America is facing an epidemic of familial estrangement. The “no contact” movement, launched by a therapeutic culture, is fueled by false ideas of self and family that prioritize personal “peace” over relationships and family bonds. One recent study showed that as many as four in ten Americans have cut off contact with a family member or loved one, with Gen Z comprising the highest percentage. On this episode, Abraham Hamilton, III, general counsel and public policy analyst with the American Family Association, joins Dr. Del Tackett and John Rabe to investigate a phenomenon that is tearing apart millions of families because of self-focused “therapy” and political differences. Cultural Marxism in America has taught people that family is optional, that the self is supreme, and that disapproval is violence—ideas that have been supercharged via social media and the therapist’s couch. The biblical picture of family relationships—even difficult ones—is far different. If you or someone you know has been affected by the recent “no contact” craze, you won’t want to miss this episode of The Truth Encounter Podcast.

Generation Z (those born roughly between 1997 and 2012) is facing an urgent mental health crisis. On this episode of The Truth Encounter Podcast, Dr. Del Tackett and John Rabe are joined by Marc Fey, the president and founder of MKF Strategic Marketing, to investigate the potential causes of this epidemic as part of "The Restoration" series. Gen Z is the first "smart phone generation," and as many of 60 percent of its members have been formally diagnosed with a mental health disorder. Anxiety and depression are running rampant, and these young people are significantly more likely to report suicidal thoughts than the generations that preceded them at the same point in life. Why is this happening? And what, if anything, can we do to protect our children? Join us for this critical Truth Encounter episode.

Socialism is on the rise in America, especially among those under 40. With the midterm election just days away, theologian and biblical scholar Dr. Wayne Grudem joins Del Tackett and John Rabe for an urgent conversation about the (literally) satanic attack on God’s plan for human dignity and fruitfulness. The official Democratic Party platform says eight different times that it will make the wealthy pay their “fair share” of taxes. But “fair” according to whom? By what standard? Christians should seek to derive their ideas on fairness, justice, economics, and taxation (as well as every other important issue) from the Bible rather than from glib partisan rhetoric rooted in sinful covetousness. In this episode, Dr. Grudem, world-renowned theologian and author of Politics According to the Bible, exposes how socialist-leaning systems are actually attacks on God-designed fruitfulness--undermining innovation, punishing success, and leaving us all poorer.