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Monique and Krista sit down with Texas attorney Bradley Pierce of the Foundation to Abolish Abortion for a policy-focused conversation on justice for the preborn. Pierce explains the abolitionist strategy of equal protection and and why he opposes incremental measures such as heartbeat bills. The discussion also addresses common objections to the abolitionist strategy, such as punishing women, enforceability, miscarriage investigations, pregnancy resource centers, and political practicality.

All The Things #240

Season 8, Episode 20

Monique and Krista sit down with Bryan Crain, president of the Orange County Rescue Mission, to make sense of homelessness through a Christian worldview. They unpack competing approaches to talking chronic homelessness in places like San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles vs. Santa Ana.

All The Things #239

Season 8, Episode 19

Monique and Krista explore what true biblical kindness looks like in a culture obsessed with the shallow “Be Kind” slogan.

All The Things #238

Season 8, Episode 18

Monique and Krista continue to explore issues around the fight to protect the pre-born. They talk with Ginna Cross from Alliance Family Services about how her pregnancy resource center differs from typical PRCs because of its stand on equal protection. We’ll cover what a first conversation looks like with a woman still considering abortion, abortion pill reversal, and why they argue legal immunity for mothers leaves women more vulnerable. Pastors and donors who assume all PRCs are basically the same will hear the questions they should be asking before they write the next check.

Alliance Family Services

https://www.alliancefamilyservices.org/

Alliance Family Services stewardship video

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2465227797287793

All The Things #237

Season 8, Episode 17

Monique and Krista were joined by Neil Shenvi to clear up the rumors and misinformation surrounding Resolution 9—the 2019 Southern Baptist Convention statement that described Critical Race Theory as a “helpful analytical tool.” Neil is one of evangelicalism’s earliest and most vocal critics of CRT. He explains what he actually said in 2019, reacts to the key language of the resolution, and shares whether his position has changed seven years later.

All The Things #236

Season 8, Episode 16

Economist Dr. Jeff Degner (Senior Fellow of Economics and Free Enterprise at Cornerstone University) joins Monique and Krista to examine Gen Z’s struggles with housing costs, inflation, and the sense that the system is stacked against them. Are these challenges the result of real economic pressures or just generational complaints?

#AffordabilityCrisis #Economics #GenZ #Housing #Inflation #ChristianWorldviewAll

The Things #235

Season 8, Episode 15

We sit down with leading pro-life apologist, Scott Klusendorf, to press him on the toughest questions raised by Christian abolitionists. We ask him why he thinks equal protection laws are unwise and harming the pro-life movement. We also ask him to explain the difference between being “pro-life” and “whole-life,” and how to answer the charge that pro-lifers are merely “pro-birth.”

All The Things #234

Season 8, Episode 14

A few years ago, Monique was interviewed to be part of a display for a virtual abortion museum. That effort is now live so we have invited our friend, Dr. John Ferrer, on the show to talk to us about this impressive effort to chronicle the issue of abortion from a historical and scientific point of view.

Conversation breakdown:

0:00 – Opening and topic introduction

4:20 – Guest introduction; origin for the idea of the abortion museum

12:50 – Touring the Virtual Abortion Museum

14:30 – Why does the museum includes the historical timeline that starts in ancient times?

21:03 – Explain the connection between the Negro Project, the emergence of “safe, reliable, and effective” abortions around the 1940s, and today’s abortion rates (especially in the Black community).

38:31 – The war on the family unit

48:35 – What would you say to a pastor who is hesitant to address abortion from the pulpit because it feels too politically charged?

Find out more:

https://www.abortionmuseum.org/

All The Things #233

Season 8, Episode 13

Krista is joined by former military intelligence analyst, Kevin Briggins to discuss the rapid rise of AI in modern warfare. We examine the technology through a biblical worldview, wrestling with Just War theory, the sanctity of human life, and whether governments should delegate the “sword” of Romans 13 to machines. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on faith, national defense, technological inevitability, and where we should draw the ethical line.

#AIWarfare #AutonomousWeapons #AIinWar #JustWarTheory #BiblicalWorldview #ChristianEthics

All The Things #232

Season 8, Episode 12

In this eye-opening episode, Monique and Krista sit down with Dr. Markus Zehnder, author of The Bible and Immigration, for a nuanced, Scripture-centered conversation on one of today's most divisive issues. Dr. Zehnder unpacks the biblical distinctions between the Hebrew terms "ger" and the "nokri," exposing how modern discussions often cherry-pick verses, ignore context, and collapse categories. The discussion explores assimilation, love for the stranger, individual compassion versus state policy, and why mass immigration today differs dramatically from ancient Israel's low-volume, high-integration reality.

Book: The Bible and Immigration

https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Immigration-Critical-Empirical-Reassessment/dp/1725297981

#BibleAndImmigration #FaithAndPolitics #LoveTheStranger #ChristianWorldview #ImmigrationDebate

All The Things #231

Season 8, Episode 11