LA Riots: How Should Christians Respond? (SE #138)
This is a bonus episode of Self Evident.
Jenna speaks with Anthony Leal, an LA resident who is right in the middle of the turmoil. As a Mexican American, Anthony admits he once did not want to have conversations about immigration and that he hated America. As a Christian, he is asking fellow brothers and sisters in Christ to pray for his city and the protesters who are lighting it on fire.
Foundations of Truth: God the Son (SE #137)
As you hear at the beginning of every episode, Self Evident is a platform that is dedicated to speaking self evident truth in love. Over the past year, our platform has been dedicated to fighting the culture war with the truths of God’s Word, but in this short series, we want to go back to the basics.
What is the basis, the foundation of why we do what we do– why we speak what we speak? This short, 8 episode series will be dedicated to getting back to the basics– what we as Christians believe about God’s Word.
In this episode of Foundations of Truth, we dive into who God the Son is.
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How Can Christians Reach Leftist-Leaning Women? (SE #136)
In this episode, Alyssa & Jenna are joined again by Stephanie Stapert, a strong Christian who has seen many “genres” of women in her line of work with TPUSA. The conversation goes from how feminine clothing is a beautiful and glorious thing for Christian women, how we dress matters, and how to reach leftist leaning women as Bible believers.
Foundations of Truth: God the Father (SE #135)
As you hear at the beginning of every episode, Self Evident is a platform that is dedicated to speaking self evident truth in love. Over the past year, our platform has been dedicated to fighting the culture war with the truths of God’s Word, but in this short series, we want to go back to the basics.
What is the basis, the foundation of why we do what we do– why we speak what we speak? This short, 8 episode series will be dedicated to getting back to the basics– what we as Christians believe about God’s Word.
In this first episode, we dive into Who God the Father is.
Resources
Sermon Transcript: The Trinity of Persons | Desiring God
Article: What Does it Mean that The Father is The First Person of The Trinity? | Got Questions
Should I Be On a Dating App? (SE #134)
Since our culture is so online now, our public sphere is all online, well, [dating apps] is how you find someone nowadays, right?
Right?
Rebecca Leland is back on the podcast with Jenna, and the topic is dating apps–should Christians utilize this method of finding a significant other?
Watch the promo for this episode here!
Resources
Press Release: Unmarried & Single Americans | U.S. Census Bureau
Article: Single Americans Stats | Pew Research Center
Podcast Episode: A Psychiatric Evaluation of Community & the Dating Scene | Self Evident
Sweden Bans OnlyFans. America Should Too. (SE #133)
Sweden has taken massive steps towards addressing the very real problem that pornography causes in society– sex trafficking, prostitution, and child sexual abuse. In addition to this, Senator Mike Lee from Utah has introduced a bill that would ban pornography due to an updating in the definition of “obscenity.”
Resources
Article: Sweden Bans OnlyFans. America Should Too | Self Evident
Article: U.S. Senator Mike Lee Proposes Bill to Ban Pornagraphy | Self Evident
Church Denominations are Sinful? (SE #132)
This episode is part of a series regarding interdenominational unity. David Robison and Nathan Bilkis of Social Lights join Rebecca Leland & Jenna Smith for this discussion.
Resources Mentioned
Should Women be Pursuing Careers? (SE #131)
We sell our souls to [careers] a little bit: ‘I’m gonna sacrifice my sleep, my nutrition, my romantic relationships, my family relationships, my friend relationships–on the altar of work,’ and it is really sad to see.
New guest host alert! Stephanie Stapert is a Christian woman who works at Turning Point Academy and, along with Jenna & Alyssa, wants to ring the warning bell for her female peers heading down college/career paths.
Resources
Article: Trad wives selling fake news | Institute for Family Studies
Follow Stephanie on Instagram!
Get Out of Your Head & Go Find Community: The Benefits of Being in Person Pt. II (SE #130)
Listen to part one of this conversation here! Featuring Jenna, David Robison of Social Lights and Rebecca Leland, this edition of Self Evident concludes our conversation regarding the science and studies of community benefits. This segment goes into Robert Putnam’s research on social capital and what broke the American community apart in the ’60s, and pushing out of your comfort zone to find true, in person community.
Resources
Podcast Article: A Three Stranded Cord | Social Lights
Article: The Friendship Fix | bekindpeopleproject.org
Study: The Neural Systems of Forgiveness | national library of medicine
Article: Physical Support & Threats | national library of medicine
Study: Risks of Social Isolation
Book: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community | Robert D. Putnam
How to Actually Fix the Birth Rate (SE #129)
Is there a way to actually fix the birth rate? This episode of Self Evident dives into this very topic with three policy proposals that would address the root cause of the decrease in birth rates.
Resources
Article: 3 Ways to Increase the Birth Rate While Respecting Human Dignity | Washington Stand
Video: Can Trump Fix the Birth Rate? | Self Evident
Report: Planned Parenthood’s Annual Summary | Planned Parenthood
