American Church Archives - Stand Up For The Truth PodcastAlisa Childers: ‘Live Your Truth’ and Other LiesTODAY’S GUEST: Alisa Childers is a wife, a mom, author, apologist, and speaker. She was a member of the award-winning CCM recording group ZOEgirl and has been published at The Gospel Coalition, Crosswalk, The Stream, For Every Mom, Decision magazine, and The Christian Post. Her book, Another Gospel: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity has become a best-seller. I highly recommend her outstanding podcast. Live Your Truth – And Other Lies We’ve all seen the memes that populate the internet: live your truth, follow your heart, you only have one life to live...2023-08-1656 min

Discernment Archives - Stand Up For The Truth PodcastAlisa Childers: ‘Live Your Truth’ and Other LiesTODAY’S GUEST: Alisa Childers is a wife, a mom, author, apologist, and speaker. She was a member of the award-winning CCM recording group ZOEgirl and has been published at The Gospel Coalition, Crosswalk, The Stream, For Every Mom, Decision magazine, and The Christian Post. Her book, Another Gospel: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity has become a best-seller. I highly recommend her outstanding podcast. Live Your Truth – And Other Lies We’ve all seen the memes that populate the internet: live your truth, follow your heart, you only have one life to live...2023-08-1656 min

Worldview Archives - Stand Up For The Truth PodcastAlisa Childers: ‘Live Your Truth’ and Other LiesTODAY’S GUEST: Alisa Childers is a wife, a mom, author, apologist, and speaker. She was a member of the award-winning CCM recording group ZOEgirl and has been published at The Gospel Coalition, Crosswalk, The Stream, For Every Mom, Decision magazine, and The Christian Post. Her book, Another Gospel: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity has become a best-seller. I highly recommend her outstanding podcast. Live Your Truth – And Other Lies We’ve all seen the memes that populate the internet: live your truth, follow your heart, you only have one life to live...2023-08-1656 min

Apologetics Archives - Stand Up For The Truth PodcastAlisa Childers: ‘Live Your Truth’ and Other LiesTODAY’S GUEST: Alisa Childers is a wife, a mom, author, apologist, and speaker. She was a member of the award-winning CCM recording group ZOEgirl and has been published at The Gospel Coalition, Crosswalk, The Stream, For Every Mom, Decision magazine, and The Christian Post. Her book, Another Gospel: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity has become a best-seller. I highly recommend her outstanding podcast. Live Your Truth – And Other Lies We’ve all seen the memes that populate the internet: live your truth, follow your heart, you only have one life to live...2023-08-1656 min

Progressive Christianity Archives - Stand Up For The Truth PodcastAlisa Childers: ‘Live Your Truth’ and Other LiesTODAY’S GUEST: Alisa Childers is a wife, a mom, author, apologist, and speaker. She was a member of the award-winning CCM recording group ZOEgirl and has been published at The Gospel Coalition, Crosswalk, The Stream, For Every Mom, Decision magazine, and The Christian Post. Her book, Another Gospel: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity has become a best-seller. I highly recommend her outstanding podcast. Live Your Truth – And Other Lies We’ve all seen the memes that populate the internet: live your truth, follow your heart, you only have one life to live...2023-08-1656 min $I Don\'t Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST$ I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEISTHelp! My Kid is Deconstructing! | with Natasha Crain and Alisa Childers What options do you have as a Christian when your loved-one deconstructs and decides to walk away from the faith? The trend of deconstructing and embracing a secular mindset has become a phenomenon in western civilization, convincing kids of all ages, spouses, and even parents to turn their backs on Christianity. But is there a practical way for Christians to counteract secularism if or when it hits home? In this week’s podcast, our friends Natasha Crain and Alisa Childers join Frank at CIA2023 to chat about the explosion of deconstructionism, expose some of the major te...2023-08-0448 min $I Don\'t Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST$ I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEISTHelp! My Kid is Deconstructing! | with Natasha Crain and Alisa Childers What options do you have as a Christian when your loved-one deconstructs and decides to walk away from the faith? The trend of deconstructing and embracing a secular mindset has become a phenomenon in western civilization, convincing kids of all ages, spouses, and even parents to turn their backs on Christianity. But is there a practical way for Christians to counteract secularism if or when it hits home? In this week’s podcast, our friends Natasha Crain and Alisa Childers join Frank at CIA2023 to chat about the explosion of deconstructionism, expose some of the major te...2023-08-0448 min

Unshaken Faith#19 Private vs. Public School: What Should Christians Do? (And Other Questions from the Unshaken Conference)Should Christian parents send their kids to public school in order to be a light and influence on their local campus? What do we do about people who claim that their new age practices or beliefs from other faiths have produced long term good changes in their lives? How do I have any right to tell someone to live more like a Christian when I am a sinner? And finally, Paul said in 1 Timothy 2:12 "And I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man, but to be in silence." How does that apply to...2023-05-2418 min

Unshaken Faith#18: Rebutting the Secular Religion of LoveWhether you’re a Christian, a secular humanist, a Muslim, a Mormon, or anything else, you almost certainly agree that love is one of the most important values for humans. In recent years, love has taken such pride of place in the American culture that it has ousted pretty much every other value. People have boiled everything in life down to a singular focus on love, and in a very practical sense they have made it their religion, effectively claiming that if everyone would just choose love, the world would leave behind all its current divisions. Today, Natasha and Al...2023-05-1020 min

Unshaken Faith#17: Myth of the Modern Day PhariseeJesus often clashed with members of a Jewish sect called the Pharisees, who were strong opponents of His ministry. The Pharisees strictly kept the law given to Moses centuries earlier and followed an elaborate system of oral tradition to help them do so. Today, many people have an inclination to label a Christian a “modern day Pharisee” when they don’t like what that person has to say. The Pharisees are trotted out for all kinds of claims that have nothing to do with the problems Jesus actually had with them. Natasha and Alisa talk about several of these myths...2023-05-0317 min

The Strong Women PodcastS3 19: Engaging Secular Culture With Unshaken Faith With Alisa Childers and Natasha CrainAlisa Childers and Natasha Crain love to evaluate what’s happening in culture and help Christians navigate the modern world in such a way that upholds and strengthens their faith. They equip Christians to consider how faith shapes the way they respond to and engage with the secular world. Their new podcast and conference series, Unshaken Faith, exists to encourage Christians to live out their faith with grace and courage. This week, they talk with us about the importance of Christians staying informed about what’s going on in culture, and how we can combat despair when we are over...2023-05-0341 min

Unshaken Faith#16 Mr. Beast: When a Popular Influencer Becomes TransgenderJimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, has over 147 million subscribers, and is a favorite among American families everywhere. Until recently, Jimmy has remained fairly neutral when it comes to politics and religion. That all changed when one of his best friends and costars Chris Tyson, recently announced that he is transitioning from male to female. Since then, Jimmy has ardently defended his friend’s choices and his Wikipedia page now describes him as an “American YouTuber, philanthropist, and transgender rights activist.” Today, Natasha and Alisa discuss what it looks like to talk with our kids about sensitive issues like transge...2023-04-2620 min

Unshaken Faith#15 Orange Curriculum: An Urgent Warning to ChurchesThe Orange organization may be the most influential organization you’ve never heard of when it comes to church curriculum for the next generation. According to the Orange website, at thinkorange.com, they have 10,000+ partner churches, influence over 1 million kids and teens per year, and serve over 80 denominations. They also report that 49 percent of the fastest growing churches use Orange. We have long had concerns that this widely used curriculum is primarily moralistic (meaning it’s focused more on so called good values rather than on the Gospel) and that it’s becoming increasingly progressive. In today’s episode, we’ll fo...2023-04-1927 min

Unshaken Faith#14 Are the Red Letters More Important Than the Rest of the Bible?Today, Natasha and Alisa respond to a social media comment that read, “In my opinion, red letters/Jesus’ words are the most important in all the Bible.” Some progressive Christians will say that the word of God is Jesus himself, not the Bible. For Christians who are trying to live their lives according to God’s word, this can be incredibly confusing…especially if they can’t even agree on who or what the “Word of God” even is. Are the Red Letters more important than the black letters?2023-04-1217 min

Unshaken Faith#13 Refusing to Bow to PRIDE ActivismWhat happens when one person refuses to bow their knee to the cultural gods? Others tend to follow because courage is contagious. That’s exactly what has been happening in the world of professional hockey. It all started back in January, when Ivan Provorov, a defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers decided that he would not join his team in the warmups while they wore Pride-themed jerseys and wrapped their hockey sticks in rainbow-colored tape. After some significant backlash, his team and the NHL actually stood by him. Since then, entire teams have opted to not wear the pride jersey. Wh...2023-04-0518 min

Unshaken Faith#12 Should Christians Avoid Siding with Political Parties?Russell Moore, David French, and Curtis Chang are coming out with a small group curriculum for churches called "The After Party." In anticipation of the presidential election cycle next year, they say they want to counter the "dangerous trend" of evangelicals having their political identity "formed by partisan forces, not by true Biblical faith." Russell Moore says that this After Party Curriculum was originally going to be titled, "The Post-Partisan Church." But should that be the goal? Should the church be post-partisan?2023-03-2918 min

The Natasha Crain Podcast25. Navigating Culture with Grace and Truth, with Sean McDowellToday I have the honor of talking with someone who I think is one of the best, if not the best, Christian models of navigating this tough culture with grace AND truth. Dr. Sean McDowell is a gifted communicator with a passion for equipping the church, and especially young people, to make the case for the Christian faith. In this episode, we go deep into the question of how we can better balance grace and truth in our interactions with a hostile culture--and also in our interactions with fellow believers. MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:2023-03-2856 min

Unshaken Faith#11 Don’t Put God in a Box: And Other Conversation StoppersTheological conversations can be stopped in their tracks if someone simply pulls out the old, “Don’t put God in a box!” The most common way this phrase is used is by those who don’t want to be confined by the moral teachings of the Bible. Today, Natasha and Alisa discuss the implications and logical inconsistencies of this conversation stopper.2023-03-2217 min

Discernment Archives - Stand Up For The Truth PodcastNatasha Crain: Defending Truth, Discerning Unbiblical Presentations of JesusTODAY’S GUEST: Natasha Crain is a national speaker, author, blogger, and podcaster whose passion is to help Christians think more clearly about holding to a biblical worldview in the midst of an increasingly challenging secular culture. She’s written three apologetics books for parents: Talking with Your Kids about Jesus, Talking with Your Kids about God, and Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side. In addition to hosting my personal podcast, The Natasha Crain Podcast, she co-hosts the new, weekly Unshaken Faith Podcast with Alisa Childers. We discuss the importance of defending truth, discernment in the church, and the need...2023-03-2156 min

Social Justice Archives - Stand Up For The Truth PodcastNatasha Crain: Defending Truth, Discerning Unbiblical Presentations of JesusTODAY’S GUEST: Natasha Crain is a national speaker, author, blogger, and podcaster whose passion is to help Christians think more clearly about holding to a biblical worldview in the midst of an increasingly challenging secular culture. She’s written three apologetics books for parents: Talking with Your Kids about Jesus, Talking with Your Kids about God, and Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side. In addition to hosting my personal podcast, The Natasha Crain Podcast, she co-hosts the new, weekly Unshaken Faith Podcast with Alisa Childers. We discuss the importance of defending truth, discernment in the church, and the need...2023-03-2156 min

Culture & Morality Archives - Stand Up For The Truth PodcastNatasha Crain: Defending Truth, Discerning Unbiblical Presentations of JesusTODAY’S GUEST: Natasha Crain is a national speaker, author, blogger, and podcaster whose passion is to help Christians think more clearly about holding to a biblical worldview in the midst of an increasingly challenging secular culture. She’s written three apologetics books for parents: Talking with Your Kids about Jesus, Talking with Your Kids about God, and Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side. In addition to hosting my personal podcast, The Natasha Crain Podcast, she co-hosts the new, weekly Unshaken Faith Podcast with Alisa Childers. We discuss the importance of defending truth, discernment in the church, and the need...2023-03-2156 min

Woke Archives - Stand Up For The Truth PodcastNatasha Crain: Defending Truth, Discerning Unbiblical Presentations of JesusTODAY’S GUEST: Natasha Crain is a national speaker, author, blogger, and podcaster whose passion is to help Christians think more clearly about holding to a biblical worldview in the midst of an increasingly challenging secular culture. She’s written three apologetics books for parents: Talking with Your Kids about Jesus, Talking with Your Kids about God, and Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side. In addition to hosting my personal podcast, The Natasha Crain Podcast, she co-hosts the new, weekly Unshaken Faith Podcast with Alisa Childers. We discuss the importance of defending truth, discernment in the church, and the need...2023-03-2156 min

Progressive Christianity Archives - Stand Up For The Truth PodcastNatasha Crain: Defending Truth, Discerning Unbiblical Presentations of JesusTODAY’S GUEST: Natasha Crain is a national speaker, author, blogger, and podcaster whose passion is to help Christians think more clearly about holding to a biblical worldview in the midst of an increasingly challenging secular culture. She’s written three apologetics books for parents: Talking with Your Kids about Jesus, Talking with Your Kids about God, and Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side. In addition to hosting my personal podcast, The Natasha Crain Podcast, she co-hosts the new, weekly Unshaken Faith Podcast with Alisa Childers. We discuss the importance of defending truth, discernment in the church, and the need...2023-03-2156 min

Unshaken Faith#10 Why Woke Culture Thinks Christians are UnsafeA public school district in Arizona recently terminated a contract with a Christian University who provided free labor for the past 11 years. Why? Not because any complaints or incidences had involved the Christian students. It's because school board members claimed the University's religious beliefs about biblical marriage and sexuality would make local students feel "unsafe." Today, Natasha and Alisa dig into the implications of this very important story, as well as unpack why woke culture thinks Christians are unsafe.2023-03-1520 min

The Natasha Crain Podcast24. The Toxic Roots Behind America's Spiritual Freefall, with Dr. Erwin LutzerCultural Marxism. Equity. Socialism. DEI. CRT. Anti-Racism. Collective Guilt. Christians can no longer stay silent about the divide between the Bible's truth and the world's lies. In today's episode, I talk with Dr. Erwin Lutzer, pastor emeritus of The Moody Church, where he served as senior pastor for 36 years. Dr. Lutzer clearly explains the most prevalent lies today and walks through the reasons we should have the courage to proclaim truth.MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:Get Dr. Lutzer's book, No Reason to Hide, here: https://www.amazon.com/No-Reason-Hide-Standing-Collapsing/dp/0736986871More information and...2023-03-1446 min

The Dr. Lee Warren PodcastFaithfully Different, with Natasha Crain It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Today’s guest is author and acclaimed podcast host, Natasha Crain. Natasha Crain is a national speaker, author of four books, blogger, and podcaster who is passionate about equipping Christians to think more clearly about holding to a biblical worldview in the midst of an increasingly challenging secular culture. She has been featured on radio and TV shows across the U.S. and Canada, and lives in southern California with her husband and three children. She writes at natashacrain.com.Book introduction (from Amazon.com):Welcome to yo...2023-03-111h 00 $I Don\'t Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST$ I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEISTIs What You Do More Important Than What You Believe? | with Alisa Childers and Natasha Crain According to the New Testament, producing good fruit is being obedient to the commands of Christ. Jesus Himself even said, “If you love me, you’ll keep my commandments.” It seems that in order to behave the right way we first have to believe the right things–the revealed Word of God. The problem is, as Western society continues to grow hostile towards the biblical Christian worldview, many are embracing progressive “Christianity” as a more appealing alternative. But does this movement have the capacity to help its followers without causing harm? On this week’s podcast episod...2023-03-1048 min $I Don\'t Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST$ I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEISTIs What You Do More Important Than What You Believe? | with Alisa Childers and Natasha Crain According to the New Testament, producing good fruit is being obedient to the commands of Christ. Jesus Himself even said, “If you love me, you’ll keep my commandments.” It seems that in order to behave the right way we first have to believe the right things–the revealed Word of God. The problem is, as Western society continues to grow hostile towards the biblical Christian worldview, many are embracing progressive “Christianity” as a more appealing alternative. But does this movement have the capacity to help its followers without causing harm? On this week’s podcast episod...2023-03-1048 min

Unshaken Faith#9 How to Discern a Church WebsiteThere is so much information available online. From where to find good Thai food to how to find a good pediatrician to how to fix your dishwasher, there is no end to the tutorials, websites, and social media platforms just waiting to answer all your burning questions. People also turn to the internet for church recommendations. It can be tricky to discern what’s going on at churches from looking at their online presence. Whether you’re looking for a new church for yourself, helping a friend evaluate churches in another city, looking for a church in your college stud...2023-03-0819 min

Unshaken Faith#8 Calling Out False TeachersAre Christians required to reach out to an author/speaker/pastor privately before criticizing their comments publicly? Sometimes when we bring up a current book or author to help our audience discern the ideas being taught by reasoning through whether or not they are true and reflect a biblical worldview, we receive comments like, “Hey, did you reach out to this person privately before calling them out publicly?” or “You should have that person on your show so they can explain their view before you criticize them.” Often, commenters will bring up Matthew 18:15 which tells Christians to go to someone...2023-03-0114 min

Unshaken Faith#7 Word Salad Poppycock (Dealing with Criticism)Word Salad Poppycock: this is what a well-known Christian influencer called Natasha's comments on the He Gets Us campaign last week. This was just a tiny part of a whirlwind of criticism she received for sharing concerns about the He Gets Us campaign. Meanwhile, Alisa was on the receiving end of her own wave of criticism this week in response to her comments regarding the question of revival at Asbury University. In this week’s episode, Alisa and Natasha reflect on the subject of how to deal with criticism when you share your beliefs.2023-02-2218 min

Unshaken Faith#6 Is Progressive Christianity Christian? (Questions from the Unshaken Conference)We held our first Unshaken Conference last month in Dayton, Ohio. One of the sessions was a Q&A, where people could submit questions using their phone. We allotted 45 minutes to answer what we could, but attendees submitted dozens of questions…so we only had the opportunity to answer a small percentage of them. In today’s episode, we’re going to answer some of the ones we couldn’t get to at the conference. We’ll cover progressive Christianity, judging others, convincing people they are sinners, critical race theory, and abortion.2023-02-1515 min

The Natasha Crain Podcast23. Who Are You to Judge?...and Other Claims That Christians Are ArrogantJesus wants us to be humble, but we can misunderstand the nature of that humility and start to believe the world’s claims that we’re being arrogant about things that we’re not being arrogant about. In this episode, I walk you through how to respond to charges of moral arrogance ("Who are you to judge?"), epistemic arrogance ("Who are you to be so confident that you know what’s true better than others?"), and biblical arrogance (“Who are you to think your biblical interpretation is better than mine…or anyone else's?”).Mentioned in the episode:Unsha...2023-02-1323 min

Unshaken Faith#5 How Churches Slide Into ProgressivismIt’s no secret that many progressive churches started out as congregations that held to the historic Christian faith. It’s typically a slow slide, one compromise at a time, and before you know it your church is woke and progressive. Natasha and Alisa discuss how this happens and what you can do about it.2023-02-0814 min

Unshaken Faith#4 Is Jesus Woke?Did Jesus promote a woke, liberal, leftist movement? Today we discuss a recent article from popular progressive author John Pavlovitz which makes that claim. But is this a conclusion supported by the Bible?2023-02-0118 min

Unshaken Faith#3 TikTok and Toxic TheologyToday we analyze a TikTok video that portrays the doctrine of Original sin as toxic, which is a common claim made by deconstructionists. Is the doctrine of Original Sin—the idea that humans are inherently sinful—any different than domestic abuse? TikTokers and other Social Media evangelists everywhere are making this claim, and Natasha and Alisa respond.2023-01-2516 min

Unshaken Faith#2 Does the “He Gets Us” Campaign “Get” Jesus?"He Gets Us” is a $100 million advertising campaign that’s aimed at helping rescue Jesus’s reputation from the so-called “damage” done by His followers. It features a website, billboards in major cities, and ads that have been viewed 300 million times. Social media posts feature statements like, “Jesus ran with a tough crowd too,” and “Jesus was a refugee.” The ads are everywhere, but does the He Gets Us campaign get Jesus?“word before the world, from Well Watered Women:”https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cmy4OSOhDzI/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3Dhttps://na...2023-01-1819 min $I Don\'t Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST$ I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEISTWill You Stand UNSHAKEN? | with Alisa Childers and Natasha Crain Who or what are we worshiping? Are we bowing to the one true God, or to the god of the self? We’ve all witnessed the Western world change quite dramatically, especially during the past few years. It goes from faith “deconstruction” to woke ideology to radical gender theory. Anti-Christian ideas haven’t just crept into our homes. They’ve kicked the door down and pulled a chair up to the table! Christians feel immense pressure to bow down to these false idols as we watch the culture (and many of our loved ones) being shaken up...2023-01-1348 min $I Don\'t Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST$ I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEISTWill You Stand UNSHAKEN? | with Alisa Childers and Natasha Crain Who or what are we worshiping? Are we bowing to the one true God, or to the god of the self? We’ve all witnessed the Western world change quite dramatically, especially during the past few years. It goes from faith “deconstruction” to woke ideology to radical gender theory. Anti-Christian ideas haven’t just crept into our homes. They’ve kicked the door down and pulled a chair up to the table! Christians feel immense pressure to bow down to these false idols as we watch the culture (and many of our loved ones) being shaken up...2023-01-1348 min

Unshaken Faith#1 American Girl and the Trans-ing of KidsThe new American Girl “Smart Girl’s Guide” book called, “Body Image: How to Love Yourself, Live Life to the Fullest, and Celebrate All Kinds of Bodies,” which aggressively serves up transgender ideology, critical theory, and LGBTQ+ activism to little girls. What’s up with the agenda to push our kids into transgenderism? Natasha and Alisa discuss this question, and offer a better way forward. 2023-01-1120 min

The Alisa Childers Podcast#179 2 Big Announcements + Christmas Q&A!In this special live Christmas episode, Alisa teamed up with Natasha Crain to announce two new endeavors they’ve been planning for the past several months. Don’t miss their exciting announcements and live Q&A!2022-12-121h 27

Unshaken FaithTrailerA first glimpse at the podcast, coming January 2023 from Alisa Childers and Natasha Crain.2022-12-0405 min

The Alisa Childers Podcast#175: Case Study: What are the Common Values that Unite Progressive Christians? With Natasha CrainNatasha Crain joins the podcast today to discuss some common values and beliefs that unite progressive Christians. We use the popular book, If God is Love, Don’t be a Jerk, by John Pavlovitz, a progressive Christian blogger, author, and speaker. This episode is not a book review, but rather, a case study in popular ways progressive Christians define words, identify their key beliefs, and live out their values. We walk through how to apply critical thinking and biblical truth to respond to these ideas. 2022-10-301h 26

Fearless with Cissie Graham LynchSpiritual Deconstruction and Progressive Christianity: A Talk With Alisa ChildersProgressive Christianity is a movement of Christians who are reexamining, redefining and often rejecting the core claims of the historic Christian Gospel but retaining the title “Christian.” My guest on this episode has personal experience of how dangerous Progressive Christianity can be. Alisa Childers was a member of the Christian band ZOEgirl and she’s written a book called “Another Gospel?” She started researching the truth of historic Christianity after the pastor of the church she was attending began leading members into Progressive Christianity. I want you to be able to recognize red flags that g...2022-03-2235 min

The Alisa Childers Podcast#143 Is Orange Children’s Curriculum Going Progressive?When a National Kid's Ministry Starts Promoting Progressive Ideas The Orange Curriculum is a leading voice in shaping the emerging generation. Its Sunday school curriculum has been adopted by thousands of churches. In the first hour, we explain the framework and teaching philosophy behind the Orange curriculum. In the second hour, we read through the recent announcement of the theme of the 2022 annual conference. We wonder whether it might be revealing a more overt creep of Progressive Christianity into Orange. The leaders of three major apologetics ministries respond. Featuring Alisa Childers, Natasha Crain, Monique Duson, and Krista Bontrager 2022-03-102h 17

The Natasha Crain PodcastEvaluating Popular Progressive Christian Ideas with Alisa ChildersAuthor, speaker, and podcaster Alisa Childers joins me to discuss a series of popular ideas found in progressive Christian writings, using the recent bestselling book If God is Love, Don't Be a Jerk by John Pavlovitz as a case study. We explain why each idea is in conflict with a biblical worldview for those who accept the inspiration and authority of the Bible as God's Word. Mentioned in this episode:My newly released book, Faithfully Different: Regaining Biblical Clarity in a Secular CultureMy Facebook read along group for Faithfully DifferentA...2022-03-011h 30

The Alisa Childers Podcast#141 How Secularism is Quickly Becoming a New Religion, with Natasha CrainIt seems everyone is looking for answers to many of the problems we are facing. Natasha Crain has just written an important book warning Christians that many of the cultural solutions are promoting secular, rather than biblical ideas. She demonstrates how secularism is not neutral, but religious in nature, with the worship of God being exchanged for the worship of self. How can Christians live faithfully different in today's culture? 2022-02-281h 00

The Alisa Childers Podcast#66 Talking WIth Your Kids About Progressive Christianity, with Natasha CrainNatasha Crain joins me on today's podcast to talk about the specific challenges Christian parents face in equipping our kids to navigate the claims of progressive Christianity 2020-03-311h 00