Christian Emergency Podcast

• Stop Apologizing for the Crusades, with Raymond Ibrahim (Encore)

  Christians by and large do not know Christian history. That is a lamentable fact we at the Christian Emergency Alliancestrive to address. But one aspect of Christian history that is most suppressed today is that of muscular Christianity.Christianity during the Middle Ages was forced to confront relentless Islamic aggression. When Christians responded –in the form of the Crusades or other actions – they sacrificed much and strove to help other Christians under fire.But this is not the history most Christians know today. Most have been discipled by revisionist history that paints thisperiod of Christian history in the worst possible light. The authors and architects of this revisionism are sometimes secular, sometimes Islamic. Fortunately, primary sources still exist to showcase what really happened.On this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast, Raymond Ibrahim joins the conversation to shed helpful light on this topic. Raymond is an accomplished historian and scholar of Islam. He has authored several books, including his most recent volume, Defenders of the West. Raymond borrows from that volume to connect dots between our Christian past and our present realities.Christianity now faces a crisis of confidence. Warped versions of our history have been taught to generations,leading many to feel they have to constantly apologize for our past. The context introduced in this episode will help dispel the false narratives and revisionist history. God willing, it will help some believers regain their confidence in the Christian faith.If you find this episode helpful, please give us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Also share this episode with a friend so they too can be blessed by these insights.To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam (Book), by Raymond IbrahimSword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West (Book), by Raymond IbrahimRaymond Ibrahim (Website)Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter):@ChristianEmerg1Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergencyThe Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.Soli Deo Gloria

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• Wisdom for Women Serving Internationally, with Emily Bennett (Encore)

  Just as they have throughout the history of the Church, women today are playing important roles in advancing the Gospel around the globe. Women have served in some of the most challenging places to make Christ known in spiritually dark lands. But for women who may be sensing acall to international missions, it can be tough to know what to think or how to prepare.Emily Bennett, who served as a missionary with her husband in the Middle East, joins the Christian Emergency Podcast to shed some light on this important topic. Emily recognized there were books and resources available for ladies curious about foreign missions. But there was still a need for down-to-earth, approachable advice.Emily and several other women stepped up to the plate and delivered just such a resource. Before You Go: Wisdom for Women Serving Internationally is a new book Emily has edited. It covers a range of important topics, and offers the wisdom of several women who draw from their experiences as missionaries.If you find this episode helpful, please give us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Also share this episode with a friend so they too can be blessed by these insights.To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.Before You Go: Wisdom for Women ServingInternationally (Book)International Missions Mentorship DiscussionGuide (PDF)Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter):@ChristianEmerg1Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergencyThe Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.Soli Deo Gloria

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• Christian Tentmaking and Entrepreneurship, with Pastor Troy Albee (Encore)

  The Apostle Paul famously served as a tentmaker to support himself during his ministry in the First Century. What does it look like for Christians today to follow in his entrepreneurial footsteps? How can tentmaking serve Kingdom priorities in the rainy days ahead?On this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast, Troy Albee – pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church on the South Shore of Boston – provides helpful insights from his own experience as an entrepreneur. Like Paul, Troy helped support himself while in ministry by identifying a need anddeveloping the skills to meet it. In Trent’s case, he launched a successful lock and key business – South Shore Lock and Key.Side hustles provide Christians additional income, flexibility and opportunities. Small business ventures also offer unexpected spiritual insights. You may be stretched and face rejection. But you will also discover new strengths, while finding opportunities to mentor the younger believers around you and engage the lost in your midst.   Christians should not take all of this for granted. The cultural landscape is increasingly hostile. The workplace is toooften a place where Christians are targeted and pressured to compromise. That is why Christian enterprise will play a critical role in the coming days.If you find this episode helpful, please give us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Also share this episode with a friend so they too can be blessed by these insights.To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.Pastor Troy Albee (Email): [email protected] Shore Lock and Key (Website)Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter):@ChristianEmerg1Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergencyThe Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.Soli Deo Gloria

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• No Stranger to Iran, with Tat Stewart (Encore)

  When you think of Iran, what comes to mind? Troubling thoughts and fears? That would be understandable, given recent headlines from the Middle East.But there is an encouraging story that’s playing out in Iran. It’s about the miraculous growth of Christianity in a countrywhere it has been suppressed and persecuted.Tat Stewart has a unique vantage point to share that story. Tat grew up in the land of Iran. He later served there as a missionary and pastor. He knows and loves itspeople. He also knows what the Church in Iran was like before the Islamist Revolution in 1979, what it went through during that turmoil, and how it persevered in the following decades. Tat had a front row seat to recent Christian history!Tat joins the Christian Emergency Podcast toshare these valuable insights. Those lessons will help you better understand our Christian history and cross-cultural missions. They will also help you better understand the dynamics at play in the present day.Tat recently wrote a memoir titled No Stranger: toIran, its People, and its Church. His insights are more fully captured in those pages, so you should get your hands on a copy. Listen, read and learn from this fascinating perspective; a perspective few westerners or Christians possess.If you find this episode helpful, please give us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Also share this episode with a friend so they too can be blessed by these insights.To learn more about resources mentioned in thisepisode, see the following.No Stranger: to Iran, its People, and its Church (Book), by Tat Stewart - https://www.amazon.com/No-Stranger-Church-Observations-Muslims/dp/B0CJ4LVBV1 Christian Emergency Alliance (Website): https://www.christianemergency.com/ Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter):@ChristianEmerg1Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergencyThe Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.

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• 110. New Age Spirituality inside the Ancient Church, with Will Spencer

  New Age spirituality is arguably the spirit of the age, atleast in the West. And the New Age is not just confined to secular culture – it has wormed its way into the Church as well. Not only that, some Christian leaders with prominent platforms actually champion new age practices. ManyChristians don’t recognize the patterns. Others don’t know what to believe as they hear conflicting messages. What are we to do?Joining the Christian Emergency Podcast to make sense of this is Will Spencer. Will is no stranger to New Age spirituality. For years, Will subscribed to the New Age, participating in pagan practices and gatherings. Through surprising developments, Will encountered Christians who challenged him and shared the Gospel. Eventually, Will came to Christ, but when he found New Age themes in some of the churches he visited, he recognized them for what they were.How should the Enneagram, yoga, and other elements beincorporated into the Christian life? Are these actually significant spiritually or are people getting concerned for no reason? Find out on this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast.If you find this episode helpful, please give us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Also share this episode with a friend so they too can be blessed by these insights. To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following:Will Spencer (Website): https://www.willspencer.co/ Midwest Christian Outreach (Website): https://midwestoutreach.org/ Don and Joy Veinot (Website): https://www.4witness.org/midwest-christian-outreach-don-and-joy-veinot/The Enneagram, Discipleship and the Church(Video): https://midwestoutreach.org/The Other Worldview: Exposing Christianity’sGreatest Threat, by Peter Jones (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Other-Worldview-Exposing-Christianitys-Greatest-ebook/dp/B00ZD5XJAUTruthXchange (Website): https://truthxchange.com/ Christian Emergency Alliance (Website): https://www.christianemergency.com/ Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X): https://x.com/ChristianEmerg1 Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/christianemergency Christian Emergency Alliance (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/christianemergencyalliance/ The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.Soli Deo Gloria

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