During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. There are 30 in total that we will be releasing every day. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This Podcast is Sponsored By: CARLY JEAN LOS ANGELES Carly Jean Los Angeles is a capsule clothing and lifestyle brand...
Dec 24, 2023•10 min
During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. There are 30 in total that we will be releasing every day. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This Podcast is Sponsored By: CARLY JEAN LOS ANGELES Carly Jean Los Angeles is a capsule clothing and lifestyle brand...
Dec 23, 2023•6 min
During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. There are 30 in total that we will be releasing every day. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This Podcast is Sponsored By: CARLY JEAN LOS ANGELES Carly Jean Los Angeles is a capsule clothing and lifestyle brand...
Dec 22, 2023•8 min
During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. There are 30 in total that we will be releasing every day. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This Podcast is Sponsored By: CARLY JEAN LOS ANGELES Carly Jean Los Angeles is a capsule clothing and lifestyle brand...
Dec 21, 2023•8 min
During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. There are 30 in total that we will be releasing every day. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This Podcast is Sponsored By: CARLY JEAN LOS ANGELES Carly Jean Los Angeles is a capsule clothing and lifestyle brand...
Dec 20, 2023•11 min
During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. There are 30 in total that we will be releasing every day. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This Podcast is Sponsored By: CARLY JEAN LOS ANGELES Carly Jean Los Angeles is a capsule clothing and lifestyle brand...
Dec 19, 2023•9 min
During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. There are 30 in total that we will be releasing every day. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This Podcast is Sponsored By: CARLY JEAN LOS ANGELES Carly Jean Los Angeles is a capsule clothing and lifestyle brand...
Dec 18, 2023•8 min
During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. There are 30 in total that we will be releasing every day. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This Podcast is Sponsored By: CARLY JEAN LOS ANGELES Carly Jean Los Angeles is a capsule clothing and lifestyle brand...
Dec 17, 2023•6 min
During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. There are 30 in total that we will be releasing every day. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This Podcast is Sponsored By: CARLY JEAN LOS ANGELES Carly Jean Los Angeles is a capsule clothing and lifestyle brand...
Dec 16, 2023•8 min
During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. There are 30 in total that we will be releasing every day. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This Podcast is Sponsored By: CARLY JEAN LOS ANGELES Carly Jean Los Angeles is a capsule clothing and lifestyle brand...
Dec 15, 2023•9 min
During my Sabbatical, I wanted to post some short podcasts that only reached a limited number of people several years ago. They are short answers to tough apologetics and theological questions. There are 30 in total that we will be releasing every day. I hope you enjoy. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This Podcast is Sponsored By: CARLY JEAN LOS ANGELES Carly Jean Los Angeles is a capsule clothing and lifestyle brand...
Dec 14, 2023•8 min
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 doctrines of Original Sin, the final judgment of heaven and hell, and what he calls the “biblical story line,” are all products of the Greek and Roman influence on the early Christian culture. He writes, “What we call the biblical story line isn’t the shape of the story of ...
Nov 26, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Just a quick update about the end of 2023 and next week's livestream.
Nov 19, 2023•4 min
In this mid-week episode, Alisa answers a few frequently asked questions. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: GOOD RANCHERS Good 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 for more information. CARLY JEAN LOS ANGELES Carly Jean Los Angeles is a capsule clothing and lifestyle brand that exists to help women simplify their clos...
Nov 16, 2023•36 min
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 people. She joins the podcast today to talk about how suffering with paralysis and chronic pain has brought her closer to Christ, and caused her to continually focus her heart on gratefulness throughout bouts of depression and despair. -----------------------------...
Nov 12, 2023•34 min
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 very people who had thrown the spears, demonstrating the power of Christ’s forgiveness.This courageous, no-nonsense Christian went on to write dozens of books, host a long-running radio show, and speak at conferences all over the world. She was a pillar of coherent...
Nov 05, 2023•1 hr
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 disorders? What does the Bible say about our bodies? ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: SEVEN WEEKS COFFEE Taste the Coffee that is Saving Lives. Use the code, ALISA, to get 10% off any produc...
Oct 29, 2023•58 min
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 Dr. Doug Groothuis, and Dr. Andrew I. Shepardson about their new book which spells it all out in simple terms. We’ll talk through some objections to apologetics, and walk through several arguments for the existence of God. -----------------...
Oct 22, 2023•1 hr
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 to make sense of difficult narratives in the Old Testament, why God would create the devil knowing that Satan would rebel, and do rock stars go to heaven? ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: GOOD RANCHERS Good Ranc...
Oct 15, 2023•53 min
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. We discuss progressive Christianity, Christian Nationalism, Motivational Christianity, a lack of biblical literacy and church history awareness, and the role/legitimacy of deliverance ministry in the church. --------------------------------------------------------...
Oct 08, 2023•1 hr 6 min
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, Alexa Cramer joins the podcast to discuss the origins of the Enneagram, it’s influence in the church, and it’s subtle promotion of the false self/true self identity categories that Enneagram coaches (even the Christian ones) promote. Some Christian coaches try and har...
Oct 01, 2023•55 min
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 books every church book store should be aware of. We also talk about his new book, Seasons of Sorrow, about the tragic and sudden passing of his son, Nick and how Tim and his family have navigated that loss. Tim reflects on the goodness of God, the problem of sufferi...
Sep 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min
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 Jimenez joins the podcast today to talk about how progressive teachers are Hijacking Jesus and denying core historic truths about who he is. In this episode, we talk through the progressive teachings of Jesus’ deity and hu...
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 10 min
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 to Christianity when the evidence led him there. He joins the podcast today to talk about skeptical challenges to New Testament reliability, and how he, as a detective resolved those challenges for himself. ------------------------------------------------------------...
Sep 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min
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 to push back by swinging from one extreme to the other. It’s important to remember what unites us in the first place. My friend Jon Root joins the podcast today to share an urgent warning with the church about what he calls “Christ-less con...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 9 min
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, a thorough, well-documented, fair, and truthful resource that will likely become the go-to primer for understanding the infusion of critical theory into Western society. For anyone left feeling confused, frustrated, and bewildered by the radical shift...
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr 3 min
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 insiders are promoting and defending anti-Christian values among their artists. We cover everything from recent events such as a drag queen topping the iTunes Christian charts to recent deconstruction stories to who owns the Christian record labels. We end with some encourageme...
Aug 20, 2023•1 hr 10 min
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 whether or not we should sing Bethel songs, is it okay to have spontaneous worship in our services, is it okay to sing a song that is theologically shallow but not incorrect and many more. Plus, I make an exciting announcement about a brand new platform I’m launchi...
Aug 13, 2023•59 min
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 like same-sex attraction, gender dysphoria, and how we can best minister to friends and loved ones who wrestle with these issues. We also discuss his brand new video series for youth called, The Holy Sexuality Project, which you can download here: ht...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 2 min
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 hear my review and then hear my top 10 worldview resources for kids. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: GOOD RANCHERS Good Ranchers: American Meat Delivered Use the code, ALISA, and get $30.00 off your first box! Go to goodrancher...
Jul 30, 2023•59 min