Episodios

  • 52. Most Christian Colleges are Compromised (and Here's What Should Be Done), with Dr. Len Munsil
    May 6 2025

    Dr. Len Munsil is president of Arizona Christian University, which seeks to be America's premier biblical worldview university. While the vast majority of Christian colleges today are significantly compromising their biblical foundations, Arizona Christian is a great example of one that isn't. So what does that look like in practice? How are many Christian colleges compromising, and what are the keys to changing that? Dr. Munsil shares excellent insights on those questions in this episode.

    MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

    Arizona Christian University: https://www.arizonachristian.edu/

    My interview with Dr. Everett Piper on the state of Christian colleges: https://natashacrain.com/the-state-of-christian-colleges-with-dr-everett-piper/

    My newest book, When Culture Hates You: https://www.amazon.com/When-Culture-Hates-You-Persevering/dp/0736984313


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    1 h y 17 m
  • 51. Andy Stanley's Church is Coaching Middle School Leaders to Affirm Trans Identities
    Mar 28 2025

    The website and X account protestia.com got ahold of a training video from Andy Stanley's hugely influential North Point Church on how middle school leaders should respond to trans-identifying kids and their families. The video features Britt Kitchen, the middle school ministry director at North Point, effectively encouraging leaders to affirm trans identities (I say effectively because he doesn't explicitly say that, but it's the implication of all he's presenting). In this episode, I play and respond to 6 brief clips from the video. It's a tragic case study of how unbiblical ideas are being pushed from within the church.

    Watch the original 6-minute video the clips are pulled from here: https://x.com/Protestia/status/1905574394732118425



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    34 m
  • Quick Response 3: Is It Problematic for Christians to Align with One Political Party More Than Another?
    Mar 12 2025

    Today I’m responding to an X post from author and speaker Preston Sprinkle:

    “My political theology has allowed me to be so hopeful in this political season. I reject the empire, yet submit to it, because Jesus is king. I embrace and celebrate Christ’s multiethnic kingdom and the many ways we are spreading good in the world. Christians should not be captivated by the binary political playing field that’s been handed to us by Babylon.”

    I evaluate his frequent political claim that Christians are like exiles in Babylon (an analogy that fails greatly) and address why this quote represents an unbiblical view of politics.


    Get my new book When Culture Hates You: Persevering for the Common Good as Christians in a Hostile Public Square here: https://www.amazon.com/When-Culture-Hates-You-Persevering/dp/0736984313

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  • 50. How to Share Truth with an Ever-Changing Culture, with Sean McDowell
    Mar 6 2025

    Sean and I discuss some fascinating subjects from a new book he edited called Apologetics for an Ever-Changing Culture: A Biblical and Culturally Relevant Approach to Talking about God.

    Sean is a professor of Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He is the author, editor, or co-author of more than 20 books and has one of the top apologetics YouTube channels.

    Check out the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0736989277/

    Sean's website: https://seanmcdowell.org/

    Get Unshaken Conference Tickets: https://unshakenconference.com/

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  • 49. How the New Thought Movement Is Shaping Today's Culture, with Melissa Dougherty
    Feb 24 2025

    In today’s episode, I talk with Melissa Dougherty about her groundbreaking new book, Happy Lies: How a Movement You (Probably) Never Heard Of Shaped Our Self-Obsessed World. As I said in my endorsement of the book, "Happy Lies is the most important book that Christians don't know they need. Melissa connects dots that give readers a wealth of aha moments and provides invaluable insights that bring clarity to some of the most pervasive errors in the church. As a bonus, she does it all in a writing style that makes it fun and engaging to read."

    Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Lies-Movement-Probably-Self-Obsessed/dp/0310368863

    Subscribe to Melissa's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MelissaDougherty




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    1 h y 6 m
  • 48. Does the Culture Hate Christians?
    Feb 4 2025

    My new book, When Culture Hates You: Persevering for the Common Good as Christians in a Hostile Public Square, is out TODAY! In this brief episode, I tell you a bit about the book and answer the question some are asking: Does the culture actually hate Christians?

    GET YOUR COPY TODAY!

    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/When-Culture-Hates-You-Persevering/dp/0736984313

    ChristianBook.com: https://www.christianbook.com/culture-persevering-christians-hostile-public-square/9780736984317/pd/984311?event=BRSRCG|PSEN

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    11 m
  • Quick Response 2: If Trans People Aren't Harming Anyone, Why Should You Care What They Do to Themselves?
    Dec 5 2024

    Today I’m addressing the following tweet from someone who is troubled by Christians and others who are concerned about public policy related to transgender issues: “For all those who are terrified of trans people and believe this is more important than any other issue, can you please let me know just once when a trans person harmed you? One personal, specific story please.”

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  • Quick Response 1: If Christianity is really about saving souls, we wouldn't legislate values
    Nov 22 2024

    Welcome to my first quick response episode, in which I respond briefly to popular claims I see online that sound good and draw in a lot of Christians, but fail from a biblical and/or logical perspective.

    Today, I respond to a Tweet from Rev. Benjamin Cremer, a progressive Christian on X who has quickly been gaining influence with a lot of people. Here’s the post:

    “Dear Christian, If your religion is really about 'saving souls' then you wouldn’t demand for it to be legislated. Because making someone follow your religion by force of law against their will is an extremely effective way to ensure they reject your God in their hearts."

    Before you listen, see if you can identify three types of errors: logical, civic, and biblical.

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