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The Natasha Crain Podcast
Natasha Crain
58 episodes
2 weeks ago
In this episode, I read my recent article, "The One Big Beautiful Bill Isn’t as Unchristian as Everyone Seems to Think." You've surely heard progressives (both Christian and nonbelievers) lament how unbiblical and "against the teachings of Jesus" the OBBB is, especially due to its reduction in Medicaid and SNAP benefits. But is it inherently unjust to take away government benefits from those in need? That's the question I address today. MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: Original article source: https:/...
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In this episode, I read my recent article, "The One Big Beautiful Bill Isn’t as Unchristian as Everyone Seems to Think." You've surely heard progressives (both Christian and nonbelievers) lament how unbiblical and "against the teachings of Jesus" the OBBB is, especially due to its reduction in Medicaid and SNAP benefits. But is it inherently unjust to take away government benefits from those in need? That's the question I address today. MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: Original article source: https:/...
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The Natasha Crain Podcast
55. Is It Unbiblical to Reduce Medicaid and SNAP Benefits?
In this episode, I read my recent article, "The One Big Beautiful Bill Isn’t as Unchristian as Everyone Seems to Think." You've surely heard progressives (both Christian and nonbelievers) lament how unbiblical and "against the teachings of Jesus" the OBBB is, especially due to its reduction in Medicaid and SNAP benefits. But is it inherently unjust to take away government benefits from those in need? That's the question I address today. MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: Original article source: https:/...
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2 weeks ago
18 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
54. Why Secular Therapy is Problematic for Christians
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly 1 in 4 Americans over eighteen years old suffer from a mental illness. By nearly all accounts, mental illness is surging in this country, with it now being called an epidemic. With so many people seeking mental help today, it's crucial Christians understand the nature of therapy (including counseling, psychology, and psychiatry) and why secular therapy is problematic from a biblical perspective. Spoiler alert: All therapy involves w...
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2 months ago
36 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
53. Most Christians Don't Understand Christianity, with Dr. George Barna
The latest worldview research from the Cultural Research Center, led by renowned researcher Dr. George Barna, are shockingly disappointing from a Christian perspective. Most self-identified Christians don’t understand even the basics of biblical Christianity. In this eye-opening episode, George and I dig into some of the key findings on Americans' understanding of God and the implications for the church today. MENTIONED IN THE SHOW (in order of mention): My first interview with George Barna (...
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3 months ago
1 hour 7 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
52. Most Christian Colleges are Compromised (and Here's What Should Be Done), with Dr. Len Munsil
Dr. Len Munsil is president of Arizona Christian University, which seeks to be America's premier biblical worldview university. While the vast majority of Christian colleges today are significantly compromising their biblical foundations, Arizona Christian is a great example of one that isn't. So what does that look like in practice? How are many Christian colleges compromising, and what are the keys to changing that? Dr. Munsil shares excellent insights on those questions in this episode. ME...
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3 months ago
1 hour 16 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
51. Andy Stanley's Church is Coaching Middle School Leaders to Affirm Trans Identities
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 because he doesn't explicitly say that, but it's the implication of all he's presenting). In this episode, I play a...
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4 months ago
34 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
Quick Response 3: Is It Problematic for Christians to Align with One Political Party More Than Another?
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 political playing field that’s been handed to us by Babylon.” I evaluate his frequent political claim that Christians are...
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5 months ago
5 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
50. How to Share Truth with an Ever-Changing Culture, with Sean McDowell
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. Check out the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0736989277/ Sean's website: https://seanmcdowell.or...
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5 months ago
1 hour 7 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
49. How the New Thought Movement Is Shaping Today's Culture, with Melissa Dougherty
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 insights that bring clarity to some of the most pervasive errors in the church. As a bonus, she does it all in a writ...
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6 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
48. Does the Culture Hate Christians?
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: https://www.christianbook.com/culture-persevering-christians-hostile-public-square/9780736984317/pd/984311?event=...
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6 months ago
10 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
Quick Response 2: If Trans People Aren't Harming Anyone, Why Should You Care What They Do to Themselves?
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.”
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8 months ago
5 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
Quick Response 1: If Christianity is really about saving souls, we wouldn't legislate values
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 Christian, If your religion is really about 'saving souls' then you wouldn’t demand for it to be legislated. Because making s...
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9 months ago
4 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
47. What the Church Is Getting Wrong about Race and Racism, with Monique Duson and Krista Bontrager
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. I’m so grateful that Krista and Monique have written this excellent and accessible book that counteracts culture's...
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9 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
46. Exposing the History of the Sexual Revolution, with Seth Gruber
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 babies. The film and book are both amazing, and I highly recommend them. Seth and I also discuss the importance of Ch...
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9 months ago
52 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
45. The State of Christian Colleges, with Dr. Everett Piper
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 University for 17 years, during which time he led his school from relative obscurity to a position of national recog...
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10 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
44. What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life, with Detective J. Warner Wallace
Cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker, and best-selling author J. Warner Wallace joins me to talk about his new book, The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life. Jim has incredibly unique and valuable insights about life from his many years working homicide cases. In this episode, he shares some of his greatest learnings from "investigating death." GET THE BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Truth-True-Crime-Investigating-Teac...
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11 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
43. America's Disastrous Search for a More Inclusive Deity, with Erwin Lutzer
My guest today is Dr. Erwin Lutzer. Dr. Lutzer is pastor emeritus of The Moody Church, where he served as the senior pastor for 36 years. He is an award-winning author of many books, including We Will Not Be Silenced, and the featured speaker on two radio programs heard on more than 750 outlets worldwide. In this episode, we talk about Dr. Lutzer's brand new book (just released today!), called The Eclipse of God: Our Nation's Disastrous Search for a More Inclusive Deity (and What We Mus...
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11 months ago
52 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
42. How The After Party Curriculum Is Sowing Political Confusion in the Church
The After Party is a small group curriculum and corresponding book that's being heavily promoted this election year to individuals, churches, and Christian institutions. The marketing is designed to attract churches who would like to simply encourage charitable communication around politics, but the execution is designed to convince Christians that they shouldn’t be so conservative. In this episode, I do a deep dive on the book to make the case that it's not what it's marketed to be and that ...
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11 months ago
36 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
41. Is There a Leftist Agenda Infiltrating the Church?, with Megan Basham
Megan Basham's new book, Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda, has become the source of much discussion and controversy in the few days it's been out. In this episode, Megan and I talk about the central thesis of her book, the evidence for it, and why Christians should be concerned. She also responds to many of the objections people have had to it over the last few days. Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Shepherds-Sale-Evangelical-Leaders...
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1 year ago
54 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
40. How to Discern Truth from Culture’s Lies, with Pastor Jack Hibbs
Deception of many different kinds is a pervasive problem in the church today. The problem with deception, of course, is that people rarely know when they're being deceived. In this episode, I talk about some of the most pressing examples of deception in the church with pastor Jack Hibbs based on his new book, Living in the Daze of Deception: How to Discern Truth from Culture's Lies. Pastor Jack is the founding pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, which is a community of 10,000 members in s...
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1 year ago
1 hour 1 minute

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39. The Biggest Faith Challenges Facing the Next Generation, with Dr. Jeff Myers
Culture has gone through an enormous shift in the last few years, and raising kids with a confident faith is more challenging than ever. Today I talk with Dr. Jeff Myers about the biggest faith challenges today and how parents (and grandparents!) should respond. Dr. Jeff is the president of Summit Ministries and is one of America’s most respected authorities on youth leadership development. This is a conversation that every Christian concerned about the next generation needs to hear (and tha...
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1 year ago
1 hour 5 minutes

The Natasha Crain Podcast
In this episode, I read my recent article, "The One Big Beautiful Bill Isn’t as Unchristian as Everyone Seems to Think." You've surely heard progressives (both Christian and nonbelievers) lament how unbiblical and "against the teachings of Jesus" the OBBB is, especially due to its reduction in Medicaid and SNAP benefits. But is it inherently unjust to take away government benefits from those in need? That's the question I address today. MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: Original article source: https:/...