Her Faith Inspires Podcast

You've heard of New Age but have you heard of New Thought? Even if you haven't you've likely been impacted by the messages coming from this movement shaping our self-obsessed world. From positive affirmations to the prosperity gospel, New Thought messages have slithered into the church through crafty teachers and tickled the ears of unsuspecting Christians. And you may have even read about New Thought ideas from the pages of your own self-help books. Melissa Dougherty, author of Happy Lies: How A Movement You (probably) Never Heard Of Shaped Our Self-Obsessed World is on the show to warn us and equip us to spot New Thought and understand this stealthy movement. Click the link below to get your copy! Find Melissa and preorder Happy Lies: https://www.melissadougherty.co Follow Melissa on the socials @MelissaDougherty Find Shanda www.shandafulbright.com Instagram & Facebook: @shandafulbright Email: hello@shandafulbright.com Free Resources: https://shandafulbright.com/links YouTube: http://bit.ly/ShandaYT2021 Store: www.Shandafulbright.com/shop  

It's the start of a new year and everyone is setting goals and new year's resolutions. How can you make sure you set the right goals and accomplish them? In this episode we talk about how to set goals according to the way God created us: mind, body, and soul. You will be encouraged to plan for the obstacles that can get in the way of accomplishing your goals, and why you cannot set your goals based on what others are doing. This episode will help you start the new year strong and keep God first as you set goals and accomplish them.     Find Shanda www.shandafulbright.com Instagram & Facebook: @shandafulbright Email: hello@shandafulbright.com Free Resources: https://shandafulbright.com/links YouTube: http://bit.ly/ShandaYT2021 Store: www.Shandafulbright.com/shop  

To recover means to "regain possession of." Why do we have to regain meaning in our culture? It's due to postmodernism and the message that meaning is not based on absolute truth. One of the questions every worldview answers is, "How should I live?" Annie Crawford is on the show to discuss how we can regain the meaning of life and the human need to connect what is true and beautiful to our purpose under the sun.  Find Annie Crawford at http://anniecrawford.net Find Shanda www.shandafulbright.com Instagram & Facebook: @shandafulbright Email: hello@shandafulbright.com Free Resources: https://shandafulbright.com/links YouTube: http://bit.ly/ShandaYT2021 Store: www.Shandafulbright.com/shop  

The Bible is clear that children are a blessing from the Lord. Does how we conceive them matter to God and is there something morally wrong with reproductive technologies? Katie Breckenridge writes on the ethics of reproductive technologies and abortion for Salvo Magazine and Them Before Us, and she is on the show to share how Christians ought to think about and have these conversations with others. This episode is not meant to offend anyone who has conceived a child through reproductive technologies or adopted a child. The goal is to get us thinking about what God, the giver of life, says about how we ought to value human life and what that means for the Church.   Get your 2025 Madalynn Faith Planner! Find Shanda www.shandafulbright.com Instagram & Facebook: @shandafulbright Email: hello@shandafulbright.com Free Resources: https://shandafulbright.com/links YouTube: http://bit.ly/ShandaYT2021 Store: www.Shandafulbright.com/shop  

There is a difference between the relationship with God that was possible in the Old Testament compared to the relationship possible through Jesus. No one called God father in the Old Testament. The reconciliation offered through Christ made God not only approachable, but made the adoption into His family possible. There is no other religion known to man where God came to His own. And, there is no other religion known to man where God puts Himself in the position as your Father once you accept Jesus Christ as your savior. Christmas is so much more than a manger scene. This episode will remind everyone of the love God has for His people and the desire to have an intimate relationship with each one of us.    Get your 2025 Madalynn Faith Planner!  Find Shanda www.shandafulbright.com Instagram & Facebook: @shandafulbright Email: hello@shandafulbright.com Free Resources: https://shandafulbright.com/links YouTube: http://bit.ly/ShandaYT2021 Store: www.Shandafulbright.com/shop  

It's easy to see that Christmas is commercialized in our culture, but does that mean Christians shouldn't celebrate it? What about the Christians who celebrate Christmas and do Santa with their kids? Is that a sin? Shanda talks about Christmas myths and legends and the importance of a Christian's abiliity to explain why the virgin birth doesn't fall into either of these genres. Finally, Shanda touches on the "Christmas is pagan" debate and how to respond.    Advent Study and 2025 Madalynn Faith Planner at Shandafulbright.com/shop. Find Shanda www.shandafulbright.com Instagram & Facebook: @shandafulbright Email: hello@shandafulbright.com Free Resources: https://shandafulbright.com/links YouTube: http://bit.ly/ShandaYT2021 Store: www.Shandafulbright.com/shop  

God could have chosen any avenue to send His son to the earth but He chose a woman. Why would He do that and what does that say about a woman's purpose and value? We go all the way back to Genesis in this episode and talk about the prophecy of a virgin birth. Why did it have to be a virgin birth anyway? There are some who accuse the Bible of being sexist but after listening to this episode you won't agree. We're talking Christmas theology and keeping Christ in Christmas with this one.    Get the Advent Bible study notebook at www.Shandafulbright.com/shop Find Shanda www.shandafulbright.com Instagram & Facebook: @shandafulbright Email: hello@shandafulbright.com Free Resources: https://shandafulbright.com/links YouTube: http://bit.ly/ShandaYT2021 Store: www.Shandafulbright.com/shop  

This time of year you'll hear Christians argue that Christmas is pagan and shouldn't be celebrated. In this first Christmas episode of the season, we talk about why everyone should celebrate Advent. Advent means the arrival of a notable person and no matter if you think Christmas is pagan or not, the birth of Christ is a historical event that ought to be celebrated. We dive into what Immanuel, God with us means for us today and the new Advent study on the website that will lead you through the anticipation, declaration, and expectation of Immanuel, God with us. Get the brand new Advent study here.   Find Shanda www.shandafulbright.com Instagram & Facebook: @shandafulbright Email: hello@shandafulbright.com Free Resources: https://shandafulbright.com/links YouTube: http://bit.ly/ShandaYT2021 Store: www.Shandafulbright.com/shop  

If God is all knowing do we really have free will? A few week's ago, I responded to a claim from a woman who said you cannot have an all knowing, all loving God, and Hell. So many people agreed with her and said if God is all knowing then we cannot have free will and make our own decisions. Like always, I take this debate back to the Bible where I break down the doctrine of free will, Hell, and the reason this woman might be justified in her claim IF and only IF God creates some for Heaven and some for Hell. But does He do that? We'll revisit her reel where she makes this claim and talk about all of this and more in today's episode.      Get your advent study in time for Christmas at Shandafulbright.com/shop Find Shanda www.shandafulbright.com Instagram & Facebook: @shandafulbright Email: hello@shandafulbright.com Free Resources: https://shandafulbright.com/links YouTube: http://bit.ly/ShandaYT2021 Store: www.Shandafulbright.com/shop  

John Noyes from Stand To Reason talks more about suicide than any other topic. That says a lot about where we are as a culture and the mental health issues facing us today. How should Christiians think about and deal with suicide? John and I tackle the most common question John is asked when it comes to this topic: if someone takes their life does that mean they won't go to heaven? This episode will encourage you and equip you to have hard conversations with those in your life struggling with thoughts of suicide.  Stand To Reason: https://www.str.org Find Shanda www.shandafulbright.com Instagram & Facebook: @shandafulbright Email: hello@shandafulbright.com Free Resources: https://shandafulbright.com/links YouTube: http://bit.ly/ShandaYT2021 Store: www.Shandafulbright.com/shop