The Alisa Childers Podcast

By Alisa Childers

Religion & Spirituality

What's The Alisa Childers Podcast about?

Helping you answer Progressive Christianity and skeptical claims against the gospel from a biblical worldview

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#226 End of Season Livestre...

11.26.2023

Join us LIVE for the last episode of The Alisa Childers Podcast of the year! In this episode, Alisa will answer a claim made by progressive author Brian McLaren in his book, A New Kind of Christianity. McLaren argues that ...

The Alisa Childers Podcast episodes:

11.26.2023 #226 End of Season Livestream + Q&A Join us LIVE for the last episode of The Alisa Childers Podcast of the year! In this episode, Alisa will answer a claim made by progressive author Brian McLaren in his book, A New Kind of Christianity. McLaren argues that ...
11.19.2023 End of 2023 Update Just a quick update about the end of 2023 and next week's livestream.
11.16.2023 #225 Frequently Asked Questions In this mid-week episode, Alisa answers a few frequently asked questions.------------------------------------------------------------------This video is sponsored by:GOOD RANCHERSGood Ranchers: American Meat Delivered Use the code, ALISA, and get $15.00 off your first box!Also Get FREE PROTEIN FOR 1 YEAR!Go to www.goodranchers.com/alisa (http://www.goodranchers.com/alisa) ...
11.12.2023 #224 The Nearness of Christ in 50 Years Of Suffering, with Joni Eareckson Tada At 17 years old, Joni Eareckson Tada dove into shallow water and broke her neck which left her paralyzed from the shoulders down. After 50 years of quadriplegia, Joni’s depth of faith and faithfulness to Jesus has inspired millions of ...
11.05.2023 #223 The Imperfect Life of Elisabeth Elliot. What Christians Can Learn, with Ellen Vaughn Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a remote Amazonian indigenous people group killed her husband Jim and his four colleagues. And yet, she stayed in the jungle with her young daughter to minister to the ...
10.29.2023 #222 Fat-Shaming vs. Body Positivity: A Christian Response, with Phoenix Hayes Phoenix Hayes joins the podcast to talk about the cultural movement called “Body Positivity.” Is it really about feeling positive about our bodies or is there more going on? How should Christians approach topics related to food, weight, and eating ...
10.22.2023 #221 Can You Make the Case for the Existence of God? With Douglas Groothuis and Andrew Ike Shepardson For some, “apologetics” is a big scary word that sounds intimidating or overwhelming. For others, it seems like head-knowledge with no heart. For still others, it can conjure images of debate by argumentative intellectuals. In today’s episode, we’ll talk with ...
10.15.2023 #220 How Asking Tough Questions can Lead to a Stronger Faith, With Gregory Hyde Gregory Hyde joins the podcast to share his story of being a musician and worship leader, and walking through a time of doubt that ultimately that led him to study apologetics. We talk about some of his toughest questions… how ...
10.08.2023 #219 Top 5 Teachings That Distort the Gospel, with Michael Moore Michael Moore, aka “The Honest Youth Pastor” spends a good bit of time creating sermon reviews of popular pastors and teachers. In his studies, he has identified 5 vulnerabilities in the Christian church that we should all be aware of. ...
10.01.2023 #218 The Enneagram: Harmless Personality Test or New Age Tool? With Alexa Cramer Today’s episode deals with all things Enneagram. The Enneagram is viewed by many Christians to be a harmless personality test that can help us with our relationships with God and others. But is there more to it? In today’s episode, ...
09.24.2023 #217 Get Rid of These 4 Books from your Church Bookstore Now! With Tim Challies Which books should every Christian bookstore remove immediately? Which ones should they make sure and stock up on? Author, blogger, and book reviewer Tim Challies joins the podcast today to give his opinion on the best 3 and worst 4 ...
09.17.2023 #216 Are Progressive Christians Hijacking Jesus? With Jason Jimenez Progressive teachers and churches now offer a version of Jesus that emphasizes friendliness, acceptance, and tolerance—a version that many Christians are falling for. They don’t realize that they’ve been sold a fairy tale that is historically and biblically indefensible. Jason ...
09.10.2023 #215 A Cold Case Homicide Detective Examines the Gospels, with J. Warner Wallace J. Warner Wallace is a successful cold case homicide detective from Los Angeles who was an atheist for many years. He decided to put Christianity through the same type of evidentiary tests he put his cold cases through. He converted ...
09.03.2023 #214 Beware of Christ-less Conservatism, with Jon Root For the past several years, Christians have been confronted with the chaos coming from the progressive left. We’ve seen words become redefined, biblical gender and sexuality become confused, and the push for abortion rights become stronger. It can be tempting ...
08.27.2023 #213 Is the Social Justice Movement Compatible with the Gospel? with Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer In the past few years, we have experienced a cultural upheaval surrounding issues of race, sexuality, gender, identity politics, and social justice. Dr. Neil Shenvi and Dr. Pat Sawyer join the podcast to talk about their new book, Critical Dilemma, ...
08.20.2023 #212 Christian Music and Christianity Need Revival, with John Cooper John Cooper joins me for another “mashup” episode going out to both our platforms this week! In this episode, we talk about the state of Contemporary Christian music, and how we got to a place in history in which industry ...
08.13.2023 #211 The Great Big Worship Episode + Exciting Announcement! Today’s episode is all about worship! One of the most common topics I’m asked about is the state of the CCM industry and worship music in general. In today’s episode, I answer questions live from Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook about ...
08.06.2023 #210 How to Confidently Minister to Friends Who Experience Same-Sex Attraction and Gender Confusion, with Dr. Christopher Yuan Do you have friends who struggle with same-sex attraction or confusion over their identity as male or female? Do you personally encounter tension between your biology and your mind? Dr. Christopher Yuan joins the podcast to talk through tough topics ...
07.30.2023 #209 Barbie Movie: Female Empowerment or Toxic Femininity? The Barbie movie has everyone talking about themes of toxic masculinity, patriarchy, and what it means to be a woman. I watched the movie to see what all the fuss is about, and I have some thoughts! Tune in to ...
07.23.2023 #208 All About Biblical Proverbs: Do They Make False Promises? With Jean E. Jones Though it was penned thousands of years ago, the Book of Proverbs offers a wealth of guidance that helps you live well today. It's also a common target for skeptics who claim its contradictory, makes false promises, and is plagiarized ...
07.16.2023 #207 What Happens When You Look For Identity in All the Wrong Places? With Phoenix Hayes Our culture has launched an all out assault on the very idea of what it means to be human and it all comes down to identity. Phoenix Hayes, who is the creative director for Cross Examined, joins the podcast to ...
07.09.2023 #206 Have You Been Misled to Believe a Lie That Distorts the Gospel? With Allen Parr The gospel is under attack today--not only from outside cultural forces but also from within the church. In today’s episode, popular YouTuber and Bible teacher Allen Parr helps us to identify and withstand seven of the most common false teachings ...
07.02.2023 #205 Why Every Christian Should Study Biblical Theology, with Dr. Andreas Kostenberger Pastors, thoughtful Christians, and students of Scripture must learn how to carefully read and understand the Bible, but it can be difficult to know where to start! In this episode, Andreas J. Kostenberger explains how to interpret Scripture from three ...
06.25.2023 #204 A Christian Response to Pride Month, with Frank Turek Frank Turek joins the podcast to talk about the common sense case for biblical marriage, and gives sound advice to Christians who are navigating pride month with their families, friends, and jobs. Frank specifically speaks to pastors with an urgent ...
06.18.2023 #203 How to Protect Children and Teens from Transgender Activism, with Dr. Jeff Myers Dr. Jeff Myers of Summit Ministries joins the podcast to talk about how Christian parents can protect their kids from the false ideologies regarding gender. The debate over gender ideology has revealed a raging fury against the idea that human ...
06.11.2023 #202 The Toxic War on Masculinity, with Nancy Pearcey How did an ideology arise that condemns masculinity as dangerous and destructive? For example, a headline in the Washington Post reads: ”Why Can't We Hate Men?" A trendy hashtag is #KillAllMen. Books are sold titled I Hate Men, No Good ...
06.05.2023 #201 Letter from a Deconstructed Son: What are his biggest issues with Christianity? Recently at a conference, a man handed me a letter from his deconstructed son. I recall him saying, “Please use this in any way that can help.” I decided to talk through the points in the letter with the intention ...
05.21.2023 #200 When a Best-Selling Book Makes You a Slave to Your Passions, with Melissa Dougherty Untamed is a very popular (and trendy) book written by Glennon Doyle that has enchanted millions of people. Published in 2020, it's a memoir of Glennon Doyle. One reviewer describes the book in this way: "This testament to female empowerment ...
05.14.2023 #199 Safe Spaces and the Coddling of American Students, with Dr. Everett Piper When any culture starts calling good evil and evil good, Truth is the only rebellion left, says Dr. Everett Piper who served as president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University for 17 years. Dr. Piper joins the podcast to discuss how American ...
05.07.2023 #198 12 Points that Demonstrate Christianity is True, with David Geisler David Geisler joins the podcast to help equip us to make the 12 point case for Christianity. We also discuss the difference between faith and reason, and how they interact. Can you demonstrate the truth of these 12 points? 1. ...
04.30.2023 #197 Kenneth Copeland and Richard Rohr: Two sides of the same coin? With Andreas Wiget Does the prosperity preacher Kenneth Copeland have similar beliefs as progressive Friar Richard Rohr? My guest Andreas Wiget, who studies the theology of Copeland joins the podcast today to trace the commonalities, starting with their teachings on Creation, the Fall, ...
04.23.2023 #196 When to Leave: An Early Emergent Church Leader Speaks Out, with Dan Kimball Dan Kimball was an integral and successful leader of the early stages of the Emergent Church which would blossom into what we know today as progressive Christianity. Dan shares his story of what made him leave the movement, and offers ...
04.16.2023 #195 Resisting Propaganda: The Weaponization of Language and How Christians Can Stand, with Dr. Erwin Lutzer There is no topic Dr. Erwin Lutzer is afraid to discuss, and no issue too taboo. In today’s episode, we talk about pronouns, propaganda of language, rapid-onset gender dysphoria, and we even discuss social justice as it manifests as “food ...
04.09.2023 #194 Is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit a Core Essential Doctrine? With JR Miller How do we tell the difference between core essential doctrines and secondary issues? Is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit an essential? If so, how can brothers and sisters who hold various views on the continuation of the gifts of ...
04.03.2023 #193 How Cultural Confusion About Our Bodies Has Led to Moral Chaos, with Nancy Pearcey Nancy Pearcey joins the show LIVE to talk about how important it is for Christians to have a biblical understanding of the body. As humans, we are a unity of body and soul and when we get that wrong, we ...
03.26.2023 #192 Escaping Legalism and Cult-like Teachings, with Jinger Duggar Vuolo Jinger Duggar Vuolo grew up in the spotlight on the popular television show, "19 Kids and Counting." As she grew into adulthood, she began to question the strict, legalistic, and cult-like teachings of Bill Gothard in which her family was ...
03.19.2023 #191 5 Tips to Deception-proof Your Kids, with Elizabeth Urbanowicz This post-Christian and chaotic culture has left many parents wondering how they can equip their kids to think clearly, critically, and biblically. Elizabeth Urbanowicz from Foundation Worldview joins the podcast to give parents some really simple and practical tips!Plus, Elizabeth ...
03.12.2023 #190 Is Biblical Faith a Blind Leap in the Dark? with Shane Rosenthal Faith is one of the most misunderstood concepts in Christianity. Some think it's a blind leap in the dark with no evidence to back it up. Others think it's a force you wield in order to manifest certain realities. Still ...
03.06.2023 #189 Let's Talk About Jesus Revolution Many of you have asked my opinion about the popular movie, Jesus Revolution. In today’s episode, I will broadcast live with my honest review. I’ll share some things I loved, some things I wished would have been different, and one ...
02.26.2023 #188 Jesus Saved Her out of Wicca, with Amy Davison Amy Davison from Mama Bear Apologetics joins the podcast to share her story of being saved out of the Wiccan religion. She explains the basic beliefs of Wicca, and offers insights as to why this worldview is growing in popularity, ...
02.19.2023 #187 Is Hell a Real Place or the Consequences of Our Bad Choices? with Joshua Ryan Butler Joshua Ryan Butler joins the podcast to talk about the reality of hell and the goodness of God’s wrath. We discuss some common misconceptions about hell and respond to a deconstruction TikTok that claims hell is a product of Hebrew, ...
02.16.2023 #186 Further Reflections on Asbury By now, it seems everyone is talking about what is happening at Asbury University. Some are asking, “Is this a real revival or a counterfeit one?” Others are asking, “Is this the Spirit or just emotionalism?” Today’s episode is the ...
02.14.2023 #185 I Went to the Asbury Revival and Here’s What I Saw On Feb. 8th, 2023, students of Asbury University in Kentucky gathered for their Wednesday chapel service. At the end of the service, the altar was flooded with over 100 students and the service has continued without concluding for days. Since ...
02.12.2023 #184 Is Christian Nationalism a Biblical Position? With Neil Shenvi In our second conversation about Christian Nationalism, Neil Shenvi joins Alisa, along with co-host Krista Bontrager to discuss this phrase we see everywhere. In this podcast, we define terms, and discuss Christian Nationalism from a biblical perspective. In this episode, ...
02.05.2023 #183 Do You Have to Believe in the Bodily Resurrection of Jesus to be a Christian? with Jeremiah Johnston The resurrection of Jesus is one of the bedrock beliefs of Christianity, but does one have to believe that Jesus' resurrection was physical in order to be saved? Dr. Jeremiah Johnston returns to the podcast to discuss the evidence for ...
01.29.2023 #182 Top 5 Archaeological Finds That Affirm the Bible, with Dr. Scott Stripling Throughout the years, skeptics have claimed that the Bible got certain historical figures, places, and people groups wrong. Over and over again, archaeological finds have proven them wrong. Today, we are discussing the top 5 archaeological artifacts that disrupted the ...
01.22.2023 #181 Is God Different in the Old Testament Than He is in the New? Some seem to think the God we read about in the Old Testament behaves differently than he does in the New. Today we are asking the question, is God a vindictive bully as famous atheist Richard Dawkins has stated? In ...
01.08.2023 #180 Scholars Respond to Bad Bible Memes and TikToks There is a lot of false information about the Bible out there! In the first episode of the year, Old Testament scholar Dr. John Meade and New Testament scholar Dr. Peter Gurry join the show for a fun livestream in ...
12.12.2022 #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!
11.20.2022 #178 Responding to woke culture: Is critical race theory a real threat? with Dr. Doug Groothuis A dangerous and revolutionary philosophy is responsible for the street fires in America. It fuels the actions of Black Lives Matter and Antifa, and invades curricula in public schools and in our military. It is in our churches. You have ...

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#226 End of Season Livestream + Q&A

End of 2023 Update

#225 Frequently Asked Questions

#224 The Nearness of Christ in 50 Years Of Suffering, with Joni Eareckson Tada

#223 The Imperfect Life of Elisabeth Elliot. What Christians Can Learn, with Ellen Vaughn

#222 Fat-Shaming vs. Body Positivity: A Christian Response, with Phoenix Hayes

#221 Can You Make the Case for the Existence of God? With Douglas Groothuis and Andrew Ike Shepardson

#220 How Asking Tough Questions can Lead to a Stronger Faith, With Gregory Hyde

#219 Top 5 Teachings That Distort the Gospel, with Michael Moore

#218 The Enneagram: Harmless Personality Test or New Age Tool? With Alexa Cramer

#217 Get Rid of These 4 Books from your Church Bookstore Now! With Tim Challies

#216 Are Progressive Christians Hijacking Jesus? With Jason Jimenez

#215 A Cold Case Homicide Detective Examines the Gospels, with J. Warner Wallace

#214 Beware of Christ-less Conservatism, with Jon Root

#213 Is the Social Justice Movement Compatible with the Gospel? with Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer

#212 Christian Music and Christianity Need Revival, with John Cooper

#211 The Great Big Worship Episode + Exciting Announcement!

#210 How to Confidently Minister to Friends Who Experience Same-Sex Attraction and Gender Confusion, with Dr. Christopher Yuan

#209 Barbie Movie: Female Empowerment or Toxic Femininity?

#208 All About Biblical Proverbs: Do They Make False Promises? With Jean E. Jones

#207 What Happens When You Look For Identity in All the Wrong Places? With Phoenix Hayes

#206 Have You Been Misled to Believe a Lie That Distorts the Gospel? With Allen Parr

#205 Why Every Christian Should Study Biblical Theology, with Dr. Andreas Kostenberger

#204 A Christian Response to Pride Month, with Frank Turek

#203 How to Protect Children and Teens from Transgender Activism, with Dr. Jeff Myers

#202 The Toxic War on Masculinity, with Nancy Pearcey

#201 Letter from a Deconstructed Son: What are his biggest issues with Christianity?

#200 When a Best-Selling Book Makes You a Slave to Your Passions, with Melissa Dougherty

#199 Safe Spaces and the Coddling of American Students, with Dr. Everett Piper

#198 12 Points that Demonstrate Christianity is True, with David Geisler

#197 Kenneth Copeland and Richard Rohr: Two sides of the same coin? With Andreas Wiget

#196 When to Leave: An Early Emergent Church Leader Speaks Out, with Dan Kimball

#195 Resisting Propaganda: The Weaponization of Language and How Christians Can Stand, with Dr. Erwin Lutzer

#194 Is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit a Core Essential Doctrine? With JR Miller

#193 How Cultural Confusion About Our Bodies Has Led to Moral Chaos, with Nancy Pearcey

#192 Escaping Legalism and Cult-like Teachings, with Jinger Duggar Vuolo

#191 5 Tips to Deception-proof Your Kids, with Elizabeth Urbanowicz

#190 Is Biblical Faith a Blind Leap in the Dark? with Shane Rosenthal

#189 Let's Talk About Jesus Revolution

#188 Jesus Saved Her out of Wicca, with Amy Davison

#187 Is Hell a Real Place or the Consequences of Our Bad Choices? with Joshua Ryan Butler

#186 Further Reflections on Asbury

#185 I Went to the Asbury Revival and Here’s What I Saw

#184 Is Christian Nationalism a Biblical Position? With Neil Shenvi

#183 Do You Have to Believe in the Bodily Resurrection of Jesus to be a Christian? with Jeremiah Johnston

#182 Top 5 Archaeological Finds That Affirm the Bible, with Dr. Scott Stripling

#181 Is God Different in the Old Testament Than He is in the New?

#180 Scholars Respond to Bad Bible Memes and TikToks

#179 2 Big Announcements + Christmas Q&A!

#178 Responding to woke culture: Is critical race theory a real threat? with Dr. Doug Groothuis

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