Podcast Episodes
Each episode page includes an audio link, overview, key quotes, chapter notes, and more!
The War on Men with Owen Strachan
While there is no such thing as “Toxic Masculinity,” the concept has wreaked havoc on men over the last 80 years. In the wake of second, and now third-wave feminism’s war against manhood, our understanding of what it means to be a man has faded. Today, Dr. Owen Strachan talks about what it means to be a strong “Biblical Man,” and about his upcoming book, The War on Men. Discover why we need real men in our churches, pulpits, and communities.
Critical Dilemma with Neil Shenvi
Dr. Neil Shenvi is one of the leading critics of critical theory, speaking and writing about it for over seven years. During this time, we have seen the debate spread from the halls of academia to the dinner table. Today CRT and wokeism are widely understood, and the dividing lines between advocates and antagonists have been drawn–but the question looms, where do we go from here?
In this episode, we focus our discussion around the question of, what now? How can we, as Christians, not just point out a false worldview, but offer a better one? What is the better worldview, and what will boldly applying it look like?
One Pastor’s Story: Overcoming Challenges Inside and Outside the Church with Blaine Braden
In a day and age when our churches are undergoing increasing pressure from culture to sit down and be quiet, how do pastors balance clear biblical preaching while also connecting its principles to our current cultural climate? We have all seen pastors who lean too heavily on engaging in the culture at the expense of the Scripture, or those who purely preach the Word without ever connecting it to the congregation’s lives. Pastor Blaine Braden from Eastmont Church in Oregon shares his thoughts on staying grounded and relevant as the church in a post-Christian culture.
How to Solve Poverty with a Biblical Worldview | pt. Two with Terry & Tim Andrews
Imagine working tirelessly year after year to bring development to a community that vacillates between feast and famine, where some people struggle with chronic malnourishment. Still, no amount of money, planning, or technology ever seems to help the community change. Even after working with people for decades, they still have yet to embrace better crop selection and storage methods, and the middleman seems to take whatever profit could exist. Until you begin to see reality from an entirely different perspective. Once you share it with these communities, change begins to happen rapidly. Learn about this change firsthand from Tim Andrews as he shares his 30 years of experience working in the African relief and development world.
Healing the Poverty Mindset pt. One with Tim & Terry Andrews
Tim and Terry Andrews have been powerful forces for change worldwide. Their work in leadership with the world’s largest Christian relief organization, World Vision, for 30 years in Africa, and now with Root-to-Fruit has led to the transformation of entire communities for the glory of God. Learn how they met and about their first ten years providing relief work in active war zones. Terry shares the gripping story that led her to begin working with Muslim children and the surprising results!
When Truth is Unpopular, is There a Third Way?
We live in a time of deep cultural division. It is political and economic. It runs through fundamental issues like abortion. It runs through demographically, class and education. Ultimately, it is rooted in deep worldview beliefs: Objective truth vs. man-created “truth,” spin, and narrative creation. This divide is challenging and uncomfortable for many Christians, who want to be viewed as peacemakers, and not angry culture warriors. Increasingly, they speak in terms of “not this, or that” but “a third way.” Today, we explore the growing trend of “third-wayism.” Is it helpful, or does it lead us astray?
Zero Hour America pt. 2 with Os Guinness
Today’s guest, Dr. Os Guinness, is a deeply respected and prophetic author, teacher, and cultural critic. In this two-part interview, we glean Dr. Guinness’s wisdom on a variety of pressing cultural issues, ranging from “Christian nationalism” to “globalism” to transhumanism and the sexual revolution.
Zero Hour America pt. 1 with Os Guinness
Today’s guest, Dr. Os Guinness, is a deeply respected and prophetic author, teacher, and cultural critic. In this two-part interview, we glean Dr. Guinness’s wisdom on a variety of pressing cultural issues, ranging from “Christian nationalism” to “globalism” to transhumanism and the sexual revolution.
Hollywood, Discipleship, and Hatred
Join our conversation as we discuss how Christians can make a difference in the world of film by sharing powerful stories. Additionally, we will hear about a forthcoming documentary called, “I Hate You But It’s Killing Me,” which explores the intense grip that hate has on so many people and the only solution to it.
The Population Collapse and the Ideas Driving It
Today we look at rapidly declining fertility rates in places like China, South Korea, Russia, Europe and North America. What are the consequences of this decline personally, economically and culturally? What ideas are behind it and driving it? How do these ideas differ from the biblical worldview, where God’s first command to mankind is “be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth.” What are the lies that you and I have unintentionally absorbed that run counter to God’s first command and are holding us back from living the kind of life he desires for us?
Biblical Prosperity Without The Heresy
Prosperity and flourishing are part of God’s beautiful plan for His people, and his desire for nations. But trials, tribulations, and persecutions are also a reality in our fallen world. Today, we dive into what the Bible teaches about prosperity and flourishing—concepts many avoid for fear of being associated with the heretical “prosperity gospel.” We point out the critical lies of the prosperity gospel and contrast it with the flourishing God wants for all of us.
Christianity vs. Science
Is Christianity opposed to science, as we often hear from teachers, professors, and the scientific elite? Or are certain core biblical principles actually at the foundation of science? At its essence, science is a search for truth by means of a careful analysis of the physical universe, or what the Bible calls “the visible world.” The scientific method emerged and flourished within the soil of a Western culture deeply shaped by the Bible, and that was no accident.
Meet the Hosts
Scott Allen
President
Scott Allen serves as president of the DNA secretariat office. After serving with Food for the Hungry for 19 years in both the United States and Japan, working in the areas of human resources, staff training and program management, he teamed up with Darrow Miller and Bob Moffitt to launch the DNA in 2008.
Darrow Miller
Co-Founder
Darrow Miller is a world-renowned author and teacher on Christianity and culture, apologetics, worldview, poverty, and the dignity of women. In 1981, he began 27 years at Food for the Hungry, serving there as vice president from 1994 to 2007 until he helped launch the DNA in 2008.
Dwight Vogt
Vice President
Dwight Vogt serves as the vice president of international programs. Before coming to the DNA, he worked for 27 years at Food for the Hungry, including field-based leadership roles in Bangladesh, Peru, Thailand and Guatemala.
Luke Allen
Social Media Manager
Luke Allen serves as the marketing manager of communications. He works with strategy, social media, and graphics. He is newly wed, newly grad, and native of Phoenix.
Special guests featured regularly!
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