The Alisa Childers Podcast

In this midweek podcast, Alisa tackles questions from Instagram followers such as: Is the Trinity in the Bible? Is the Bible multivocal? How do you keep your priorities straight with such a busy ministry? And more… ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by:   LOGOS Go to logos.com/alisa to get 10% off on LOGOS Bible Software.  The Logos Bible Stu...

Jonathan Morrow joins the podcast to discuss the effects screens/social media has on our kids brains, emotions, and spiritual lives. He offers 5 very practical question each Christian parent should think through before giving our kids social media.  Refresh is a Practical Online Course That Helps Busy Moms and Dads Confidently Navigate Smartphones, Social Media, & Screen Time. REFRESH: https:/...

Dr. Paul Copan joins the podcast to use his expertise to help me analyze some theological overlap I see between the movement of progressive Christianity and the New Apostolic Reformation. Progressive Christianity seeks to reframe Christianity by de-emphasizing personal salvation, biblical authority/innerancy, and by attempting to harmonize it with cultural sexual ethics. In the other hand, NAR emp...

In today’s episode, Alisa tackles one of the most common questions she’s asked: where does she stand on the issue of women in ministry? Should women be pastors? What if a woman has the gift of teaching? Should Christians divide over this? What does Alisa do when she’s asked to preach a sermon at a church? ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by...

Alisa’s friend Bec Andrew joins the podcast to talk about her debilitating illness and chronic pain, and how God has used that in her life to lead her to better theology.  ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: GOOD RANCHERS Subscribe to any Good Ranchers box and you can choose a free add-on for the next 4 YEARS! Boneless Chicken Breasts or A...

As a popular New Age teacher, Doreen Virtue became the top-selling New Age author at the top New Age Publishing company. She practiced Tarot cards and necromancy, even offering free readings to parents who had recently lost their children. She believed she was doing God’s work until God saved her and she trusted in Christ. In 2017, she renounced her former New Age works, and now helps Christians s...

Today's show features Jesse and Kali Westwood as they share their powerful story of leaving the culture of Bethel church and the affiliated organizations. Jesse graduated from Bethel Supernatural School of Ministry and went on to lead worship with former Bethel Worship artist Sean Feucht. The Westowood's share their personal stories of deconstructing out of that culture and belief system, and then...

Several years ago, Andrew and Kalley Heiligenthal asked the members of their church, Bethel in Redding, California, to pray for resurrection after their two-year old daughter Olive died suddenly. The hashtag #wakeupolive was shared thousands of times on social media. After the unsuccessful attempt to raise Olive from the dead, many Christians began wondering what type of theology was really being...

A listener asks a question about what to do when you struggle with a persistent thoughts about and attraction to someone you shouldn’t. Alisa offers some biblical advice that can be applied to any habitual sin struggle. Another listener asks about the difference between deconstruction as we see it play out in our current culture, and the deconstruction in past times.  -----------------------------...

From children’s books to adult novels, many Christians are unaware that their local public school students have access to LGTBQ indoctrination and graphic sexuality. Pastor Gary VanRiper joins the podcast to share about how Christians can be effective in arguing for the removal of pornographic material that is now available in most public school systems. Gary gives an overview of the history of ho...

Megan Basham’s new book “Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda” is blowing the lid off of some prominent evangelical leaders and their organizations that seem to have sold their souls for leftist money and political positions. A few of them are now challenging some of Megan’s findings, saying they were taken out of context. Are they correct? Megan respon...

In today's midweek episode, Alisa comments on the debate surrounding Megan Basham's best-selling book, "Shepherds for Sale," and then takes a question that came in via Instagram about historical evidence for Jesus.  ------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out LOGOS Bible Software: Click the link below to get 10% off of various Logos packages + 5 free digital books....

Dr. Jeff Myers joins the podcast to share about his experience traveling to Israel during the conflict with Hamas and interviewing people on both sides. He shares the truth about what is going on, and how Christians can think biblically about this war, and how Gen Z has been radicalized with anti-Israel propaganda. He then discusses the role of theology and how that should inform the way Christian...

Megan Basham joins the podcast to talk about her bombshell book, Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded Truth for a Leftist Agenda. Basham documents how progressive powerbrokers —from George Soros, to the founder of eBay, to former members of the Obama administration— set out to change the American church. Secular foundations and think tanks have deliberately targeted Christian media,...

In this week’s podcast, Alisa answers many of the questions she didn’t get to in last week’s episode. Questions include slavery in the Bible, our emotional state in heaven, the line between something being entertainment or God honoring, the trend to deconstruct into Eastern Orthodoxy, what to do if your church doesn’t believe in Original Sin, what the “foolish talk” is in Ephesians 5:4, and more. ...

In this livestream, Alisa took viewer questions such as, what if my pastor says “I don’t know” is the best answer to theological issues? Practical ways to come out of false teaching? What brings revival? What if my church doesn’t do altar calls? Do many churches downgrade God’s Holiness? ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: FOUNDATION WORLD...

Pro-life advocate Seth Gruber joins the podcast to shed light on the evil history of Planned Parenthood and its founder, Margaret Sanger. Seth discusses how Sanger’s dubious connections, advocacy for eugenics, and promotion of abortion started the cultural shift toward widespread approval of abortion, transgenderism, LGBTQ+ activism, and the culture of death we now find ourselves in. -------------...

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Anne Kennedy joins the podcast to talk about her observations about the Exvangelical movement, and what she identifies as a lack of respect for elders and theological incuriosity. She also discusses her role in the Anglican split over LGBTQ issues and what concerning trends she sees today in the Evangelical church. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sp...

Dr. Peter Williams joins the podcast to talk about the Gospels―Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. These are four accounts of Jesus’s life and teachings while on earth. But should we accept them as historically accurate? What evidence is there that the recorded events actually happened? Dr. Williams presents evidence from non-Christian sources, assesses how accurately the four biblical accounts reflect the...

Dr. Voddie Baucham joins the podcast to talk about how gay-rights advocates first co-opted the civil rights movement to promote same-sex “marriage.” Now, with the nearly complete acceptance of Critical Social Justice, intersectionality, and myriad other streams of postmodern, neo-Marxist ideology, the transgender movement has taken the LGBTQIA+ agenda to new heights and threatens not only the fami...

There is a new conversation emerging on the right that sounds an awful lot like conversations surrounding BLM sounded a few years ago. In today’s episode, Krista Bontrager, Monique Duson, and Kevin Briggins from the Center For Biblical Unity break down this new potential movement and help us understand what “wokeness” might look like…but from the right. 

In today’s episode, John Stonestreet, President of the Colson Center joins the podcast to talk about all the latest developments in culture. In this jam-packed episode, John and Alisa discuss the ramifications of Title IX and the affect that is having on public schools, the continual infiltration of women’s sports by biological males, college protests, and the comparison’s of today’s culture to th...

"Every murder investigation teaches two lessons: a death lesson and a life lesson.” For decades, cold-case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace investigated the causes behind deaths and murders, chasing one lead after another as he attempted to solve the case. Several of these cases remain open, unsolved mysteries. But even those that haven't yet revealed the identity of the killer do expose the t...

Abbie Halberstadt joins the podcast to talk about a parenting method called “Gentle Parenting.” She defines it and discusses some of the unbiblical worldview assumptions that can actually prevent our kids from being able to fully understand and appreciate the gospel. Should parents practice punishment or restorative discipline? Should Christians view all emotions as valid? Has the oppressed vs. op...