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Were There Multiple Versions of the Gospel in the Earliest Christianity? With Dr. Andreas Köstenberger —The Alisa Childers Podcast #107

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New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman has popularized the idea that early Christianity was very diverse in its definition of the gospel, and it was simply the winners of theological debates that got to decide orthodoxy. In this episode, New Testament scholar Andreas Köstenberger joins me to discuss this idea, and why he and many other scholars disagree with the Bauer/Ehrman thesis.

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How Christians Can Speak Biblical Truth Into a Toxic Cancel Culture, With Erwin Lutzer—The Alisa Childers Podcast #106

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Erwin Lutzer joins me on today's podcast to discuss how Christians can live out our convictions in a growing tide of hostility. In a culture of outrage and victimhood, how can we recognize and reject the toxic responses secular culture disguises as solutions while continuing to publicly testify the truth of the gospel?

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Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth Live Q&A with Thaddeus Williams—The Alisa Childers Podcast #105

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The author of Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth, Thaddeus Williams joined me for a live Q&A on YouTube recently. We covered questions surrounding biblical justice and how to lovingly interact with friends who may be buying into the current trend toward critical social justice.

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From Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll to Jesus: A Hippie's Journey to Faith, with Chuck Girard— The Alisa Childers Podcast #104

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My dad has had truly one of the most interesting lives. As a successful studio singer in Los Angeles as a young adult, rubbing elbows with The Beach Boys, to becoming a hippie living in Hawaii, he encountered the gospel of Jesus Christ at a little country church after searching for God through Eastern Mysticism, LSD, and popular philosophies of the '60s.

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Is My Favorite Author, Pastor, or Speaker a Progressive Christian? And other Questions— The Alisa Childers Podcast #103

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In today's podcast we talk about several different questions. Is My Favorite teacher a Progressive Christian? What are some signs to look for? What is the Progressive Christian gospel, and is it really good news? Why did Jesus come when he did? Is social justice biblical justice? I am joined by J. Warner Wallace, Thaddeus Williams, and Sean McDowell to answer some of these difficult questions.


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Bad Church Experiences: Legalism, Grace vs. Works, and Postmodernism, with Jon —The Alisa Childers Podcast #102

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Many people report bad church experiences as one of the reasons they walk away from the faith. Jon McCray joins me to talk about his bad church experience, and how that almost led him into progressive Christianity.

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Faith After Deconstruction: Audio Adrenaline's Dave Stovall Shares What Brought Him Back—The Alisa Childers Podcast #101

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In an online environment where deconstruction stories from contemporary Christian music artists seem to be the norm, Dave Stovall, of the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline, shares his story of deconstruction into progressive Christianity and back to a historic faith. Dave's unusual story of meeting a local pastor who discipled him out of deconstruction will encourage you in your faith!

Dave's article, "Losing my Faith in Progressive Christianity" on Renew.org 

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Why Did God Command the Canaanite Conquest? With Clay Jones—The Alisa Childers Podcast #100

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The claim is often made that the Canaanite Conquest in the Bible was genocide by divine command. But is there more to the story? What's really going on in the book of Joshua when God commands Israel to wipe out the Canaanites? Clay Jones joins the podcast to talk about this much misunderstood topic.

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PDF of We Don't Hate Sin so We Don't Understand What Happened to the Canaanites , by Clay Jones

Christian Research Journal: Killing the Canaanites: A Response to the New Atheism's "Divine Genocide" Claims , by Clay Jones

Clay Jones Canaanite archives 

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Nashville Progressive Church Goes Viral with Bible Meme—The Alisa Childers podcast #99

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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. Today's episode is the audio from a recent YouTube livestream in which I talk through the meme and comment on the CP article. I also take some Q & A!

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An Ex-NAR Apostle Tells His Story, with Dawain Atkinson—The Alisa Childers Podcast #98

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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 of that movement and into biblical Christianity.

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