<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1582270/fan_mail/new">The return of &quot;What About?&quot; Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!</a>Today&apos;s Kingdom Culture Conversation is a tad longer than the norm.  It also follows a completely different format than what listeners may have come to expect.  This episode captures a completely candid conversation between Rev. Sandi Anthony and a stellar group of 8th graders as they talk through, of all things, aliens, UFO&apos;s, the concept of &quot;disclosure&quot;, and the possibility that some unidentified aerial phenomena may be diabolical in nature.Rev. Sandi Anthony is a Phoenix-area minister who co-pastors in two East Valley churches.  Her knowledge of God&apos;s word is deep and vested with a strong seminary education.She is also, interestingly enough, a field investigator for the Phoenix, Arizona chapter of MUFON, the &quot;Mutual UFO Network&quot;.  In fact, she has been honored twice by the organization as &quot;field investigator of the year&quot;.What happens today is fascinating!To learn more about Phoenix MUFON, <a href='https://www.phoenixmufon.com/'>please follow this link</a>.To check out the book that the students within the Northwest Christian Middle School Book Club are referencing, &quot;Out of the Silent Planet&quot; by C.S. Lewis, <a href='https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cs+lewis+out+of+the+silent+planet+trilogy&amp;crid=23QGU95V3T6MQ&amp;sprefix=CS+Lewis+Outof+t%2Caps%2C489&amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_3_17'>please click here</a>. &quot;Kingdom Culture Conversations&quot; is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  <a href='https://www.ncsaz.org/'>https://www.ncsaz.org/</a> To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1582270/fan_mail/new"&gt;The return of &amp;quot;What About?&amp;quot; Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today&amp;apos;s Kingdom Culture Conversation is a tad longer than the norm.  It also follows a completely different format than what listeners may have come to expect.  This episode captures a completely candid conversation between Rev. Sandi Anthony and a stellar group of 8th graders as they talk through, of all things, aliens, UFO&amp;apos;s, the concept of &amp;quot;disclosure&amp;quot;, and the possibility that some unidentified aerial phenomena may be diabolical in nature.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rev. Sandi Anthony is a Phoenix-area minister who co-pastors in two East Valley churches.  Her knowledge of God&amp;apos;s word is deep and vested with a strong seminary education.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She is also, interestingly enough, a field investigator for the Phoenix, Arizona chapter of MUFON, the &amp;quot;Mutual UFO Network&amp;quot;.  In fact, she has been honored twice by the organization as &amp;quot;field investigator of the year&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What happens today is fascinating!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Phoenix MUFON, &lt;a href='https://www.phoenixmufon.com/'&gt;please follow this link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To check out the book that the students within the Northwest Christian Middle School Book Club are referencing, &amp;quot;Out of the Silent Planet&amp;quot; by C.S. Lewis, &lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cs+lewis+out+of+the+silent+planet+trilogy&amp;amp;crid=23QGU95V3T6MQ&amp;amp;sprefix=CS+Lewis+Outof+t%2Caps%2C489&amp;amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_3_17'&gt;please click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Kingdom Culture Conversations&amp;quot; is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  &lt;a href='https://www.ncsaz.org/'&gt;https://www.ncsaz.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays!  Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! Today's Kingdom Culture Conversation is a tad longer than the norm.  It also follows a completely different format than what listeners may have come to expect.  This episode captures a completely candid conversation between Rev. Sandi Anthony and a stellar group of 8th graders as they talk through, of all things, aliens, UFO's, the concept of "disclosure", and the possibility that ...

Rev. Sandi Anthony, Field Investigator, AZ Mutual UFO Network:  Looking at Aliens and UFOs through the Lens of a Biblical Worldview

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1582270/fan_mail/new">The return of &quot;What About?&quot; Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!</a>On Friday, April 10th, 2026, Northwest Christian releases it&apos;s 14th student movie:  &quot;We Were Friends&quot;.  And, with fourteen movies under our belt, you may suspect that this cinematic contribution is more of the same...Not so.As we will hear today during a thought-provoking conversation with Red Five Media&apos;s Chris Zimmerman, &quot;We Were Friends&quot; is completely different than any of the school films that have come before it.  Just twenty minutes in length, featuring only two actresses, and shot within a single location, viewers will find this movie to be both a raw and unflinching look at forgiveness and unforgiveness.Today, we hear what inspired this film and the impact that it may have in the lives of viewers -- high school students in particular!&quot;We Were Friends&quot; debuts on <a href='https://ncs-plus.com'>NCS-Plus.com</a> and <a href='https://northwestchristianfilms.com'>NorthwestChristianFilms.com</a> at 4:00pm on Friday, April 10th, 2026. &quot;Kingdom Culture Conversations&quot; is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  <a href='https://www.ncsaz.org/'>https://www.ncsaz.org/</a> To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1582270/fan_mail/new"&gt;The return of &amp;quot;What About?&amp;quot; Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On Friday, April 10th, 2026, Northwest Christian releases it&amp;apos;s 14th student movie:  &amp;quot;We Were Friends&amp;quot;.  And, with fourteen movies under our belt, you may suspect that this cinematic contribution is more of the same...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not so.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As we will hear today during a thought-provoking conversation with Red Five Media&amp;apos;s Chris Zimmerman, &amp;quot;We Were Friends&amp;quot; is completely different than any of the school films that have come before it.  Just twenty minutes in length, featuring only two actresses, and shot within a single location, viewers will find this movie to be both a raw and unflinching look at forgiveness and unforgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today, we hear what inspired this film and the impact that it may have in the lives of viewers -- high school students in particular!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We Were Friends&amp;quot; debuts on &lt;a href='https://ncs-plus.com'&gt;NCS-Plus.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://northwestchristianfilms.com'&gt;NorthwestChristianFilms.com&lt;/a&gt; at 4:00pm on Friday, April 10th, 2026.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Kingdom Culture Conversations&amp;quot; is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  &lt;a href='https://www.ncsaz.org/'&gt;https://www.ncsaz.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays!  Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! On Friday, April 10th, 2026, Northwest Christian releases it's 14th student movie:  "We Were Friends".  And, with fourteen movies under our belt, you may suspect that this cinematic contribution is more of the same... Not so. As we will hear today during a thought-provoking conversation with Red Five Media's Chris Zimmerman, "We Were Friends" is completely different than any of the...

Chris Zimmerman, Red Five Media:  A Closer Look at "We Were Friends", the Latest Movie from NorthwestChristianFilms.com

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1582270/fan_mail/new">The return of &quot;What About?&quot; Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!</a>In April of 1953, during a sermon in which he confronted the base distinctions between Communism and Christianity, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, &quot;We must admit that we as Christians have often lagged behind at this point. Slavery could not have existed in America for more than two hundred and fifty years if the Church had not sanctioned it. Segregation and discrimination could not exist in America today without the sanction of the Church. I am ashamed and appalled at the fact that eleven o’clock on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in Christian America. How tardy we have been! The Church has to often been an institution serving to crystalize the patterns of the status quo.&quot;Is the criticism fair?Or, as he goes on to say, are there underlying appeals within Communism that, although subtle, are having a profound impact on culture and the Church?To wrestle with those questions, today we are joined by Joy Watson whose school, in the International Academy of St. Petersburg, resides within the residue of a form of Russian communism that fell in 1991 but whose presence is still felt.Are we, as Americans who have just elected a socialist mayor in our nation&apos;s largest city, in danger of falling prey? &quot;Kingdom Culture Conversations&quot; is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  <a href='https://www.ncsaz.org/'>https://www.ncsaz.org/</a> To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1582270/fan_mail/new"&gt;The return of &amp;quot;What About?&amp;quot; Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In April of 1953, during a sermon in which he confronted the base distinctions between Communism and Christianity, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, &amp;quot;We must admit that we as Christians have often lagged behind at this point. Slavery could not have existed in America for more than two hundred and fifty years if the Church had not sanctioned it. Segregation and discrimination could not exist in America today without the sanction of the Church. I am ashamed and appalled at the fact that eleven o’clock on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in Christian America. How tardy we have been! The Church has to often been an institution serving to crystalize the patterns of the status quo.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is the criticism fair?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Or, as he goes on to say, are there underlying appeals within Communism that, although subtle, are having a profound impact on culture and the Church?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To wrestle with those questions, today we are joined by Joy Watson whose school, in the International Academy of St. Petersburg, resides within the residue of a form of Russian communism that fell in 1991 but whose presence is still felt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are we, as Americans who have just elected a socialist mayor in our nation&amp;apos;s largest city, in danger of falling prey?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Kingdom Culture Conversations&amp;quot; is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  &lt;a href='https://www.ncsaz.org/'&gt;https://www.ncsaz.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays!  Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! In April of 1953, during a sermon in which he confronted the base distinctions between Communism and Christianity, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, "We must admit that we as Christians have often lagged behind at this point. Slavery could not have existed in America for more than two hundred and fifty years if the Church had not sanctioned it. Segregation and discrimination could no...

Joy Watson, International Academy of St. Petersburg, Russia:  A Close Look at MLK Jr.'s 1953 Sermon, "Communism's Challenge to Christianity"

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1582270/fan_mail/new">The return of &quot;What About?&quot; Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!</a>Each year, the Northwest Christian School Board enjoys a session with the entire Northwest Christian secondary Bible team.  The open-ended conversation includes highs and lows, strengths and weaknesses, and a focus on whether or not the program is truly impacting students and helping them to develop a Biblical worldview.Following the January 2026 version of the conversation, we recognized that we wanted to take it further and, in the spirit of transparency and authenticity, open it up for all to hear and participate.  As a result, over the next several weeks and months, Kingdom Culture Conversations is going to take the time to walk through these conversations with each of the school&apos;s secondary Bible teachers.Today, we continue this journey with Brandon Southall, Northwest Christian&apos;s senior Bible teacher.  Having served within Northwest Christian for fourteen years, nearly ten of which have been with students right before they graduate, Southall has a very unique perspective.  On the one hand, he encounters our students at the end of their Northwest Christian journey and he gets to see the fruit of the school program within their lives.  On the other hand, as their last point of contact within the school, he retains that contact long after graduation.So, from this unique perspective, what does he have to say?  What is working?  What isn&apos;t? &quot;Kingdom Culture Conversations&quot; is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  <a href='https://www.ncsaz.org/'>https://www.ncsaz.org/</a> To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1582270/fan_mail/new"&gt;The return of &amp;quot;What About?&amp;quot; Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Each year, the Northwest Christian School Board enjoys a session with the entire Northwest Christian secondary Bible team.  The open-ended conversation includes highs and lows, strengths and weaknesses, and a focus on whether or not the program is truly impacting students and helping them to develop a Biblical worldview.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Following the January 2026 version of the conversation, we recognized that we wanted to take it further and, in the spirit of transparency and authenticity, open it up for all to hear and participate.  As a result, over the next several weeks and months, Kingdom Culture Conversations is going to take the time to walk through these conversations with each of the school&amp;apos;s secondary Bible teachers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today, we continue this journey with Brandon Southall, Northwest Christian&amp;apos;s senior Bible teacher.  Having served within Northwest Christian for fourteen years, nearly ten of which have been with students right before they graduate, Southall has a very unique perspective.  On the one hand, he encounters our students at the end of their Northwest Christian journey and he gets to see the fruit of the school program within their lives.  On the other hand, as their last point of contact within the school, he retains that contact long after graduation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, from this unique perspective, what does he have to say?  What is working?  What isn&amp;apos;t?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Kingdom Culture Conversations&amp;quot; is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  &lt;a href='https://www.ncsaz.org/'&gt;https://www.ncsaz.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays!  Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! Each year, the Northwest Christian School Board enjoys a session with the entire Northwest Christian secondary Bible team.  The open-ended conversation includes highs and lows, strengths and weaknesses, and a focus on whether or not the program is truly impacting students and helping them to develop a Biblical worldview. Following the January 2026 version of the conversation, we recogni...

Brandon Southall, Senior Bible Teacher, Northwest Christian School: Candid Conversations about the Secondary Bible Program (Part 5)

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1582270/fan_mail/new">The return of &quot;What About?&quot; Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!</a>Axis.org is the parenting resource you need right now.And, if you don&apos;t have a home church, or your Phoenix-area student is not invested personally and substantially within a youth ministry, Desert View Bible is the church you need to check out right now.With these two statements our episode&apos;s thesis, we jump into a count-down of Axis&apos; &quot;Top 20&quot; most influential cultural moments and phenomena that are impacting students right now.  To take the conversation next level, Nick Fergerson, an establish youth minister with a storied and mature youth discipleship approach, is on hand to fuel the conversation:  Do we agree with the list?  Do we disagree?  Would we add to it?For more information on Axis, <a href='https://axis.org/'>please visit Axis.org</a>.To discover the exciting things that are happening within youth ministry at Desert View Bible, <a href='https://desertviewbible.org/'>please follow this link</a>. &quot;Kingdom Culture Conversations&quot; is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  <a href='https://www.ncsaz.org/'>https://www.ncsaz.org/</a> To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1582270/fan_mail/new"&gt;The return of &amp;quot;What About?&amp;quot; Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Axis.org is the parenting resource you need right now.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And, if you don&amp;apos;t have a home church, or your Phoenix-area student is not invested personally and substantially within a youth ministry, Desert View Bible is the church you need to check out right now.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With these two statements our episode&amp;apos;s thesis, we jump into a count-down of Axis&amp;apos; &amp;quot;Top 20&amp;quot; most influential cultural moments and phenomena that are impacting students right now.  To take the conversation next level, Nick Fergerson, an establish youth minister with a storied and mature youth discipleship approach, is on hand to fuel the conversation:  Do we agree with the list?  Do we disagree?  Would we add to it?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information on Axis, &lt;a href='https://axis.org/'&gt;please visit Axis.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To discover the exciting things that are happening within youth ministry at Desert View Bible, &lt;a href='https://desertviewbible.org/'&gt;please follow this link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Kingdom Culture Conversations&amp;quot; is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  &lt;a href='https://www.ncsaz.org/'&gt;https://www.ncsaz.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays!  Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! Axis.org is the parenting resource you need right now. And, if you don't have a home church, or your Phoenix-area student is not invested personally and substantially within a youth ministry, Desert View Bible is the church you need to check out right now. With these two statements our episode's thesis, we jump into a count-down of Axis' "Top 20" most influential cultural moments and phenome...

Nick Fergerson, Director of Student Ministries, Desert View Bible Church:  Counting Down the Top 20 Most Impactful Pop Culture Events for Students

What would happen if we all came together to truly pray "Thy Kingdom come"? What would the world look like? How different would the culture be from the culture of the world today?&nbsp; Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona is pleased to present "Kingdom Culture Conversations", a podcast committed to exploring the issues that shape culture from the perspective of a Biblical worldview.&nbsp; Through enlightening and interesting topical conversations, you will hear diverse perspectives that inform our prayers as we pray "Thy Kingdom Come"... KingdomCultureConversations.com

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