In this episode, Pastor Raef and his wife Sara tackle Q&A that came in from Raef's annual Q&A Evening with the women of the Church. Men - don't tune out, as a lot of these questions you will find interesting as well! In this episode we will cover some of the questions that were answered during the live Q&A and then also tackle many of the questions that we did not have a chance to get to during that evening.

Happy 250th America! In this episode discuss the greatness of the American Experiment on freedom, and particularly look at the greatest modern threat to America, the loss of virtue and faith. We will evaluate an argument made in Os Guinness's book A Free People's Suicide, regarding what he calls the golden triangle of freedom. Resources https://www.amazon.com/Free-Peoples-Suicide-Sustainable-American/dp/0830834656/

In this episode Pastor Raef digs into a passion topic of his, the Feminization of the Church. As stated, "Due to a complex web of historical, cultural, and ecclesiastical influences, modern evangelicalism has become increasingly feminized in its language, values, and overall ministry structures. This has produced a vision of Christian maturity that resonates more naturally with the feminine rather than the masculine spirit." In this episode we'll dig into eight signs of the Feminization of th...

In this episode, Pastor Raef navigates the theological claims of Pride Month. Specifically, he digs into the work of Judith Butler, an important figure in the history of the LGBTQ movement, and compares her claims with other more "ancient" claims. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/npr/2026/05/30/nx-s1-5805854/pride-celebrations-struggle-as-corporate-sponsorships-dry-up/ https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/03/chicago-pride-parade-returns-june-28-with-free-to-be-proud-theme/

In this episode Pastor Raef thinks about the recent 'UFO Files' released by the government, and engages with four common responses on the topic of UFO's. Resources https://www.newsweek.com/ufo-files-update-13-fighter-jets-chased-flying-object-star-shaped-object-11976772 https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2026-05-08/pentagon-declassifies-ufo-files-and-photos-following-trump-order https://nypost.com/2026/03/29/us-news/jd-vance-warns-that-ufos-could-be-demons-flying-around-earth-...

This last week Pastor Raef engaged in two powerful conversations with two different men at the Abortion clinic. In these conversations you'll hear not only the types of discussions that happen outside the clinic, but you'll also gain insight on how you can have spiritual conversations with folks as well.

Last week I went out evangelizing at UIC again. I recorded some of the conversations I had. In this podcast we walk through a handful of the conversations, as I give you a glimpse of how to respond to common questions people ask about Christianity.

Last week, Chicago Bulls player Jaden Ivey was released for statements he made on an instagram post about his Christian convictions regarding LGBTQ. In this episode we discuss how we should think about Jaden's situation as Christians, and what we can learn from the fallout that has happened since.

In this episode Pastor Raef reviews a wonderful book by Gary Habermaus and Michael Licona called The Case for the Resurrection, in which they walk through five major lines of evidence, agreed to by Christian and non-Christian scholar alike, that demonstrates the historic reliability of the claim that Jesus rose from the grave.

In this episode Pastor Raef looks at the Roman Catholic teaching of the Lord's Supper and considers why the protestant Reformers so vehemently disagreed with their theology.