The Natasha Crain Podcast
by Natasha CrainEquipping Christians to think biblically about worldviews, apologetics, culture, and parenting in a challenging secular world.
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Episodes
40. How to Discern Truth from Culture’s Lies, with Pastor Jack Hibbs
1h 1m · PublishedSend us a Text Message.
Deception of many different kinds is a pervasive problem in the church today. The problem with deception, of course, is that people rarely know when they're being deceived. In this episode, I talk about some of the most pressing examples of deception in the church with pastor Jack Hibbs based on his new book, Living in the Daze of Deception: How to Discern Truth from Culture's Lies.
Pastor Jack is the founding pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, which is a community of 10,000 members in southern California. His podcast attracts 250,000 listeners monthly, and he broadcasts to 800 radio stations daily.
MENTIONED ON THE SHOW
Unshaken Conference tickets and information: https://unshakenconference.com/
Register for a Summit Summer Conference and get $200 off with code NATASHA200 at summit.org/natasha
Pastor Jack's newest book, Living in the Daze of Deception: How to Discern Truth from Culture's Lies https://www.amazon.com/Living-Daze-Deception-Discern-Cultures/dp/073698738X
Pastor Jack Hibbs' website: https://jackhibbs.com/
39. The Biggest Faith Challenges Facing the Next Generation, with Dr. Jeff Myers
1h 5m · Published
Culture has gone through an enormous shift in the last few years, and raising kids with a confident faith is more challenging than ever. Today I talk with Dr. Jeff Myers about the biggest faith challenges today and how parents (and grandparents!) should respond. Dr. Jeff is the president of Summit Ministries and is one of America’s most respected authorities on youth leadership development. This is a conversation that every Christian concerned about the next generation needs to hear (and that should be all of us!).
MENTIONED ON THE SHOW
Register for a Summit Summer Conference and get $200 off with code NATASHA200 at summit.org/natasha (and an additional $100 off if you do so before March 31!)
Unshaken Conference https://unshakenconference.com/
My apologetics books for parents:
- Keeping Your Kids on God's Side https://www.amazon.com/Keeping-Your-Kids-Gods-Side/dp/0736965084
- Talking with Your Kids about God https://www.amazon.com/Talking-Your-Kids-about-Conversations/dp/0801075521
- Talking with Your Kids about Jesus https://www.amazon.com/Talking-Your-Kids-about-Jesus/dp/080107553X/
Parenting Gen Z by Jason Jimenez https://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Gen-Guiding-through-Hostile/dp/1646070070
Legacy Coalition https://legacycoalition.com/
38. The State of Parental Rights, with Ryan Bangert of Alliance Defending Freedom
59m · PublishedToday I'm featuring the work of a very important organization that every Christian should know about: Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). ADF is one of the leading Christian law firms committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, marriage and family, parental rights, and the sanctity of life. Ryan Bangert, Senior VP at ADF, joins me to talk specifically about parental rights in this episode. He offers a wealth of information on this subject that is vital for parents to understand.
SHOW NOTES:
ADF's website: https://adflegal.org/
Sign up for ADF email updates here: https://adflegal.org/email-sign-up
ADF Ministry Alliance (affordable religious freedom legal help for ministries): https://www.adfministryalliance.org/
Financially support ADF here: https://adflegal.org/support/grants-funding
37. The He Gets Us Campaign: Why Its Portrayal of Jesus is Still a Problem
26m · PublishedSuper Bowl Sunday is in a few days, and He Gets Us will once again be running ads as part of their $100 million advertising campaign intended to "rescue Jesus's reputation." Last year, I wrote a viral article on 7 key problems with it. Since people will be talking about it all over again this week, I've done an updated evaluation of the campaign, including reviewing all 43 days of their Bible reading plans. Today I walk through my case that the campaign continues to be very problematic.
Mentioned in the show:
A written version of this podcast is available here: https://natashacrain.com/here-comes-the-he-gets-us-campaign-again-why-its-portrayal-of-jesus-is-still-a-problem/
Last year's article is here: https://natashacrain.com/7-problems-with-the-he-gets-us-campaign/
My Unshaken Faith episode with Alisa Childers on how Jesus never claimed that it was bad to be "religious": https://blubrry.com/1470671/96136650/17-myth-of-the-modern-day-pharisee/
36. The Pro-Life Movement, Culture Wars, and How the Church Got Soft, with Seth Gruber
1h 12m · PublishedSeth Gruber is a bold and passionate pro-life speaker and the founder of The White Rose Resistance. His mission is to be a voice for unborn children and to educate and expose culture to the evil of abortion until every person has the right to be born. In today's episode,Seth and I talk about the state of the pro-life movement post-Roe, the history of evil that led to where we are today with the killing of babies, the softness of today’s church on cultural issues, and much more.
SHOW NOTES:
Seth’s website
Seth’s ministry: The White Rose Resistance (Get Involved!)
Seth’s talk that I called the “Most Powerful Talk I’ve Ever Heard”
Seth’s podcast
Seth with Jack Hibbs on “Happening Now” at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills
35. Public Schools (Part 2): How to Know What's Going On in the Classroom (Plus Q&A), with Andy White
2h 5m · PublishedIn this part 2 on public schools (see episode 34 for part 1), my guest Andy White explains seven things Christian parents can and should be doing to know what's going on in their child's school and classroom. In the second hour, Andy answers a dozen questions from listeners.
MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
Gateways https://gogateways.org/
Rise Up Christian Educators https://riseupchristianeducators.com/
Prepare the Way https://www.preparetheway.us/
Association of Christian Schools International https://www.acsi.org/
Christopher Rufo https://christopherrufo.com/
Daily Signal from the Heritage Foundation https://www.dailysignal.com/
Critical Dilemma by Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Dilemma-Theories-Justice-Ideology_Implications/dp/073698870X/
34. Public Schools: What Christian Parents Need to Know, with Andy White
1h 34m · PublishedThis is the third part of my series on educational choices for Christian families. In today's episode, I interview Andy White, a Christian who has been a public high school principal for the last 19 years. Our purpose is NOT to tell every Christian parent to leave public schools; we know that every family has different considerations and opportunities. Rather, our purpose is to educate Christian parents who do continue to have their kids in public schools on what concerns they should watch out for. A subsequent episode will address what parents can do in response.
33. How to Have Better Conversations with Nonbelievers, with Greg Koukl
1h 8m · PublishedMany Christians are finding that it's getting harder and harder to engage in faith conversations with nonbelievers. With culture becoming increasingly hostile to Christian beliefs (particularly on morality), it's natural to want to just slink away...but that's not what we're called to do. The good news is, it can be easier than you think to have fruitful conversations. Today I talk with Greg Koukl, president of Stand to Reason, about how Christians can learn to engage more effectively simply by asking good questions. We'll show you how.
MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
Greg's newest book, Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges: https://www.amazon.com/Street-Smarts-Questions-Christianitys-Challenges/dp/0310139139
Greg's organization, Stand to Reason: www.str.org
Greg's recent podcast episode, "Decision Making and the Will of God": https://www.str.org/w/decision-making-and-the-will-of-god-the-biblical-model
32. Living Counter Culturally Can Make Your Kids Resent Christianity
10m · PublishedWe're raising kids in an increasingly challenging world--which means we have to be intentional in raising them in acounter culturalway. But if we’re not careful in how we do it, it can lead to our kids’ resentment of Christianity over time. In today's short episode, I talk about four ways that can happen and how to avoid it.
MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
Talking with Your Kids about God: https://www.amazon.com/Talking-Your-Kids-about-Conversations/dp/0801075521
31. When You Have Trouble Believing the Bible, with J. Warner Wallace
1h 2m · PublishedEven Christians struggle with believing what the Bible says sometimes. We want to believe it's God's Word, but there can be doubts that nag at us. Can miracles really happen? If they can, why should we believe some of the stranger miracles in the Bible like a talking donkey? Why would God leave enough uncertainty around what the Bible says that people can come to such different conclusions about it? Even if we believe that the Gospels report some true things about Jesus, how can we be confident that we should believe everything the Gospels say? Today, cold-case homicide detective, national speaker, and bestselling author J. Warner Wallace joins me to discuss these questions and more, in honor of the release of the updated and expanded version of his modern classic, Cold-Case Christianity.
MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
Cold-Case Christianity (Updated & Expanded Edition)
J. Warner Wallace's website: www.coldcasechristianity.com
Investigating the evidence for Mormonism: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/investigating-the-evidence-for-mormonism-in-six-steps/
The Natasha Crain Podcast has 40 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 32:21:51. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on February 22nd 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 19th, 2024 17:12.