Ep 1048 | Deconstruction: Where It’s from & How to Stop It | Guest: Alisa Childers

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🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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In today's episode, we sit down with Alisa Childers, author of “The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond.” We delve into the "deconstruction" movement and its growing influence in churches across the nation. What exactly is deconstruction, and should we be worried about it? Alisa also sheds light on the differences between conservative and progressive Christians and offers practical advice for those who have loved ones deconstructing their faith. Learn how to guide them back to the gospel in this insightful conversation. Order Alisa Childers's book “The Deconstruction of Christianity” : https://www.amazon.com/dp/149647497X?k=the%20deconstruction%20of%20christianity%20alisa%20childers&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_l_k0_1_9&crid=10ZLD8OM8PPNU&sprefix=the%20decon Get your tickets for Share the Arrows: https://www.sharethearrows.com/ Pre-order Allie's new book: https://a.co/d/4COtBxy --- Timecodes: (01:00) Introduction (03:00) “The Deconstruction of Christianity” (07:00) How does deconstruction start in faith (11:50) LGBQT (21:00) Lies of deconstructionists (24:00) Political claims from deconstructionists (29:00) Conservative Christians vs Progressive Christians (32:00) Critical Theory (35:00) Progressive Christians embracing trans ideology (38:00) Empire Theology (41:00) How to spot deconstruction in the church (44:00) How to navigate a relationship with a deconstructionist --- Today's Sponsors: My Patriot Supply — prepare yourself for anything with long-term emergency food storage. Get your new, lower-price Emergency Food Kit at PrepareWithAllie.com. Save $200 on your 3-month food supply plus free shipping. Patriot Mobile — go to PatriotMobile.com/ALLIE or call 972-PATRIOT and use promo code 'ALLIE' for a free month of service! EveryLife — the only premium baby brand that is unapologetically pro-life. EveryLife offers high-performing, supremely soft diapers and wipes that protect and celebrate every precious life. Head to EveryLife.com and use promo code ALLIE10 to get 10% of your first order today! America's Christian Credit Union - nationwide personal and business banking for people who still love God and country. ACCU is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. Learn more and get started at AmericasChristianCU.com/SWITCH --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 342 | Leaving Progressivism for Biblical Christianity | Guest: Alisa Childers https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-342-leaving-progressivism-for-biblical-christianity/id1359249098?i=1000503302608 Ep 854 | Another '90s Christian Artist Deconstructs & Does Drag (123) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-854-another-90s-christian-artist-deconstructs-does-drag/id1359249098?i=1000624081297 Ep 413 | The Dead End of Deconstruction | Guest: Alisa Childers https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-413-the-dead-end-of-deconstruction-guest-alisa-childers/id1359249098?i=1000519848554 Ep 981 | “Doubt Your Doubts:” Resisting the Lies of Deconstruction | Guest: Paul Pitts III https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-981-doubt-your-doubts-resisting-the-lies/id1359249098?i=1000651814715 Ep 920 | Russell Moore, David French & the Fake Threat of Christian Nationalism | Guest: John Cooper https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-920-russell-moore-david-french-the-fake-threat/id1359249098?i=1000638231068 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Deconstruction. What is it? Why are so many people in your life doing it? Today we've got
0:07.8	Elisa Childers. She is an author and an apologist. We love having her as a guest. She is going to break down exactly what
0:14.7	deconstruction is and how you can push back against it. Also, how can you lovingly speak the truth to people in your life who are deconstructing their faith.
0:26.6	Such an encouraging and educational conversation for me.
0:29.6	I know it will be for you too.
0:32.0	This episode is brought to you by our friends at good ranchers.
0:33.8	Go to good ranchers. Use code alley at's so great to be back with you and in person for taking the time to join us again.
0:52.5	Oh man, it's so great to be back with you.
0:54.3	And in person this time, which is fun.
0:56.3	Yes, first time meeting in person,
0:57.8	which is sometimes hard to believe.
0:59.2	It's sometimes hard to remember
1:01.2	when I've crossed paths with someone so much whether we've not in
1:04.2	person or not but finally in the flash okay I know that probably everyone
1:09.6	listening to this watching this knows exactly who you are.
1:12.8	But just in case, can you give everyone a short bio?
1:15.8	Yes.
1:17.0	So I do worldview speaking and I write books,
1:21.0	but I never thought that that was going to be my
1:23.2	vocation because I was always in music so I would spend about seven or eight years in
1:27.1	the contemporary Christian music industry as a part of the group I almost said
1:31.4	spice girls but it's Zoe girl that would be amazing that was like a
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