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 Age and occult. Jac shares how subtle ideas like manifestation, “Christ consciousness,” and spiritual autonomy drew her in long before she recognized the danger.

This conversation goes beyond surface-level warnings. Jac explains how she was lured into the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and how the occult often disguises itself as harmless—or even “spiritual." She explains why so many people, including those raised in the church, are being pulled toward these deceptions today. From the promise of control and identity to the blending of Jesus into New Age frameworks, she unpacks the core beliefs that make these systems so appealing—and so deceptive.

You’ll also hear practical insight for parents and Christians navigating a culture where these ideas are no longer fringe, but trending. If you’ve ever wondered why practices like manifestation, crystals, or tarot feel so normalized—or how to discern truth from counterfeit spirituality—this episode provides clarity.

Jac’s new book, Insnared: Overcoming the Darkness of the New Age and Occult with the Light of God’s Truth, releases July 7. Pre-order today: https://a.co/d/09SWMGdH

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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 Naomi Wright, founder of Be Emboldened, to walk through the real fallout of spiritual abuse, cover-up culture, and false authority in the church. Naomi shares her firsthand experience growing up in a cult, escaping it, and rebuilding her understanding of God, truth, and Scripture from the ground up.

We also address the growing controversy surrounding Bethel and the broader New Apostolic Reformation movement—where recent exposures have raised serious questions about prophecy, leadership, and accountability in the church.

We dig into the broader implications of these revelations, including patterns of manipulation, fake prophecy, and the protection of abusers. More importantly, we answer the question many are asking right now: What next? 

This conversation tackles:

How to recognize spiritual abuse and high-control leadership

Why people stay—and why leaving is so difficult

The psychological and theological aftermath of deception

How to rebuild discernment and trust in Scripture

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If you’re processing disillusionment, questioning what you’ve been taught, or trying to help others navigate the aftermath—this episode provides clarity, categories, and a path forward grounded in truth.

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Is “forgive and forget” actually biblical — or a modern therapeutic idea Christians have absorbed without realizing it? In this episode, I sit down with Teasi Cannon to challenge one of the most widely accepted assumptions in church culture: that forgiveness is primarily about personal emotional freedom.

We unpack the biblical pattern of forgiveness as something tied to repentance, truth, and real relational restoration — not merely an internal process of releasing bad feelings. The conversation tackles hard questions many believers wrestle with: What about unrepentant offenders? Does healing require forgiveness? How should Christians think about reconciliation after abuse or spiritual harm?

This episode exposes how a feelings-centered model of forgiveness became dominant and why redefining forgiveness matters for the gospel itself. If you’ve ever felt confused, pressured, or spiritually burdened by popular teachings on forgiveness, this discussion offers a framework designed to bring clarity and biblical precision.

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Did Adam and Eve really exist — and does it actually matter for the gospel?

In this episode, we continue our exploration of origins, tackling some of the most controversial questions Christians are asking today. From theistic evolution to intelligent design, from young-earth to old-earth views, the debate often centers on science. But what’s really at stake is theology. Was Adam a real, historical person — the sole biological ancestor of the human race — or merely a symbolic representative? And how does the answer shape our understanding of sin, salvation, and the authority of Scripture?

I’m joined by Dr. J. R. Miller for a thoughtful and candid conversation about how to interpret Genesis, what modern origin models claim, and why the historic Christian view of Adam has been so foundational to the gospel message. We also discuss areas where faithful believers may disagree — while wrestling honestly with the theological consequences of redefining humanity’s beginnings.

This episode will challenge you to think more deeply about what you believe, why you believe it, and how the story of the first man connects to the story of the Second Adam.

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What if the real victims of marriage redefinition were never the adults—but the children?

In this explosive conversation, Katie Faust joins me to talk about her bold new Greater Than Campaign and why it’s time for Christians to stop whispering about marriage, family, IVF, surrogacy, and child commodification. Katie argues that when we center adult desire, children always lose—and the fallout of Obergefell has proven exactly that.

We discuss why children need a mother and a father, how marriage law reshaped parenthood law, why conservatives have often made the wrong argument, and how the church must recover the courage to speak clearly about what is best for kids.

This episode is not just about politics. It’s about justice for children, biblical truth, and answering the biggest cultural questions of our time.

We cover:

Why Katie says it’s time to end gay marriage

How Obergefell changed parenthood, IVF, and surrogacy

Why children—not adults—are the true victims

How the church can stop playing defense

Why today’s culture war is really about what it means to be human

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What happens when critical theory gets applied to disability? In this fascinating conversation, Alisa sits down with Christian apologist Ela, known online as The DisApologist, who herself lives with a physical disability, to talk about the rise of disability theology and disability justice, and why so many of its claims are incompatible with a biblical worldview.

Drawing parallels to critical race theory and gender theory, Ela explains how disability is increasingly being framed through the lens of oppressed vs. oppressor, with “able-bodied” people cast as the privileged class. Together, we discuss how these ideas are showing up in the church, how books like My Body Is Not a Prayer Request are influencing Christians, and why it matters so much to think biblically about suffering, healing, justice, identity, and human dignity.

This conversation is both eye-opening and deeply practical. How can churches be truly welcoming and accessible to people with disabilities without importing unbiblical theology? What does Scripture actually say? And how can Christians respond with both compassion and truth?

This is an important episode for anyone who wants to think clearly, love well, and stay grounded in a biblical worldview.

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Christine Sneeringer joins me for a powerful and hope-filled conversation about trauma, identity, redemption, and the life-changing power of Christ.

Christine shares her story of surviving years of sexual abuse, wrestling with deep confusion about her biological sex, and eventually living as a lesbian before Jesus radically saved her. She talks candidly about the pain and lies that shaped her identity, the long road of sanctification, and the healing God brought into her life as she learned to trust His design.

We also discuss how the church has been slow to respond to the cultural revolution around sexuality and gender, why so many young people are being swept up in today’s transgender ideology, and why true compassion must be grounded in truth. Christine now leads Worthy Creations, where she ministers to people struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction and gender confusion, offering biblical hope and encouragement.

You can learn more about Christine, her ministry, and her book Answers to Gender Madness at worthycreations.org.

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Today we’re continuing our conversation about theistic evolution and the theological implications of how we think about origins.

In this episode, Dr. JT Bridges helps us untangle what people actually mean when they say “evolution,” breaking down the difference between microevolution (small adaptations within a species) and macroevolution (the claim that one species can become another over long periods of time). We also talk about neodarwinism, intelligent design, and why so many debates about origins aren’t just about data. They’re about the philosophical assumptions we bring to the data.

One of the most eye-opening parts of this conversation is the idea that science doesn’t interpret itself. Two scientists can look at the same evidence and reach different conclusions—because interpretation requires philosophy, and many scientists simply aren’t trained to recognize when philosophical assumptions (like naturalism) are steering the outcome.

We also get into what’s actually at stake for Christians. If Darwinian macroevolution is taken as the full story of human origins, it raises serious questions about Adam and Eve, sin, and ultimately the coherence of the gospel message...especially the biblical teaching that sin entered the world through one man and that redemption comes through Christ.

This one is for the science nerds, the philosophy nerds, and anyone who’s ever felt overwhelmed by terms like “Big Bang,” “intelligent design,” “macro vs. micro,” and “philosophy of science.” We go deep in the weeds—but I think you’ll come away with a clearer framework for thinking biblically and carefully about origins.

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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 earth young? Is it old? Did God use evolutionary mechanisms to bring about life as we know it? And most importantly, what actually matters theologically?

Joining me in the studio is Dr. Tricia Scribner, whose PhD research focused specifically on these questions. Together we unpack the key differences between young earth creationism, old earth creationism, and theistic evolution. These are distinctions that are far more significant than they first appear. We also discuss the overlap between progressive Christianity and Theistic Evolution.

Ultimately, we examine why confusion about origins is growing in churches, seminaries, and Christian universities — and how Christians can think carefully, biblically, and charitably about these issues without turning secondary questions into unnecessary dividing lines.

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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 for the apostasy of your own children.

That’s not hyperbole. That’s the sobering reality we’re discussing in today’s episode.

Our culture hasn’t just “shifted” over the last five to ten years. According to my guest, it has undergone a soft revolution; one that didn’t begin with riots or political slogans, but in classrooms, lecture halls, and faculty lounges decades ago. The real battleground wasn’t first Washington, it was the university.

Today I’m joined by Dr. Corey Miller, president of Ratio Christi and author of The Progressive Miseducation of America. Drawing from years of teaching philosophy and comparative religion at Indiana University and leading a campus apologetics ministry active on over 100 universities, Dr. Miller explains how higher education became the epicenter of an ideological transformation reshaping the West.

In this conversation, we explore:

What a “soft revolution” actually is—and why it’s more powerful than most people realize

How universities shifted from truth-seeking institutions to engines of worldview formation

Why politics is downstream from culture—and culture is downstream from education

How even Christian colleges are not immune to ideological capture

The rise of what some are calling the “woke right”—and why Dr. Miller argues that label is misleading

Why terms like “dissident right” may better capture the philosophical roots of certain emerging movements

Dr. Miller also shares his personal story—from seventh-generation Mormon (with ancestors connected to Joseph Smith) to skeptic to Christian philosopher—and how that journey shaped his passion to help students not just survive university, but thrive intellectually and spiritually.

Perhaps most importantly, we discuss what parents, pastors, and students can actually do. If revolutions can happen slowly through institutions, then rebuilding must be intentional and long-term. Dr. Miller even talks about a 40–50 year strategy for reclaiming the university.

This episode is sobering, clarifying, and surprisingly hopeful.

If you care about the next generation, about truth, and about the future of Christian witness in the academy.

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