Christine Caine: The Kitchen Table Where Everything Changed
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Christine Caine on why the "victim narrative" is destroying a generation—and what the real gospel actually says.
In this conversation, Pastor Greg Laurie sits down with Christine Caine (founder of A21, evangelist, author) for a wide-ranging talk about faith, calling, and the fight against human trafficking.
What we cover:
• Finding out at 33 she was adopted—and how a decade of renewing her mind with Scripture prepared her for that moment
• Childhood abuse, shame, and why "despite" is the real language of the gospel
• Why she believes evangelism is the most unwanted job in the 21st-century church
• Running A21 across 22 countries and what she's learned on the front lines
• 30 years of marriage, 260+ hotel nights a year, and building a life around purpose
• The hardest prayer she's ever prayed
• Why Jesus is coming back—and what that should change about how we live today
• Numbering your days: the practice she started at 22 that still shapes her life
Two evangelists, one long conversation, plenty of laughter along the way.
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Timestamps
00:16 The one-night stand and the plan of God
01:54 A phone call reveals the family secret
06:29 Renewing the mind before the storm hits
10:14 Making pain a tool, not a prison
14:17 Redemption is "despite," not "if only"
18:44 Losing a son and the resurrection witness
22:53 What Jesus did is bigger than what was done to you
29:33 Preaching to the back row, not the front row
34:06 Why eschatology still matters
41:26 The hardest prayer: getting the "want" back
46:28 Marriage built on purpose and the fruit of the Spirit
01:07:12 J. John and the power of another cup of coffee
01:12:03 Numbering your days from age 22
01:17:15 Three questions from Eden for the unwanted
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