Counteract Podcast

Ep. 196 | Do Not Follow Your Heart: A Message to High School Graduates (And Anyone Else Figuring Out Their Life)

Recently graduated, graduating soon, or just trying to figure out what's next? The world says it's time to find yourself, follow your heart, and live your truth... but what if that's exactly the wrong advice? In this episode, Abigail shares her annual letter to the high school senior and honestly, to every young adult still trying to figure it out with practical wisdom on faith, community, debt, family, and what it actually looks like to trust God one step at a time. Listen in & share with a friend! "The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps." — Proverbs 16:9 Links: Follow Abigail on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abigail.dejarnatt/ [https://www.instagram.com/abigail.dejarnatt/] Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@counteractusa [https://www.youtube.com/@counteractusa] For more about Counteract USA: Website: https://counteractusa.org/ [https://counteractusa.org/]  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counteract.usa/ [https://www.instagram.com/counteract.usa/]  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/counteract.usa/ [https://www.facebook.com/counteract.usa/] For more about the Herzog Foundation: https://www.herzogfoundation.com/ [https://www.herzogfoundation.com/] For more about the Real Life Network: https://reallifenetwork.com/ [https://reallifenetwork.com/] RTS 2026 (October 2-3, Rogers, AR) Tickets + Info: https://counteractusa.org/resolve-to-stand-conference-2026 [https://counteractusa.org/resolve-to-stand-conference-2026]  Use code PODCAST20 for 20% off your ticket! MENTIONS: high school seniors, graduation, Gen Z, Disney theology, identity, biblical worldview, deconstruction, college, Proverbs 16:9, Jeremiah 17:9, John 14:6, Galatians 2:20, Matthew 16:25, John 8:32, Daniel, Counteract cell, Resolve to Stand, Rogers Arkansas, Herzog Foundation

Ep. 195 | Not Afraid of the News: Abortion Pill Battle, Teen Suicide, & the Death Penalty (But There’s Hope)

How do we counteract a culture of death with a culture of life? From the abortion pill situation and telehealth loopholes to skyrocketing teen suicide rates and a high-profile capital murder case out of Texas, today's episode tackles three stories that are heavy, real, and impossible to ignore. We look at the abortion pill regimen and what it actually does, why the Fifth Circuit's ruling matters for states like Arkansas, and what it means that the Supreme Court stepped in. Then we talk about why teen suicide rates rising in a generation drowning in screens and secularism is not a coincidence, it is a worldview problem. And finally, we sit with the tension of being pro-life and pro-death penalty, and why those two positions are not actually in conflict when you root them in the imago Dei. But here's the thing: the news is not the last word. Church attendance is rising. Gen Z is searching. And Jesus has come that we might have life, abundantly. Listen in. "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." — John 10:10 Links Follow Abigail on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abigail.dejarnatt/ [https://www.instagram.com/abigail.dejarnatt/] Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@counteractusa [https://www.youtube.com/@counteractusa] For more about Counteract USA: Website: https://counteractusa.org/ [https://counteractusa.org/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counteract.usa/ [https://www.instagram.com/counteract.usa/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/counteract.usa/ [https://www.facebook.com/counteract.usa/] For more about the Herzog Foundation: Website: https://www.herzogfoundation.com/ [https://www.herzogfoundation.com/] For more about the Real Life Network: Website: https://reallifenetwork.com/ [https://reallifenetwork.com/] RTS 2026 (October 2-3, Rogers, AR) Tickets + Info: https://counteractusa.org/resolve-to-stand-conference-2026 [https://counteractusa.org/resolve-to-stand-conference-2026] Use code PODCAST20 for 20% off your ticket! MENTIONS: Gen Z faith, Gen Z Christianity, biblical worldview, Christian revival, abortion pill, mifepristone, telehealth abortion, teen suicide, imago Dei, death penalty, culture of life, pro-life, Resolve to Stand, Counteract USA, Counteract Podcast, Abigail DeJarnatt, Christian conference, Christian discipleship, Christian youth, Northwest Arkansas

Ep. 194 | The Number One Problem Facing Gen Z: The Self-Discovery Hoax (Guest: Allie Paris)

Is the search for "who we really are" actually making us more lost? In this episode, Abigail is joined by Counteract USA COO Allie Paris to tackle what might be the defining obsession of our generation: self-discovery. From the movies we grew up watching to therapy culture to the gender politics reshaping our world, Gen Z has been handed the same message over and over -- look inward, find yourself, love yourself first. But the more we spiral inward, the emptier we get. Abigail and Allie get personal about their own daily battles with self-obsession, why dwelling on yourself is more addictive than you think, and why the most counter-cultural thing a Christian can do is stop making it about you. Listen in & share with a friend! "I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20 ESV Links: Follow Abigail on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abigail.dejarnatt/ [https://www.instagram.com/abigail.dejarnatt/] Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@counteractusa [https://www.youtube.com/@counteractusa] For more about Counteract USA: Website: https://counteractusa.org/ [https://counteractusa.org/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counteract.usa/ [https://www.instagram.com/counteract.usa/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/counteract.usa/ [https://www.facebook.com/counteract.usa/] For more about the Herzog Foundation: https://www.herzogfoundation.com/ [https://www.herzogfoundation.com/] For more about the Real Life Network: https://reallifenetwork.com/ [https://reallifenetwork.com/] RTS 2026 (October 2-3, Rogers, AR) Tickets + Info: https://counteractusa.org/resolve-to-stand-conference-2026 [https://counteractusa.org/resolve-to-stand-conference-2026] Use code PODCAST20 for 20% off your ticket! Mentions: Gen Z faith, Gen Z Christianity, biblical worldview, Christian revival, die to self, self-discovery, Christian identity, Allie Paris, Galatians 2:20, Counteract USA, Counteract Podcast, Abigail DeJarnatt, Christian discipleship, rooted in scripture, Christian youth, Northwest Arkansas

Ep. 193 | Zeal Without Knowledge Won't Last: Gen Z's Revival Needs Roots (Guest: Dr. David Closson)

Is Gen Z's faith surge the real thing -- or zeal without knowledge that will eventually fade? Abigail DeJarnatt sits down with Dr. David Closson, Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at the Family Research Council, recorded live at Resolve to Stand 2025 in Rogers, Arkansas. The data on Gen Z and faith is genuinely encouraging -- Bible sales, church attendance, and Christian streaming are all trending up. But Dr. Closson's research reveals something every Gen Z Christian needs to hear: zeal that isn't grounded in doctrine won't hold. In this episode, we get into what Gen Z churchgoers actually believe, where they're surprising us, where the gaps are, and what it practically looks like to dig a deep well of biblical knowledge now -- before life gets busier and the cultural winds shift again. Listen in because the revival moment is real, but it has to be rooted. "Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised." -- Hebrews 10:35-36 ESV Links: COUNTERACT USA Website: counteractusa.org YouTube: youtube.com/@counteractusa Instagram: @counteractusa Facebook: facebook.com/counteract.usa RTS 2026 -- October 2-3, Rogers, AR Tickets + Info: counteractusa.org/resolve-to-stand-conference-2026 ABIGAIL DEJARNATT Instagram: @abigail.dejarnatt HERZOG FOUNDATION herzogfoundation.com REAL LIFE NETWORK reallifenetwork.com MENTIONS Gen Z faith, Gen Z Christianity, biblical worldview, Christian revival, zeal without knowledge, David Closson, Family Research Council, Center for Biblical Worldview, Resolve to Stand, Counteract USA, Counteract Podcast, Abigail DeJarnatt, Christian conference, expository preaching, Christian discipleship, rooted in scripture, doctrine, Christian youth, Northwest Arkansas

Ep. 192 | Why I'm Not Afraid of Being Called a Christian Nationalist

Are you self-censoring because you're afraid of being called a Christian nationalist? The phrase "Christian nationalist" gets thrown around constantly as an indictment — but most Christians have never stopped to ask whether it's even a real, definable accusation. In this episode, Abigail breaks down what Christian nationalism actually is, why the separation of church and state argument doesn't hold up, and why knowing who you are and whose you are is the only thing that matters when the culture tries to slander you into silence. From Daniel, Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael refusing to bow in Babylon, to Esther standing before the king, to Pilate washing his hands — Scripture has a lot to say about what happens when we let the crowd define us. The world will call you names. The question is whether you'll let that change anything. Listen in. "Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you." — 1 Peter 3:14-15 Links COUNTERACT USA Website: counteractusa.org YouTube: youtube.com/counteractusa Instagram: @counteractusa Facebook: facebook.com/counteractusa ABIGAIL DEJARNATT Instagram: @abigail.dejarnatt HERZOG FOUNDATION herzogfoundation.com REAL LIFE NETWORK reallifenetwork.com MENTIONS #ChristianNationalism #SeparationOfChurchAndState #DanielAndFriends #Esther #1Peter3 #Babylon #ShariаLaw #CounteractPodcast #HerzogFoundation #BoldAndUnashamed