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The Alisa Childers Podcast
Helping you answer Progressive Christianity and skeptical claims against the gospel from a biblical worldview
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- The Alisa Childers Podcast
#295 Pastoring Through Church Hurt and Cultural Upheaval, with Jay Strother (Pastor Series Pt. 2)
In today's episode, I interview my Pastor of the last 8 years! We talk about how he shepherded my family through the spiritual abuse and church hurt that left…
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#294 Should Christians Practice Deliverance Ministry? | Pt. 2 Binding Demons & Legal Rights
In part two of our series on deliverance ministry, we discuss the Greek word daimonizomai, which many deliverance ministers translate as "demonization." We ask…
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#293 Every Christian Should Know THIS About God’s Character, with Thaddeus Williams
Thaddeus Williams joins the podcast to talk about how getting to know God in his word will lead to a much deeper experience of joy and true happiness. This…
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#292 Finding Peace in an Age of Anxiety, with Jonny Ardavanis (Pastor series Pt. 1)
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…
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#291 Is my Favorite Influencer Going Progressive?
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…
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#290 Christian Faithfulness in a Lost and Hostile Culture, with Erwin Lutzer
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…
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#289 Should Christians Practice Deliverance Ministry? Pt. 1, with Doug Geivett and Richard Howe
Many churches today practice deliverance ministry, which seeks to free people from the oppression and possession of demonic spirits and influence. Deliverance…
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#288 Empower Your Kids to Navigate Cultural Challenges with Truth, with Shanda Fulbright
Former public school teacher Shanda Fulbright joins the podcast to talk about how each Christian parent can navigate the cultural challenges their kids will…
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#287 The Sin of People-Pleasing, with Jinger Duggar Vuolo
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…
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#286 Think the Bible Has Errors? Here's What you Might be Missing
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…
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#285 Should Christians Speak up about Politics? with Natasha Crain
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…
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#284 An Ex-Progressive Christian Speaks out on Deconstruction and Evangelical Culture, with Dave Stovall
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…
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#283 Reaction: McDowell vs. Sprinkle: Can Christians Identify as "Gay" as Long as They're Celibate?
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…
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#281 Social and Emotional Learning: Coming to a School Near You, with Elizabeth Urbanowicz
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…
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#280 New Thought: The Most Influential Heresy You've Never Heard Of, with Melissa Dougherty
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…
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#279 7 Dangerous Ideas Invading the Church
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…
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The Sabbatical Series: Lisa Gungor's Most Beautiful Thing: An Ode to Relativism
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…
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The Sabbatical Series: Rachel Held Evans: Slaying Giants or Taming the Bible?
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…
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The Sabbatical Series: The Gospel According to Progressive Christianity #3: Redemption and Restoration
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…
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The Sabbatical Series: The Gospel According to Progressive Christianity #2: Creation and Fall
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…
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The Sabbatical Series: The Gospel According to Progressive Christianity: Is it Really Good News?
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…
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#277 There are No New Questions! Connecting with Church History, with Douglas Groothuis
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…
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#276 Conceived in Rape, Adopted in Love: The Powerful Story of Ryan and Bethany Bomberger
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…
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#275 Engaging Your Doubt Without Becoming Progressive
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…
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#274 Navigating a Culture of Redefined Words, with Scott Allen
Have you noticed how words are being redefined? Words like "justice" have become weaponized and used to argue for abortion through the phrase "reproductive…
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#273 How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion, with Allie Beth Stuckey
Allie Beth Stuckey joins the podcast to talk about how progressive Christians exploit Christian compassion in areas like race, sexuality, immigration…
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#272 My Church Hired a “Spiritual Director.” What Does This Mean?
In today’s podcast, Alisa answers questions about spiritual direction, contemplative prayer, and meditation. Are these practices biblical? She also answers…
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#271 How Babylon Bee Defends Truth Through Satire
Kyle Mann and Joel Berry from the Babylon Bee join the podcast to talk about the Bee’s stand again cultural lies and the big tech voices who have tried to…
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#270 How to Be Radical Like Jesus: Challenges to Put Knowledge Into Action, with Greg Stier
Greg Stier of Dare to Share Ministries, joins the podcast to share some practical challenges every Christian can put into action to become more like Jesus. In…
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#269 Christians and IVF: Is There an Ethical Way? with Katy Faust
Katy Faust joins the podcast to talk about her “Them Before Us” movement, which prioritizes the rights and happiness of children over the rights and happiness…
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#268 Is the Bible Multivocal or Univocal?
In this midweek podcast, Alisa tackles questions from Instagram followers such as: Is the Trinity in the Bible? Is the Bible multivocal? How do you keep your…
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#267 5 Questions Every Parent Must Answer Before Giving Your Kids Social Media, with Jonathan Morrow
Jonathan Morrow joins the podcast to discuss the effects screens/social media has on our kids brains, emotions, and spiritual lives. He offers 5 very practical…
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#266 NAR and Progressive Christianity: Two Sides of the Same Coin?, with Paul Copan
Dr. Paul Copan joins the podcast to use his expertise to help me analyze some theological overlap I see between the movement of progressive Christianity and…
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#265 Midweek: Complementarian vs. Egalitarian: Where do I Stand?
In today’s episode, Alisa tackles one of the most common questions she’s asked: where does she stand on the issue of women in ministry? Should women be…
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#264 God’s Goodness in the Midst of Sickness and Suffering, with Bec Andrew
Alisa’s friend Bec Andrew joins the podcast to talk about her debilitating illness and chronic pain, and how God has used that in her life to lead her to…
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#263 Is Necromancy Creeping into The Church? An Ex-New Ager Weighs in, with Doreen Virtue
As a popular New Age teacher, Doreen Virtue became the top-selling New Age author at the top New Age Publishing company. She practiced Tarot cards and…
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#262 Leaving Bethel: Christian Couple Shares Their Deconstruction/Reconstruction Story
Today's show features Jesse and Kali Westwood as they share their powerful story of leaving the culture of Bethel church and the affiliated organizations…
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#261 Book Claims to Teach Christians to Raise the Dead: A Review
Several years ago, Andrew and Kalley Heiligenthal asked the members of their church, Bethel in Redding, California, to pray for resurrection after their…
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#260 Midweek: Struggling with Habitual Sin & Modern vs. Ancient Deconstruction
A listener asks a question about what to do when you struggle with a persistent thoughts about and attraction to someone you shouldn’t. Alisa offers some…
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#259 New York Pastor Successfully Removes Graphic Material From Public Schools (And How You Can Too!)
From children’s books to adult novels, many Christians are unaware that their local public school students have access to LGTBQ indoctrination and graphic…
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#258 Megan Basham Responds to Pushback about "Shepherds For Sale", with Frank Turek and Megan Basham
Megan Basham’s new book “Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda” is blowing the lid off of some prominent…
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#257 Midweek: Megan Basham Update + Evidence for Jesus
In today's midweek episode, Alisa comments on the debate surrounding Megan Basham's best-selling book, "Shepherds for Sale," and then takes a question that…
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#256 How Gen Z Became Radicalized, and What to do About It, with Dr. Jeff Myers
Dr. Jeff Myers joins the podcast to share about his experience traveling to Israel during the conflict with Hamas and interviewing people on both sides. He…
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#255 Exposing Corruption in the Evangelical Church: The infiltration of a Leftist agenda, with Megan Basham
Megan Basham joins the podcast to talk about her bombshell book, Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded Truth for a Leftist Agenda. Basham…
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#254 What About Slavery in the Bible? (and other questions I didn’t get to last week)
In this week’s podcast, Alisa answers many of the questions she didn’t get to in last week’s episode. Questions include slavery in the Bible, our emotional…
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#253 Finding a Good Church, Defending Inerrancy, Altar Calls + Q&A
In this livestream, Alisa took viewer questions such as, what if my pastor says “I don’t know” is the best answer to theological issues? Practical ways to come…
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#252 The Sordid History of Margaret Sanger and Planned Parenthood, with Seth Gruber
Pro-life advocate Seth Gruber joins the podcast to shed light on the evil history of Planned Parenthood and its founder, Margaret Sanger. Seth discusses how…
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#251 Powerful Story of Redemption and Healing After Planned Parenthood Abortion
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#250 #Exvangelical: Healthy Reformation or Disturbing Trend? with Anne Kennedy
Anne Kennedy joins the podcast to talk about her observations about the Exvangelical movement, and what she identifies as a lack of respect for elders and…
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#249 Can We Trust the Gospels? With Dr. Peter Williams
Dr. Peter Williams joins the podcast to talk about the Gospels―Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. These are four accounts of Jesus’s life and teachings while on earth…
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#248 How Sexual Activists Hijacked the Civil Rights Movement, with Voddie Baucham
Dr. Voddie Baucham joins the podcast to talk about how gay-rights advocates first co-opted the civil rights movement to promote same-sex “marriage.” Now, with…
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#247 The Rise of the Woke Right
There is a new conversation emerging on the right that sounds an awful lot like conversations surrounding BLM sounded a few years ago. In today’s episode…
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#246 Title IX, Public Schools, Women's Sports, and Everything Else Happening in Culture, with John Stonestreet
In today’s episode, John Stonestreet, President of the Colson Center joins the podcast to talk about all the latest developments in culture. In this jam-packed…
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#245 What Solving True Crime Cases Taught Detective J. Warner Wallace About Life
"Every murder investigation teaches two lessons: a death lesson and a life lesson.” For decades, cold-case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace investigated…
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#244 Should Christians Practice Gentle Parenting?, with Abbie Halberstadt
Abbie Halberstadt joins the podcast to talk about a parenting method called “Gentle Parenting.” She defines it and discusses some of the unbiblical worldview…
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#243 The Risk of Relativism: How Denying Truth will Leave you Ruled by Brute Force, with Greg Koukl
In his book, Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges, Greg Koukl writes, "History is testimony to a basic fact. Human lives…
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#242 A Former Skeptic Responds to Today's Toughest Objections to Christianity, with Bobby Conway
Dr. Bobby Conway joins the podcast to talk about his deep struggle with doubt that led him to write a new intellectual memoir, Does Christianity Still Make…
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#241 Fired from CRU: The Mundells Share Their Story
Former CRU missionaries Uriah and Marissa Mundell share their story and express their concerns about the sexuality and gender curriculum being used by CRU to…
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#240 The Countercultural Rebellion of Reciting Creeds in an Age of Expressive Individualism, with Dr. Carl Trueman
Dr. Carl Trueman joins the podcast to talk about how the notion of human identity has changed over the course of modern history from an external source (your…
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#239 Is Same-Sex Attraction a Sin? The dangers of Side B Theology with Christopher Yuan
Dr. Christopher Yuan joins the podcast to discuss whether or not same-sex attraction is a sinless temptation or a sinful desire. This is the heart of…