The Natasha Crain Podcast
Equipping Christians to think biblically about worldviews, apologetics, culture, and parenting in a challenging secular world.
Episodes
68 episodes
Culture's Hostility Toward Christians, with Frank Turek
After Trump’s election, many believers assumed cultural hostility toward biblical values in the public square was fading. But subsequent events—from the public celebrations of Charlie Kirk’s murder to backlash tied to Christian support for Trum...
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7 Key Problems in Kids Ministry, with Josh Mulvihill
Are today’s kids ministries actually helping—or unintentionally hurting—the faith of the next generation?Today I’m joined by family ministry veteran Dr. Josh Mulvihill for a candid, biblically grounded conversation about seven key probl...
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Christian AI vs. Secular AI: Why Worldviews Matter in Technology, with Brandon Maddick
AI isn’t worldview neutral—and that should deeply concern Christians. In this episode, I talk with Brandon Maddick, co-founder of Dominion, a Christian AI platform created as a biblical alternative to tools like ChatGPT, to explore how artifici...
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How Does God Use Suffering for Our Good? with Clay and Jean E. Jones
Most Christians know the Bible teaches that "for those who love God all things work together for good" (Romans 8:28), but in times of suffering, it can be difficult to reconcile that truth with our experiences. My guests today are best-selling ...
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Transgender Atheist to Detransitioning Christian: Tyger's Story
At the beginning of September, a woman in her 60s named Tyger commented on my ministry's Facebook page. She introduced herself in the comments section as being a transgender atheist and offered some tips on how she thought Christians could best...
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How to Get FILTH Out of Your Public School Library, with Karen England
How did sexually explicit books make their way into public school libraries — and why are some organizations fighting so hard to keep them there? In this eye-opening conversation, I sit down with Karen England, founder of TakeBackTheClassroom.c...
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What's Really Happening to Christians in Nigeria? with Judd Saul
More and more people are talking about Christian persecution in Nigeria, but reports are often conflicting. Some Nigerians--even Nigerian Christians--claim the reports are entirely false. Others claim it's only an ethnic dispute, not a religiou...
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Homelessness in America: Good, Bad, and Ugly Solutions, with Bryan Crain
There are many competing ideas for how to solve the homelessness crisis in America, and they're often a product of competing worldviews. Today, I'm joined by Bryan Crain (yes, he's my husband!), president of Orange County Rescue Mission, to tal...
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How Have Godly People Been Persuaded to Let Ungodliness Reign? with Bill Federer
How did we get to a point in America where Christians often believe that the most godly thing they can do is stay out of politics? How did we get to a point where we've accepted the lie that separation of church and state is a guiding rule keep...
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Why Culture Hates Charlie Kirk
Charlie wasn’t killed just because he was a Christian. Charlie was hated and targeted because he was attempting to influence the public square in a way that would shape society according to biblical views that run contrary to the popular moral ...
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55. Is It Unbiblical to Reduce Medicaid and SNAP Benefits?
In this episode, I read my recent article, "The One Big Beautiful Bill Isn’t as Unchristian as Everyone Seems to Think." You've surely heard progressives (both Christian and nonbelievers) lament how unbiblical and "against the teachings of Jes...
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54. Why Secular Therapy is Problematic for Christians
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly 1 in 4 Americans over eighteen years old suffer from a mental illness. By nearly all accounts, mental illness is surging in this country, with it now being called an epidemic. With so...
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53. Most Christians Don't Understand Christianity, with Dr. George Barna
The latest worldview research from the Cultural Research Center, led by renowned researcher Dr. George Barna, are shockingly disappointing from a Christian perspective. Most self-identified Christians don’t understand even the basics of bibl...
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52. Most Christian Colleges are Compromised (and Here's What Should Be Done), with Dr. Len Munsil
Dr. Len Munsil is president of Arizona Christian University, which seeks to be America's premier biblical worldview university. While the vast majority of Christian colleges today are significantly compromising their biblical foundations, Arizo...
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51. Andy Stanley's Church is Coaching Middle School Leaders to Affirm Trans Identities
The website and X account protestia.com got ahold of a training video from Andy Stanley's hugely influential North Point Church on how middle school leaders should respond to trans-identifying kids and their families. The video features Britt K...
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Quick Response 3: Is It Problematic for Christians to Align with One Political Party More Than Another?
Today I’m responding to an X post from author and speaker Preston Sprinkle:“My political theology has allowed me to be so hopeful in this political season. I reject the empire, yet submit to it, because Jesus is king. I embrace and celeb...
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50. How to Share Truth with an Ever-Changing Culture, with Sean McDowell
Sean and I discuss some fascinating subjects from a new book he edited called Apologetics for an Ever-Changing Culture: A Biblical and Culturally Relevant Approach to Talking about God. Sean is a professor of Apolo...
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49. How the New Thought Movement Is Shaping Today's Culture, with Melissa Dougherty
In today’s episode, I talk with Melissa Dougherty about her groundbreaking new book, Happy Lies: How a Movement You (Probably) Never Heard Of Shaped Our Self-Obsessed World. As I said in my endorsement of the book, "Happy Lies is the m...
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48. Does the Culture Hate Christians?
My new book, When Culture Hates You: Persevering for the Common Good as Christians in a Hostile Public Square, is out TODAY! In this brief episode, I tell you a bit about the book and answer the question some are asking: Does the culture actual...
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Quick Response 2: If Trans People Aren't Harming Anyone, Why Should You Care What They Do to Themselves?
Today I’m addressing the following tweet from someone who is troubled by Christians and others who are concerned about public policy related to transgender issues: “For all those who are terrified of trans people and believe this is more import...
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Quick Response 1: If Christianity is really about saving souls, we wouldn't legislate values
Welcome to my first quick response episode, in which I respond briefly to popular claims I see online that sound good and draw in a lot of Christians, but fail from a biblical and/or logical perspective.Today, I respond to a Tweet from R...
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47. What the Church Is Getting Wrong about Race and Racism, with Monique Duson and Krista Bontrager
Today I’m talking with my good friends from the Center for Biblical Unity, Monique Duson and Krista Bontrager, about their new book, Walking in Unity: Biblical Answers to Questions on Race and Racism. Ever since 2020, there have...
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46. Exposing the History of the Sexual Revolution, with Seth Gruber
Today I talk with Seth Gruber about his new documentary that exposes the "hidden history of the secular moral revolution and the architects of our current culture of death." Seth's documentary and corresponding book are called The 1916 Proj...
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45. The State of Christian Colleges, with Dr. Everett Piper
What is the state of Christian colleges today? Is a Christian college education worth the money? How should parents evaluate a given Christian college to determine if it’s biblically sound? What are some signs that a school is going progressive...
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