The Alisa Childers Podcast

Mar 23 2025 300 ep. 54 mins 3.8k
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Helping you answer Progressive Christianity and skeptical claims against the gospel from a biblical worldview

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#297 Pastoring in an Age of Skepticism, with John Joseph (Pastor Series Pt. 3)

Mar 23 2025 70 mins  
I'm joined today by my Pastor, John Joseph. Pastor John shares his story of growing up in Maryland in a nominal Catholic home, then pursuing a life of promiscuity, partying, drugs, alcohol, and drug dealing. John shares about how God led him to study apologetics, which convinced him that Christianity is true, which led him to discover the gospel, repent, and believe. He has a heart

#296 Anti-intellectualism is a Discernment Killer!

Mar 20 2025 53 mins  
In this video, I talk about the danger of anti-intellectualism, which can keep you from understanding your Bible and from living a vibrant Christian life. I also discuss the history of anti-intellectualism, and how it has led to several false movements and cults throughout Christian history. I also respond to some of the comments left under the videos of my current series that ques

#295 Pastoring Through Church Hurt and Cultural Upheaval, with Jay Strother (Pastor Series Pt. 2)

Mar 16 2025 59 mins  
In today's episode, I interview my Pastor of the last 8 years! We talk about how he shepherded my family through the spiritual abuse and church hurt that left us nervous about attending church. We also discuss how he handled the choppy cultural waters of 2020 that gave us a global pandemic and racial unrest. He also shares some principles that help keep other pastors under his lead

#294 Should Christians Practice Deliverance Ministry? | Pt. 2 Binding Demons & Legal Rights

Mar 09 2025 151 mins  
In part two of our series on deliverance ministry, we discuss the Greek word daimonizomai, which many deliverance ministers translate as "demonization." We ask whether or not the Bible teaches that Christians can be demonized and what Scripture teaches about how Christians should interact with the demonic. We discuss several Scripture passages that mention binding, loosing, and bin

#293 Every Christian Should Know THIS About God’s Character, with Thaddeus Williams

Mar 06 2025 64 mins  
Thaddeus Williams joins the podcast to talk about how getting to know God in his word will lead to a much deeper experience of joy and true happiness. This episode is perfect for the Christian who is seeking a deeper relationship with God and a more profound experience of the joy we can find only when we truly live out our purpose, which is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. We

#292 Finding Peace in an Age of Anxiety, with Jonny Ardavanis (Pastor series Pt. 1)

Mar 02 2025 68 mins  
In the first episode of our new Pastor series, Jonny Ardavanis, Pastor of Stonebridge Bible Church in Brentwood, TN joins to talk about finding peace in a world filled with distractions, financial pressures, political stress, cultural upheaval, and social media hysteria. Jonny talks about how Christians can approach the topic of anxiety from a biblical worldview and turns our focus

#291 Is my Favorite Influencer Going Progressive?

Feb 27 2025 52 mins  
In today's podcast, Alisa shares some insights from Elisabeth Elliot's Through Gates of Splendor, and give some practical tips on how to spot if your favorite influencer, teacher, or leader is leaning toward progressive Christianity. Plus, she shares some important info about what it means to make the Bible your authority. -----------------------------------------------------------

#290 Christian Faithfulness in a Lost and Hostile Culture, with Erwin Lutzer

Feb 23 2025 54 mins  
Dr. Erwin Lutzer joins the podcast to talk about his new best-selling book, The Eclipse of God. In this encouraging conversation, we discuss culture, the culture war, and the very real spiritual battle Christians are in. Dr. Lutzer touches on topics like speaking truth in love, living faithfully in a culture of distractions, and what to do when culture brings the war to our doorste

#289 Should Christians Practice Deliverance Ministry? Pt. 1, with Doug Geivett and Richard Howe

Feb 16 2025 107 mins  
Many churches today practice deliverance ministry, which seeks to free people from the oppression and possession of demonic spirits and influence. Deliverance can involve practices like prayer, naming and binding demons, breaking generational curses, taking authority over spirits, and identifying sin patterns that (according to deliverance ministers) give demons "legal rights" to o

#288 Empower Your Kids to Navigate Cultural Challenges with Truth, with Shanda Fulbright

Feb 13 2025 50 mins  
Former public school teacher Shanda Fulbright joins the podcast to talk about how each Christian parent can navigate the cultural challenges their kids will encounter whether they choose to send them to public school, private school, or homeschool. We talk through practical ways parents can disciple their kids with a biblical worldview in each stage of development. Plus, Shanda is