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Part 3 of my current teaching series on the end of the world. I'll be discussing five key beliefs that Christians have historically believed about end times events.

Christian Parents Need Clarity About Their Job Description Let's talk about the growing pressure to redefine who's in charge of children. Articles mentioned: https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/columnists/2022/01/13/column-california-should-abolish-parenthood-name-equity/6513756001/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7679293/

How do all of the stories IN the Bible tell the overall story OF the Bible? Krista Bontrager explores this question in a series of podcasts produced as part of the Route 66 read-through-the-Bible campaign at Grace Church of Glendora.

Historic Christianity has effectively (functionally) become illegal in Canada. Now what? And what's next? Krista shares some thoughts. NY Times article about the new Canadian law: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/world/canada/canada-conversion-therapy-law.html Natasha Crain’s new book, Faithfully Different https://natashacrain.com/faithfully-different/ https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?searc...

Far too many women's ministries are trapped in promoting superficial relationships....and superficial Christianity. How do we build ministries that disciple women into biblical literacy, and also foster an environment of Godly friendship and accountability?

Part 2 of my teaching series on the end of the world. We will be looking at how the life of Jesus was the beginning of the "last days."

Spellcasting is on the rise among teen girls. Christian parents need to consider how to disciple their kids when it comes to engaging with the spirit realm.

I shared some thoughts related to biblical justice, viral videos, and recent court verdicts. My hope was to help people begin to draw some connections between biblical principles and how our culture is trying to redefine justice.

PART 1 of 2: What does the Bible teach about the end of the world? Let's start at the beginning and retell the Christian story of reality.

Galatians 4:4 says, "when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman." We will explore the strategic timing of Jesus' birth and key historical and social factors that contributed to the rapid spread of Christianity.

The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) is used widely in large Christian ministries, Christian higher ed, and mission-sending agencies. Theologian, Krista Bontrager, sat down with Dr. Heather Peterson (Associate Professor of English and Literature) to discuss this popular assessment, challenging some of the foundational assumptions of the tool when compared to a Christian worldview. Link to...

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. How can we reach out to Muslim friends in our community with the hope of the Gospel?

One of the most common questions we are getting while on the road is: Is "woke" ideology coming into Christian colleges? This a widespread issue that few are talking about. We will talk with someone who has watched DEI get deeply embedded into Christian academia.

Not all ex-gay ministries operate from the same assumptions. We will discuss the four major Christian approaches to identity and homosexuality.

Part 4 of Krista's deep dive into biblical justice .In this episode, I lay out the relationship between the Gospel and justice, and addresses the question: How do we change large scale institutions and systems?

A look at the problem of slavery in the United States and how religion, history, and science shaped the cultural consensus that blacks were lower on the great chain of evolution. The keys here are first, scientific or cultural consensus is a terrible way to determine moral good. Second, how hope for overcoming the consensus is rooted in the Gospel. Connect with Us: Web site: https://www.allthethin...

Our culture wants to make race, class and gender our primary identity. And some churches are hoping on that bandwagon. Let's step back and talk about God's vision for humanity. How does He see us?

Not only is culture changing, but so are the questions people ask about our faith. My friend and apologetics veteran, Kenneth Samples, will share his experiences and what he has learned in 40 years of defending the faith.

Our culture has bought into the worldview supporting secular morality. Somehow we have arrived at a cultural moment where people are shouting their abortions and changing their pronouns. But how did we get here? And why does our culture think this is rational? We will talk to Nancy Pearcey (author, Love Thy Body) about how to think about our physical bodies in a biblical way. Alisa Childers co-hos...

Christians teaching in public schools are facing challenging times, as they are being required to participate in equity trainings and make allyship statements. David Schmus, Executive Director at CEAI, will share strategies to encourage Christians who work in public schools.

Dr. Neil Shenvi came BACK to review the books that are shaping the public discussion about social justice. We discussed Jemar Tisby's lasted book, Jesus and John Wayne, and the father of Black Liberation theology, James Cone.

Part 3 of my deep dive into biblical justice. In this episode, we explore practical examples of living a just and righteous life.

A Christian American who worked In Afghanistan shared her perspective on the impact of this week's events on the Christians who remain.

There is a lot of talk these days about the importance of empathy. But if you don't pay attention, well-meaning empathy can quickly degenerate into enabling unbiblical behavior. Let's talk about how to avoid those traps. We will be talking to Katerina Elias whose background in social work will help us explore the consequences of empathy gone wrong.

Justice is a deeply biblical idea. But a lot of what is flying under the banner of justice right now isn't actually justice according to a biblical definition of the term. I am going to do an overview of biblical justice. This teaching will be a practical discussion that will give you an understanding of how to "do" justice.