All The Things

Our friend, Erin Kunkle (from MAVEN's Parenting Podcast) is coming on to share her research on gentle parenting, and her experience as a mother to five children. Links https://sarahockwell-smith.com/sarahs-blog-posts/ https://sarahockwell-smith.com/2021/03/09/10-ways-to-be-lgbtq-supportive-when-raising-children/

Join Monique for a candid conversation with Joe Dallas, a pastoral counselor and author, as they tackle the sensitive issue of pornography from a biblical perspective. Explore why pornography thrives in culture and the church, its impact on men, women, teens, and marriages, and how believers can find hope and healing. Learn practical, gospel-centered strategies for parents, spouses, and church leaders to address sexual temptation with honesty and accountability. We talk candidly about: 1. Why porn is thriving even among Christians 2. The Church's silence—and what a faithful response should look like 3. Why women's struggles with porn are often overlooked 4. How to protect teens from digital exposure 5. What to do when a spouse confesses porn use or addiction 6. How to break free and pursue a life of holiness

Uncover how church history obliterates today's woke lies in this powerful interview with church historian, Dr. John Wilsey. We explore why Christians must care about church history to strengthen their biblical worldview and spot deception. From the Nicene Creed to ancient councils, learn how historical truths expose modern heresies masquerading as "new ideas." We dive into how the early church fought false teachings, the courage of martyrs, and lessons for resisting cultural compromise today. Discover practical ways to use church history for discipleship and protect your faith from emotional or popular arguments. Make sure to visit centerforbiblicalunity.com to download our app and find out about our upcoming teen book group on biblical justice! Like, share, and subscribe to arm yourself with truth!

For those who have been around the ministry for a while, our friend, Dr. Cal Beisner will be a familiar face. Further resources: • “Created to Reign” podcast: https://cornwallalliance.org/podcast/ • Cornwall Alliance: https://cornwallalliance.org • Cornwall Alliance on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CornwallAllianceForTheStewardshipofCreation • Cornwall Alliance on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CornwallAlliance • Cornwall Alliance on X: https://x.com/CornwallSteward Book mentioned: Prospects for Growth: A Biblical View of Population, Resources, and the Future https://cornwallalliance.org/product/prospects-for-growth-a-biblical-view-of-population-resources-and-the-future/ Where Garden Meets Wilderness: Evangelical Entry into the Environmental Debate https://cornwallalliance.org/product/where-garden-meets-wilderness-evangelical-entry-into-the-environmental-debate/ Climate and Energy: The Case for Realism https://cornwallalliance.org/product/climate-and-energy-a-case-for-realism/ Mines, Minerals, and “Green” Energy: A Reality Check https://cornwallalliance.org/product/mines-minerals-and-green-energy-a-reality-check/ ---- Be sure to stay connected by downloading the CFBU app! With the CFBU app, you'll have all our resources (Theology Mom, All the Things Show, and CFBU) at your fingertips. Search for "center for biblical unity" in your app store.

New Thought is a very influential idea that shapes the way a lot of people see the world. Even if you've never heard the term "New Thought" you may have heard of Oprah Winfrey, who is one of its biggest advocates. But what you may not know, is how the vocabulary and ideas behind New Thought have penetrated many sectors of the church. We are going to talk about it with our friend, Melissa Dougherty, author of Happy Lies. Be sure to stay connected by downloading the CFBU app! With the CFBU app, you'll have all our resources (Theology Mom, All the Things Show, and CFBU) at your fingertips. Search for "center for biblical unity" in your app store.

We are so excited to introduce you to our brother and historian, Dr. Glenn Sunshine. You don't want to miss this AMAZING conversation about civilization, our nation, its future, and the biblical blueprint for cultural renewal. Dr. Sunshine outlined 5 distinct features of a civilization in decline: 1. Loose sexual mores and loosening restrictions around marriage and sexual values. 2. A belief that society is not redeemable or able to be fixed. 3. Division of humans into separate categories (ex. oppressed vs. oppressor) 4. Economic deficit, mass government spending. 5. Unchecked immigration from people who are culturally different and unwilling to assimilate. Follow Dr. Sunshine's work at https://www.esquareinch.com/

**EASTER EPISODE!** Former cold case detective, Jim Wallace walks us through the evidence for the New Testament being written by eyewitnesses and how to think about apparent contradictions. (Programming note: This is a rebroadcast from 2020.)

Monique is joined by Kevin Briggins to discuss the recent stabbing at a high school track meet in Texas. Is this the next George Floyd situation where a black kid is getting railroaded because he stabbed a white guy? What does biblical justice have to say about this very tragic situation? Let's talk about it.

We have been getting a number of questions into the ministry asking us to have some discussions related to what's been happening at the border and all of the recent changes. It has taken us a while to find the right dialogue partner on this issue, someone who can bring first-hand experience, but also a Christian worldview. We are excited to have war correspondent, Chuck Holton on the show. He is a former Army Ranger and freelance conflict reporter traveling to the world's "hot zones" for two decades, including the American border. Mr. Holton also lives in Panama and has a LOT of on-the-ground experience with the migration issues at the infamous Darién Gap as well as the Mexican-American border. Get ready for a very special show! Be sure to stay connected by downloading the CFBU app! With the CFBU app, you'll have all our resources (Theology Mom, All the Things Show, and CFBU) at your fingertips. Search for "center for biblical unity" in your app store. Connect with Us: Web site: https://www.allthethingsshow.com Email: attlivestream@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/attlivestream Podcast: search for "all the things show" on your favorite podcast platform Subscribe to the show's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/allthethingsshow Support our Sponsors: Center for Biblical Unity https://www.centerforbiblicalunity.com/ Birmingham Theological Seminary https://www.bts.education/ Support Monique and Krista's work for the Center for Biblical Unity: https://www.centerforbiblicalunity.com/donate

Social media feeds are designed to get us in our emotions. Let's discuss some examples from our feeds and try to get a biblical perspective on the crazy. Be sure to stay connected by downloading the CFBU app! With the CFBU app, you'll have all our resources (Theology Mom, All the Things Show, and CFBU) at your fingertips. Search for "center for biblical unity" in your app store.

Helping our kids manage their digital devices has become a major part of parenting. We've asked our friends from the Brave Parenting podcast to help us navigate that challenge. Find the Brave Parenting podcast: https://braveparenting.net/

From time to time, we get inquiries from parents (especially in interethnic adoption situations) about how to have "the talk" with teens about what to do in the case of a police pull-over. Our friend, Eric Muldrow (from Code Red Conversations) is coming on to talk about how to do this and not transfer the traumas of past generations onto the current generation. Be sure to stay connected by downloading the CFBU app! With the CFBU app, you'll have all our resources (Theology Mom, All the Things Show, and CFBU) at your fingertips. Search for "center for biblical unity" in your app store. Connect with Us: Web site: https://www.allthethingsshow.com Email: attlivestream@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/attlivestream Podcast: search for "all the things show" on your favorite podcast platform Subscribe to the show's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/allthethingsshow Support our Sponsors: Center for Biblical Unity https://www.centerforbiblicalunity.com/ Birmingham Theological Seminary https://www.bts.education/ Unshaken Conference Tickets https://www.unshakenconference.com Support Monique and Krista's work for the Center for Biblical Unity: https://www.centerforbiblicalunity.com/donate

Our friend, Katy Faust, came on the show to discuss yet another controversial topic: divorce. We looked at what the research is saying about its long-term impact on children––even adult children. It's a challenging and emotional topic, but we want to talk about it in light of biblical instruction.

Last November, we attended Dr. Owen Strachan's fiery presentation at ETS. So naturally, we immediately introduced ourselves and tried to get him on our podcast. We will be talking about the manosphere phenomenon and his thoughts for what it means to be a Christian man.

IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE CULTURE, YOU BEGIN BY CHANGING LANGUAGE. The enemies of the gospel know this all too well. They've been cunningly at work redefining our faith's most fundamental words, such as love, marriage and justice, and then embedding them in our institutions and school curriculum. Their goal is to transform society to reflect their harmful, anti-Christian beliefs. As followers of Jesus Christ, how should we respond? We talk to our friend, Scott Allen (from Disciple Nations Alliance) about how to recover the true definition of these foundational words. Order Scott's book: https://www.amazon.com/Words-Heal-Our-Broken-World/dp/1625862865

SEASON 7 KICK-OFF! We talked to our friend, Natasha Crain, Author and Speaker, about her forthcoming book, When Culture Hates You. How Christians can engage more boldly in the public square without compromising their faith? Order the book: https://www.amazon.com/When-Culture-Hates-You-Persevering/dp/0736984313

Wow! What a year season 6 has been! (Who remembers our season kickoff with Katie Faust?) Don't miss our season finale. We are doing our annual Ask Us Anything show, along with some Walking in Unity related giveaways. It's going to be a lot of fun!

Recently, our friend Natasha Crain sent us a text message asking us for practical ideas for biblically-based justice ministries, besides opening a food pantry. We quickly bombarded her with an avalanche of ideas. We thought it would be fun to turn this text string into a podcast. Let's put on our sanctified imagination and think about some ways that Christians can speak prophetically and help to push back the darkness and bring in the light of the Gospel.

Alisa Childers hosts the virtual launch party celebrating Monique & Krista's new book, Walking in Unity. https://walkinginunity.com

Our friend, Delano Squires (from the Heritage Foundation), thinks there is a very specific formula for cultural renewal. We are doing a deep dive on the root causes of our cultural collapse and the pathway out of the mess. Resources mentioned: ª Pro Child Politics: https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Child-Politics-Cultural-Economic-National/dp/B0D6LT3ZB3 ª God's Vision for REAL Human Flourishing: https://youtube.com/live/hWun8BuxhjE • Part 1 of our discussion about the 2019 Sparrow Conference: https://youtu.be/F8zH7ruT5hk

One of the projects that fund-raised for back on Giving Tuesday 2022 was to produce a short mini-doc about our origins story. It's finally here! And we are so excited to share it with you! If you've ever wondered how we became friends, this is the story.

Monique just got home from her second trip to Africa in 2024. You won't want to miss her field report about the great needs for sound teaching and apologetics in Africa. Monique will also be sharing some of her thoughts about short term mission trips, when they can be genuinely helpful and when they aren't. Toward the end, Monique and Krista share their thoughts about the new movie, "Am I Racist?" You won't want to miss this!

The world feels like an unstable place. It seems like we are constantly standing on the brink of military conflict. Some conservatives are raising questions about these on-going conflicts and that we seem to be constantly involving ourselves in other countries' business. We've asked our friend, Kevin Briggins, to come on the show and share his perspective on these global conflicts. He's long time military vet and has a Bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern studies.

Politics is complicated and emotional. We have asked Kevin to come on and help us break down critical parts of the party platforms in light of the Christian worldview.

A key theme on the podcast this year is justice for the pre-born. We are exploring the issue from a variety of different angles. This week, our friend Erin Kunkle, is coming on the show to discuss her experience as a teenage mother and her journey to the faith.

We have been sounding the alarm for several years about the creep of progressive ideology coming into evangelical institutions since the beginning of the ministry. We have been especially vocal about issues related to indiscriminate hiring. Our friend, Megan Basham, has noticed many of the same problems but investigated things through a different means: following the money. Her reporting is raising important questions about historically trusted institutions. You will NOT want to miss this LIVE show!

More and more people are looking for alternatives to public education. We invited our friend, Jerry Nelson, Chief Ministry Officer at ACSI to share about the pros and cons of Christian schools. What are some important things to look for to see if it's a good fit for your family? Plus, we ask Jerry about ACSI's vision to put discipleship and biblical unity before diversity.

In this special edition of All The Things, Monique, Krista and Kevin went live to offer some biblical wisdom about the apparent attempted assassination on President Trump.

Krista shares some thoughts in response to a recent question we received: How do you obey the fifth commandment (see Eph. 6:1-3; Col. 3:20) when you are an adult, especially if your parents are difficult people or were abusive to you as a child?

There is so much confusion among Christians about the issue of counseling and mental illness. Some think that it undermines the authority of Scripture to even see a therapist. Others seem to lack discernment about how to prevent therapy becoming a gateway to unbiblical life choices. We've asked our friend, Dr. David King, professor in social work at Indiana Wesleyan University, to come on the show and share his perspectives about the intersection of therapy and the Christian worldview. Download Dr. King's e-book: https://www.allthethingsshow.com/king

A key theme on the podcast this year is justice for the pre-born. We are exploring the issue from a variety of different angles. This week, our friend Katy Faust (from Them Before Us), is coming back on the show to discuss recent developments in the public conversations about IVF and surrogacy. We are going to consider these technologies in light of the Christian worldview.

Last month, we did a show about the "woke right." And then our friend, Alisa Childers, re-released it on her podcast platform. Since then, we've received a lot of feedback about the show and continued to research the issues. Some people say the "woke right" isn't a thing. Others say, it's "absolutely a thing." It's a lot to process. We don't claim to have all the answers, but we are trying to have the public conversations to help the "regular people" make sense of what's emerging among Christian socio-political influencers. We have asked our friend, Neil Shenvi, to come on and help us continue the discussion. Link to Neil's article: https://shenviapologetics.com/what-is-the-woke-right/

There is so much confusion among Christians about the issue of counseling and mental illness. Some think that it undermines the authority of Scripture to even see a therapist. Others seem to lack discernment about how to prevent therapy becoming a gateway to unbiblical life choices. We've asked our friend, Dr. David King, professor in social work at Indiana Wesleyan University, to come on the show and share his perspectives about the intersection of therapy and the Christian worldview. FREE E-BOOK "The Essential Guide to Finding the Right Christian Counselor" by Dr. David King https://www.allthethingsshow.com/king

A key theme on the podcast this year is justice for the pre-born. We are exploring the issue from a variety of different angles. The overturning of Roe hasn't automatically increased safety for the pre-born. Chemical abortions are on the rise. We've asked our friend, OB-GYN Dr. Chris Cirucci to come back on the show and explain the dangers of chemical abortion, as well as the science behind birth control. How do various birth control methods actually work and which ones are compatible with the Christian worldview? Join us for this live discussion.

Whenever we hear pastors talk about the "marginalized" or the "oppressed," we usually cringe a little inside. A deeply biblical idea has been co-opted by the culture and morphed to mean something completely different. We want to have a public conversation about this confusion and see if we help straighten out what has become a very crooked line by bringing the issues back to God's standards.

We have been watching the rise of some very....odd....posts on Twitter that sound an awful lot like BLM sounded a few years ago. Only they are on the right. We have been very confused about what to make of these posts. Kevin is coming back on the show to break it all down for us in a way that we (and you!) can understand.

What is happening in the Middle East right now? What are the implications of Israel's recent retaliation against Iran? We've asked our friend, Kevin Briggins, to come on an help us understand the situation. His background in Middle East Studies will help us differentiate between facts and fear.

Monique is joined by guest co-host, Elizabeth Urbanowicz, and together they will answer questions we have received from kids and teens about living as a Christian in today's culture.

Monique and Krista spill the tea about their unpopular opinions that they don't really talk about in public....until now.

The annual meeting for the World Economic Forum was a few weeks ago. We want to catch you up about what the WEF is and what they are trying to accomplish. If you've heard the terms “the great reset,” or the “fourth Industrial Revolution” but don't really know what that means be sure to tune in. It's a globalist movement that is reshaping our everyday lives and redefining what constitutes as the public good.

We are answering the most frequent question we get on the road. For the first time, we are having a public conversation about Monique's backstory and how she came to be a missionary in South Africa, her emergency transition off the mission field and why she went back, even though she thought she might die there for the sake of the Gospel.

We are getting more and more people writing into the ministry asking for help to think through where the line in the sand is for them when it comes to their jobs conflicting with their religious convictions. We will talk to our friend John Stonestreet, President of the Colson Center, to get his perspective on what Christians should do to prepare for costly conviction in the workplace.

Christians generally agree that the Bible commands us to take care of orphans. But there is robust discussion about what qualifies as being in the child's best interest. In recent years, the principles of Critical Adoption Theory have shaped the policies and practices for many adoption agencies. There is a growing sentiment, even among Christian adoption agencies, that interethnic adoptions are often not in a child's best interest. We will hear about one couple's journey through the Christian adoption system and their encounters with Critical Adoption Theory. Guest: Dr. Bill Roach

The phrase “human flourishing” has become a weird buzz word that encompasses the idea of "whatever makes me happy." But true human flourishing can only come when we follow the Creator's design for how humanity is supposed to work. Monique and Krista do a deep dive on what we call our "Creation Identity," things that are objectively true for all humans in all times in all places.

Religious institutions are increasingly threatened with lawsuits, smear cam­paigns, hostile media coverage, adversarial legislation, aggressive government administrative action, and more. Our friends at the Religious Freedom Institute will share strategies to help churches, Christians schools and ministries to remain faithful to their core convictions, identity, and mission.

Should Christians support the existence of Jewish temples or Islamic mosques? What about the rise of displays by the Satanic Temple? How do we make sense of religious freedom in a pluralistic society? Guest: Dr. Mark David Hall, professor of political science at Regent University

"Community Schools" plan to expand in 2024. However, we want to empower parents to know how to decode this movement. Parents deserve to know exactly what these are about. Guest: Kelly Ske

What involvement should Christians have with war, in general? Is there a biblical case for Christians to participate in the military, given that it could mean bombing innocent civilians? After all, didn't Jesus command us to love our enemies and “turn the other cheek”? We are asking Dr. Eric Patterson, the President of the Religious Freedom Institute, to share about his research related to a Christian perspective on war and peace, and everything in between.

Join Monique and Krista for the LIVE SEASON 6 kickoff! We will be talk to our friend, Katy Faust, about practical strategies for raising conservative kids in the midst of "woke" ideology, even if they attend public school.

Monique and Krista wrap up season 5 of All The Things!

***Part 3 of our Series on Human Trafficking*** Human trafficking in our neighborhoods, our churches and our homes We are continuing our series of discussions about the issue of human trafficking in light of the recent film, Sound of Freedom. We will hear from a former stay-at-home mom who is helping victims of human trafficking get to safety and begin the healing process. Carrie also discusses how trafficking comes into the homes of everyday people, and even our churches.