Interview: Natasha Crain on the “He Gets Us” Campaign

02/21/24 • 58 min

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Greg talks to Natasha Crain about her insightful article on the “He Gets Us” campaign, examining the view of Jesus promoted by the campaign, the message of the foot washing Super Bowl commercial, and the four questions Natasha used to evaluate the campaign. Topics:

Interview: Natasha Crain on the “He Gets Us” campaign (00:00)
What view of Jesus are they promoting? (14:00)
What’s the message of the foot washing commercial? (20:00)
The four questions Natasha used to evaluate the campaign (29:00)

Mentioned on the Show:

Natasha Crain’s website
“He Gets Us” campaign
Here Comes the He Gets Us Campaign Again: Why Its Portrayal of Jesus is Still a Problem by Natasha Crain
7 Problems with the He Gets Us Campaign by Natasha Crain
Faithfully Different: Regaining Biblical Clarity in a Secular Culture by Natasha Crain
The Legend of the Social Justice Jesus by Greg Koukl
Sean McDowell’s interview with Ed Stetzer on “He Gets Us”
The Christian Super Bowl Ad They Should Have Made by Jamie Bambrick (“He Saves Us”)

Interview: Natasha Crain on the “He Gets Us” campaign (00:00)
What view of Jesus are they promoting? (14:00)
What’s the message of the foot washing commercial? (20:00)
The four questions Natasha used to evaluate the campaign (29:00)

Mentioned on the Show:

Natasha Crain’s website
“He Gets Us” campaign
Here Comes the He Gets Us Campaign Again: Why Its Portrayal of Jesus is Still a Problem by Natasha Crain
7 Problems with the He Gets Us Campaign by Natasha Crain
Faithfully Different: Regaining Biblical Clarity in a Secular Culture by Natasha Crain
The Legend of the Social Justice Jesus by Greg Koukl
Sean McDowell’s interview with Ed Stetzer on “He Gets Us”
The Christian Super Bowl Ad They Should Have Made by Jamie Bambrick (“He Saves Us”)

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Is God in Hell?

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Interview: J.P. Moreland, author of The Substance of Consciousness: A Comprehensive Defense of Contemporary Substance Dualism (00:00)
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