Ideas Have Consequences

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  Sex, Marriage & Children: What the Sexual Revolution Tore Apart | Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse 15.09.2026 1h 9min

  Episode Summary: The Sexual Revolution didn’t just loosen society’s rules around sex. It fundamentally changed what our culture believes sex is for, what marriage and gender mean, and what children are owed. This week, we sit down with Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, founder of the Ruth Institute, economist, and author of The Sexual State, to trace the ideas that brought us to where we are today. Dr. Morse expertly walks us through three interconnected ideologies at the heart of the Sexual Revolut...
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  We Can Put the Bible Back in Public Education | Nate Lundquist 01.09.2026 1h

  Episode Summary: Is public education really neutral? I think we all know the answer to that question now. Emmy and Dove Award-winning filmmaker Nate Lundquist, creator of the documentary Off School Property, joins us to challenge the myth of neutrality in public education and reveal a path to put the Bible back in front of public school students across America. Every education system teaches a worldview. Students are being taught answers to life’s biggest questions about truth, meaning, moral...
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  From Changed Hearts to Changed Nations | A Christian’s Purpose 25.08.2026 1h 31min

  Episode Summary: The Great Commission is about more than making converts; it’s about discipling entire nations. That's your purpose. God’s plan for transforming a broken world begins with changed hearts, but it doesn’t end there. In this episode, Scott, Nelson, and Luke unpack the biblical “theory of change” behind Disciple Nations Alliance: changed hearts lead to renewed minds, transformed lives, flourishing families, healthy communities, and ultimately changed nations. They explore why evan...
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  Your Work Is Part of God’s Mission. Do You Agree? | Bob Varney 18.08.2026 1h 17min

  Episode Summary: You can believe God cares about your life and still live like He clocks out when you walk into the office on Monday. For many Christians, our unseen sacred-secular divide is so deeply ingrained that faith becomes something we practice at church, while work, business, and everyday life operate by a different set of rules. Dr. Bob Varney joins us to expose that divide and explore what it looks like to live with an integrated biblical worldview where discipleship reaches every p...
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  Your Mission Field is Local: How to Start | Adam Peacocke 11.08.2026 1h 16min

  Episode Summary: For most of us, the greatest mission field God’s calling us to isn't across the world... but right outside your front door? Why do so many churches struggle to make a positive impact on the communities they're planted in? In this conversation, Adam Peacocke shares a biblical vision for local discipleship, community transformation, and the Church's role in bringing God's Kingdom to every neighborhood. Discover why repentance must come before strategy, why consistent presence m...
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  The Church Has Shrunken Discipleship. Jesus Didn't | Scott, Nelson, & Luke 04.08.2026 1h 19min

  Episode Summary: What happens when most Christians have a definition of discipleship that's too small? For many believers, discipleship means Bible studies, church programs, quiet times, or spiritual disciplines. While all of these are important, what if they're only part of the picture? In this episode, Scott, Nelson, and Luke explore the most common definitions of discipleship, affirm what's right about each one, and explain what's missing. They argue that many Christians have unintentional...
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  Why Christians Keep Getting Immigration Wrong | Kelly Kullberg 28.07.2026 1h 11min

  Episode Summary: "Why do so many push for open borders?" Our guest's answer: "Power. Not love. Not justice. Power. Not compassion. Not empathy. Power." Immigration is one of the most controversial issues of our time. In this episode, Kelly Monroe Kullberg, author, speaker, and co-founder of the American Association of Evangelicals, joins Scott and Luke Allen to move beyond political talking points and ask a more important question: What does the Bible actually teach about immigration? In this...
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  The Israel Debate Is Broken. Let's Start with the Bible | Blaine Braden 21.07.2026 1h 31min

  Episode Summary: Are Christians reading current events concerning Israel into the Bible? What if the biggest mistake in the Israel debate is failing to define what "Israel" even means? Everyone has an opinion about Israel. Few begin with Scripture. This week we're joined by Pastor Blaine Braden to cut through the noise surrounding Israel, Christian Zionism, replacement theology, Bible prophecy, and Israel's current conflicts. Instead of repeating internet talking points, we rebuild the conver...
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  A Call to Cultivate: Working Towards a Biblical Vision for Engaging Culture | Owen Strachan 14.07.2026 1h 37min

  Episode Summary: The culture may feel like it's unraveling, but what if God's call isn't to panic, retreat, or attack, but to cultivate? In this thought-provoking conversation, theologian Owen Strachan joins us to discuss his new book, Call to Cultivate, and why Jeremiah 29 provides a compelling biblical blueprint for faithful Christian cultural engagement. Together, we explore how followers of Christ can engage today's culture without giving in to fear, political idolatry, or end-times obses...
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  Blind Faith vs. Biblical Faith? Skepticism, Scientism, and Conspiracy Theories | Juan Valdes 07.07.2026 1h 9min

  Episode Summary: Is faith just wishful thinking? How should Christians think about conspiracy theories? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Juan Valdes to recover a biblical, evidence-based understanding of faith. We explore why faith is not a blind leap but trust in a trustworthy God, why the object of faith matters more than the amount of faith, and how damaging teachings like “you weren’t healed because you lacked faith” distort the gospel. We also tackle the faith vs. science narrative,...
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  The Forging of the American Mind on Our 250th Anniversary | David Goodwin 30.06.2026 1h

  Episode Summary: The quickest way to learn about the culture of a nation isn't to watch its politics. It's to watch how it educates its children. In this episode, we sit down with author and classical Christian educator David Goodwin, president of the Association of Classical Christian Schools, to explore why education is never neutral and how it shapes a child's worldview, character, loves, and vision of reality. Drawing from his new book, The Forging of the American Mind, and the best...
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  Successful Business Built on Conviction: 7 Weeks Coffee | Anton Krecic 23.06.2026 57min

  Episode Summary: Can a business be both profitable and deeply purposeful? Anton Krecic thinks so. After witnessing the funding challenges facing pregnancy resource centers, he founded Seven Weeks Coffee, a mission-driven company that has donated more than $1.8 million to support life-affirming pregnancy resource centers nationwide. We discuss entrepreneurship, brand building, faith and work, leadership, profit, purpose, and why conviction may be one of the strongest competitive advantag...
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  Understanding the Times & Knowing What to Do: Occupy Till I Come | Naomi Smith 16.06.2026 1h 3min

  Episode Summary: Revival is not enough to heal this civilizational moment. Many Christians long for spiritual renewal, but what happens after revival? How do transformed hearts lead to transformed families, institutions, communities, and nations? In this episode, Naomi Smith joins us to discuss her new book, Occupy Till I Come, co-authored with Darrow Miller. Together, they explore why understanding our cultural moment is only the beginning. Diagnosing our culture's problems is relative...
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  The Discipleship Gap: Why So Few Christians Have a Biblical Worldview | Dr. Len Munsil 09.06.2026 1h 6min

  Episode Summary: What if the biggest problem facing the Church isn't a lack of activity, but a lack of measurable discipleship? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Len Munsil, President of Arizona Christian University, to explore a question most Christian institutions never ask: Are we actually forming a biblical worldview in the people we disciple? And as a reminder, “you cannot become a genuine disciple of Jesus without having a biblical worldview” (Dr. Barna). Drawing on years of r...
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  The Last Stand: Why the Battle for Life Is a Battle of Worldviews | Dr. George Grant 02.06.2026 55min

  Episode Summary: What happens when a society rejects the sanctity of life and abandons a biblical worldview? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. George Grant to discuss The Last Stand, his documentary created with Seth Gruber. Together, they trace the historical roots of today's cultural battles, showing how the struggle over human dignity, the value of children, and the lordship of Christ has shaped civilizations from ancient Rome and the French Revolution to modern America. Dr. Gran...
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  Gender Confusion, the Woke Right, & the Search for Salvation | Dr. Jeff Myers 26.05.2026 1h 9min

  Episode Summary: Gender ideology, anti-Semitism, the Woke Right, and conspiracy thinking may seem like separate issues, but according to Dr. Jeff Myers, they all flow from a deeper worldview crisis: Where do people look for identity, meaning, and salvation? This week, we sit down with the president of Summit Ministries and author of Raising Gender-Confident Kids to discuss the growing confusion surrounding gender and identity, the cultural pressure facing parents and students, and why r...
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  Very Few Christians Lead Public Life: Why? | Bracey Fuenzalida 19.05.2026 1h 29min

  Episode Summary: In the United States and in many nations around the world, Christians make up a large percentage of the population. Yet despite our numbers, the broader culture is often shaped far more by other ideas, values, and worldviews than by a distinctly biblical vision of life. What is missing in Christian discipleship that keeps the Gospel from shaping not only personal faith, but the broader culture? This week, we talk with Bracey Fuenzalida of the Falls Church Fellows Progra...
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  Poverty Isn’t a Money Problem | Arturo Cuba 12.05.2026 1h 18min

  Episode Summary: What if we’ve been approaching poverty from the wrong angle? In this episode, I’m joined by Arturo Cuba, who has spent decades in Latin America tackling the deeper roots of poverty. Together, we rethink the idea that poverty is just a lack of money or that more generosity will fix it. We explore how mindsets, priorities, and worldviews hold people back. Arturo shares how a biblical worldview addresses poverty’s root causes and why money alone, without heart change, often mak...
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  What Would a Christian Family Look Like Today? | Jeremy Pryor 05.05.2026 57min

  Episode Summary: The modern West tells a story about family that sounds normal until you measure it against Scripture: raise kids, launch them out, start over every generation, and call it success. Jeremy Pryor, co-founder of Family Teams, argues that this “nuclear family” script is recent, fragile, and negatively forming both the culture and the church more than we want to admit. So we slow down and ask a better question: what did God design the family to be? Jeremy walks us through Ge...
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  Kingdom Ambassadors: Clear Truth, Calm Courage, Real Influence | Greg Koukl 28.04.2026 56min

  Episode Summary: Churches are filling. Bibles are selling. People are searching for truth again. The question is: are Christians ready to meet the moment? This week we sit down with Greg Koukl, founder of Stand to Reason, for a timely conversation on what it truly means to live as an ambassador for Christ and His kingdom in a confused and hostile culture. Greg explains why effective Christian witness is not about winning arguments, but representing the King with truth, wisdom, and chara...