Naughty vs Nice: A Christian Podcast

Samson is often remembered as the strongest man in the Bible—but his story is far deeper than a lesson about physical strength. In this episode, Todd and Laura explore how Samson functions as a biblical shadow and type of Christ within the larger story of Scripture.

Through the book of Judges, Samson appears as a flawed deliverer raised up by God to confront Israel’s enemies. Yet his life is filled with contradictions: supernatural...

Why does the Bible spend so much time talking about temples, kings, gold, sacrifices, and strange symbolic details?

Because they are shadows.

In this episode, Todd and Laura explore one of the most powerful interpretive keys in Scripture: biblical shadows and types. From Genesis to Revelation, God embeds patterns, symbols, and prophetic structures that ultim...

In this episode, we examine the life of David—not as a moral hero, but as a crucial figure in redemptive history.

Why does Scripture give so much space to David? Why is he called “a man after God’s own heart”? And how does his kingship shape the biblical storyline from Genesis to Revelation?

We explore how David functions as a covenant hinge in the Bible’s unfolding narrative. From shepherd to king, from victory over Goliath to dev...

Is 666 really Satan’s number? Or have Christians misunderstood one of the most famous verses in the Bible?

In this episode of Naughty vs. Nice: A Christian Podcast, we take a careful, Scripture-centered look at Revelation 13:18 and unpack what the “number of the beast” actually means. For decades, popular teaching has framed 666 as a mystical symbol of Satan himself—but the Bible never calls it that.

We explore:

• What Revelati...

Does the modern church actually reflect the first-century churches described in the Bible — or have we unknowingly adopted a completely different model?

In this episode of Naughty vs Nice, we examine how today’s church structure often mirrors corporate leadership and Greco-Roman rhetorical systems more than the house gatherings of the New Testament. We compare the “CEO pastor” model, platform preaching, and audience-style congregat...

“Biblical submission” is one of the most misunderstood—and misused—teachings in the modern church.

In this episode, Todd and Laura examine how submission is commonly taught from the pulpit, how Scripture is often selectively applied, and how distorted authority structures can lead to spiritual abuse, silence, and harm—especially in cases of marriage, divorce, and church leadership.

Rather than rejecting submission outright, this co...

Pastor Mark Driscoll released a video and invited feedback on his teaching. In this episode, we take that invitation seriously.

After reviewing the full video and comparing its claims to Scripture, Todd and Laura offer a careful, Bible-centered response. At the conclusion of the episode, Todd presents a final breakdown of all 65 claims evaluated:

• 3 claims are biblically accurate • 6 claims are partially accurate or misleading • 5...

Can women teach in the church—or does the Bible clearly forbid it?

In this episode of Naughty vs Nice, Todd and Laura examine one of the most debated and misunderstood questions in modern Christianity: women teaching in the church. Rather than relying on proof-texts, cultural assumptions, or reactionary theology, this conversation walks carefully through biblical context, historical setting, and apostolic intent.

We explore what Sc...

What if the conflicts tearing apart the church and culture aren’t accidental—but engineered?

In this episode of Naughty vs Nice, we unpack how dialectical thinking operates beneath the surface of modern Christianity, politics, and cultural debates. From problem–reaction–solution frameworks to forced polarity and false binaries, we expose how tension is often manufactured to move people toward outcomes they never consciously chose.

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Headship is one of the most misunderstood—and misused—concepts in modern Christianity.

In this episode, Todd and Laura examine how Scripture defines authority between men and women in the church, and why so many modern expressions of “biblical leadership” look nothing like the New Testament. They explore how headship has been reshaped by Western corporate models, how abuse distorts authority at every level, and why Scripture antici...

What does the Bible actually teach about the roles of men and women in the church—and how much of what we believe comes from Scripture versus culture?

In this episode of Naughty vs Nice, we examine how modern church debates around gender roles, authority, and leadership often collapse biblical categories into cultural assumptions. Rather than reacting to extremes or importing modern ideological frameworks, we slow down and let Scri...

In this follow-up to the “Two Trees” episode, Todd, Laura, and Kelly turn the spotlight on the occult counterfeit of the Tree of Life. Todd argues that across esoteric traditions—Kabbalah, Hermeticism, New Age spirituality, and mythic world-tree systems—the “Tree of Life” is often not a picture of grace or union with God, but a rebranded Tree of Knowledge: a ladder of ascent where spiritual “progress” is achieved through secret wis...

In this episode of Naughty Versus Nice, Todd, Laura, and Kelly start with a real-life discernment moment: Kelly spots a “Christian” course book that subtly reframes creativity through a false gospel—one built on self-actualization, secret knowledge, and autonomy dressed up in church-friendly language. Instead of being dismissed, her notes are received with humility by course leadership, opening the door for the class to learn how d...

As New Year’s approaches, most people think about time in terms of cycles—fresh starts, reinvention, resolutions, and self-improvement. But Scripture presents a radically different view.

In this episode of Naughty vs Nice, Todd and Laura unpack the biblical understanding of time and contrast it with the occult worldview that sees time as cyclical, manipulable, and subject to human will.

Together they explore:

• Why the Bible presen...

Most of us grew up hearing Christmas as a sweet story—angels, shepherds, a manger scene, and a baby wrapped in cloth. But in this episode, Todd and Laura walk through the biblical reality behind the incarnation: the moment God reconciled Himself to humanity was not at the cross, but at conception.

In this extended Christmas conversation, they explore:

• Why the incarnation is the work of Christ, not just a prelude to the cross • Ho...

In this special Christmas episode of Naughty vs. Nice, Todd and Laura dig into one of the most overlooked truths in the entire Christian story: the reconciliation of God and man didn’t begin at the cross—it began in the manger.

While the church often treats Christmas as little more than a sweet birth narrative, Todd and Laura argue that the incarnation itself—the eternal Son taking on flesh—is the very moment heaven and earth are j...

What happens when the church is so committed to “saving marriages” that it accidentally protects wolves and sacrifices the wounded?

In this follow-up conversation to their interview with Mandy, Todd and Laura (with Producer Kelly on mic) zoom in on patterns of abuse—especially in “Christian” marriages—and why so many church responses actually make things worse.

They unpack:

• The cycle of abuse – honeymoon → tension → incident ...

In this powerful episode of Naughty vs Nice, Todd and Laura sit down with Bible teacher and licensed clinical mental health counselor Mandy Cornett to tackle one of the hardest—and most avoided—subjects in modern Christianity: how trauma, narcissism, marriage, abuse, and mental health intersect with the church... and how often the church gets it wrong.

With warmth, honesty, and decades of experience in Scripture and counseling, Man...

In this Thanksgiving episode of Naughty vs Nice, Todd and Laura untangle one of the most misunderstood ideas in Western Christianity: gratitude vs. biblical thankfulness.

Most modern believers describe thankfulness as a list of positive life circumstances—family, health, income, stability. But Scripture frames thankfulness as something radically different: covenant loyalty, submission to God, recognition of His provision, and joy i...