The Alisa Childers Podcast

Clay Jones, an expert on complex biblical topics, joins to tackle the contentious Canaanite Conquest. He challenges the narrative of divine genocide, exploring the historical context and moral corruption that influenced these biblical commands. The discussion unveils various interpretations of God's justice and child sacrifice while reflecting on the implications of trauma and familial bonds. Jones encourages listeners to engage thoughtfully with these difficult subjects, emphasizing the need for humility in understanding ancient scripture.

Recently, a story was published on the Christian post about a progressive church in Nashville who made waves with a meme claiming the Bible isn't the word of God. I'll talk through the meme and comment on the CP article. Come hang out with me and bring your questions because I'll do some Q&A at the end!

Dawain Atkinson, founder of the B.A.R. Podcast Network, is a former "Apostle" in the New Apostolic Reformation movement. He joins us today to tell his story of becoming and Apostle, and how God led him out that that movement and into biblical Christianity.

David Young, author of the book, "A Grand Illusion: How Progressive Christianity Undermines Biblical Faith," joins me to talk about the history of progressive Christianity, specifically traced through the Unitarian movement in New England in the 1700's. David shares his story of getting his Phd from Vanderbilt, a theologically liberal university, and how that helped him recognize progressive Christianity and its influence in the church.

Do babies go to heaven when they die? Can a Christian live in sin and still be saved? Does the Bible support slavery? How is the prosperity gospel unbiblical? Allen Parr joins us to answer these questions and more!

Former New Ager Steven Bancarz joins me to explain the concept of the Cosmic Christ and Universal Christ, and analyzes Richard Rohr's popular book, The Universal Christ. Steven demonstrates how Rohr's theology does not align or originate with the Bible but with New Age ideas, and runs contrary to biblical principles.

Former Progressive Christian Josh Morris walks us through the spiritual abuse that led to his deconstruction into progressive Christianity, and the discovery of a book that ultimately led him back to a historic and biblical faith. 

Rod Dreher shares about his experiences interviewing Christians all over Eastern Europe who survived communist and Marxist regimes. What do they see happening in America? What can we learn from their faithfulness to Christ during persecution? 

Samuel Sey from slowtowrite.com joins me to share about his pro-life activism, and how that intersects with the black lives matter movement.

Just before Christmas, I got to talk with John Cooper of the band Skillet about his recent posts about what is happening within the church and the chaos in society. We also talk about his new book, Awake and Alive to Truth, which is a clarion call to Christians to live by biblical truth, rather than cultural norms.