Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars alive today. Her recent album, The Tortured Poets Department debuted with a total of 2.6 million sales, which is her biggest debut and the top selling single-week sales since Adele’s 25 almost 10 yea

#42 Our Biggest Discipleship Failures…and Successes

15 days ago 27m 9s

Alisa and Natasha both have kids in the teen years, and it’s a very interesting time for parents. You start to see how some of the things you did well as a parent in the younger years are bearing fruit and feel a sense of gratitude (and relief!

#41 The Orange Scandal - When Christian Leaders Fail

22 days ago 16m 46s

Orange Curriculum is considered to be the most widely used Sunday school curriculum in the country. Last week, it came out that the founder, Reggie Joiner, and the CEO, Kristen Ivy have both resigned due to their admission of having an inapprop

#40 Why is the Church So Afraid to Talk about Politics?

29 days ago 25m 37s

A few weeks ago, Alisa and Natasha recorded an episode called “Why the church must divide on (some) political issues.” They talked about why Christians need to care about and get involved in politics and that we shouldn’t be concerned about it

#39 Does “Bad Therapy” Lead to Deconstruction?

Apr 10th, 2024 23m 11s

We’ve all seen the deconstruction stories that flood our social media news feeds. We’ve heard the claims of “toxic theology,” and the #exvangelical propensity to identify historic Christian doctrine and ethics as oppressive and harmful. But wha

#38 Will Your Church Talk About THIS on Easter?

Mar 27th, 2024 24m 56s

This Sunday is Easter, and churches everywhere will rightly be proclaiming the joy and hope we have because Jesus victoriously rose from the dead and is alive today. It’s also a time when a lot of people come to church who don’t normally do so.

#37 Is Christianity Just Fear-based Indoctrination?

Mar 20th, 2024 24m 59s

Have you ever that if you grew up as a conservative Christian, you were indoctrinated into a fear-based view of God and shame-based view of yourself? Or that the fundamentalist “Christian Gospel” damages children by telling them that they are b

#36 Why the Church Must Divide on (Some) Political Issues

Mar 13th, 2024 16m 49s

While Christians rightly value unity, some believe that we should not “get political” or divide over politics. Some advocate for Christians to keep their politics to themselves, while others teach we should “just preach the gospel.” In today’s

#35 Lord Save Me from My True Authentic Self!

Mar 6th, 2024 16m 56s

Frank Turek joins the podcast to talk about the mantra “Follow your heart” and how that is leading culture into the chaos of social media narcissism, divorce, and transgender ideology.

#34 Polyamory is Next in the Sexual Revolution

Feb 28th, 2024 20m 28s

Over the last ten years, there have been all kinds of shifts in how culture thinks about sexuality. Clearly, the evangelical church has especially grappled with questions of homosexuality and gender identity. But there’s a whole other sexual re

#33 Side B “Gay Christianity”: Coming to a Church Near You

Feb 21st, 2024 18m 2s

Is it okay to come out and call yourself a “Gay Christian,” as long as you don’t act on your desires? If someone struggles with same-sex attraction or gender confusion, can they accept those as part of their identity, adopt preferred pronouns a

#32 Update: The He Gets Us Campaign STILL Does Not Get Jesus

Feb 14th, 2024 21m 5s

He Gets Us is at it again with a new round of Super Bowl commercials. In today’s episode, Alisa comments on the broader campaign, asking who’s behind it, what’s their agenda, who are they trying to reach, and how effective are they in reaching

#31 Russell Moore, David French, and The After Party Curriculum: Why the Church Should Be Concerned

Feb 7th, 2024 21m 53s

There’s a new small group curriculum for churches available, and you’re probably going to hear a lot about it this year because it’s both very timely and being produced and promoted by some big Christian names. It’s called The After Party, and

#30 Social Media: Reminders We All Need for 2024

Jan 31st, 2024 23m 55s

It’s no secret that social media carries a tremendous amount of influence in our lives. Virtually everyone has a megaphone into the world into which they can entertain, shout their opinions, and highlight their brands. Today we’ll be discussing

#29 How Dylan Mulvaney Changed the Face of Transgenderism

Jan 24th, 2024 16m 54s

Dylan Mulvaney is probably the most visible transgender person in the US today. If you’re not familiar with him, he’s a biological male who documented his transition to supposedly becoming a woman through a series of TikTok videos a couple of y

#28 All About the #Exvangelical Hashtag

Jan 17th, 2024 23m 22s

What is up with the #exvangelical hashtag? If you’re on social media, you’ve probably seen this hashtag used alongside the deconstruction hashtag, and in many cases, followed by a deconversion story. In today’s episode, Natasha and Alisa talk t

Quick Update and Christmas Livestream Info

Dec 18th, 2023 2m 34s

Join Natasha Crain and Alisa Childers for a special Unshaken Faith Christmas Livestream. Alisa and Natasha will talk about Christmas pet peeves, their favorite Christmas traditions, and will share their ugliest Christmas ornaments. PLUS, they’l

#27 Was God Evil for Asking Abraham to Sacrifice Isaac? (And other tough questions)

Nov 1st, 2023 20m 41s

In today’s episode, Alisa and Natasha respond to several questions they’ve encountered lately in both ministry and their personal lives. Instead of focusing on one subject like they usually do, each picked 3 questions that have come up recently

#26 Should You Change Churches for Your Kids?

Oct 25th, 2023 18m 6s

Many Christian parents feel the tension between what their kids want out of church vs. what they need. Every once in a while these two goals line up perfectly and the whole family is happy about what church they attend. However, this is not alw

#25 How to Pray During War

Oct 18th, 2023 17m 48s

We grieve along with you and the rest of the world about all that's going on with the Israel-Hamas war. The pain so many people are in is simply overwhelming. As Christians outside the impacted region, we can feel pretty helpless, be we also be

#24 Responding to People Who Think Humans are Good by Nature

Oct 11th, 2023 17m 2s

Recently, Natasha wrote an article called, “A Christian Response to a Viral Deconstruction post,” about a woman who deconstructed and has continued to post about her deconversion online. In today’s episode, Natasha and Alisa respond to one of h

#23 When Having a Biblical Worldview is Lonely

Oct 4th, 2023 16m 18s

After wrapping up the Tucson Unshaken conference a couple of weeks ago, Alisa and Natasha noticed a recurring theme in their conversations with attendees. It went something like this: “It’s so nice to know we’re not crazy. It’s so nice to be wi

#22 Andy Stanley Has Gone Off the Cliff (And Why It’s Important to Talk about It)

Sep 27th, 2023 17m 49s

Back in 2018, mega church pastor Andy Stanley came under fire for suggesting that as New Testament Christians, we should “unhitch” ourselves from the Old Testament. At times, Stanley seemed to be walking back his comments, while Stanley’s confu

#21 Does Complementarian Theology Cause Trauma to Women?

Sep 20th, 2023 19m 1s

An article has been making the rounds in which Shannon Harris, ex-wife of 90’s purity culture icon Josh Harris, claims that complementarian theology caused her harm and trauma. In the late 1990s, purity culture emphasized abstaining from sex un