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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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#383 Two Trisomy Moms Respond to a Viral Abortion Story | Carli Smith & Mandi Moseley
When YouTubers Jesse and Ashley Ridgeway announced that they had aborted their baby after receiving a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis, the story spar...
#382 When Facts Aren't Enough: Sharing the Gospel with Resistant People | Jason Jimenez
How do you share the gospel with someone who seems to have heard every argument and rejected every answer? What do you do when conversations with a sk...
#381 What I Actually Said About Sheila Gregoire and Al Mohler: Responding to the Backlash
Did I owe Sheila Gregoire a private conversation before critiquing The Great Sex Rescue? Am I unqualified to review her work because I haven't read ot...
#380 The Dark Side of Gentle Parenting: What Viral Influencers Get Wrong | Brett & Erin Kunkle
Gentle parenting is everywhere—but is it biblical?
In this episode, I’m joined by Brett and Erin Kunkle of Maven to ask what’s really und...
#379 Conspiracy Theories, Propaganda, and the Death of Critical Thinking
How do Christians pursue truth without falling into paranoia, manipulation, or online radicalization?
In this personal episode, I share t...
#378 Sheila Wray Gregoire's Great Sex Rescue: Real Problems, Wrong Answers? | Anne Kennedy
Sheila Gregoire has become one of the most influential voices in the Christian conversation surrounding sex, marriage, and evangelical culture. But do...
#377 Baylor’s LGBTQ Controversy: Compassion or Compromise?
As Baylor University faces controversy over recent LGBTQ-related campus events and questions about whether Christian institutions are experiencing the...
#376 Dan Wallace
From viral TikTok claims to skeptical arguments popularized by comedians and progressive influencers, Christians are constantly told that the Bible wa...
#375 Deconstruction: Proof They Were Never Saved? | Answering Your Hardest Questions
How do you know when a church has abandoned biblical truth? Can Christians practice discernment without becoming cynical? Why are so many young people...
#374 Michael Jackson Movie Review + The Best Resources for Kids | Ethan Nicolle
Culture, media, and parenting collide in this packed episode. First, a sharp review of the Michael Jackson movie—what it gets right, what it misses, a...
#373 Why Smart People Fall For Online Manipulation | Phoenix Hayes
Why do so many people believe things that aren’t true? In this episode, I’m joined by Phoenix Hayes to expose the tactics influencers, media voices, a...
#372 From Same-Sex Relationship to Freedom in Christ | Patti Height
Patti Height thought she had finally found freedom—identity, love, acceptance, success. But beneath it all was confusion, trauma, addiction, and pain....
#371 We Need to Talk About Christian Nationalism: What It Really Is | Dr. Bill Roach
Christian nationalism is one of the most debated and misunderstood issues in the church today. Is it simply a smear label used against conservatives—o...
#370 Reacting to Progressive and Deconstruction TikToks | Monique Duson & Phoenix Hayes
Monique Duson and Phoenix Hayes join the show for a wild ride through progressive and deconstruction TikTok. We react in real time to viral takes, hot...
#369 Sending Your Christian Kid to College? 5 Challenges to Prepare For | Dr. Jonathan Morrow
Today’s students are stepping into a cultural landscape unlike any generation before them—one shaped by hyper-personalization, competing worldviews, a...
#368 Why God Allows Suffering (It’s Not Random) | Clay & Jean E. Jones
Why does God allow suffering—and how can it actually be used for good?
In this episode, I’m joined by Clay and Jean E. Jones to explore o...
#367 Inside the Occult: Ritual Magick, the Golden Dawn, and the Way Out | Jac Marino
In this episode, Alisa sits down with Jac Marino, a former self-described sorceress involved in ritual magick to explore her journey out of the New Ag...
#366 Bethel Exposed: What Should Christians Do Now? | Naomi Wright
What happens when the leaders you trusted are exposed—and the system you believed in starts to collapse?
In this episode, I sit down with...
#365 Biblical Forgiveness Isn’t What You’ve Been Told | Teasi Cannon
Is “forgive and forget” actually biblical — or a modern therapeutic idea Christians have absorbed without realizing it? In this episode, I sit down wi...
#364 Did Adam & Eve Really Exist? Why It Matters More Than You Think | Dr. J.R. Miller
Did Adam and Eve really exist — and does it actually matter for the gospel?
In this episode, we continue our exploration of origins, tack...
It’s Time to End Same-Sex Marriage— A Child-Centered Case | Katy Faust
What if the real victims of marriage redefinition were never the adults—but the children?
In this explosive conversation, Katie Faust joi...
#362 Disability Justice? The Hidden Branch of Critical Theory Infiltrating the Church | Ela “The Disapologist”
What happens when critical theory gets applied to disability? In this fascinating conversation, Alisa sits down with Christian apologist Ela, known on...
#361 From Gender Confusion and Lesbian Identity to Freedom in Christ | Christine Sneeringer
Christine Sneeringer joins me for a powerful and hope-filled conversation about trauma, identity, redemption, and the life-changing power of Christ.
#360 Theistic Evolution vs Intelligent Design: What’s the Difference? | Dr. JT Bridges
Today we’re continuing our conversation about theistic evolution and the theological implications of how we think about origins.
In this...
#359 Young Earth, Old Earth, or Theistic Evolution? with Dr. Tricia Scribner
Today’s episode tackles a topic I’ve wanted to explore for years: the age of the earth and what Christians should really believe about origins. Is the...
#358 How Universities Quietly Changed America, with Dr. Corey Miller
If you're going to send your kids or grandkids to university, you need to understand what’s happening there. Because if you don’t, you may be paying f...
#357 Not Every Doctrine Is Equal (Here’s Why), with David Geisler
In a “can’t we all just agree to disagree?” age, how do Christians know which doctrines are worth dividing over—and which ones faithful believers can...
#356 Given 2 Weeks to Terminate Their Baby — They Chose Life, with the Leopard Family
When Jeff and Cat Leopard learned their daughter Adelyne had Trisomy 18, they were told she was “incompatible with life,” pressured to terminate, and...
#355 How to Talk To Your Kids About Sex: A Biblical, Step-by-Step Guide, with Elizabeth Urbanowicz
In this jam-packed (and super practical) conversation, I sits down with Elizabeth Urbanowicz, founder of Foundation Worldview, to tackle “the talk” fo...
#354 Are the Gospels Anonymous? A Scholar Responds, with Adam Claasen
If someone told you the Gospels were “anonymous legends written decades later,” would you know how to answer without panic-googling?
In t...
#353 Cultural Chaos: Furries, Propaganda, NAR Scandals and the Woke Right, with Melissa Dougherty
Does your social feed feel like a theological and cultural food fight lately? Let's face it. It’s chaotic out there — and today we talk about basicall...
#352 Hainline and Squeri
When long-buried questions finally surface, faith can feel like it’s hanging by a thread. In this episode, Alisa sits down with Allen Hainline and Dev...
#351 Repentance or Damage Control? Testing Bethel Against the Scripture
Was that biblical repentance...or something else?
In this episode, I take a hard look at the recent controversy surrounding Bethel Church...
#350 The War on Western Civilization, with John Stonestreet
Today I’m joined by John Stonestreet from the Colson Center for a conversation about what’s happening to the West—and why so much of our cultural conf...
#349 Michael O'Brien
Today’s conversation is a candid and at times sobering look inside the contemporary Christian music industry—where calling, platform, pressure, and sp...
#348 When “Better” Isn’t Biblical: Rethinking Progressive Bible Interpretations
This is the first episode of the New Year, and I'm starting with a deep dive into how progressive Christianity approaches the Bible.
In t...
#347 The Zoegirl Reunion Fans Have Waited For (25 Years Later!)
In this very special episode, I’m reunited with my ZOEgirl bandmates, Kristin Schweain and Chrissy Katina, to celebrate 25 years since our very first...
#346 You're Not a Victim of Motherhood: Pushing Back on Victimhood Culture, with Abbie Halberstadt
When motherhood feels more like a thousand little deaths to self than the glossy highlight reel on Instagram, is it really worth it?
In t...
#345 Exposing Biola’s Drift: What Parents Need to Know, with Dr. Krista Bontrager
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#344 A Beginner’s Guide to the Christian Worldview, with Greg Koukl
In this episode of the Alisa Childers Podcast, I’m joined by my friend and OG apologist, Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason, for what I hope will be the ep...