We have received 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 co…

I'm wrapping up my recent teaching series on anti-semitism. I address two issues that I'm seeing on social media: • What does the term Judeo-Christian mean? And, should Christians use it?• Did nefarious Zionists fund the Scofield Bible?Additional resources:• Entire playlist of related teachings: "Judaism, Israel, Islam & Middle East Conflict": http…

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 bibl…

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/Related research: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/2025-common-sense-census-w…

I am continuing to discuss issues revolving around Judaism and antisemitism. In this episode, I talk to Messianic Jewish scholar, Dr. Golan Broshi. I asked Dr. Broshi to share his perspective on internet rumors related the Talmud's teachings about Christians.Related resources:• Link to Dr. Broshi's testimony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AVD9Vl…

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 curren…

This is the second teaching that I'm doing about antisemitism. I have been on a personal journey with this topic for the last year and I'm finally sharing some of what I've learned. In this episode, I'm going to provide some more historical background about the issue of antisemitism, as well as a biblical definition of the term.Be sure to stay conn…

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.توسط Krista Bontrager

The issue of antisemitism continues to be a strong theme in the news. I have been on quite a personal journey with this topic and I'm finally going to share some of what I've learned with you. I hope you find it helpful.توسط Krista Bontrager

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 talked about the manosphere phenomenon and his thoughts for what it means to be a Christian man.توسط Krista Bontrager

Today is the first episode in my podcast series for 2025 on Theology Mom's Advice. I share my thoughts and opinions on a wide variety of real life issues. In this episode, I explain my concerns about the reality that many Christians spend more time consuming online media than reading God’s word and the impacts that has on our theology. How can pare…

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 harmf…

Trying to study and understand the issue of Christian nationalism has been a long and winding road for me. When it started popping up on social media two years ago, I didn't even know what to do with the topic. Monique and I have had a few public conversations about it, but I haven't shared too much about my personal views. I've been in a mode of l…

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…

You asked for it, you got it. I went to see the Bonhoeffer film over the weekend. So I thought I'd share a few thoughts about Bonhoeffer's theology and the recent film.Resources:• From the Christian Research Journal: https://youtu.be/hpOWRHfPY74?si=DdRpO6ZKyiVxcxBF• "What's True in Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.?" https://www.angel.com/blog/bon…

Krista shares a NEW teaching today, outlining a better––more biblically informed––path when it comes to hiring.Previous teachings:• Good, Bad & Ugly of Diversity Hiring | Family Meeting | 3/7/24 -- https://www.youtube.com/live/qyKlpP75rAw?si=K_i6yVjXjZ5xUath•Representation: What Does it Mean? | Family Meeting | 3/14/24 –– https://www.youtube.com/li…

One of the most common questions I get from new Christians or Christians who are returning to the Faith is about Bible translations. Many people are confused about why there are so many and what are the differences between them. In this teaching, I present a very basic overview of the major issues. Toward the end, I share some things to look for in…

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!توسط Krista Bontrager

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 tha…

Discussions about justice have become very confusing. On one side, some Christians think justice is simply a cover story for Marxism. Others want to fly all kinds of progressive policies under the banner of justice. In this teaching, I outline four critical standards of biblical justice, along with three practical examples of how to live it out in …

How can a Christian go to a Christian college or seminary... and end up actually leaving the faith? There is a sort of an elephant in the room when Christians go to look into seminaries: there are a lot of identity politics and cultural ideologies that are unbiblical. I recently talked with Melissa Dougherty about this phenomenon, what to look out …

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/B0D6LT3ZB3ª Go…

Forgiveness can be a very confusing idea. And bad teaching about it can inflict undue pain and trauma. If you've ever wondered about how to interpret Matthew 18 and the issue of "church discipline," then you won't want to miss this teaching. Part 3 of a 3-part teaching series.توسط Krista Bontrager

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.توسط Krista Bontrager

Forgiveness can be a very confusing idea. And bad teaching about it can inflict undue pain and trauma. If you've ever wondered about how to interpret Matthew 18 and the issue of "church discipline," then you won't want to miss this teaching. Part 2 of a 3-part teaching series.توسط Krista Bontrager

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 …

Forgiveness can be a very confusing idea. And bad teaching about it can inflict undue pain and trauma. If you've ever wondered about how to interpret Matthew 18 and the issue of "church discipline," then you won't want to miss this teaching. Part 1 of a 3-part teaching series.توسط Krista Bontrager

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 pers…

The next time you hear someone say, "I think we should have a more diverse staff" or "What are our company's diversity goals?" here are the questions you need to ask. Tune in for this practical teaching.Watch part 1 of this teaching: https://www.youtube.com/live/HCD0dDXpEVI?si=H0ytOY9aj6LoB7AcWatch the full interview with Dr. Erec Smith: https://ww…

I got to the end of the day and had some time for a livestream. Let's talk about all the controversy surrounding the op-ed on the Fox News website by Pastor Jeremiah J Johnston. Is IVF part of the pro-life movement? In the second half, I consider the work of Katy Faust (Them Before Us) and her response to Johnston published by The Federalist this m…

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.توسط Krista Bontrager

I attended the 2 1/2 hour "Evangelicals for Harris" Zoom call on Wednesday evening. Here is the full report on who EFH is and what they are about.توسط Krista Bontrager

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.توسط Krista Bontrager

Oh boy! There is so much drama surrounding Megan Basham's book. It's a real soap opera on X. Even so, I wanted to share a few of my personal thoughts. In the second half, I want to help "Never Trumpers" and Progressives understand why I think so many people keep voting for Trump even though he's a deeply flawed man. Let's see how this goes.…

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 m…

We hear lots of messages today about Social Justice. But, what does that term mean, exactly? In this special edition of the podcast, Krista talks with Kathy Gibbens from the, "Filter It Through a Brain Cell" podcast about this important topic.توسط Krista Bontrager

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 biblica…

Even though the teachings are on hiatus right now due to my dissertation writing and research, I wanted to squeeze in an AMA podcast. I asked followers to submit their questions last week on social media. Here is what YOU asked.توسط Krista Bontrager

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.توسط Krista Bontrager

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?توسط Krista Bontrager

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 o…

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 …

Impromptu livestream: I shared my thoughts about Biola dissolving its DEI department. Do I think it’s good news? Maaaaaaaaybe?? At the end, I share some informal thoughts on Christian Nationalism and my attempt to understand it.Biola's Institutional Diversity Strategic Plan: https://www.biola.edu/diversity-inclusion/diversity-strategic-planBiola's …

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 a…

I've been sharing a little about my 3-decade journey of wrestling through my place in ministry. I asked my friend, Fr. Hayden Butler, to come on and lead us about the ancient faith approach to local church leadership, and where women fit into that picture. I have found the ancient faith dialogue to be an important piece of my personal journey, prov…

How "pro-life" do you want to be?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…

A couple months ago, I shared a bit about my journey wrestling through my place in ministry. I've asked my friend, Dr. Joe Miller, to come on and lead us through a survey of the New Testament's teaching about local church leadership, and where women fit into that picture.Browse Dr. MIller's book on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Elders-Lead-Healthy…

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 …

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.…

All Christians are called to share the Gospel. But very few of us are naturally comfortable with doing it. In this teaching, I want to help you discover your unique style of sharing the faith, according to the way God has gifted you and your natural personality.This teaching is based on insights from the book, Contagious Faith, by Mark Mittelberg. …