All The Things

Theologian, Krista Bontrager, and Monique Duson offer some thoughts on Halloween; Was the Bible written by oppressed people for oppressed people about oppressed people?; Does the Bible oppose human rights?; Being friends with people from the opposite political party.

The news cycle this week was filled with a short video of Botham Jean's brother declaring his forgiveness to his brother's killer, a female police officer. Was this a display of Christ-like behavior or an example of systemic racism in action?

Guest: Laura Hartley, Financial Peace University Coordinator; We spend money. We stress about money. We need more money. But what does God think about our money? Let's talk about it. We also take on a viewer's question about healing and the sovereignty of God.

Theologian, Krista Bontrager, and Monique Duson (co-host, All The Things) selected a series of social media posts from the week to comment on.

Guest: college campus evangelist, Jane Pantig from Ratio Christi; Who are Gen Z and what do they believe?; Blues musician Daryl Davis befriends KKK members

Guest: theologian and philosopher, Dr. Mike Gurney. Is capitalism evil? Was Jesus a socialist? || Is Benny Hinn repenting of teaching the prosperity Gospel? || Is inter-racial marriage unbiblical?

Guest: missionary and evangelist, Art Thomas; Is it God's will to heal? What is the role of “faith” in healing? | How could a loving God send people to hell? | Alisa Childers' podcast on Sarah Bessey's journey to becoming gay affirming

Monique shares her journey through PTSD that resulted from her work on the mission field.

Guest: Elizabeth Urbanowicz; author of Foundation Comparative Worldview Curriculum; teaching kids about worldviews | Enneagram | Challenges of talking about race

Monique interviews Krista about her journey as a woman in theology and ministry | Does God still speak through dreams?

Guest: Dr. Mike Gurney, from Multnomah University; Do Christians actually know what they believe? What are the long-term effects of topical preaching? | Monique shares some thoughts about the social media outrage over Disney's casting of a black mermaid.

Guest: Cynthia Hampton, ex-Jehovah's Witness; What do JW's believe? How do we share the Gospel with JWs?; Monique shares some thoughts about life in South Africa; Christian view of death.

Recap/Update on Last Week's #Woke Church Discussion | Monique took Krista to the 'Hood | Evaluating a Church | MOPS teaching series

Guest: Jamal Bandy from Prescribed Truth; What is the "woke" church movement? Does being "woke" contradict the Bible? Should we say we are "color blind" about race?; Monique goes to a black graduation; Krista discusses a tweet that asked, "How can we be saved?"

Topics: Special guest: Sarah Wilkins from All Moms Ministry; reaching new moms with the Gospel; concerns about doctrinal drift with MOPS; the curse of Ham as biblical warrant for enslaving blacks

Interview with author, Arlene Pellicane. Practical discussion about the impact of screens on family connections and child development.

Topics: Krista talks about her adventures teaching at the OC Rescue Mission; Monique wants to know why she should care about going to church

Topics: Special guest: Former Muslim, Ramin Parsa talks about his journey to Christianity; Monique took Krista to the Eric Church concert last night and offer thoughts about it being a "worship experience"

Topics: Monique took Krista to black church last week; Why are black Millennials leaving the church?; Krista offers some reflections on her stint in the Reformed tradition

Topics: – Is the "Sinner's Prayer" a biblical concept? – the challenges of being a Christian single – our Muslim friend, Juad, asked how God could have a son?

Topics: – We address a Muslim viewer's question: Did Jesus' death on the cross violate the Old Testament law against human sacrifice? – How many days was Jesus in the tomb? – "once saved, always saved"? – women as the first eyewitnesses of the most important event in history.

Interview with Laurie Stewart, a former pro-choice feminist, about the movie, "Unplanned"; Krista's sister-in-law sings for Michael Buble and she has some thoughts about it.

Topics: – A closer look at job descriptions for pastors – What does the Bible really teach about divorce?

Topics: The importance of Christians protecting the religious rights of minority religions; leaving a life of tarot cards and divination behind

Experimental pilot episode of our new show called, "All The Things." Topics: African church vs Western church; miracles and deliverance; children's ministry