Nerd Culture and Christ: Episode 936
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Using nerd culture to share Christ, plus Scripture’s solution to addiction and strongholds, and what to do about Bible study cliques.
Featured musical artist: Tauren Wells
Roundtable: Bringing Jesus Into Your Nerdy Hobbies
Fantasy novels. Video games. Cosplay. There is a growing fascination among young adults for what we call nerd culture. If you’re nerdy and proud, what does that mean for you as a Christian? Are there any concerns with content in this genre? And is there a way to bring Jesus into it? Three of our nerdiest friends are ready to dish and defend all things nerd and talk about creative and practical ways to have fun in this world while inviting God into it.
The Theology of… The Lord of the Rings
The Theology of… Final Destination
Culture: Strongholds and Scripture
Have you ever done a Bible study on the topic of addiction and bad habits? Well, now you can. Dr. Karl Benzio and Rose Ann Forte have written one, and are here to talk about it as well as why God’s Word is the answer to the strongholds, false beliefs and besetting behaviors that hold us prisoner. Whether alcohol or drugs, sex, bitterness and anger or something else, finding hope in Scripture, journaling gratitude, rewiring your thought patterns and practicing new rhythms will get you unstuck. Here’s to real and radical change in 2026!
Find More About Rose Ann Forte
Learn About the Honey Lake Clinic
Inbox: Bible Study Cliques
Does your small group or Bible study feel like junior high? Lisa Anderson gives advice for navigating the scene when it starts feeling cliquish.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Your church comes to you each week to fill their cup. But when the crowd leaves, who's filling yours? |
| 0:07.3 | That's exactly what I'm here to do with my new podcast from Focus on the Family. It's called |
| 0:12.1 | Pastor to Pastor with Dave Stone. I'm so excited to help you navigate the unique challenges |
| 0:17.7 | that pastors face in their ministry journey, both personally and professionally. |
| 0:22.8 | So, I invite you to listen and subscribe week's episode of The Boundless Show. |
| 0:45.4 | I'm Lisa Anderson. |
| 0:46.8 | We are squarely into the new year, and I hope your new year, 26, is off to a good start. |
| 0:53.5 | So we've got a great show this week. Here is a little preview of what |
| 0:57.8 | is coming up. For our inbox, how do you deal with Bible study clicks? Whether there are a Bible |
| 1:04.1 | study, a small group, something going on in your church, that can be tricky. And I'm going to |
| 1:09.4 | weigh in with some advice of what you can do about it. |
| 1:12.4 | And then for our culture segment, Dr. Carl Benzio is back. He's our, I don't know, |
| 1:16.6 | kind of resident psychiatrist. But this time he's brought a friend with him, Roseanne Forte, |
| 1:23.2 | and together they're going to talk about how to use scripture to help break strongholds in your life. |
| 1:29.0 | So a very appropriate conversation for the new year. |
| 1:32.8 | They've actually co-authored a book about it. |
| 1:35.2 | So you're going to want to hear about that as well. |
| 1:37.5 | So stay tuned. |
| 1:39.2 | And so here we are for our roundtable, though. |
| 1:42.1 | And this conversation, I have already told our guests, |
| 1:45.6 | is probably going to be the most that I will learn on a segment of our show this entire year, |
| 1:52.4 | because we are going to tackle the topic of being a godly witness representing Christ |
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