THINQ Media Podcast

Does social contagion play a part in young people's gender identity? In today's episode, we're digging into our content library to share one of our most popular talks that we presented several years ago on the topic of Identity, Teens & Gender. Preston Sprinkle, a biblical scholar, interviews Helena Kerschner, a former transgender man who gives a powerful perspective. Tune in as Helena shares her personal story of transitioning and de-transitioning, and as they discuss the topic of rapid onset gender dysphoria, including the related social contagion and mental health impact.

Resources

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• More LGBTQ content from THINQ
• Register for Next Gen Summit, November 8-9, 2024 in Nashville.

Do you know someone who is wrestling with wanting to transition genders? How do we navigate this complicated topic from a biblical worldview?

In today's episode, we're featuring a talk from Vernadette Broyles, an attorney who has dedicated herself to working against the accelerating gender agenda in our culture.

Let's listen in as she shares about representing children and parents in complicated custody cases and to learn what we can do to better understand and faithfully navigate the gender agenda in our schools, in our churches, and in our parenting. Resources

• Child and Parental Rights Campaign Resources
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• More LGBTQ content from THINQ
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How do we value both male and female? Lisa Bevere, co-founder of Messenger International, helps us put into perspective the history of the LGBTQ movement and how it's come to undermine how God very uniquely created us to be male and female. Listen in as she shares with bold conviction and encourages us to ask better questions and get informed. Resources

• The Fight for Female: Reclaiming Our Divine Identity
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• More LGBTQ content from THINQ
• Register for Next Gen Summit, November 8-9, 2024 in Nashville.

"We are not just people who bounce back; we are people who weather storms throughout the entirety of our lives." In this THINQ episode, author and speaker Rebekah Lyons brings a powerful message on Building Resilience in a time where we continue to see a growing mental health epidemic and the rise of suicide. Listen in as she unpacks the 5 Rules of Resilience she's discovered in her personal journey and pursuit of building a resilient life. If you want to learn more on this topic, you can check out her book Building a Resilient Life at rebekahlyons.com. Create a free THINQ Account to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at thinqmedia.com.

What does it look like to live a life of true freedom? In this episode, Author and Pastor Jonathan "JP" Pokluda draws us nearer to God and the freedom He has for us. JP brings the hard truth of the gospel and challenges us to submit to God's authority. Listen in as JP tells us about the healing and freedom God intends for us to have and have abundantly. Resources:

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Do you live in a "fast faith" or a "sacred slow"? Author and speaker Alicia Britt Chole calls out how we've normalized being busy and distracted in our culture. But what is that doing to our hearts, minds, and souls? Tune in as she encourages us to embrace boredom, become more attentive to God's presence, and understand He is with us in every moment. Resources:

• Sign up for Next Gen Summit, November 8-9, 2024 in Nashville.
• Create a free THINQ Account to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at thinqmedia.com.

If you aren't convicted about the small things in your life, will you be convicted about the big things? Revivalist Luke LeFevre gives a unique perspective as a young adult ministry leader about how the next generation is gradually descending into compromise because they don't realize how far they are from God and His Word. Tune in to this episode of the THINQ Podcast as Luke challenges us to consider our calling toward being a holy people in a culture that is controversial to our faith. Resources:

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• Create a free THINQ Account to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at thinqmedia.com.

Do you believe science has its roots in Christian thought? In this episode, Gabe talks with Dr. Denis Alexander, Emeritus Director of The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion and Emeritus Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge. They discuss what science can and can't tell us. They also discuss Dr. Alexander's books, including his latest, Coming to Faith Through Dawkins, which is a compilation of the faith journeys of 12 men and women from different backgrounds who all reached the same conclusion: that Christianity is more intellectually undeniable than New Atheism. Listen in as they highlight a few of these stories and how Christian theology dispels even the strongest arguments New Atheism makes.

Resources:

• Coming to Faith Through Dawkins
• Is There Purpose in Biology?: The Cost of Existence and the God of Love
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Since Biblical times, God has used dreams to talk to people. In this episode, Gabe interviews Connie Svob, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Whitaker Scholar in Developmental Neuropsychiatry. They discuss the significance of dreams and memories and how they intersect our faith and mental health. Connie shares from her research and makes the distinction between nightmares, existential and transcendent dreams. She also describes her work to bridge autobiographical memory, religious beliefs and mental health. Listen in as Connie reveals how dreams can help us make sense of the world around us. Resources:

• Learn about LifePlan
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Is there intelligent life outside of earth? In this episode, Gabe poses this question and many others to Dr. Luke Barnes, a theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist and postdoctoral researcher at Western Sydney University. Dr. Barnes is a Christian whose faith inspires him in his work to explore God's unique creation and look for patterns and reasons behind what's happening in the universe as a whole. Tune in as they talk about stars, planets, galaxies, and supercomputer simulations that reveal what would happen if even one particle or force is changed in the universe. Resources:

• A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos
• Closer to Truth episodes
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