5 things you need to pay attention to - #SplittinTheAtom - October 9, 2025

This week on Splittin’ the Atom, Jen Brien goes all in on the topics people whisper about — but rarely say out loud.

She opens up about the disturbing case of Pastor Robert Morris, the Texas megachurch leader recently charged with child sexual abuse, and reflects on the uneasy feeling she had years ago hearing him preach. Jen breaks down the difference between intuition and spiritual discernment — that deep, God-given sense that something just isn’t right — and why now more than ever, believers need to know who’s really preaching to them.

From there, Jen shifts to the idea of “soft lives” — reminding us that strength and faith are often forged through chaos, grief, and perseverance, not comfort.

She also shares her unfiltered take on cultural shifts happening abroad — from Muslim communities expanding overseas to changes we’re ignoring here at home — and wraps with a sharp “micro thought” about public tone and timing, questioning Erika Kirk’s overly cheerful bubbliness so soon after a national tragedy.

It’s honest. It’s raw. It’s the conversation most people won’t have — but probably should.
Because at the end of the day… it is what it is.