The Natasha Crain Podcast

Mar 28 2025 54 ep. 46 mins 538
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Equipping Christians to think biblically about worldviews, apologetics, culture, and parenting in a challenging secular world.

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51. Andy Stanley's Church is Coaching Middle School Leaders to Affirm Trans Identities

Mar 28 2025 34 mins  
The website and X account protestia.com got ahold of a training video from Andy Stanley's hugely influential North Point Church on how middle school leaders should respond to trans-identifying kids and their families. The video features Britt Kitchen, the middle school ministry director at North Point, effectively encouraging leaders to affirm trans identities (I say effectively be

Quick Response 3: Is It Problematic for Christians to Align with One Political Party More Than Another?

Mar 12 2025 5 mins  
Today I’m responding to an X post from author and speaker Preston Sprinkle: “My political theology has allowed me to be so hopeful in this political season. I reject the empire, yet submit to it, because Jesus is king. I embrace and celebrate Christ’s multiethnic kingdom and the many ways we are spreading good in the world. Christians should not be captivated by the binary po

50. How to Share Truth with an Ever-Changing Culture, with Sean McDowell

Mar 06 2025 67 mins  
Sean and I discuss some fascinating subjects from a new book he edited called Apologetics for an Ever-Changing Culture: A Biblical and Culturally Relevant Approach to Talking about God. Sean is a professor of Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He is the author, editor, or co-author of more than 20 books and has one of the top apologetics YouTube channels. C

49. How the New Thought Movement Is Shaping Today's Culture, with Melissa Dougherty

Feb 24 2025 65 mins  
In today’s episode, I talk with Melissa Dougherty about her groundbreaking new book, Happy Lies: How a Movement You (Probably) Never Heard Of Shaped Our Self-Obsessed World. As I said in my endorsement of the book, "Happy Lies is the most important book that Christians don't know they need. Melissa connects dots that give readers a wealth of aha moments and provides invaluable in

48. Does the Culture Hate Christians?

Feb 04 2025 10 mins  
My new book, When Culture Hates You: Persevering for the Common Good as Christians in a Hostile Public Square, is out TODAY! In this brief episode, I tell you a bit about the book and answer the question some are asking: Does the culture actually hate Christians? GET YOUR COPY TODAY! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/When-Culture-Hates-You-Persevering/dp/0736984313 ChristianBook.com:

Quick Response 2: If Trans People Aren't Harming Anyone, Why Should You Care What They Do to Themselves?

Dec 05 2024 5 mins  
Today I’m addressing the following tweet from someone who is troubled by Christians and others who are concerned about public policy related to transgender issues: “For all those who are terrified of trans people and believe this is more important than any other issue, can you please let me know just once when a trans person harmed you? One personal, specific story please.”

Quick Response 1: If Christianity is really about saving souls, we wouldn't legislate values

Nov 22 2024 4 mins  
Welcome to my first quick response episode, in which I respond briefly to popular claims I see online that sound good and draw in a lot of Christians, but fail from a biblical and/or logical perspective. Today, I respond to a Tweet from Rev. Benjamin Cremer, a progressive Christian on X who has quickly been gaining influence with a lot of people. Here’s the post: “Dear Christia

47. What the Church Is Getting Wrong about Race and Racism, with Monique Duson and Krista Bontrager

Nov 21 2024 72 mins  
Today I’m talking with my good friends from the Center for Biblical Unity, Monique Duson and Krista Bontrager, about their new book, Walking in Unity: Biblical Answers to Questions on Race and Racism. Ever since 2020, there have been all kinds of discussions about race in the church, and unfortunately a lot of those discussions have included some very unbiblical ways of thinking.

46. Exposing the History of the Sexual Revolution, with Seth Gruber

Oct 28 2024 52 mins  
Today I talk with Seth Gruber about his new documentary that exposes the "hidden history of the secular moral revolution and the architects of our current culture of death." Seth's documentary and corresponding book are called The 1916 Project and reveal the long, devastating trajectory of how we got to where we are today as a culture that celebrates the choice to kill preborn babi

45. The State of Christian Colleges, with Dr. Everett Piper

Oct 10 2024 64 mins  
What is the state of Christian colleges today? Is a Christian college education worth the money? How should parents evaluate a given Christian college to determine if it’s biblically sound? What are some signs that a school is going progressive? These are just a few of the questions I discuss with my guest today, Dr. Everett Piper. Dr. Piper was president of Oklahoma Wesleyan Uni