Ryan Bangert from Alliance Defending Freedom addresses the growing trend of censorship and its threat to free speech and truth.

Highlighting cases worldwide and in the U.S., Ryan discusses how individuals face penalties for expressing beliefs on topics like gender, religion, and politics, often under government pressure. He emphasizes that free speech is fundamental to human dignity, truth, and divine purpose, urging resistance to censorship and false ideologies.

Listen in as Ryan calls for safeguarding free speech as essential not only to personal freedoms, but also to preserving space for the Gospel and truth for future generations.

Resources

• Check out more from Ryan Bangert and his work with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).

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• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

  • Rhythms for Life with Rebekah and Gabe Lyons

  • The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips

  • NextUp with Grant Skeldon

  • NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson

  • UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons

“What if there is more than one reliable path to an abundant life in Christ?”

New York Times bestselling author, podcaster, and speaker Annie F. Downs confronts the discrepancy that 46% of U.S. adults are single but only 23% of the church is unmarried.

Listen in as she asks Christian leaders to reframe their theology on singleness and consider the nuance of listening and respecting single men and women the same way we do married men and women.

Resources

• Check out more from Annie F. Downs, including her books, her podcast That Sounds Fun, and her Single Purpose League.

• Create a free THINQ Account and download the THINQ Media app on your smart TV to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at thinqmedia.com.

• Apply the THINQ Framework as you think through cultural topics.

• Attend THINQ events where you can gather with like-minded leaders, ask better questions and have conversations that lead to wisdom:

  • Participate in Let's Talk Tech Detox.

  • Bring the 28-Day Digital Fast to your family, workplace, or church.

  • Sign up for THINQ Summit 2025 October 2-4 in Nashville, TN.

• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

  • Rhythms for Life with Rebekah and Gabe Lyons

  • The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips

  • NextUp with Grant Skeldon

  • NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson

  • UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons

“There are so many times we disqualify ourselves from God’s grace…We ask, 'Don’t you know who I am? Don’t you know what I’ve done?'”

Joshua Broome spent six years in the adult film industry before he discovered God’s truth and grace. He's now a pastor and shares with others about the impact of fatherlessness and the snares of pornography. With 40 million Americans regularly viewing pornography, this is an important message for all of us to hear.

Listen in as Joshua sheds light on our sex-saturated culture and the lies we're told about sex and relationships. He reminds us there’s nothing out of reach of God’s unconditional love.

Resources

• Check out more from Joshua Broome, including his book 7 Lies That Will Ruin Your Life: What My Journey from Porn Star to Preacher Taught Me About the Truth That Sets Us Free.

• Create a free THINQ Account and download the THINQ Media app on your smart TV to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at thinqmedia.com.

• Apply the THINQ Framework as you think through cultural topics.Attend THINQ events where you can gather with like-minded leaders, ask better questions and have conversations that lead to wisdom:

  • Participate in Let's Talk Tech Detox.

  • Bring the 28-Day Digital Fast to your family, workplace, or church.

  • Sign up for THINQ Summit 2025 October 2-4 in Nashville, TN.

• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

  • Rhythms for Life with Rebekah and Gabe Lyons

  • The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips

  • NextUp with Grant Skeldon

  • NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson

  • UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons

Ever wonder what really drives your emotions, your choices, and your relationship with yourself and others?

Author, speaker and executive coach Mike Foster teaches the Primal Question Framework that includes the 7 important questions people should ask to help uncover what drives their deepest need. These questions help us identify old wounds and patterns that continue to sabotage our story and empower us to move forward in freedom.

Listen in to pinpoint your primal question!

Resources

• Check out more from Mike Foster, including his book The Seven Primal Questions.

• Create a free THINQ Account and download the THINQ Media app on your smart TV to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at thinqmedia.com.

• Apply the THINQ Framework as you think through cultural topics.

• Attend THINQ events where you can gather with like-minded leaders, ask better questions and have conversations that lead to wisdom:

  • Participate in Let's Talk Tech Detox.

  • Bring the 28-Day Digital Fast to your family, workplace, or church.

  • Sign up for THINQ Summit 2025 October 2-4 in Nashville, TN.

• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

  • Rhythms for Life with Rebekah and Gabe Lyons

  • The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips

  • NextUp with Grant Skeldon

  • NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson

  • UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons

Are you walking with pebbles in your shoes?

Therapist and author Jason VanRuler offers this simple metaphor as a way to show how unbearable and damaging secrets can be if we don't address them.

With leaders in church and culture falling all around us, it's important for us to understand the gravity of secrets. Jason points out that we all have two choices in dealing with our secrets: We can disclose them or we can deny them.

Listen in as he encourages Christian leaders to create a Luke 12:2 rhythm of bringing any darkness into the light by employing the LIGHT Model for accountability.

Resources

• Check out more from Jason VanRuler, including his book Get Past Your Past: How Facing Your Broken Places Leads to True Connection.

• Create a free THINQ Account and download the THINQ Media app on your smart TV to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at thinqmedia.com.

• Apply the THINQ Framework as you think through cultural topics.

• Attend THINQ events where you can gather with like-minded leaders, ask better questions and have conversations that lead to wisdom:

  • Participate in Let's Talk Tech Detox.

  • Bring the 28-Day Digital Fast to your family, workplace, or church.

  • Sign up for THINQ Summit 2025 October 2-4 in Nashville, TN.

• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

  • Rhythms for Life with Rebekah and Gabe Lyons

  • The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips

  • NextUp with Grant Skeldon

  • NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson

  • UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons

As we approach the Presidential Inauguration next week, we're featuring a new talk from Pastor Jon Tyson of Church of the City New York.

Jon helps us understand where we are as a nation politically and how we as Christians should respond. He introduces the idea of becoming “a creative minority" instead of becoming syncretized or separated.

Listen in as he encourages us to find ways in our communities to exert our redemptive influence, absorb the toxicity, and bring the beauty and grace of Christ to the broken places.

Resources

• Check out more from Jon Tyson, including his books and his work at Church of the City New York.

• Apply the THINQ Framework as you think through cultural topics.

• Attend THINQ events where you can gather with like-minded leaders, ask better questions and have conversations that lead to wisdom:

  • Participate in Let's Talk Tech Detox.

  • Bring the 28-Day Digital Fast to your family, workplace, or church.

  • Sign up for THINQ Summit 2025 October 2-4 in Nashville, TN.

• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

  • Rhythms for Life with Rebekah and Gabe Lyons

  • The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips

  • NextUp with Grant Skeldon

  • NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson

  • UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons

At the start of this New Year, you may be setting goals and working to achieve them. If you're following the trends, you may even be "manifesting" them into fruition. But can you really "manifest" anything into reality?

In this episode, Pastor Alex Seeley of The Belonging Co tackles this increasingly popular subject of "manifesting." She gives us five important questions to ask in discerning this and any new philosophy that comes up in culture.

Listen in as she helps us understand what "manifesting" really is and whether or not this should be a practice in the Christian faith.

Resources

• Learn more about Pastor Alex Seeley and The Belonging Co.

• Create a free THINQ Account and download the THINQ Media app on your smart TV to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at thinqmedia.com.

• Apply the THINQ Framework as you think through cultural topics.

• Attend THINQ events where you can gather with like-minded leaders, ask better questions and have conversations that lead to wisdom

  • Participate in Let's Talk Tech Detox.

  • Bring the 28-Day Digital Fast to your family, workplace, or church.

  • Sign up for THINQ Summit 2025 October 2-4 in Nashville, TN.

• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

  • Rhythms for Life with Rebekah and Gabe Lyons

  • The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips

  • NextUp with Grant Skeldon

  • NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson

  • UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons

Do you remember playing with Legos as a kid?

The holiday season often brings up nostalgic memories like playing with building blocks as a child . . . and so does this THINQ Podcast episode! It's all about Legos—but with a unique spin.

THINQ Nxt Gen Director, Grant Skeldon, interviews Josh Whitehouse, Creative Director at Go Chatter Studios. They discuss how Josh is using Legos and stop motion animation to bring Bible stories to life and engage the next generation. What makes this story even more unique is that Josh is just 19 years old!

Listen in and be inspired by how this young leader is using his gifts and creativity to help others connect with God.

Resources

• Learn more about Josh’s work at Go Chatter Studios.

• Register for THINQ Summit 2025 October 2-4 in Nashville, TN. You'll experience an unparalleled convergence of 2,500 next gen and mentors in Music City, with three days full of creative, immersive experiences packed with art, film, farming, concerts, comedy, cuisine, worship, keynotes by top thought leaders…and more!

• Create a free THINQ Account and download the THINQ Media app on your smart TV to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at thinqmedia.com.

• Apply the THINQ Framework as you think through cultural topics.

• Attend THINQ events where you can gather with like-minded leaders, ask better questions and have conversations that lead to wisdom:

  • Participate in Let's Talk Tech Detox.

  • Bring the 28-Day Digital Fast to your family, workplace, or church in the New Year.

  • Sign up for THINQ Summit 2025 October 2-4 in Nashville, TN.

• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

  • Rhythms for Life with Rebekah and Gabe Lyons

  • The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips

  • NextUp with Grant Skeldon

  • NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson

  • UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons