Strong Women: Recent Episodes
Sarah Stonestreet and Erin Kunkle
In our culture, if a woman is said to have strength it usually means she is competing with a man or acting like a man.
What if there is strength in the way God made us, as women? There is and we recognize it when we see it.
We are excited to introduce you to women who display true strength, not in spite of being women but because of it.
The Parable of the Prodigal Son is really the parable of two brothers: one who’s ruled by unchecked desire, and the other who’s ruled by legalism and pride. I think a lot of us can resonate with both brothers. We feel torn between what we want to do and what we ought to do. But God designed these two things to be united within us! Using this parable as a framework, my friend Heidi White joins me again to talk about how we can not only do what’s right but also desire what’s right ... and find true freedom and joy as a result.
The Divided Soul: Duty and Desire in Literature and Life by Heidi White
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni
On Strong Women, we celebrate God’s good design for women in every season of life. It’s all part of a bigger mission: to help the Church be the Church—by celebrating what’s good, resisting what’s evil, restoring what’s broken, and creating what’s missing. As we approach our June 30 fiscal year end, we need your help to keep that mission going. You can support the next year of Strong Women, as well as all the other resources from the Colson Center, by making your best gift today at colsoncenter.org/swchurch.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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If the Church is a “hospital for the sick,” then we should expect it to be full of people who are sinful, broken (just like we are), and different from us. This week, Katie McCoy and I talk about what our relationship with the Church has looked like throughout our lives, and why the Church is worth committing to, even in the face of church hurt. We discuss the trends we’re seeing in church traditions and demographics. We end the episode answering listener questions about when to leave a church, mentorship, being single in the church, and more. This episode and Q&A were recorded live at CCNC 2025.
Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics by Mary Eberstadt
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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If everything belongs to God, how do we manage the things He’s given us in a way that honors Him and blesses others? How can we find out where He’s calling us invest our time, talents, and energy? Today’s guest, Dana Wichterman, joins me to answer these questions and encourage us to invest everything we have in the Kingdom of God.
Impact Foundation
Crown
Stewards Not Owners: The Joy of Aligning Your Money with Your Faith by Dana Wichterman and Bill Wichterman
In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character by Jen Wilkin
None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That's a Good Thing) by Jen Wilken
The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn
The Pilgrim's Progress by Paul Bunyan
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/.
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When Danielle Grandholm’s daughter was diagnosed with Down syndrome, she and her husband found themselves without adequate support. This experience led them to start Rising Kites, a nonprofit dedicated to helping parents of children with Down syndrome. What began as an unexpected journey became a source of blessing as Danielle witnessed God’s providence and grace throughout the process, demonstrating how God can transform challenges into opportunities to serve others and experience His care.
Rising Kites
We’ll Paint the Octopus Red by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, Pam Devito (Illustrator)
The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Are you a Christian educator? If so, I’m guessing you want to do more than just impart knowledge to your students. You want to help them develop genuine faith and a Christian worldview that will shape their character and their life. If this resonates with you, I want to encourage you to check out the “Worldview Formation 101” course from the Colson Educators. This free online course will help you understand the purpose of worldview formation and give you practical steps to craft lesson plans that incorporate the Christian worldview. Even better, it will equip you to foster a school culture where your students’ faith is nourished. You can sign up for “Worldview Formation” today at colsoneducators.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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We will all face hard things. Will we be the sort of people who resist the challenges and become resentful and bitter? Or will we see suffering as an opportunity to be open to the Lord and trust him? Today, my friend Maggie and I both share how Christ is meeting us in the suffering of a broken engagement and a loved one’s Alzheimer's diagnosis. We also dive into the habits of faith that prepare us to suffer well and how God redeems our suffering to help us know Christ more intimately.
The Secret to Joy-Filled Suffering with Joni Eareckson Tada
The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis
Another Glimpse by Sean Curran
The Book of Common Prayer
On Strong Women, we celebrate God’s good design for women in every season of life. It’s all part of a bigger mission: to help the Church be the Church—by celebrating what’s good, resisting evil, restoring what’s broken, and contributing what’s missing. As we approach our June 30 fiscal year end, we need your help to keep that mission going. You can support the next year of Strong Women, as well as all the other resources from the Colson Center, by making your best gift today at colsoncenter.org/swchurch.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Kori Pennypacker is the founder and CEO of Bible2School. Today she joins me to share her journey from navy wife to ministry leader, demonstrating how women can lead with biblical conviction while keeping Jesus at the center. I know you’ll be encouraged by her testimonies of children encountering Jesus and how the program is creating ripples of faith in schools across the country.
Show Notes:
Bible2School
colsoncenter.org/SWMonthly
Little Book of Forgiveness: A Pathway to Freedom by Kenward Jones
Excellence Wins: A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise by Horst Schulze
On Strong Women, we celebrate God’s good design for women in every season of life. It’s all part of a bigger mission: to help the Church be the Church—by celebrating what’s good, resisting evil, restoring what’s broken, and contributing what’s missing. As we approach our June 30 fiscal year end, we need your help to keep that mission going. You can support the next year of Strong Women, as well as all the other resources from the Colson Center, by making your best gift today at colsoncenter.org/swchurch.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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In a culture that increasingly devalues children and mothering, Rachael Carman challenges us to rediscover the profound beauty and value of motherhood, including the moments that feel tiring or even mundane. The vulnerability, sacrifice, and invisible acts of motherhood aren’t just duties to endure but sacred opportunities to meet Jesus and become more like Him.
Show Notes:
Apologia Curriculum
The Kristin Lavransdatter Trilogy by Sigrid Undset
Hey, listeners! You’ve probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows Program here on Strong Women. I'm excited to let you know that the Colson Fellows team hosts one-hour, live, informational webinars that allow you to hear an overview of the program and get your questions answered. The webinars are hosted by the Vice President and Dean of the Colson Fellowship – my good friend, Michael Craven. If you enjoy the conversations we have on Strong Women and want to think more deeply about your place in God’s story of redemption, the Colson Fellows Program might be for you. Colson Fellows will take you on a deep dive study of Christian worldview through books, devotionals, meetings with likeminded peers, and more. If you’re interested, but have questions about the workload, cohort formats, or anything else, I encourage you to sign up for the next live, Colson Fellows informational webinar. You can find a full list of webinar dates and register today at colsonfellows.org/webinar.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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As moms or teachers or mentors, how do we help the young people in our lives grow deep roots of faith before they launch into the world? Today’s guest has some practical answers. As Educators Specialist here at the Colson Center, Billy Hutchinson is all about helping Christian educators form their students in the Christian worldview. But this episode isn’t just for educators! If you play any influential role in the life of a young person, you’ll find encouragement and help in this conversation.
Show Notes:
A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle
Kingmaker by Sonia Purnell
The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President by Edward O’Keefe
The Colson Educators Program
The Colson Fellows Program
The Identity Project
Want to know what it takes to be a Colson Fellow? Well, you can find out from someone who’s already been through it by checking out the Pursuit series on the Colson Fellows blog. There, you can read testimonies of men and women like you from different backgrounds who took on the challenge of the Colson Fellows Program and came out on the other side transformed. Start with Catherine Wheeler’s story. She was in my Colson Fellows cohort when I was a leader. She’s an OBGYN and former abortionist whose transformation story really is amazing. You can read Catherine’s testimony and many others by visiting colsonfellows.org/stories.
You don’t have to look far to notice cancel culture is everywhere. Maybe your teen is nervous to speak up at school about being pro-life because she's afraid her opinion will be dismissed. Maybe you're hesitant to voice concerns at work because you're worried about backlash from your co-workers. These situations are common, but speaking the truth with love is our calling as Christians. The Colson Educators course, "Navigating Cancel Culture," can help. In partnership with "No Safe Spaces," the Colson Center and Brett Kunkle teach you how to understand cancel culture, recognize where it shows up, and respond with a Christian perspective. Ready to learn more? Sign up at colsoneducators.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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The words we sing matter. They ‘catechize’ us, training us to see the world in a certain way and set our affections on something. Today I’m talking with Caroline Cobb, whose Scripture-saturated songs combine Truth and melody. Tune in for a conversation about the formational power of music and being intentional about the narratives we allow to shape our lives.
Psalms: The Poetry of Prayer by Caroline Cobb
Advent for Exiles by Caroline Cobb
Song: A Breath of a Prayer by Michael Card
The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
You can provide foundational support to the Colson Center by becoming a Cornerstone Monthly Partner. The support of dedicated Monthly Partners helps us invest in believers worldwide as they seek to live with clarity, confidence, and courage. Monthly Partners provide our most dependable level support and get exclusive benefits from the Colson Center in return. To become a Cornerstone Monthly Partner, go to colsoncenter.org/swcornerstone.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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Christianity isn’t based on blind faith, but on the reality that Jesus lived, died, and rose again. Today I’m joined by apologist Sean McDowell to talk about all the evidence we have for the resurrection of Jesus, and how we can wisely engage with seekers and skeptics about the hope we have in Christ.
Show Notes:
Chasing Love: Sex, Love, and Relationships in a Confused Culture by Sean McDowell
Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God's Design for Marriage by Sean McDowell
Evidence for the Resurrection: What it Means for your Relationship with God by Sean McDowell and Josh McDowell
The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus by Gary Habermas
More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell
Foxe's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe
On the Resurrection series by Gary Habermas
The Church Affiliate program brings the Colson Fellows Program to your local church. Pastors and church leaders can go through the Colson Fellows Program for free, so they are able to launch a Church Affiliate cohort and bring worldview training to their church members. For more details, visit colsoncenter.org/church.
Summit Ministries’ 12-day Student Conferences are for young adults who refuse to settle. It’s for those ready to take risks, ask big questions, and push past what’s comfortable. There, you’ll find friends who understand and mentors who will help you discover what it truly means to live with purpose. Register for Student Conferences using code STRONG25 for $200 off. Go to summit.org/promotions/strong women.
Educators—your worldview matters. It shapes your school. It shapes your classroom. It shapes your students. Are you cultivating a thoroughly Christian worldview? The Rooted Educator Worldview Summit is designed to help you do that. Join ACSI and the Colson Center June 16-18 in Grand Prairie, TX for this year’s Worldview Summit. The lineup of speakers is one you don’t want to miss: Dr. Larry Taylor of ACSI, author and speaker Brett Kunkle of Maven, author and speaker Alisa Childers, and more! This event is designed to help you cultivate your worldview so you can shape your students’ faith for a lifetime. Time is running out to register! Secure your spot today at acsi.org/rooted.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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You don’t have to choose between studying theology and being passionate about Jesus. In fact, our study of God should lead to love for God. Today I’m joined by theologian, Bible teacher, and author Phylicia Masonheimer, who shows us the beauty of studying theology for the love of Christ. No matter your circumstances, education, or age, you have an invitation to grow in the love and knowledge of God every day.
Every Woman a Theologian
Podcast: Verity with Phylician Masonheimer
When Life and Beliefs Collide by Carolyn Custis James
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Daily Doctrine by Kevin DeYoung
Lent is a time to reflect on our need for salvation, repent of our sins, and prepare to celebrate Christ’s resurrection with deep gratitude. Our team has created a free guide with weekly hymns, prayers, and artwork to help prepare your heart for Easter. Join the Strong Women community and download your free copy today at colsoncenter.org/lent.
Hey, listeners! You’ve probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows Program here on Strong Women. I'm excited to let you know that the Colson Fellows team hosts one-hour, live, informational webinars that allow you to hear an overview of the program and get your questions answered. The webinars are hosted by the Vice President and Dean of the Colson Fellowship – my good friend, Michael Craven. If you enjoy the conversations we have on Strong Women and want to think more deeply about your place in God’s story of redemption, the Colson Fellows Program might be for you. Colson Fellows will take you on a deep dive study of Christian worldview through books, devotionals, meetings with likeminded peers, and more. If you’re interested, but have questions about the workload, cohort formats, or anything else, I encourage you to sign up for the next live, Colson Fellows informational webinar. You can find a full list of webinar dates and register today at colsonfellows.org/webinar.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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Take a peek at the Colson Fellows Program through three women who are in the middle of it! Brooke Colón, the Colson Fellows Director, gives us a glimpse at the Program and how it can transform your faith. Then, Martha and Grace, two current Colson Fellows-in-Training, share how the Program has challenged their thinking and strengthened their faith.
How Now Shall We Live? by Chuck Colson
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Knowing God by J.I. Packer
2025 Colson Center National Conference
Lent is a time to reflect on our need for salvation, repent of our sins, and prepare to celebrate Christ’s resurrection with deep gratitude. Our team has created a free guide with weekly hymns, prayers, and artwork to help prepare your heart for Easter. Join the Strong Women community and download your free copy today at colsoncenter.org/lent.
Do you ever feel like culture is changing faster than you can keep up with? Like you’re unsure of how to live like a Christian in this time and place? There’s good news: You're not alone. Faithful cultural engagement isn’t about having all the answers to the latest issue being discussed on social media. It’s about WHO we are becoming, how we see the world, and, most importantly, how we live in the world as the people of God. Come and cultivate deep roots for a chaotic world at the next Lighthouse Voices event on April 15 at 7PM MT. John Stonestreet will be answering the question, “What does Christian faithfulness look like in a time of unprecedented cultural change?” He will walk through four pillars that can help us understand this moment and live in it with hope and purpose in Christ. Register to attend in-person at the Focus on the Family Welcome Center, or via livestream. This event is free, but space is limited, so register today at colsoncenter.org/lighthouse.
Mental illness and suicide rates have reached critical levels in our culture. As Christians, we have an opportunity to share the hope and healing of Christ with those who feel hopeless. That’s why the Colson Educators created Hope Always: How to be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide. In this free online course, Dr. Matthew Sleeth explores today's mental health challenges, highlights how Scripture speaks to sufferers, and provides practical guidance for how we can talk about suicide prevention in our families, churches, and schools. Sign up for Hope Always today and learn how to be a force for life in the places God has called you. You can sign up today at colsoneducators.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Step into the enchanted world of the 12th-century nun Hildegard von Bingen. This multi-talented woman was a musician, playwright, abbess, and visionary (tune in to find out what that means!). Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson returns to explore how Hildegard’s life and work can shape our spiritual imagination and invite us to know God and participate in His world more fully.
The Identity Project
Breakpoint
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Heavenly Participation by Hans Boersma
Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers
Lent is a time to reflect on our need for salvation, repent of our sins, and prepare to celebrate Christ’s resurrection with deep gratitude. Our team has created a free guide with weekly hymns, prayers, and artwork to help prepare your heart for Easter. Join the Strong Women community and download your free copy today at colsoncenter.org/lent. Summit Ministries’ 12-day Student Conferences are for young adults who refuse to settle. It’s for those ready to take risks, ask big questions, and push past what’s comfortable. There, you’ll find friends who understand and mentors who will help you discover what it truly means to live with purpose. Register for Student Conferences using code STRONG25 for $200 off. Go to summit.org/promotions/strong women.
The Church Affiliate program brings the Colson Fellows Program to your local church. Pastors and church leaders can go through the Colson Fellows Program for free, so they are able to launch a Church Affiliate cohort and bring worldview training to their church members. For more details, visit colsoncenter.org/church.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Lent is a time for reflection and reorientation toward Jesus. Good music can help us with both of these things. Today I get to talk with singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken about the practice of Lent and how hymns can help us face our humanity and bring it all to Jesus.
The Maker of the Mountain: A Story About What God is Like by Sandra McCracken and Tim Nicholson
Summit Ministries' 12-day Student Conferences are for young adults who refuse to settle. It’s for those ready to take risks, ask big questions, and push past what’s comfortable. There, you’ll find friends who understand and mentors who will help you discover what it truly means to live with purpose. Register for Student Conferences using code STRONG25 for $200 off. Go to summit.org/promotions/strong women.
The Colson Center will be in Greenville, South Carolina on Thursday, April 3rd for its next Breakpoint Forum Live! My husband John Stonestreet will be speaking, along with Dr. Katie McCoy and Dr. Andrew Walker. The topic for the evening is, “A New Sexual Revolution: Living as Image Bearers, Male and Female.” Our culture today is confused about what it means to be male and female because it’s lost sight of what men and women are for. God’s Word tells us that God created men and women to bear His own image in the world. Join us for this event to learn how to recover a Christian vision for living as embodied, male and female image bearers of God before a watching world. This is a free event, but spaces are limited. Secure your spot by registering today at colsoncenter.org/greenville.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Join me for a very musical episode with priest, musician, and songwriter Josh Bales! Josh and I explore how Lent helps us reckon with our brokenness. Tune in for a deep conversation on the beauty of liturgy and the deep hymns that can shape our worship during this season. Plus, Josh brings his guitar and breaks into song throughout the conversation!
Josh Bales: The story behind the album art for “Come Away From Rush and Hurry”
As of this month, the Identity Project is available for free! That’s right, over 200 videos from Christian experts on identity, sexuality, marriage, and more are available to you for free. We believe this platform is needed now more than ever, because our culture is so confused about identity, and that confusion is shaping the people we’re called to love and disciple. The Identity Project addresses important cultural questions about identity, relationships, and human flourishing from a distinctly Christian worldview, so you can be equipped to point those around you to a solid, biblical identity. The Identity Project features subject-matter experts like Laura Perry Smalts, Mark Regnerus, Katie McCoy, and more. So, join the Identity Project in this new chapter by exploring the platform and sharing it with others. Make your free account today at identityproject.tv.
Lent is a time to reflect on our need for salvation, repent of our sins, and prepare to celebrate Chirst's resurection with a deep gratitude. Our team has created a free guide with weekly hymns, prayers, and artwork to help prepare your heart for Easter. Join the Strong Women community and download your free copy today at colsoncenter.org/lent. The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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The season of Lent begins today, and you may be wondering, “What is Lent and why does it matter?” I’m answering your questions about Lent this week with my colleague Maggie, including: What’s the purpose of fasting and how can I practice it? How can I observe Lent non-legalistically? What’s the significance of Ash Wednesday? ... and more! Whether you’ve observed Lent before or not, I think you’ll find this discussion insightful!
The Songs of Lent
Knowing God by J. I. Packer
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Lent is a time to reflect on our need for salvation, repent of our sins, and prepare to celebrate Chirst's resurection with a deep gratitude. Our team has created a free guide with weekly hymns, prayers, and artwork to help prepare your heart for Easter. Join the Strong Women community and download your free copy today at colsoncenter.org/lent. The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Have you ever heard of a “sandwich season”? That's what Kimberly Hudson calls the season of caring for adult children and aging parents at the same time. Through unpredictable days and changing family dynamics, the Lord has taught Kimberly the beauty of trusting Him with her family. Her gentle wisdom reminds us to be grateful for what’s right in front of us and lean on God as family relationships evolve.
Work is one of the biggest ways we reflect and worship God. Many people have forgotten the value of work, and feel a sense of meaninglessness. This month, we will send you the book Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life by David Bahnsen for a gift if any amount to the Colson Center. This book provides a biblical understanding of work, and why it is so meaningful. Go to colsoncenter.org/swfebruary to receive your copy.
The Strong Women podcast exists to display the beautifully diverse ways God invites and equips women to participate in His story. Strong Women is a listener-funded program from the Colson Center that is only available for free because it has already been paid for by hundreds of listeners like you. To join the community of women who make this program possible, visit colsoncenter.org/swmonthly today.
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Quina Aragon is a spoken word poet who knows what it means to wrestle honestly with God and “pour out her troubles before him.” Through her journey with chronic illness, she has embraced the practice of lament in her prayers and poems. Along the way, she has learned that God brings beauty from the ashes of our pain, suffering, and questions. Tune in to hear her story and hear her perform one of her poems!
Love Has a Story: 100 Meditations on the Enduring Love of God by Quina Aragon
Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times by Soong-Chan Rah
“To All the Poets” by Andrew Peterson
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Work is one of the biggest ways we reflect and worship God. Many people have forgotten the value of work, and feel a sense of meaninglessness. This month, we will send you the book Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life by David Bahnsen for a gift if any amount to the Colson Center. This book provides a biblical understanding of work, and why it is so meaningful. Go to colsoncenter.org/swfebruary to receive your copy.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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I’m answering your questions this week in a special Q&A episode! My friend and colleague Maggie is back to host with me. We talk about things like developing a consistent prayer habit, parenting teens, caring for aging parents, church traditions, and more.
The Book of Common Prayer
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Dancing with Max by Emily Colson
Applications are now open for the 2025-2026 Colson Fellows Program! Participants take a nine-month deep dive into Christian worldview and learn how God’s story of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration explain the world better than any alternative can. They study how the gospel is not simply a matter of eternal destination, but a way of life. You can request more information about the Colson Fellows Program today at colsonfellows.org.
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Jessika Sanders returns to share her journey from radical independence and people-pleasing to experiencing God’s grace at her lowest point. Her path led her from New York to Turkey, where a turbulent cross-cultural marriage brought her to rock bottom, and to an unexpected encounter with God. Her story highlights the profound difference between religious legalism and a living, grace-based relationship with God.
Praying Through Ministries
In His Hands: Prayers for Your Child or Baby in a Medical Crisis by Jessika Sanders and Eric Schumacher
Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison Warren
The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom by Larry Loftis
The Strong Women podcast exists to display the beautifully diverse ways God invites and equips women to participate in His story. Strong Women is a listener-funded program from the Colson Center that is only available for free because it has already been paid for by hundreds of listeners like you. To join the community of women who make this program possible, visit colsoncenter.org/swmonthly today.
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Being a stay-at-home mom is not a demotion—it’s a career shift. Sherri Seligson knows what it’s like to trade a dream job for the privilege of staying home to raise her kids full-time. Her story reminds us that it’s the small habits and “little obediences” of everyday life that shape us into who we will become one day. Whether you’re a mom or not, I think this conversation will encourage you that your unseen acts of faithfulness are eternally significant.
Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery
Anne’s House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
Wonders of the Ocean Realm by Tricia Goyer and Sherri Seligson
Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design by Ken Ham, Hugh Ross, Deborah Haarsma, and Stephen C. Meyer
How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens by Benedict Carey
Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
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The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Are we quick to view children as a blessing, or an inconvenience? Today I get to talk with lawyer Erin Hawley, who was part of the legal team that helped bring an end to Roe v. Wade. She shares her perspective as a Christian, mom, and lawyer, reminding us that even in our radically pro-abortion culture, the Church can be a world-changing force for life like it was in the days of the early Church.
Alliance Defending Freedom
Parenting Teens with Love and Logic: Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood by Jim Fay and Foster Cline
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How do we walk with loved ones through suffering when we’re suffering too? Today I get to talk about this topic with Whitney Pipkin, who experienced the profound comfort of Christ in the midst of her mom’s 20-year cancer battle. In the discomfort of death and in the face of her complete inability, Whitney encountered Jesus, the man of sorrows. Whitney’s testimony is one every Christian needs to hear.
A Praying Life by Paul Miller
One With My Lord by Sam Allberry
Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson
The Storied Life by Jared C. Wilson
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Register for the upcoming Breakpoint Forum: A New Sexual Revolution at colsoncenter.org/phoenix.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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When Laura Powell wasn’t even looking for God, He captivated her with the truth of His Word. Now, she’s passionate about sharing that truth, including the abundant evidence for God and Christianity. Today we talk about evangelism and cultivating an informed faith that knows what you believe and why you believe it.
Women in Apologetics
Laura’s Website
Athletes in Action
Knight and Rose Show
Stand to Reason
The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith by Joseph M. Holden, Casey Luskin, and William A. Dembski
Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas Groothuis
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Many of us struggle with body image. Our bodies matter and we are called to care for them—but how do we do that without obsessing? What does it look like to steward our bodies? This week, I’m re-airing an interview about these questions with Lainey Greer. Lainey uses her unique background of exercise science and systematic theology to equip Christians with a biblical view of the body. We talk about the big picture of stewarding our health and what that looks like practically.
Show Notes:
Lainey’s website: https://laineygreer.com/
Forsaken Body Podcast
Be Well: Learning to Steward Your Health by Dr. Lainey Greer
Lainey’s curriculum – Understand Healthy
Our Bodies Tell God's Story: Discovering the Divine Plan for Love, Sex, and Gender by Christopher West
Purdue study on obesity among religious
Providence by John Piper
The Practice of Godliness by Jerry Bridges
The Strong Women podcast exists to display the beautifully diverse ways God invites and equips women to participate in His story. Strong Women is a listener-funded program from the Colson Center that is only available for free because it has already been paid for by hundreds of listeners like you. To join the community of women who make this program possible, visit colsoncenter.org/swmonthly today.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Merry Christmas! Today, I'm re-airing a favorite episode featuring my friend Haley Stewart. Christmastide is a season of festivity—carols, parties, decorations, and food. But do we understand the real meaning of festivity and its divine origins? In this conversation, Haley offers us a Christian understanding of festivity that begins and ends with who God is and what He's done.
Show Notes:
Mouse Nuns series by Haley Stewart and Elizabeth Wallin:
The Pursuit of the Pilfered Cheese
The Curious Christmas Trail
Strange Sound by the Sea
”The Sham Practice of Christmas” by Haley Stewart
Advent Resources from the Strong Women podcast:
In Tune with the World, a Theory of Festivity by Joseph Pieper
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander
Advent Hymns: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, O Come Divine Messiah, People, Look East, Handel's Messiah
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Silas Marner by George Eliot
Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson
Works of Mercy by Sally Thomas
The Church today is often seen as irrelevant. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. At the Colson Center, we believe the Church is God’s gift to the world, called to be present and active in this cultural moment without being taken captive by it. In other words, the Church is meant to “move the world,” not move with the world. That’s why we equip believers with a Christian worldview through our media, training programs, and events—because a Church that “moves the world” starts with one faithful Christian. We need your help to continue strengthening the Church in 2025. Thanks to a generous matching donation, every gift between now and December 31 will be DOUBLED until we meet the full match. Help us strengthen the Church to move the world in 2025. Make a gift with double the impact at colsoncenter.org/swdecember.
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It’s time for Ebenezer Scrooge to “face the facts” about his spiritual state and meet the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. My colleague Meredith joins me to explore this sobering yet necessary part of Scrooge’s journey and the transformative power of mercy triumphing over judgment. Even if you’re familiar with A Christmas Carol, you’ll find some fresh truths about Scrooge’s redemption (and ours!) in today’s conversation.
Meredith’s favorite adaptations of A Christmas Carol are A Christmas Carol (1951) with Alastair Sim, and the Broadway musical A Christmas Carol (1994) with music by Alan Menken.
This episode of the Strong Women podcast corresponds with our Strong Women Advent 2024 reading plan. We’re reading A Christmas Carol together this year, and you can read with us! Get your free reading guide at colsoncenter.org/advent.
Grab a copy of A Christmas Carol. Here are several options:
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Free digital version
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Paperback
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Illustrated hardback
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Ebook
-
Audiobooks
Bonus: Illustrations by John Leech
Adaptations of A Christmas Carol to watch:
Traditional
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A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim (1951) (Titled Scrooge in the U.K.)
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A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott (1984)
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A Christmas Carol with Sir Patrick Stewart (1999)
Musical
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Scrooge with Albert Finney (1970)
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A Christmas Carol (1994) (Broadway production. See here for upcoming performances near you)
Unconventional
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The Muppet Christmas Carol with Michael Caine (1992)
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A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey (2009) (Animated feature)
Let me know what you think of these adaptations! Pop into the Strong Women Podcast Community Facebook group to let me know what’s your favorite adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
Related Podcast Episodes:
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Best of Strong Women: Discussing A Christmas Carol With Jessica Hooten Wilson
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Embracing True Festivity This Christmas With Haley Stewart
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Best of Strong Women: The Strength of Mary With Dr. Timothy Ralston
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A Defense of Christmas (Classical Stuff You Should Know)
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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Abundance, festivity, community, and feasting are hallmarks of the Christmas season! They’re also central themes in Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey with the Ghost of Christmas Present. Heidi White joins us this week for a rich discussion on the second spirit in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Listen and learn how fasting, feasting, service, and celebration shape the Christmas season and our Christian life.
This episode of the Strong Women podcast corresponds with our Strong Women Advent 2024 reading plan. We’re reading A Christmas Carol together this year, and you can read with us! Get your free reading guide at colsoncenter.org/advent.
Grab a copy of A Christmas Carol. Here are several options:
-
Free digital version
-
Paperback
-
Illustrated hardback
-
Ebook
-
Audiobooks
Bonus: Illustrations by John Leech
Adaptations of A Christmas Carol to watch:
Traditional
-
A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim (1951) (Titled Scrooge in the U.K.)
-
A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott (1984)
-
A Christmas Carol with Sir Patrick Stewart (1999)
Musical
-
Scrooge with Albert Finney (1970)
-
A Christmas Carol (1994) (Broadway production. See here for upcoming performances near you)
Unconventional
-
The Muppet Christmas Carol with Michael Caine (1992)
-
A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey (2009) (Animated feature)
Let me know what you think of these adaptations! Pop into the Strong Women Podcast Community Facebook group to let me know what’s your favorite adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
Related Podcast Episodes:
-
Best of Strong Women: Discussing a Christmas Carol With Jessica Hooten Wilson
-
Embracing True Festivity This Christmas With Haley Stewart
-
Best of Strong Women: The Strength of Mary With Dr. Timothy Ralston
-
A Defense of Christmas (Classical Stuff You Should Know)
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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We’re diving into the first part of A Christmas Carol, starting with an introduction to the greedy, miserable miser Ebenezer Scrooge. My daughter Abigail joins me today to explore who Scrooge is at the beginning of the novel, and how his encounters with the ghost of Jacob Marley and the Ghost of Christmas Past begin to change him ... or do they? Tune in and find out!
This episode of the Strong Women podcast corresponds with our Strong Women Advent 2024 reading plan. We’re reading A Christmas Carol together this year, and you can read with us! Get your free reading guide at colsoncenter.org/advent.
Grab a copy of A Christmas Carol. Here are several options:
-
Free digital version
-
Paperback
-
Illustrated hardback
-
Ebook
-
Audiobooks
Bonus: Illustrations by John Leech
Adaptations of A Christmas Carol to watch:
Traditional
-
A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim (1951) (Titled Scrooge in the U.K.)
-
A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott (1984)
-
A Christmas Carol with Sir Patrick Stewart (1999)
Musical
-
Scrooge with Albert Finney (1970)
-
A Christmas Carol (1994) (Broadway production. See here for upcoming performances near you)
Unconventional
-
The Muppet Christmas Carol with Michael Caine (1992)
-
A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey (2009) (Animated feature)
Let me know what you think of these adaptations! Pop into the Strong Women Podcast Community Facebook group to let me know what’s your favorite adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
Related Podcast Episodes:
-
Best of Strong Women: Discussing a Christmas Carol With Jessica Hooten Wilson
-
Embracing True Festivity This Christmas With Haley Stewart
-
Best of Strong Women: The Strength of Mary With Dr. Timothy Ralston
-
A Defense of Christmas (Classical Stuff You Should Know)
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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Today we flip the script, and my friend Maggie interviews me about Advent. This season is meant to prepare us for Christ’s coming—and there are so many meaningful ways to observe it. Whether you’re new to Advent or not, tune in for a conversation about the depth and beauty of Advent and the many ways you can observe it through music, art, reading, and tradition. You might just learn some things about Advent that you didn’t know!
Show Notes:
This episode of the Strong Women podcast corresponds with our Strong Women Advent 2024 reading plan. We’re reading A Christmas Carol together this year, and you can read with us! Get your free reading guide at colsoncenter.org/advent.
Grab a copy of A Christmas Carol. Here are several options:
-
Free digital version
-
Paperback
-
Illustrated hardback
-
Ebook
-
Audiobooks
Bonus: Illustrations by John Leech
Adaptations of A Christmas Carol to watch:
Traditional
-
A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim (1951) (Titled Scrooge in the U.K.)
-
A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott (1984)
-
A Christmas Carol with Sir Patrick Stewart (1999)
Musical
-
Scrooge with Albert Finney (1970)
-
A Christmas Carol (1994) (Broadway production. See here for upcoming performances near you)
Unconventional
-
The Muppet Christmas Carol with Michael Caine (1992)
-
A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey (2009) (Animated feature)
Let me know what you think of these adaptations! Pop into the Strong Women Podcast Community Facebook group to let me know what’s your favorite adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
Related Podcast Episodes:
-
Best of Strong Women: Discussing a Christmas Carol With Jessica Hooten Wilson
-
Embracing True Festivity This Christmas With Haley Stewart
-
Best of Strong Women: The Strength of Mary With Dr. Timothy Ralston
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A Defense of Christmas (Classical Stuff You Should Know)
The Church today is often seen as irrelevant. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. At the Colson Center, we believe the Church is God’s gift to the world, called to be present and active in this cultural moment without being taken captive by it. In other words, the Church is meant to “move the world,” not move with the world. That’s why we equip believers with a Christian worldview through our media, training programs, and events—because a Church that “moves the world” starts with one faithful Christian. We need your help to continue strengthening the Church in 2025. Thanks to a generous matching donation, every gift between now and December 31 will be DOUBLED until we meet the full match. Help us strengthen the Church to move the world in 2025. Make a gift with double the impact at colsoncenter.org/swdecember.
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Growing up with an emotionally abusive father, Kim Tschirret believed she needed to perform for love and approval. She found solace during her turbulent adolescence in taking care of her horse. After she met Christ, He began to heal her and eventually led her to open an equine therapy ministry to help kids in crisis find healing. Today, she shares how God’s steadfast love has taught her to rest in Him and share His comfort with others.
Hope Reins
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
The Church today is often seen as irrelevant. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. At the Colson Center, we believe the Church is God’s gift to the world, called to be present and active in this cultural moment without being taken captive by it. In other words, the Church is meant to “move the world,” not move with the world. That’s why we equip believers with a Christian worldview through our media, training programs, and events—because a Church that “moves the world” starts with one faithful Christian. We need your help to continue strengthening the Church in 2025. Thanks to a generous matching donation, every gift between now and December 31 will be DOUBLED until we meet the full match. Help us strengthen the Church to move the world in 2025. Make a gift with double the impact at colsoncenter.org/swdecember.
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From volunteering in her teen years to now serving as Director, Aimee Huber has worked with First Choice Pregnancy Resource Centers in New Jersey for 33 years. When the state unfairly targeted First Choice in 2022, God called Aimee to a deeper level of trust in Him. Through this ongoing challenge, Aimee has learned to find her strength in the God who does unexpected things.
First Choice Women's Resource Centers in New Jersey
Alliance Defending Freedom
Twelve Extraordinary Women by John MacArthur
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The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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From bookstore shelves to social media groups, there’s no shortage of guidance out there for raising babies, toddlers, and teens. But what about those of us parenting adult children? What does it look like to love them well without over-parenting or disengaging? What if they’re estranged from us? Gaye Clark joins us this week to share her well-earned wisdom about walking with Christ as we parent adult children.
Loving Your Adult Children: The Heartache of Parenting and the Hope of the Gospel by Gaye B. Clark
Things Not Seen by Jon Bloom
The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
In collaboration with Focus on the Family, we are excited to announce the next Lighthouse Voices on Tuesday, November 12 at 7pm MT. Lighthouse Voices is a livestreamed event series designed to help Christians navigate today’s cultural landscape with truth and love.
Joining us this month is author and theologian Os Guinness, who will answer the question, “What is the True Meaning of Love?” Contrary to popular belief, concept of “free love” proposed by the sexual revolution is neither freeing nor loving. It’s costly and dehumanizing. But God’s design for love and sex is good, true, and lifegiving. What would it look like for us to start a Christian sexual revolution that displays God’s design for love to a world that’s longing for the real thing? Join us on November 12 for answers and encouragement. This conversation will be followed by a Q&A and book signing. To attend via livestream or in person in Colorado Springs, register for free today at colsoncenter.org/lighthouse.
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God doesn’t need you to do big things for Him. He wants you to take the small steps of obedience that are right in front of you. These small steps eventually led Amy Ford to start Embrace Grace, a ministry dedicated to helping churches support women and families facing unplanned pregnancy. Tune in to hear how the Church can make abortion unthinkable by creating a culture of love, encouragement, and tangible support.
Embrace Grace
A Legacy That Lasts: Preserving and Transferring Your Family Values by Trudy Cathy White
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The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Have you ever grieved so deeply that you can’t find the words to pray? In seasons of suffering, praying prayers written by other believers can help us bring our weary hearts to the Lord. Jessika Sanders and Eric Schumacher have written a book of these prayers, In His Hands: Prayers for Your Child or Baby in a Medical Crisis. They join us this week to talk about the comfort and power of prayer in times of suffering.
In His Hands: Prayers for Your Child or Baby in a Medical Crisis by Jessika Sanders and Eric Schumacher
Hinds’ Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
You’re Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God’s Design and Why That's Good News by Kelly Kapic
Praying Through Ministries
The Church Affiliate program brings the Colson Fellows program to your local church. Pastors and church leaders can go through the Colson Fellows program for free, so they are able to launch a Church Affiliate's cohort an bring worldview training to their church members. For more details, visit colsoncenter.org/church.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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In our sexually confused culture, “The Talk” just doesn’t cut it anymore. But neither does silence about sex, especially from the Church. If talking to the next generation about sex makes you feel overwhelmed, unprepared, or just plain awkward, this conversation is for you! Kristen Miele, founder of Sex Ed Reclaimed, equips us to disciple the next generation toward healthy, God-honoring sexuality.
Sex Ed Reclaimed
The Identity Project
Our Bodies Tell God's Story by Christopher West
The Sex Talk You Never Got: Reclaiming the Heart of Masculine Sexuality by Sam Jolman
Unwanted by Jay Stringer
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Do you wonder if God will forgive that sin or heal that wound? The one that still haunts you? You’ll want to listen to today’s episode. After a dysfunctional family life, sexual abuse, and two abortions, God saved Sheri Friedman and led her on a long journey of healing. Sheri’s story reminds us that God redeems the darkest parts of our stories and frees us to offer His redemption to others.
Healed in Mercy
Agape Women’s Clinic
Colson Fellows
Rachel’s Vineyard
Unveiling Grace: The Story of How We Found Our Way out of the Mormon Church by Lynn K. Wilder
Let Justice Roll Down by John M. Perkins
Heaven by Randy Alcorn
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What anti-life lies do pro-life Christians believe? According to Riley Schneider, many Christians have subtle assumptions about children, parenting, and flourishing that contradict their pro-life convictions. And these lies are hindering the pro-life movement. As a young woman who faced death head-on, Riley is passionate about promoting life by advocating for unborn babies and parents in crisis. Tune in to hear her story and learn what Christians must do if we’re truly going to protect vulnerable lives in our anti-life culture.
Voices for the Voiceless
Students for Life poll
Traction by Gino Wickman
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
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We are excited to officially invite you to the 2025 Colson Center National Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, May 30 to June 1, 2025. Our theme this year is “Be the Church.” We talk a lot about the Church on Strong Women, because the Church is God’s plan A for restoring all things. In our day and age, it’s easy to think of the Christian faith only in individual terms. But God is not just saving individuals—He's making a People, the Church. And before the Church can do what we’re called to do, we must first understand who we are as the body of Christ. We'll explore that question this year, and hear from fantastic speakers like Rosaria Butterfield, Scott Klusendorf, Carl Trueman, and many others. So, come join us at CCNC 2025 and learn with the Church what it means to be the Church. For more details, or to secure your seat, go to colsonconference.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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When Jullie and Matt Love opened The Well, their goal wasn’t just to serve great coffee, but to share the life Jesus promises in John 4:14. Through deep conversations and ongoing relationships, they’re making disciples in one of the most diverse and busy cities in the country. Tune in to see how their commitment to loving their literal neighbors over the long haul has transformed their community and family.
Show Notes:
The Well Coffee House: https://www.thewellcoffeehouse.com/
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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How can the Church lovingly engage with the transgender movement? This week, Dr. Katie McCoy guides us through the complexities of gender ideology, celebrating the diversity between men and women, and exploring how Christians can effectively care for those affected by transgender ideology. Join us to understand the balance of truth and love in this challenging conversation.
Summit Ministries - https://www.summit.org/
Identity Project - https://identityproject.tv/
The Meaning of Sex – J. Budziszewski
Genesis of Gender – Abigail Favale
To Be a Woman: The Confusion Over Female Identity and How Christians Can Respond – Katie McCoy
Love Thy Body - Nancy Pearcey
Theology of the Body - Pope John Paul II
Our Bodies Tell God Stories - Christopher West
God and the Transgender Debate - Andrew Walker
When Harry became Sally – Ryan Anderson
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The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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“When our churches are ugly, it’s a bad witness.” That’s what this week’s guest believes—what do you think? Roberta Ahmanson is Christian, journalist, and art lover. Alongside her husband Harold, she advocates for Christians filling the world and the Church with beauty. Tune in to discover why art matters and why our sacred spaces should reflect the beauty of the Heavenly City.
Peter Bruegel artwork
Visual Commentary on Scripture
Image Journal: A Conversation with Roberta Ahmanson
Godshuizen in Bruges, Belgium
Ancient Christian Doctrine Series edited by Thomas C. Oden
Plutarch’s Lives
King and Emperor, A New Life of Charlemagne
Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugate series in Alaska
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The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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In 2019, Päivi Räsänen was charged with “hate speech” after publicly sharing her biblical convictions about marriage. Through three public trials, Päivi has continued to speak the truth in love. Tune in to hear her story and what she has learned about God through it all.
Show Notes:
Strange New World by Carl Trueman
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The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Are you waiting for different circumstances to flourish in your faith? You don’t have to wait, because God is at work right where you are. Ruth Chou Simons, author of Now and Not Yet, reminds us that we can deepen our relationship with God even when we’re not yet where we want to be. Tune in for an encouraging discussion on seasons of waiting, freedom from striving, and resting in God’s grace.
Show Notes:
Now and Not Yet: Pressing in When You’re Waiting, Wanting, and Restless for More by Ruth Chou Simons
When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace by Ruth Chou Simons
Future Grace: The Purifying Power of the Promises of God by John Piper
GraceLaced
You Are What You Love: the Spiritual Power of Habit by James K.A. Smith
You Are a Theologian by Jen Wilkin and J.T. English
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In collaboration with Focus on the Family, we are excited to announce Lighthouse Voices returns on September 10 at 7pm Eastern. Lighthouse Voices is a livestreamed event series designed to help Christians navigate today’s cultural landscape with truth AND love.
We will be talking about Resilient Faith in a Digital World with Samuel James, author of the new book Digital Liturgies. Contrary to what we may think, technology isn’t neutral. The mindless act of scrolling on our phones and consuming digital content DOES something to us. It reshapes the way we relate to God and truth. James will highlight five ways digital habits have slowly starved our souls and will point us to the abundant life we can enjoy when we trade digital addiction for godly wisdom. This faith-shaping conversation will be followed by a Q&A and book signing. To attend via livestream or in person in Holland, Michigan, register for free today at colsoncenter.org/lighthouse.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Dependence invites us to experience greater joy in the Lord—and Joni Eareckson Tada’s life testifies to this joy. She joins us today to share the wisdom she’s gained through years of following Jesus. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and tune in to hear what God is teaching Joni about Himself in this season of life.
Show Notes:
Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Facing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown
Strong Women S1 E 3: Who We Are is Rooted With Joni Eareckson Tada
No habit is neutral. To help you develop Christ-centered habbits, grab a free copy of Habits that Aim our Affections at colsoncenter.org/habits.
In collaboration with Focus on the Family, we are excited to announce Lighthouse Voices returns on September 10 at 7pm Eastern. Lighthouse Voices is a livestreamed event series designed to help Christians navigate today’s cultural landscape with truth AND love.
We will be talking about Resilient Faith in a Digital World with Samuel James, author of the new book Digital Liturgies. Contrary to what we may think, technology isn’t neutral. The mindless act of scrolling on our phones and consuming digital content DOES something to us. It reshapes the way we relate to God and truth. James will highlight five ways digital habits have slowly starved our souls and will point us to the abundant life we can enjoy when we trade digital addiction for godly wisdom. This faith-shaping conversation will be followed by a Q&A and book signing. To attend via livestream or in person in Holland, Michigan, register for free today at colsoncenter.org/lighthouse.
Get free digital access to CCNC 2024 when you make a gift to the Colson Center by August 31st. Access includes all mainstage sessions from the conference, featuring speakers like Calvin Robinson, Cathy Cooke, Neil Shenvi and more. Every gift given will support the next three months of ministry, including brand new What Would You Say videos, Breakpoint forums and the ongoing production of Strong Women and Breakpoint. Ultimately, when you support these initiatives, you're helping us strengthen everyday Christians with courageous faith. To make your gift and get access to CCNC 2024 online, go to ColsonCenter.org/August.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Christianity is exploding across India. For the last 25 years, Rebecca Stanley has participated in God’s work there through evangelism, church planting, and advocating for the vulnerable. Rebecca joins us in-studio to share how God is building His Church in India and bringing life and purpose to men and women on the fringes of society.
Kairos Global Foundation
Kingdom Unleashed by Jerry Trousdale, Glenn Sunshine, with Gregory C. Benoit
The Unshakable Kingdom and the Unchanging Person by E. Stanley Jones
Does the thought of voting stress you out—especially this year? Maybe the idea of political engagement as a Christian even feels hopeless. You’re not alone. You want wisdom, but the Bible doesn’t directly address voting, so what do you do?
To help you find clarity, stability, and wisdom for this year, we’ve put together a short, four-episode video series called “Why Vote? Courageous Faith in an Election Year.” Each video answers a different question about voting from a Christian perspective, including “What if I don’t like either candidate?” “Why vote if God is sovereign?” and more. You don’t have to give in to our culture’s political anxiety. Clarity and hope is possible- even in an election year. Get your FREE access to the “Why Vote?” video series at colsoncenter.org/whyvote.
Get free digital access to CCNC 2024 when you make a gift to the Colson Center by August 31st. Access includes all mainstage sessions from the conference, featuring speakers like Calvin Robinson, Cathy Cooke, Neil Shenvi and more. Every gift given will support the next three months of ministry, including brand new What Would You Say videos, Breakpoint forums and the ongoing production of Strong Women and Breakpoint. Ultimately, when you support these initiatives, you're helping us strengthen everyday Christians with courageous faith. To make your gift and get access to CCNC 2024 online, go to ColsonCenter.org/August.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Grief, trauma, and shame thrive in the darkness—but honesty enables us to walk in the light of healing and freedom. Tune in for a story of redemption and healing from Anne Beiler, founder of Auntie Anne’s pretzels. More than a successful businesswoman, Anne is a woman of God who has walked through devastating loss and trauma and discovered the freedom that comes when we share our burdens with those who love us.
Show Notes:
Overcome and Lead by Auntie Anne Beiler
Transforming Trauma into Triumph by Shanea Clancy
The Rhythm of Home by Chris and Jenni Graebe
Does the thought of voting stress you out—especially this year? Maybe the idea of political engagement as a Christian even feels hopeless. You’re not alone. You want wisdom, but the Bible doesn’t directly address voting, so what do you do?
To help you find clarity, stability, and wisdom for this year, we’ve put together a short, four-episode video series called “Why Vote? Courageous Faith in an Election Year.” Each video answers a different question about voting from a Christian perspective, including “What if I don’t like either candidate?” “Why vote if God is sovereign?” and more. You don’t have to give in to our culture’s political anxiety. Clarity and hope is possible- even in an election year. Get your FREE access to the “Why Vote?” video series at colsoncenter.org/whyvote.
Get free digital access to CCNC 2024 when you make a gift to the Colson Center by August 31st. Access includes all mainstage sessions from the conference, featuring speakers like Calvin Robinson, Cathy Cooke, Neil Shenvi and more. Every gift given will support the next three months of ministry, including brand new What Would You Say videos, Breakpoint forums and the ongoing production of Strong Women and Breakpoint. Ultimately, when you support these initiatives, you're helping us strengthen everyday Christians with courageous faith. To make your gift and get access to CCNC 2024 online, go to ColsonCenter.org/August.
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We are taking a small break this July to gear up for season five of the Strong Women podcast. But during this break, we decided to re-air some episodes that we thought you would enjoy.
Crystal Downing joins us this week to talk about the 20th-century Christian author, Dorothy Sayers. Crystal is Co-Director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College, where scholars research, write about, and preserve the memorabilia of a handful of British writers—including a few members of the Inklings. Though Dorothy Sayers wasn’t an Inkling herself, she was friends with many of them and was a major spiritual influence on C.S. Lewis. Dorothy was not afraid to challenge people, including both Christians and the nonreligious. Crystal’s book Subversive: Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L. Sayers is a wonderful introduction to this interesting woman.
The Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College
Crystal’s books Writing Performances: The Stages of Dorothy L. Sayers by Crystal Downing
How Postmodernism Serves (My) Faith by Crystal Downing
Changing Signs of Truth by Crystal Downing
Salvation from Cinema: The Medium Is the Message by Crystal Downing
Subversive: Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L Sayers by Crystal Downing
The Wages of Cinema: Looking Through the Lens of Dorothy L. Sayers by Crystal Downing (coming soon)
Are Women Human? by Dorothy Sayers
Lord Peter Wimsey detective books by Dorothy L. Sayers
Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
The Zeal of Thy House play by Dorothy Sayers
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Mill on the Floss by George Elliot
Silas Marner by George Elliot
Middlemarch by George Elliot
The Man Born to Be King by Dorothy Sayers
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We are taking a small break this July to gear up for season five of the Strong Women podcast. But during this break, we decided to re-air some episodes that we thought you would enjoy.
Lorie Smith is a graphic designer and the founder and owner of 303 Creative. She’s also the center of a landmark Supreme Court case regarding freedom of speech—a case she has just won thanks to her perseverance and the hard work of the Alliance Defending Freedom. She joins us to share her story of coming to Christ, developing as an artist and creator, and starting her business. In taking a public stand for religious freedom over the last seven years, Lorie has experienced backlash, hatred, and misrepresentation. But she has also experienced great strength from the Lord and support from His people. Her story of courageous faith displays the faithfulness of God and the role of the Church in helping Christians persevere through difficulty.
Lorie’s Website 303 Creative
Alliance Defending Freedom
The Cost of My Faith: How a Decision in My Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court by Jack Phillips
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We are taking a small break this July to gear up for season five of the Strong Women podcast. But during this break, we decided to re-air some episodes that we thought you would enjoy.
Our guests today are Linda Noble and Linda Stewart, affectionately called “The Lindas.” I love how these two ladies in different seasons of life looked at the world around them and asked, “What is missing that we can add?” They tell us how they joined together to learn and then create something that offers a window into God’s design for sex, which fits into the larger story that He wants to be known by us, and He uses His creation—including our own bodies—to pursue a relationship with us. I am excited for you to learn about how God has designed our bodies and our sexuality to invite us into a deeper relationship with Him. We must learn these big truths about God’s design in order to invite the young people in our lives to grasp the significance of the gift of sex within marriage. Without the big picture, this seems like just a rule to follow instead of an invitation to flourish.
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The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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We are taking a small break this July to gear up for season five of the Strong Women podcast. But during this break, we decided to re-air some episodes that we thought you would enjoy.
Our guests today are Linda Noble and Linda Stewart, affectionately called “The Lindas.” I love how these two ladies in different seasons of life looked at the world around them and asked, “What is missing that we can add?” They tell us how they joined together to learn and then create something that offers a window into God’s design for sex, which fits into the larger story that He wants to be known by us, and He uses His creation—including our own bodies—to pursue a relationship with us. I am excited for you to learn about how God has designed our bodies and our sexuality to invite us into a deeper relationship with Him. We must learn these big truths about God’s design in order to invite the young people in our lives to grasp the significance of the gift of sex within marriage. Without the big picture, this seems like just a rule to follow instead of an invitation to flourish.
Registration is now open for the Great Lakes Symposium on Christian Worldview, on Thursday, July 25 at 7pm Eastern. John Stonestreet will be joined by author and apologist Alisa Childers, and Ryan Bomberger of the Radiance Foundation. Our topic is “Truth and Its Counterfeits: Discerning the Lies that Take People Captive.”
Have you ever felt pressure to affirm unbiblical ideas in the name of “love” or “social justice?” Truly loving our neighbors means refusing to compromise God’s Word. To help us do that, Alisa Childers and Ryan Bomberger will join me for an important discussion on how Christians can pursue truth and love, even when it’s challenging. This event is free, and you can attend in-person in Bay Harbor, Michigan, or online via livestream. Register today at greatlakessymposium.org.
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We are taking a small break this July to gear up for season five of the Strong Women podcast. But during this break, we decided to re-air some episodes that we thought you would enjoy.
Our guest today is Rachelle Starr, founder of Scarlet Hope. At 21, Rachelle felt God calling her to minister to women trapped working in strip clubs in her city of Louisville, KY. Today, she shares some of the stories she’s witnessed over 16 years of building relationships through good food and introducing these women to the God who sees and loves them. Scarlet Hope is now in many major cities around the nation, working to bring the hope of the Gospel to places that are often overlooked.
Rachelle’s Website Scarlet Hope
Outrageous Obedience: Answering God's Call to Shine in the Darkest Places by Rachelle Starr
Resilient: Restoring Your Weary Soul in These Turbulent Times by John Eldredge
Discernment by Henri J.M. Nouwen
The Way of the Heart by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Tramp for the Lord by Corrie Ten Boom
S3 27: Looking Back and Looking Forward: Reflecting on Three Years of the Strong Women Podcast With Erin Kunkle
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Many assume prison is the last place to encounter God. But He is powerfully at work there through His people, both inside and out, fulfilling the promise to “proclaim liberty to the captives” and “set at liberty those who are oppressed” (Luke 4:18). Heather Rice-Minus, CEO of Prison Fellowship, has witnessed this firsthand in her work for prison reform and restorative justice. She joins Sarah to share the remarkable ways God is working today to redeem and restore people in the prison system.
Prison Fellowship https://www.prisonfellowship.org/
My Final Word: Holding Tight to the Issues that Matter Most by Charles Colson
Registration is now open for the Great Lakes Symposium on Christian Worldview, on Thursday, July 25 at 7pm Eastern. I’ll be joined by author and apologist Alisa Childers, and Ryan Bomberger of the Radiance Foundation. Our topic is “Truth and Its Counterfeits: Discerning the Lies that Take People Captive.”
Have you ever felt pressure to affirm unbiblical ideas in the name of “love” or “social justice?” Truly loving our neighbors means refusing to compromise God’s Word. To help us do that, Alisa Childers and Ryan Bomberger will join me for an important discussion on how Christians can pursue truth and love, even when it’s challenging. This event is free, and you can attend in-person in Bay Harbor, Michigan, or online via livestream. Register today at greatlakessymposium.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Thanks to our relationship to technology, people are more disconnected than ever. Screen addiction is stunting real relationships, especially for kids and teens. How can we help young people pursue real, face-to-face relationships in the age of screens? Friend of the podcast Dr. Kathy Koch joins Sarah live at CCNC 2024 to answer that question and inspire us to foster deep connections and genuine friendships over virtual ones. This episode includes a thoughtful Q&A with our live audience.
Celebrate Kids: https://celebratekids.com/
Raising Spiritual Champions: Nurturing Your Child's Heart, Mind and Soul – George Barna
Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up - Abigail Schreier
The Anxious Generation how the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness - Jonathan Haidt
ADHD is Awesome A Guide to Mostly Thriving with ADHD - Penn Holderness and Kim Holderness
Great Lakes Symposium: greatlakessymposium.org
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Our post-Christian culture often promotes justice at the expense of mercy. God takes injustice seriously, and His forgiveness is the only thing in the universe that can deal with the full weight of injustice while also securing our redemption. According to theologian and apologist Amy Orr-Ewing, Christians have a precious opportunity in this cultural moment to show our neighbors how God meets their need for both justice and mercy through the cross. Amy joins us this week for an encouraging and hope-filled conversation
Where is God in All the Suffering? by Amy Orr-Ewing
Lead Like the Real You by Amy Orr-Ewing (coming August 2024)
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland
Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship prayer book by Jonathan Gibson
Registration is now open for the Great Lakes Symposium on Christian Worldview, which is on Thursday, July 25th at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. John Stonestreet is going to be joined by Alisa Childers and Ryan Bomberger of the Radiance Foundation. The topic for the evening is going to be truth and its counterfeit, discerning the lies that take people captive. This event is free and you can attend in person in Bay Harbor, Michigan, or online via a live stream. Register today at GreatLakesSymposium.org.
Time is running out to apply for the Colson Fellows program. Applications close on June 30th. Do you want to understand this cultural moment so that you can live faithfully in it? Join a dedicated group of Christians who share that same desire. Colson Fellows dive into thought provoking books, webinars, devotionals and monthly cohort meetings to learn the biblical story of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. They come to understand this cultural moment in light of the big story. As a result, they find unshakable hope and take action. Participating in God's work of restoration, wherever he calls them. Discover timeless wisdom for this time and place in the Colson Fellows program. Submit your application before June 30th at ColsonFellows.org/apply.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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You and I are not machines. We are trees. That’s just one of the beautiful observations in Joy Clarkson’s latest book, You Are a Tree: And Other Metaphors to Nourish Life, Thought, and Prayer. Joy joins us this week for a delightful conversation about metaphors and how they deepen our understanding of the human experience, including love, sadness, creativity, and even our own humanity.
Plough Quarterly
You Are a Tree: And Other Metaphors to Nourish Life, Thought, and Prayer by Joy Clarkson
Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry by Hans Boersma
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Shakespeare poem, Sonnet 116
Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
A Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony Snicket
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life by Clare Carlisle
Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane by Andrew Graham-Dixon
Secrets of God: Writings of Hildegard of Bingen translated by Sabina Flanagan
We’re able to produce Strong Women and make it available for free thanks to the support of listeners like you. You make it possible for more women and girls to step out of shallow definitions of womanhood and into strong womanhood in Christ. We’re approaching the end of our fiscal year at the Colson Center, which is a critical time for raising support for the upcoming year of ministry. To support the production of the Strong Women podcast in the coming year, would you consider making a gift to the Colson Center by June 30? You can make your gift today at colsoncenter.org/swclarity.
Do you or people you care about need help answering tough questions about sexuality, gender, and identity? Cut through the confusion with the Identity Project. This digital platform features over 150 videos from vetted experts addressing topics like same-sex attraction, parenting, pornography, transgender ideology, sexual health, marriage, and a theology of the body. Experts include apologist Sean McDowell, child safety advocate Maria Keffler, psychologist Andrew Sodergren, and former transgender-identifying author and speaker Laura Perry Smalts. Get a free, 24-hour trial to explore the entire library of videos at identityproject.tv.
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Laura Perry Smalts spent nine years rejecting God and chasing a different "gender identity." Despite Laura’s social, hormonal, and surgical attempts to become a man, the promises of gender ideology proved to be lies. In the face of her anger and hatred of God and the Church, God miraculously broke through Laura’s heart with loving conviction and compassion. Tune in to hear her incredible journey and learn how to persevere in Christlike love toward loved ones embracing gender ideology.
Eden's Redemption
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
God, Sex and Marriage by Juli Slattery
Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearcey
God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
As Christians, we’re called to love God with all our minds, and be transformed by the renewal of our minds. Without a mind that’s shaped by God’s Word, we’ll struggle to champion the truth, beauty, and goodness of God’s Kingdom in this time and place. To address this problem, Michael Craven, Vice President of Equipping and Mobilization at the Colson Center has written a brand-new, free e-book called The Christian Mind: Its Necessity to Christian Relevance and Renewal. It’s a primer on developing a thoroughly Christian mind for the sake of the Kingdom. If you want a more robust faith that actually shapes how you live in the world today, or if you’re wondering why cultivating a Christian mind really matters, you should read this book. You can grab your free copy by going to colsoncenter.org/book.
The Strong Women podcast exists to display the beautifully diverse ways God invites and equips women to participate in His story, encouraging us to step out of shallow definitions of womanhood and into the freedom of strong womanhood in Christ. Strong Women is a listener-funded program from the Colson Center that is only available for free because it has already been paid for by hundreds of listeners like you. To support the ongoing production of Strong Women, visit colsoncenter.org/give today.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Sometimes we forget how radical and powerful God’s grace is. This week’s guest, Toni McFadden, has not forgotten. Toni travels the country to speak about abortion, promote healthy sexuality and relationships, and advocate for the unborn. After Toni had an abortion in high school, God transformed her life through radical salvation, healing, and a new calling. Her life testifies to how Jesus forgives our sin and redeems our stories.
Toni’s Website
Redeemed: My Journey After Abortion by Toni McFadden or at https://tonimcfadden.com/
Campus Crusade for Christ (Now Cru)
Forgiven and Set Free: A Bible Study for Women Seeking Healing after Abortion by Linda Cochrane
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Live Action
March for Life
Pro Love Ministries and Love Line
On the Threshold of Hope: Opening the Door to Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Diane Mandt Langberg
“Remembering Pro-Life Trailblazer Mildred Jefferson,” Feb 4, 2020 Commentary from The Heritage Foundation
Strong Women listeners, the Colson Center is accepting applications for the Colson Fellows program Class of ‘25, until June 30th. This flagship program takes participants on a ten-month journey into the study of the Christian life and worldview. Why? Because Christians need to understand the entire biblical story so we can properly order our lives and the world around us in a way that rightly relates to us God, self, others, and creation. You can expect to deepen your relationship with Christ, gain clarity in your calling, develop practical skills and wisdom, and join a powerful network of commissioned Colson Fellows around the globe. Ultimately, you’ll be equipped to make an impact for God’s Kingdom right where he has placed you. To learn more and apply before the June 30th deadline, go to www.colsonfellows.org. Please note, tuition increases $50 for all applications submitted after June 5, so submit your applications soon!
The Strong Women podcast exists to display the beautifully diverse ways God invites and equips women to participate in His story, encouraging us to step out of shallow definitions of womanhood and into the freedom of strong womanhood in Christ. Strong Women is a listener-funded program from the Colson Center that is only available for free because it has already been paid for by hundreds of listeners like you. To support the ongoing production of Strong Women, visit colsoncenter.org/give today.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Living with unmet longings often feels like suffering. Rachel Miller knows, from experience, that our longings confront us with an opportunity to struggle toward God and community, rather than away from them. Her latest book is When It Hurts to Hope: Honest Conversations about Living with Unmet Longing. She joins us this week to talk about wrestling with longings and desires, and correcting the bad theology that worsens our suffering.
Rachel’s Website
When It Hurts to Hope, Honest Conversations About Living with Unmet Longing by Rachel Miller
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Emma by Jane Austen
As Christians, we’re called to love God with all our minds, and be transformed by the renewal of our minds. Without a mind that’s shaped by God’s Word, we’ll struggle to champion the truth, beauty, and goodness of God’s Kingdom in this time and place. To address this problem, Michael Craven, Vice President of Equipping and Mobilization at the Colson Center has written a brand-new, free e-book called The Christian Mind: Its Necessity to Christian Relevance and Renewal. It’s a primer on developing a thoroughly Christian mind for the sake of the Kingdom. If you want a more robust faith that actually shapes how you live in the world today, or if you’re wondering why cultivating a Christian mind really matters, you should read this book. You can grab your free copy by going to colsoncenter.org/book.
Strong Women listeners, the Colson Center is accepting applications for the Colson Fellows program Class of ‘25, until June 30th. This flagship program takes participants on a ten-month journey into the study of the Christian life and worldview. Why? Because Christians need to understand the entire biblical story so we can properly order our lives and the world around us in a way that rightly relates to us God, self, others, and creation. You can expect to deepen your relationship with Christ, gain clarity in your calling, develop practical skills and wisdom, and join a powerful network of commissioned Colson Fellows around the globe. Ultimately, you’ll be equipped to make an impact for God’s Kingdom right where he has placed you. To learn more and apply before the June 30th deadline, go to www.colsonfellows.org. Please note, tuition increases $50 for all applications submitted after June 5, so submit your applications soon!
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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What is motherhood all about? Elizabeth Schlueter helps us perceive the beautiful truth about motherhood amid cultural extremes. She joins us this week to challenge common myths about motherhood and cast a Christian vision for the beauty of self-giving love and sacrifice. Whether you're married or single, raising children or not, you’ll be encouraged to form a virtuous life centered around sacrificial love and committed relationships.
Canavox.com
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be by Timothy P. Carney
Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
Ethics and Public Policy Center
Hallowed Be This House: Finding Signs of Heaven in Your Home by Thomas Howard
Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization by Brad Wilcox
As Christians, we’re called to love God with all our minds, and be transformed by the renewal of our minds. Without a mind that’s shaped by God’s Word, we’ll struggle to champion the truth, beauty, and goodness of God’s Kingdom in this time and place. To address this problem, Michael Craven, Vice President of Equipping and Mobilization at the Colson Center has written a brand-new, free e-book called The Christian Mind: Its Necessity to Christian Relevance and Renewal. It’s a primer on developing a thoroughly Christian mind for the sake of the Kingdom. If you want a more robust faith that actually shapes how you live in the world today, or if you’re wondering why cultivating a Christian mind really matters, you should read this book. You can grab your free copy by going to colsoncenter.org/book.
Join us May 14 at 7pm Eastern for Lighthouse Voices with Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett, co-authors of The Deconstruction of Christianity. Faith deconstruction is a growing movement influencing churches and drawing believers from the solid ground of biblical truth. At this event, Alisa Childers and Tim Barrnett will help us understand what deconstruction really is, why it’s influencing so many, and how the Church can help those who are wrestling with their faith. You’ll be equipped with practical tools to counter the influence of deconstruction and pursue those who are veering toward it. This free event will be held in-person in Holland, Michigan and online via livestream. To RSVP and claim your spot today, go to colsoncenter.org/lighthouse.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Megan Donahue grew up in a Mormon family whose roots reach all the way back to the founding of Mormonism. Though she sincerely believed as a child, she was discouraged from thoroughly investigating what she had been taught. Eventually, Megan’s beliefs unraveled as she grappled with long-held questions and the burden of works-based religion. Through the mess of doubt, she stepped away from everything she had ever known and asked God to show her the truth. She joins us this week to tell her story of leaving Mormonism and learning to trust Christ.
Who Is Jesus?: A Bible Study on the “I AM” Statements of Christ LifeChange Bible Study Series by The Navigators
Strong Women Podcast Episode 19. How the God of Truth Pursues Us: A Story Out of Mormonism with Sandra Tanner
Shurley English Homeschooling materials
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Miriam of Galilee by Edith Martin
Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions by Arthur Bennett
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily Responsibilities from Taking Over Your Life by Richard Carlson
Jeanne Robertson American humorist
As Christians, we’re called to love God with all our minds, and be transformed by the renewal of our minds. Without a mind that’s shaped by God’s Word, we’ll struggle to champion the truth, beauty, and goodness of God’s Kingdom in this time and place. To address this problem, Michael Craven, Vice President of Equipping and Mobilization at the Colson Center has written a brand-new, free e-book called The Christian Mind: Its Necessity to Christian Relevance and Renewal. It’s a primer on developing a thoroughly Christian mind for the sake of the Kingdom. If you want a more robust faith that actually shapes how you live in the world today, or if you’re wondering why cultivating a Christian mind really matters, you should read this book. Again, it’s called The Christian Mind. You can grab your free copy by going to colsoncenter.org/book.
Join us May 14 at 7pm Eastern for Lighthouse Voices with Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett, co-authors of The Deconstruction of Christianity. Faith deconstruction is a growing movement influencing churches and drawing believers from the solid ground of biblical truth. At this event, Alisa Childers and Tim Barrnett will help us understand what deconstruction really is, why it’s influencing so many, and how the Church can help those who are wrestling with their faith. You’ll be equipped with practical tools to counter the influence of deconstruction and pursue those who are veering toward it. This free event will be held in-person in Holland, Michigan and online via livestream. To RSVP and claim your spot today, go to colsoncenter.org/lighthouse.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Gender ideology is the biggest lie capturing young people today. The Church is called to care for the victims of this lie while walking in truth and love. Mary Rice Hasson joins us this week to share how Christians can offer a better hope than gender ideology and practically love those who struggle with their identity.
As believers, we were never meant to simply wait around until Jesus returns. We have been called to participate with God in the renewal of all creation. To understand this beautiful calling and take your place as an agent of renewal, request a copy of The Beginning and End of All Things, by Edward Klink. This month we'll send you a copy as a thank you for your donation to the Colson Center. Request a copy by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center in April at colsoncenter.org/swklinkresource.
The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it’s well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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This week we’re joined by author and illustrator Ned Bustard. Ned lost his wife Leslie to cancer last year, but her beautiful spirit and faith are captured in the new book, Tiny Thoughts That I’ve Been Thinking. Leslie saw God’s goodness in life’s smallest details and infused ordinary moments with Christ’s light. Come hear about her legacy of faith and the exercise of trusting God’s plan in the face of grief and uncertainty.
www.WorldsEndImages.com
www.PoeticUnderpinnings.com
www.SquareHaloBooks.com
Tiny Thoughts That I’ve Been Thinking: Selected Writings of Leslie Anne Bustard edited by Ned Bustard or find it on Square Halo Books
Every Moment Holy by Douglas McKelvey and Illustrated by Ned Bustard
Square Halo Books Podcast
The Habit Podcast with Jonathan Rogers
Isaac Newton’s letters
You Are What You Love by James K Smith
Knowing God by J.I. Packer
Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much: The Way of Love in a World of Hurt by Andi Ashworth and Charlie Peacock
Poet Anne Bradstreet
Creation is about more than HOW God created the world. It’s about why. From the beginning, God’s purpose has been to dwell with His image bearers in unbroken fellowship. It’s tempting to think that our sin ruined that plan, and that Jesus was God’s Plan B. But as Edward Klink says, Jesus and the Church were always Plan A. More than that, God is not replacing creation; He’s renewing it, and you and I have been invited to participate in that renewal as God’s agents of redemption. Klink’s latest book, The Beginning and End of All Things, will give you a bigger, more accurate perspective on God’s plan for creation and your place in it. Request a copy by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center in April at colsoncenter.org/swklinkresource.
The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it’s well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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Elisabeth Elliot was an imperfect yet faithful Christ-follower with a complex life story. This week, Ellen Vaughn returns to discuss Being Elisabeth Elliot, volume two of her amazing biography of Elliot’s life. Tune in to hear about Elisabeth’s return from foreign missions, her writings, her struggles with loneliness, and the complexities of her later life and marriages.
Strong Women Podcast 34. The Life of Elisabeth Elliot with Ellen Vaughn
Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn
Being Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn
These Strange Ashes by Elisabeth Elliot
International Cooperating Ministries
Creation is about more than HOW God created the world. It’s about why. From the beginning, God’s purpose has been to dwell with His image bearers in unbroken fellowship. It’s tempting to think that our sin ruined that plan, and that Jesus was God’s Plan B. But as Edward Klink says, Jesus and the Church were always Plan A. More than that, God is not replacing creation; He’s renewing it, and you and I have been invited to participate in that renewal as God’s agents of redemption. Klink’s latest book, The Beginning and End of All Things, will give you a bigger, more accurate perspective on God’s plan for creation and your place in it. Request a copy by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center in April at colsoncenter.org/swklinkresource.
The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interested but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it’s well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Did you know that the U.S. is one of the most active sex-trafficking countries in the world? Amid these sobering statistics, Vicki Proffit spends her time caring for survivors and pointing them to the love of Jesus. Vicki is the Executive Director of Sarah’s Home, a sanctuary for survivors of sex trafficking in Colorado. In this live interview, she shares powerful stories of how God has revealed Himself as the ultimate provider, guiding her work and transforming lives. You’ll be encouraged by Vicki’s testimony of listening to God’s voice, leaning on Him completely, and the miraculous ways He has worked through prayer. Listen to the end to hear an audience Q&A.
Sarah’s Home
Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God by Henry Blackaby
The Power of a Praying Mom: Powerful Prayers for You and Your Children by Stormie Omartian
The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian
The Power of a Praying Woman by Stormie Omartian
The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom by Larry Loftis
The hotline numbers are: Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 844-264-5437
Colorado Hotline for Human Trafficking call 866-455-5075 or text 720-999-9724
National Hotline for Sex Trafficking 888-373-7888
Life Decisions.me
Creation is about more than HOW God created the world. It’s about why. From the beginning, God’s purpose has been to dwell with His image bearers in unbroken fellowship. It’s tempting to think that our sin ruined that plan, and that Jesus was God’s Plan B. But as Edward Klink says, Jesus and the Church were always Plan A. More than that, God is not replacing creation; He’s renewing it, and you and I have been invited to participate in that renewal as God’s agents of redemption. Klink’s latest book, The Beginning and End of All Things, will give you a bigger, more accurate perspective on God’s plan for creation and your place in it. Request a copy by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center in April at colsoncenter.org/swklinkresource.
The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it’s well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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We are forgetful people. But as we rehearse the story of the Gospel together through redemptive spiritual rhythms, we can remember and be shaped by truth. As we commemorate Christ’s death and resurrection this Holy Week, Bishop Michael Williams joins us to talk about the story of Easter, the Church calendar, and how God forms us through participation in the life of the Church.
The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher
Christian Theology: An Introduction by Alister E. McGrath
Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman
Deep Anglicanism by Gerald McDermott
After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man by Michael Ward
Death on a Friday Afternoon by Richard John Newhouse
Doubts and hard questions are a welcome part of the Christian life. But many young Christians today are being encouraged to “deconstruct” their faith. Culture becomes the standard of truth instead of Scripture, and many young believers walk away from faith altogether. To help the Church offer a better way to those who are deconstructing, Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett have written The Deconstruction of Christianity. They define what deconstruction really is, why it’s appealing to so many, and why it’s harmful. They also equip us to love those who are deconstructing by welcoming the hard questions while also upholding truth. This month, get a copy of The Deconstruction of Christianity by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center at colsoncenter.org/swdeconstruction
If you’ve listened for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows program and what a transformational experience it has been in my life and the lives of many fellow believers. The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it’s well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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Stories have a profound way of shaping us. They form our attention, affections, and our character, for better or worse. That’s why reading what’s good, true, and beautiful matters—and this takes practice. Jessica Hooten Wilson returns to the podcast to help us embrace the practice of reading as a means of spiritual formation.
Doubts and hard questions are a welcome part of the Christian life. But many young Christians today are being encouraged to “deconstruct” their faith. Culture becomes the standard of truth instead of Scripture, and many young believers walk away from faith altogether. To help the Church offer a better way to those who are deconstructing, Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett have written The Deconstruction of Christianity. They define what deconstruction really is, why it’s appealing to so many, and why it’s harmful. They also equip us to love those who are deconstructing by welcoming the hard questions while also upholding truth. This month, get a copy of The Deconstruction of Christianity by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center at colsoncenter.org/swdeconstruction
Reading for the Love of God by Jessica Hooten Wilson
The Scandal of Holiness by Jessica Hooten Wilson
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Christ and Apollo: The Dimensions of the Literary Imagination by William F. Lynch
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
The Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study in Monastic Culture by Jean Leclerq
Kristin Lavransdatter Vol. I: The Wreath by Sigrid Undset
This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton
The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor
On Christian Doctrine by St. Augustine
Elisabeth Elliot: A Life by Lucy S.R. Austen
A Voice from the South by Anna Julia Cooper
This Summer, give your teens an unshakeable faith that will last a lifetime. Summit Ministries' Student Conferences give students reasons to trust the biblical foundation you have laid for them. Students will wrestle through the hard questions as they build an unshakeable faith. Register for a two-week session in Colorado or Georgia. Use code STRONGWOMEN24 for an exclusive discount. Early Bird pricing ends March 31st, so save $200 and register today! Learn more at summit.org/strongwomen.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Not many of us associate discipline, commitment, and obedience with joy and freedom—but today’s guest, Pamela Patnode, knows that these things lead to flourishing and joy in the Christian life. When we live according to God’s design by loving Him and others, we experience true life. Listen in and let Pamela's testimony encourage you to cultivate a life of commitment to the Lord.
Doubts and hard questions are a welcome part of the Christian life. But many young Christians today are being encouraged to “deconstruct” their faith. To help the Church offer a better way to those who are deconstructing, Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett have written The Deconstruction of Christianity. They define what deconstruction really is, why it’s appealing to so many, and why it’s harmful. They also equip us to love those who are deconstructing by welcoming the hard questions while also upholding truth. This month, get a copy of The Deconstruction of Christianity by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center at colsoncenter.org/swdeconstruction
St. Paul Seminary
Catholic School Leadership Program
You Are What You Love by James K. Smith
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Benedictine Daily Prayer: A Short Breviary
The Road to Eternal Life: Reflections on the Prologue of the Rule of St. Benedict by Fr. Michael Casey
The Magnificat Prayer Booklet
Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions by Arthur Bennett (Editor)
The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation by Rod Dreher
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
Wisdom from the Psalms by Dr. Peter Kreeft
How to Think Like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education by Scott Newstock
If you’ve listened for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows program and what a transformational experience it has been in my life and the lives of many fellow believers. The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it’s well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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Christians have the privilege of participating with God as He makes all things new. But many believers have unwittingly settled for a small worldview and a privatized faith that has little effect on the culture around them. That’s why the Colson Center is committed to helping Christians develop a Christian worldview that shapes all of life—not just Sunday mornings. The primary way we do this is through the Colson Fellows program. This week, I’m joined by my dear colleague, Michael Craven, Dean of the Colson Fellows. Tune in to hear his story and get a vision for the necessity, beauty, and transforming power of embracing a comprehensive Christian worldview.
The Gods of Revolution by Christopher Dawson
You can explore the Colson Fellows program and submit an application at colsonfellows.org.
Doubts and hard questions are a welcome part of the Christian life. But many young Christians today are being encouraged to “deconstruct” their faith. Culture becomes the standard of truth instead of Scripture, and many young believers walk away from faith altogether. To help the Church offer a better way to those who are deconstructing, Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett have written The Deconstruction of Christianity. They define what deconstruction really is, why it’s appealing to so many, and why it’s harmful. They also equip us to love those who are deconstructing by welcoming the hard questions while also upholding truth. This month, get a copy of The Deconstruction of Christianity by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center at colsoncenter.org/swdeconstruction
This Summer, give your teens an unshakeable faith that will last a lifetime. Summit Ministries' Student Conferences give students reasons to trust the biblical foundation you have laid for them. Students will wrestle through the hard questions as they build an unshakeable faith. Register for a two-week session in Colorado or Georgia. Use code STRONGWOMEN24 for an exclusive discount. Early Bird pricing ends March 31st, so save $200 and register today! Learn more at summit.org/strongwomen.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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Korie Robertson is a wife, mom, grandma, and business owner—but listeners may know her best from the popular reality show Duck Dynasty. From getting married at 18 to saying “yes” to a reality show to starting a media production company, Korie’s pursuits have been marked by a desire to love Jesus, love people, and make Christ known. She joins us this week to share about her family’s unexpected journey into the spotlight and her passion for creating media that brings families together and shapes the culture for good.
Duck Commander
Tread Lively Production Company
The Blind Movie Podcast
How to Know a Person by David Brooks
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono
The Blind Movie
Are you prepared to make the case for life? Scott Klusendorf’s newly-updated edition of The Case for Life provides the tools we need to protect preborn lives from the ideologies and arguments that deny their value—including the arguments that have overtaken the world in just the last few years. Request your copy this month with a gift of any amount at colsoncenter.org/swcaseforlife.
If you’ve listened for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows program and what a transformational experience it has been in my life and the lives of many fellow believers. The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it’s well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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When most of their children were grown and out of the house, God called Becky Spencer and her husband to care for children in need in Africa—over 9,000 miles away from their home in Kansas. Becky joins Sarah to share her testimony of following God’s lead and being met by His faithfulness every step of the way. Her testimony of choosing to love before you feel loving, experiencing God’s restorative forgiveness, and following His call to take compassionate action in ministry is an encouraging and provoking example.
Grand Staff Ministries
Child Sponsorship
Donate to Grand Staff Ministries
Grand Staff Thrift Boutique
When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor... or Yourself by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
A Bruised Reed: Memoirs of African Orphans and Their Rescuers by Becky Spencer
When God Comes Down Like Rain, Overcoming Obstacles to Faith by Becky Spencer (coming soon)
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity by Mark Batterson
The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson
Are you prepared to make the case for life? Scott Klusendorf’s newly-updated edition of The Case for Life provides the tools we need to protect preborn lives from the ideologies and arguments that deny their value—including the arguments that have overtaken the world in just the last few years. Request your copy this month with a gift of any amount at colsoncenter.org/swcaseforlife.
If you’ve listened for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows program and what a transformational experience it has been in my life and the lives of many fellow believers. The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it’s well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.org.
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Dr. Juli Slattery returns to the podcast to debunk the unhealthy assumptions about marriage, sex, and relationships that many Christians have adopted from modern, secular culture. Rather than embracing these cultural views, we can humbly embrace what God has to say about things like sex, marriage, singleness, and the Church community. As we embrace God’s design for these things, we are better equipped to bring truth and love to those who are broken, hurting, and confused.
Are you prepared to make the case for life? Scott Klusendorf’s newly updated edition of The Case for Life provides the tools we need to protect preborn lives from the ideologies and arguments that deny their value—including the arguments that have overtaken the world in just the last few years. Request your copy this month with a gift of any amount at colsoncenter.org/swcaseforlife.
Read A Man Born to be King...Together! Lent begins February 14th, and you’re invited to participate with the Strong Women community! We’ll be reading Dorothy Sayers’ The Man Born to be King, a series of 12 dynamic radio plays re-telling the life and ministry of Jesus. Our free reading guide, “The Kingdom of God is at Hand,” includes reflection questions for each play, as well as prayers to help you embrace the gift of repentance and “make straight the way of the Lord” in your heart this Lenten season. We start on Ash Wednesday—February 14. Come join us and read in community. Download your free reading guide here.
Authentic Intimacy
Java with Juli Podcast or on Apple Podcasts
Strong Women Podcast Episode 9. Sexual Discipleship with Dr. Juli Slattery
Strong Women Podcast Episode 84. What is the Purpose of Sex? with Dr. Juli Slattery - Part One
Strong Women Podcast Episode 85. What is the Purpose of Sex? with Dr. Juli Slattery - Part Two
Finding the Hero in Your Husband: Embracing Your Power in Marriage by Dr. Juli Slattery
God, Sex and Your Marriage by Dr. Juli Slattery
Her Freedom Journey: A Guide Out of Porn and Shame to Authentic Intimacy by Juli Slattery and Joy Skarka To be released July 2024
Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl Trueman
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story: Discovering the Divine Plan for Love, Sex, and Gender by Christopher West
Upon Waking: 60 Daily Reflections to Discover Ourselves and the God We Were Made For by Jackie Hill Perry
Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age by Rosaria Butterfield
No Greater Love: A Biblical Vision of Friendship by Rebecca McLaughlin
Being Elisabeth Elliot: the Authorized Biography: Elisabeth’s Later Years by Ellen Vaughn
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Parents, our kids are being shaped and influenced every day. If we aren’t shaping them, the world is. Katy Faust, founder and president of Them Before Us, returns to the podcast to explain how we can teach our children in age-appropriate ways to recognize truth, beauty, and goodness, and to lovingly push against the damaging worldviews assumed by secular culture.
Them Before Us
Strong Women Podcast S2 22: What About Children's Rights? With Katy Faust
Strong Women Podcast 11. High-Risk Obedience with Katy Faust
Them Before Us by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning (Out of Print)
Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City by Stacy Manning and Katy Faust
Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
Don’t Follow Your Heart: Boldly Breaking the Ten Commandments of Self-Worship by Thaddeus Williams
Are you prepared to make the case for life? Scott Klusendorf’s newly updated edition of The Case for Life provides the tools we need to protect preborn lives from the ideologies and arguments that deny their value—including the arguments that have overtaken the world in just the last few years. Request your copy this month with a gift of any amount at colsoncenter.org/swcaseforlife.
If you’ve listened for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows program and what a transformational experience it has been in my life and the lives of many fellow believers. The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it’s well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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With the rise of the transgender movement and the damage it’s doing to young people on a huge scale, the Church has a vital role to play in speaking the truth and loving the victims of this cultural confusion. Carrie Abbott, founder and president of the Legacy Institute, has faithfully followed the Lord’s leading to educate Christians on God’s design for gender, sexuality, and relationships so they can flourish and help others do the same. Listen in as she shares about the beauty of embracing God’s design for gender, the critical role the Church plays in the fight against transgender ideology, and the importance of standing firm in the truth when it’s tempting to compromise in the name of “love.”
The Legacy Institute
The Carrie Abbott Show radio program
Legacy Classroom – pastor’s platform
The Presence: Experiencing More of God by Alec Rowlands
Closer Than Your Next Breath by Susie Larson
Raising Spiritual Champions: Nurturing Your Child's Heart, Mind and Soul By George Barna
Read A Man Born to be King...Together! Lent begins February 14th, and you’re invited to participate with the Strong Women community! We’ll be reading Dorothy Sayers’ The Man Born to be King, a series of 12 dynamic radio plays re-telling the life and ministry of Jesus. Our free reading guide, “The Kingdom of God is at Hand,” includes reflection questions for each play, as well as prayers to help you embrace the gift of repentance and “make straight the way of the Lord” in your heart this Lenten season. We start on Ash Wednesday—February 14. Come join us and read in community. Download your free reading guide here.
If you’ve listened for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows program and what a transformational experience it has been in my life and the lives of many fellow believers. The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it’s well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Do you ever wish you could have been an eyewitness of Jesus’ life on earth—to see His disciples, healings, teachings, and miracles with your very own eyes? Well, the prolific writer Dorothy L. Sayers (a close acquaintance of C.S. Lewis) wrote a collection of radio plays recounting the life and ministry of Jesus to offer a sense of what it would have been like to witness the Savior face-to-face during His time on earth. She titled this collection of plays The Man Born to Be King, and today we have the treat of zooming in on them with our guest, Kathryn Wehr, who has edited a fantastic edition of The Man Born to Be King. Join us as we dive deep into the plays, explore the theological truths they convey, and discuss Sayers’ three-dimensional representation of Jesus and the cast of characters surrounding His life, death, and resurrection.
Claim your free copy of Don’t Follow Your Heart: Boldly Breaking the Ten Commandments of Self-Worship by Thaddeus Williams for a gift of any amount to the Colson Center this month at colsoncenter.org/swwilliamsresource.
Read A Man Born to be King...Together! Lent begins February 14th, and you’re invited to participate with the Strong Women community! We’ll be reading Dorothy Sayers’ The Man Born to be King, a series of 12 dynamic radio plays re-telling the life and ministry of Jesus. Our free reading guide, “The Kingdom of God is at Hand,” includes reflection questions for each play, as well as prayers to help you embrace the gift of repentance and “make straight the way of the Lord” in your heart this Lenten season. We start on Ash Wednesday—February 14. Come join us and read in community. Download your free reading guide at colsoncenter.org/lent.
Articles by Kathryn Wehr on Logos
Kathryn’s album about women in the gospels And All the Marys
Kathryn’s YouTube channel
The Man Born to be King, Wade Annotated Edition, edited by Kathryn Wehr. If you purchase through InterVarsity Press, use code IVPSTRONGWOMEN to get a 25% discount and free shipping on the book (and all other titles) through February 29, 2024!
The Man Born to Be King by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Man Born to Be King: A BBC Radio 4 Drama Collection
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Lord Peter Wimsey detective books by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
On the Incarnation by Athanasius
Nicene Creed
Christ & Creed: The Early Church Creeds & their Value for Today by Nate Pickowicz
Creed or Chaos by Dorothy L. Sayers (out of print)
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
The Chosen series
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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When we receive God’s forgiveness, we are simultaneously freed from shame and freed to love and serve those around us. Today’s guest, Lisa Henry, has lived a life marked by God’s providential leading and orchestrating, even when she didn’t realize it. She joins us this week to share how God brought her to faith, freed her from the shame of her abortion, and commissioned her to bring hope and help to moms and dads in need through the pregnancy resource center. Lisa’s story reminds us that God’s forgiveness is powerful, and that He is faithful to lead us to the good works He has prepared for us in advance.
Pregnancy Care Center of Chandler, Arizona
Colson Fellows
Colson Center National Conference
Colson Educators
Knowing God by J. I. Packer
The Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims by Rebecca McLaughlin
Forgiven and Set Free: A Post-Abortion Bible Study for Women by Linda Cochrane
Surrendering the Secret - Bible Study Book: Healing the Heartbreak of Abortion by Patrician Layton
Rachel's Vineyard: A Psychological and Spiritual Journey of Post-Abortion Healing: A Model for Groups by Theresa Karminski Burke and Barbara Cullen
The Choice: The Christ-Centered Pursuit of Kingdom Outcomes by Gary G. Hoag, R. Scott Rodin
If you’ve listened for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows program and what a transformational experience it has been in my life and the lives of many fellow believers. The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it’s well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.org.
This Summer, give your teens an unshakeable faith that will last a lifetime. Summit Ministries' Student Conferences give students reasons to trust the biblical foundation you have laid for them. Students will wrestle through the hard questions as they build an unshakeable faith. Register for a two-week session in Colorado or Georgia. Use code STRONGWOMEN24 for an exclusive discount. Learn more at summit.org/strongwomen.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Human dignity doesn’t end when suffering begins—but today more than ever our culture peddles the lie that it’s better to choose death than to suffer. Jesus has something better for us. Christ calls us to love every image bearer with His committed, sacrificial, persevering, and selfless love—even when those we care for can contribute absolutely nothing. As a palliative care doctor of over 30 years, Dr. Margaret Cottle has both witnessed and practiced this Christlike love that dignifies every human being from beginning to end. She shares how Christ transforms our experience of suffering, grief, death, and sacrificial love. Listen to be encouraged and inspired by the robust, Christian understanding of human dignity and the glorious responsibility we have to humbly give and receive care.
Dr. Cottle’s Website https://welcomeandwonder.com/
Euthanasia in Canada: a Cautionary Tale by Margaret Cottle, Catherine Ferrier, Sheila Rutledge Harding, Timothy Lau, Terence McQuiston, John Scott, and Leonie Herx in World Medical Journal Oct. 2018
The Normalization of Euthanasia in Canada, the Cautionary Tale Continues, by Dr. Margaret Cottle, Dr. John Scott, and Dr. Leonie Herx, World Medical Journal Nr. 2, April 2020 vol. 66
Sharing the Darkness: The Spirituality of Caring by Dr. Sheila Cassidy
Knowing God by Dr. J.I. Packer
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Mannix
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, Book 1) by Elizabeth Peters
A Quiet Life in the Country (A Lady Hardcastle Mystery Book 1) by T. E. Kinsey
Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering by Timothy Keller
Amazing Grace: The Life of John Newton and the Surprising Story Behind His Song by Bruce Hindmarsh and Craig Borlase
Ars Moriendi, the Art of Dying Well
The secular world incessantly bleats lies like “Live your best life,” “The answers are within” and "Love is love.” But what the secular world promotes as truth is simply the latest version of the oldest lie in the world. In Don’t Follow Your Heart: Boldly Breaking the Ten Commandments of Self-Worship, author Thaddeus Williams exposes these false narratives and offers a defense for why it is Jesus and not self, that is worthy of our worship and trust. Request your copy of Don’t Follow Your Heart today by visiting colsoncenter.org/swwilliamsresource.
In the last several years, the radical ideas of modern, secular gender ideology have become mainstream. How did this happen, and how can Christians respond, especially when these bad ideas affect our children and loved ones? At our next Breakpoint Forum livestream on January 16, we’ll address these questions and more with child psychiatrists Drs. Miriam Grossman and Stephen Grcevich. Register for free today at breakpoint.org/forum
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Our world is so confused about what it means to be human—and even more confused about what it means to be male and female. The extreme responses to this confusion include denying sexual difference on the one hand, as if men and women are interchangeable—or overemphasizing it, as if men and women are practically different species. But the reality of our God-given humanity, including our distinctly male and female bodies, is so much bigger and better than these false extremes. This week, Dr. Abigail Favale joins us to talk all things biblical sexuality, gender, the goodness of our bodies, and the beautiful interdependence that God designed us for. Tune in and be encouraged at how God loves men and women and has designed them to reflect Him together.
The Genesis of Gender by Abigail Favale
Pope John Paul II on the Theology of the Body
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution by Carl Trueman
Essays on Woman by Freda Mary Oben
This Summer, give your teens an unshakeable faith that will last a lifetime. Summit Ministries' Student Conferences give students reasons to trust the biblical foundation you have laid for them. Students will wrestle through the hard questions as they build an unshakeable faith. Register for a two-week session in Colorado or Georgia. Use code STRONGWOMEN24 for an exclusive discount. Learn more at www.summit.org/strongwomen.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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The incarnation of Jesus isn’t a religious fairy tale. It’s a true story that happened at a particular point in time, the true story that marks a new era of human history. J. Warner Wallace uses his experience as a homicide detective to investigate the history around Jesus, the extraordinary details of His incarnation, and His unparalleled influence on world history. God’s kindness, providence, and power are displayed in the timing of Jesus’ entrance into human history—which was no coincidence. The countless factors leading up to our Savior’s birth remind us that the good news of Jesus is trustworthy, and that God is in the all the details of history and our lives.
We’ve got some exciting news for listeners who share our mission of equipping more Christians with the clarity, confidence, and courage they need to have a courageous faith. For the final weeks of 2023, a $50,000 matching gift opportunity has been provided by a generous donor. Your gift will be doubled when you support the Colson Center before December 31st. Would you partner with us to equip more Christians in 2024? You can give today at colsoncenter.org/december.
A Person of Interest by J. Warner Wallace
J. Warner Wallace's Website
Cold Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace
Strong Women Episode 31. Our Bodies Proclaim the Gospel with Christopher West
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
Hollywood Heroes by Frank Turek and Zach Turek
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Did you know that the classic A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens has many themes that go well with Advent? Join us as we talk to returning podcast guest Jessica Hooten Wilson about this famous Christmas story and what it teaches us about time, waiting, and remembering Christ’s birth. You won’t want to miss the wonderful conversation.
Today, Christians face mounting pressure to conform to harmful secular ideologies about race, sexuality, human identity, and more. In response, the Colson Center seeks to equip believers with a Christian worldview on all these things, so they can know, live, and speak the truth in love. As we reach the end of the year, would you consider donating to support the ongoing work of the Colson Center? You can make your donation at colsoncenter.org/swyearend.
This Summer, give your teens an unshakeable faith that will last a lifetime. Summit Ministries' Student Conferences give students reasons to trust the biblical foundation you have laid for them. Students will wrestle through the hard questions as they build an unshakeable faith. Register for a two-week session in Colorado or Georgia. Use code STRONGWOMEN24 for an exclusive discount. Learn more at summit.org/strongwomen.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Today’s guest, Ann Wyse, knows what it’s like to wrestle with the significance of her work in completely different seasons of life and to come out on the other side recognizing that nothing God calls us to is insignificant. Listen in to hear Ann’s story of being a solo missionary in Tibet, transitioning from the adventure of missions to the adventure of raising children stateside, and learning to trust that God places us where we are for a purpose. You’ll be reminded that your calling—whether it’s outwardly spectacular or seemingly mundane—matters to God.
Download your free Strong Women Advent resource guide! Advent began Sunday, December 3rd. Explore “Prepare the Way of the Lord-Advent 2023” for books, devotional, music, and art that tunes your heart to worship in preparation for the coming King this Christmas season. Landed.Colsoncenter.org/advent
Paperback Chasing Faith Among Yaks and Nomads, a Memoir by Ann Wyse
Kindle Chasing Faith Among Yaks and Nomads, a Memoir by Ann Wyse Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life by Joshua Becker
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Strong Women is partnering with our amazing friends at Drinklings to offer a special Flannery O’Connor mug and Strong Women coffee blend just in time for Christmas! Check out these products here and get yours today. These also make great Christmas gifts for the other Strong Women on your list!
Today, Christians face mounting pressure to conform to harmful secular ideologies about race, sexuality, human identity, and more. In response, the Colson Center seeks to equip believers with a Christian worldview on all these things, so they can know, live, and speak the truth in love. As we reach the end of the year, would you consider donating to support the ongoing work of the Colson Center? You can make your donation at colsoncenter.org/swyearend.
How do we remain faithful to Christ when our faith clashes with this cultural moment, or when we have to choose between conscience and career? We need courage, and courage must be cultivated. Join us at CCNC 2024 to find answers and tools to cultivate courageous faith for the specific challenges you face in this cultural moment. Speakers include Dr. Al Mohler, Father Calvin Robinson, Riley Gaines, Katy Faust, and more. For full speaker lineup and registration, go to colsonconference.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Imagine if you got everything you ever wanted. Would it satisfy your soul? After experiencing great success in her athletic career, today’s wise-beyond-her-years guest realized that only Jesus could satisfy her soul and give her a firm foundation amid the ups and downs of life. Grace Lyons-Turk is the former captain of the Oklahoma University women’s softball team and a three-time Women’s College World Series champion. Rather than finding her identity in her athletic skills, accomplishments, or career, Grace has used her platform to make much of the Lord and point others to Him—from fellow teammates to the watching world. Listen in and hear how surrendering to the Lord and finding our identity in Him is the pathway to unshakeable joy.
Download your free Strong Women Advent resource guide! Advent began Sunday, December 3rd. Explore “Prepare the Way of the Lord-Advent 2023” for books, devotional, music, and art that tunes your heart to worship in preparation for the coming King this Christmas season. Landed.Colsoncenter.org/advent
Grace Lyons Reads Her ‘Dear Softball’ letter
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
The Player’s Conference gathering of college athletes
Grace’s husband, Michael Turk’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Hangtime37
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Today, Christians face mounting pressure to conform to harmful secular ideologies about race, sexuality, human identity, and more. In response, the Colson Center seeks to equip believers with a Christian worldview on all these things, so they can know, live, and speak the truth in love. As we reach the end of the year, would you consider donating to support the ongoing work of the Colson Center? You can make your donation at colsoncenter.org/swyearend.
This Summer, give your teens an unshakeable faith that will last a lifetime. Summit Ministries' Student Conferences give students reasons to trust the biblical foundation you have laid for them. Students will wrestle through the hard questions as they build an unshakeable faith. Register for a two-week session in Colorado or Georgia. Use code STRONGWOMEN for an exclusive discount. Learn more at summit.org/strongwomen.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Christmastime is a season of festivity—carols, parties, decorations, food. But do we understand the true meaning of festivity and its divine origins? Haley Stewart—mom, author, and editor at Word on Fire Spark—joins us this week to give us a true vision of festivity, one that begins with encountering God and responds with an overflow of joy for who He is and what He has done. Listen in for a rich conversation on true Christmas joy and finding echoes of festivity in our favorite Christmas stories. We also talk about how the countercultural practice of Advent prepares us to celebrate Christmas with greater joy.
Download your free Strong Women Advent resource guide! Advent begins Sunday, December 3rd. Explore “Prepare the Way of the Lord-Advent 2023” for books, devotional, music, and art that tunes your heart to worship in preparation for the coming King this Christmas season. Landed.Colsoncenter.org/advent
Mouse Nuns series by Haley Stewart and Elizabeth Wallin: The Pursuit of the Pilfered Cheese
The Curious Christmas Trail, and Strange Sound by the Sea
“The Sham Practice of Christmas” article by Haley Stewart on the University of Notre Dame’s Journal of Church Life
In Tune with the World, a Theory of Festivity by Joseph Peeper
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander
Advent Hymns: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, O Come Divine Messiah, People, Look East, Handel's Messiah
Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Silas Marner by George Elliot
Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson
Works of Mercy by Sally Thomas
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Today, Christians face mounting pressure to conform to harmful secular ideologies about race, sexuality, human identity, and more. In response, the Colson Center seeks to equip believers with a Christian worldview on all these things, so they can know, live, and speak the truth in love. As we reach the end of the year, would you consider donating to support the ongoing work of the Colson Center? You can make your donation at colsoncenter.org/swyearend.
How do we remain faithful to Christ when our faith clashes with this cultural moment, or when we have to choose between conscience and career? We need courage, and courage must be cultivated. Join us at CCNC 2024 to find answers and tools to cultivate courageous faith for the specific challenges you face in this cultural moment. Speakers include Dr. Al Mohler, Father Calvin Robinson, Riley Gaines, Katy Faust, and more. For full speaker lineup and registration, go to colsonconference.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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What are women made for and what are they capable of? What makes them valuable? What is “women’s work”? One of the most culturally influential women in American history used her life’s work to answer these questions and affirm women in both society and the home—yet many people have never even heard of her. Sarah Josepha Hale was a mother, writer, activist, and editor of the popular nineteenth-century women’s magazine Godey’s Lady’s Book. Her work contributed to a robust and holistic view of womanhood that validated women as image bearers, dignified their many spheres of work—both domestic and professional—and advocated for their access to education and advancement. Take a listen to this best-of episode with journalist Melanie Kirkpatrick and be encouraged by this remarkable woman from American history.
The Strong Women Podcast 81. The Woman Who Influenced a Nation with Melanie Kirkpatrick
The Hudson Institute: https://www.hudson.org/
Lady Editor by Melanie Kirkpatrick
Thanksgiving by Melanie Kirkpatrick
Escape from North Korea by Melanie Kirkpatrick
Godey's Lady's Book January 1864 by Sarah Josepha Hale and Louis A. Godey
Early American Cookery: "The Good Housekeeper," 1841 by Sarah Josepha Hale
Northwood by Sarah Josepha Hale
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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I’m so excited to introduce a new Advent resource for you just in time for the Christmas season: “Prepare the Way of the Lord”! Christmas is on its way, and you and I have a sweet opportunity to know Jesus better this season. To help you observe Advent in a meaningful and doable way, I’ve put together a curated collection of Advent recommendations. These are designed to help you prepare your heart for the Lord this season. “Prepare the Way of the Lord – Advent 2023” includes recommendations for Advent reading, music, art, learning, books and activities for kids, and more. Whether you’re new to Advent or have observed it for years, these lists are designed to cut through the fluff and excess and help you tune your heart to Jesus. Advent starts on Sunday, December 3, 2023. You can access your free copy of “Prepare the Way of the Lord” by clicking here.
Today, Christians face mounting pressure to conform to harmful secular ideologies about race, sexuality, human identity, and more. In response, the Colson Center seeks to equip believers with a Christian worldview on all these things, so they can know, live, and speak the truth in love. As we reach the end of the year, would you consider donating to support the ongoing work of the Colson Center? You can make your donation at colsoncenter.org/swyearend.
How do we remain faithful to Christ when our faith clashes with this cultural moment, or when we have to choose between conscience and career? We need courage, and courage must be cultivated. Join us at CCNC 2024 to find answers and tools to cultivate courageous faith for the specific challenges you face in this cultural moment. Speakers include Dr. Al Mohler, Father Calvin Robinson, Riley Gaines, Katy Faust, and more. For full speaker lineup and registration, go to colsonconference.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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What is education for? How does the Christian worldview shape our approach to it? If you ask this week’s guest, she’ll tell you that it’s for the flourishing of children, parents, and communities. Lynn Swaner is the Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). She joins us to talk about a Christian ethic of education and discipleship, the unique landscape of schools today, as well as the exciting innovations happening in Christian education across the country. We discuss what it looks like to approach education Christianly (whether you’re in a Christian school context or not) and to live out Jesus’ call toward love and discipleship as parents, students, and teachers—all for the advance of God’s kingdom and the flourishing of culture.
Association of Christian Schools International
Colson Educators
“How Do You Do It All?” Blog Post By Lynn Swaner June 30, 2022
Mystery and Manners by Flannery O’Connor
Future Ready by Lynn Swaner, Jon Eckert, Erik Ellefsen, and Matthew H. Lee
Culture Map by Erin Meyer
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietze
American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin
Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts
Today, Christians face mounting pressure to conform to harmful secular ideologies about race, sexuality, human identity, and more. In response, the Colson Center seeks to equip believers with a Christian worldview on all these things, so they can know, live, and speak the truth in love. As we reach the end of the year, would you consider donating to support the ongoing work of the Colson Center? You can make your donation at colsoncenter.org/swyearend.
How do we remain faithful to Christ when our faith clashes with this cultural moment, or when we have to choose between conscience and career? We need courage, and courage must be cultivated. Join us at CCNC 2024 to find answers and tools to cultivate courageous faith for the specific challenges you face in this cultural moment. Speakers include Dr. Al Mohler, Father Calvin Robinson, Riley Gaines, Katy Faust, and more. For full speaker lineup and registration, go to colsonconference.org.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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From a young age, Kellie Fiedorek was driven by a passion to seek justice and uphold the dignity of every human life. Today, she serves as senior counsel and director of Government Affairs at Alliance Defending Freedom. In this episode, she shares her journey into the legal profession, her work with ADF, and her involvement in the 303 Creative v. Elenis Supreme Court Case. Kellie also underscores the vital importance of the fight for freedom of speech and freedom of religion, emphasizing that this cause transcends political or religious affiliations. Tune in to be inspired by Kellie’s story of following the Lord's leading, being faithful with what’s in front of her, and trusting God to equip her for the work He has called her to do.
Alliance Defending Freedom
Blackstone Legal Foundation
S4 04: Staying Faithful Under Public Pressure With Lorie Smith Strong Women Podcast
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
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Christians are called to speak the truth in love, love God and our neighbors, and care for the victims of bad ideas in this cultural moment. At the Colson Center, everything we do is to help Christians live out that calling. To support this ongoing work in the coming year, partner with us by giving a year-end gift at colsoncenter.org/swyearend.
Registration for our 2024 Colson Center National Conference – Courageous Faith – is now open! From May 30 – June 2, we’ll gather in Arlington, Texas at the brand-new Loews Hotel & Resort. We at the Colson Center believe every Christian can live like one. But we also know that, when the world around us is changing rapidly, it’s hard to know how to live as a Christian in this time and place. The Colson Center National Conference is a gathering of people who want to face today’s unique challenges with informed and courageous faith. This year’s gifted speakers include Sean McDowell, Neil Shenvi, Kathy Koch and more. They will help us tackle the complex worldview challenges of today with biblical insight and practical application. To register, go to colsonconference.org today.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Did you have formal logic in school? I didn’t. As Kathy Gibbens was teaching her kids logic, she learned the importance of thinking clearly and logically herself. She recognized how helpful it is to have categories that bring order to confusing slogans and conversations. Amid the ramped-up rhetoric of 2020, Kathy launched a podcast to help train those of us who have never formally learned logic, so that we can learn not what to think but how to think. She joins me today to tell us her story and to walk us through a few of the common fallacies that people make when forming and defending their views.
Kathy’s Website Filter It Through a Brain Cell
Classical Conversations homeschooling
The Fallacy Detective by Nathaniel Bluedorn, Hans Bluedorn
Heidi St. John’s Off the Bench Podcast
The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom by Larry Loftis
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Corrie Ten Boom: The Watchmaker's Daughter, Trail Blazers Series by Jean Watson
Every day, social media feeds us messages like “follow your heart,” and “live your truth.” If we let these lies shape our beliefs, we ultimately end up exhausted and discouraged. Our next Lighthouse Voices event will address these appealing lies and help us respond to them with Christian wisdom. We’ll be joined by Alisa Childers, author of Live Your Truth and Other Lies. She’ll provide insight on how Christians can address faulty cultural slogans with wisdom, truth, and love. This free event will take place on Tuesday, November 7 at 7pm Mountain Time, and will be offered both online via livestream and in-person at Focus on the Family headquarters. Spaces are limited, so claim your spot today at colsoncenter.org/lighthousevoices.
Registration for our 2024 Colson Center National Conference – Courageous Faith – is now open! From May 30 – June 2, we’ll gather in Arlington, Texas at the brand-new Loews Hotel & Resort. We at the Colson Center believe every Christian can live like one. But we also know that, when the world around us is changing rapidly, it’s hard to know how to live as a Christian in this time and place. The Colson Center National Conference is a gathering of people who want to face today’s unique challenges with informed and courageous faith. This year’s gifted speakers include Sean McDowell, Neil Shenvi, Kathy Koch and more. They will help us tackle the complex worldview challenges of today with biblical insight and practical application. To register, go to colsonconference.org today.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Abortion has been packaged and falsely marketed as a form of healthcare necessary for women’s empowerment, while pro-life advocacy has been mislabeled as anti-woman. Dr. Christina Francis knows this reasoning is backwards, and she uses her voice to fight for the wellbeing of women and babies. Today, she does that as an OB-GYN and CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG). Dr. Francis works hard to inform women about the realities of chemical abortion as well as the lifesaving option of abortion pill reversal. This week, she talks about her journey of becoming a passionate pro-life advocate, the harms of chemical abortion, the progress of her lawsuit against the FDA, and how Christians can be thoroughly pro-life.
Alliance Defending Freedom
American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists
March for Life
Live Action
The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture by Scott Klusendorf
The Way of Medicine: Ethics and the Healing Profession by Dr. Fahr Curlin and Chris Tollefson
Secular culture has widely embraced the destructive ideas produced by Critical Theory. But these ideas have caused great cultural divisions and a loss of faith. Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer’s latest book, Critical Dilemma, is a much-needed resource to help Christians understand Critical Theory in all its forms and respond with discernment, truth, and love. You can claim your copy today at colsoncenter.org/swcriticaldilemma .
Registration for our 2024 Colson Center National Conference – Courageous Faith – is now open! From May 30 – June 2, we’ll gather in Arlington, Texas at the brand-new Loews Hotel & Resort. We at the Colson Center believe every Christian can live like one. But we also know that, when the world around us is changing rapidly, it’s hard to know how to live as a Christian in this time and place. The Colson Center National Conference is a gathering of people who want to face today’s unique challenges with informed and courageous faith. This year’s gifted speakers include Sean McDowell, Neil Shenvi, Kathy Koch and more. They will help us tackle the complex worldview challenges of today with biblical insight and practical application. To register at our lowest price, go to colsonconference.org today.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Many of us struggle with body image. Our bodies matter and we are called to care for them—but how do we do that without obsessing? What does it look like to steward our bodies? This week, Lainey Greer joins us to answer these questions. Lainey uses her unique background of exercise science and Ph.D. work in systematic theology, with an emphasis on human embodiment, to equip Christians with a biblical view of the body that applies to everyday life. We talk about the big picture of stewarding our health and what that looks like practically.
Lainey’s website: https://laineygreer.com/
Forsaken Body Podcast
Be Well: Learning to Steward Your Health by Dr. Lainey Greer
Lainey’s curriculum – Understand Healthy
Our Bodies Tell God's Story: Discovering the Divine Plan for Love, Sex, and Gender by Christopher West
Purdue study on obesity among religious
Providence by John Piper
The Practice of Godliness by Jerry Bridges
Secular culture has widely embraced the destructive ideas produced by Critical Theory. But these ideas have caused great cultural divisions and a loss of faith. Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer’s latest book, Critical Dilemma, is a much-needed resource to help Christians understand Critical Theory in all its forms and respond with discernment, truth, and love. You can claim your copy today at colsoncenter.org/swcriticaldilemma .
Registration for our 2024 Colson Center National Conference – Courageous Faith – is now open! From May 30 – June 2, we’ll gather in Arlington, Texas at the brand-new Loews Hotel & Resort. We at the Colson Center believe every Christian can live like one. But we also know that, when the world around us is changing rapidly, it’s hard to know how to live as a Christian in this time and place. The Colson Center National Conference is a gathering of people who want to face today’s unique challenges with informed and courageous faith. This year’s gifted speakers include Sean McDowell, Neil Shenvi, Kathy Koch and more. They will help us tackle the complex worldview challenges of today with biblical insight and practical application. To register at our lowest price, go to colsonconference.org today.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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In part 2 of our conversation with Georgette Forney, she shares how God directed her pro-life advocacy toward end-of-life-care. She has taken time to research and write a Christian curriculum on end-of-life care, to help Christians think biblically about aging and death and care for those nearing the end of life. Georgette’s commitment to honoring and dignifying aging image bearers goes well beyond simply educating and informing others. You’ll hear how she has joyfully devoted her time to caring for aging church members and loved ones. She also shares practical advice on how to care for, connect with, and create meaningful memories with loved ones in the end-of-life stage.
Anglicans for Life
Embrace the Journey 8 week DVD adult education series
Heaven by Randy Alcorn
Julie by Catherine Marshall
Christy by Catherine Marshall
Light in My Darkest Night by Catherine Marshall (out of print)
Other Catherine Marshall books
Secular culture has widely embraced the destructive ideas produced by Critical Theory. But these ideas have caused great cultural divisions and a loss of faith. Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer’s latest book, Critical Dilemma, is a much-needed resource to help Christians understand Critical Theory in all its forms and respond with discernment, truth, and love. You can claim your copy today at colsoncenter.org/swcriticaldilemma .
Registration for our 2024 Colson Center National Conference – Courageous Faith – is now open! From May 30 – June 2, we’ll gather in Arlington, Texas at the brand-new Loews Hotel & Resort. We at the Colson Center believe every Christian can live like one. But we also know that, when the world around us is changing rapidly, it’s hard to know how to live as a Christian in this time and place. The Colson Center National Conference is a gathering of people who want to face today’s unique challenges with informed and courageous faith. This year’s gifted speakers include Sean McDowell, Neil Shenvi, Kathy Koch and more. They will help us tackle the complex worldview challenges of today with biblical insight and practical application. To register at our lowest price, go to colsonconference.org today.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Georgette Forney is the director of Anglicans for Life and co-founder of the Silent No More Awareness campaign. At age 16, Georgette had an abortion. Even after becoming a Christian, she struggled to believe that God could forgive her. She joins us this week to share how God helped her bring her abortion into the light, receive His forgiveness, and walk free from guilt and shame. Although she describes herself as an unlikely activist, Georgette has obeyed God’s call to advocate for the preborn. By sharing her story, she helps women and men experience forgiveness, healing, and hope in Christ after abortion.
Anglicans for Life
Forgiven and Set Free by Linda Cochran
I’ll Hold You in Heaven by Jack Hayford
Tilly by Frank Peretti
Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing by Ryan T. Anderson, Alexandra Desanctis
Strong Women Podcast S3 26: Contending for Life in a Post-Roe America, One Year in With Alexandra DeSanctis
Silent No More Awareness Campaign
Secular culture has widely embraced the destructive ideas produced by Critical Theory. But these ideas have caused great cultural divisions and a loss of faith. Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer’s latest book, Critical Dilemma, is a much-needed resource to help Christians understand Critical Theory in all its forms and respond with discernment, truth, and love. You can claim your copy today at colsoncenter.org/swcriticaldilemma .
Registration for our 2024 Colson Center National Conference – Courageous Faith – is now open! From May 30 – June 2, we’ll gather in Arlington, Texas at the brand-new Loews Hotel & Resort. We at the Colson Center believe every Christian can live like one. But we also know that, when the world around us is changing rapidly, it’s hard to know how to live as a Christian in this time and place. The Colson Center National Conference is a gathering of people who want to face today’s unique challenges with informed and courageous faith. This year’s gifted speakers include Sean McDowell, Neil Shenvi, Kathy Koch and more. They will help us tackle the complex worldview challenges of today with biblical insight and practical application. To register at our lowest price, go to colsonconference.org today.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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How do we trust the Lord in the face of devastating loss? This week, I’ve invited my friend Dana St. John to share her experience of walking with the Lord through the unexpected loss of her husband at age 44. Through Dana’s grief, doubt, and wrestling with faith, God brought her into a deeper relationship with Him. She also shares how Christians can grieve well and prepare for loss.
The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
Trusting God Even When Life Hurts Jerry Bridges
A Land of Sheltered Promise by Jane Kirkpatrick
The Reading Promise, My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice Osma
Gender has become a confusing and heated topic of conversation in our culture today, but the Christian worldview offers clarity, and a vision of gender that’s true, good, and beautiful. At the next Lighthouse Voices event on October 3, Dr. Abigail Favale will join us to talk about the Christian view of gender that’s rooted in the Word of God and examine how this view compares and clashes with secular views of gender. You can join us in-person at the Focus on the Family Bookstore in Holland, Michigan, or from home via livestream. Grab your spot today at colsoncenter.org/lighthousevoices.
Do you want to confidently share the Christian worldview with people of differing beliefs? Request a copy of Greg Koukl’s latest book, Street Smarts, and be equipped to hold fruitful conversations across worldview lines without fear. We'll send you a copy as a thank-you for your gift to the Colson Center this month at colsoncenter.org/swstreetsmarts.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Virginia Prodan joins us for a second time to share the incredible story of how God saved her. She tells us about her participation in God’s work in communist Romania, the way He strengthened her through persecution, and what we can learn from her story of being faithful when faced with challenges and opposition to our faith.
Virginia Prodan Ministries
Signed copy of Saving My Assassin by Virginia Prodan
Saving My Assassin by Virginia Prodan
Strong Women Podcast Episode 56. Victim or Victor? with Virginia Prodan
Courageous Leadership with Virginia Prodan Podcast on Apple Podcasts
Courageous Leadership with Virginia Prodan Podcast on Spotify
Gender has become a confusing and heated topic of conversation in our culture today, but the Christian worldview offers clarity, and a vision of gender that’s true, good, and beautiful. At the next Lighthouse Voices event on October 3, Dr. Abigail Favale will join us to talk about the Christian view of gender that’s rooted in the Word of God and examine how this view compares and clashes with secular views of gender. You can join us in-person at the Focus on the Family Bookstore in Holland, Michigan, or from home via livestream. Grab your spot today at colsoncenter.org/lighthousevoices.
Do you want to confidently share the Christian worldview with people of differing beliefs? Request a copy of Greg Koukl’s latest book, Street Smarts, and be equipped to hold fruitful conversations across worldview lines without fear. We'll send you a copy as a thank-you for your gift to the Colson Center this month at colsoncenter.org/swstreetsmarts.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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Crystal Downing joins us this week to talk about the 20th-century Christian author, Dorothy Sayers. Crystal is Co-Director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College, where scholars research, write about, and preserve the memorabilia of a handful of British writers—including a few members of the Inklings. Though Dorothy Sayers wasn’t an Inkling herself, she was friends with many of them and was a major spiritual influence on C.S. Lewis. Dorothy was not afraid to challenge people, including both Christians and the nonreligious. Crystal’s book Subversive: Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L. Sayers is a wonderful introduction to this interesting woman.
The Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College
Crystal’s books Writing Performances: The Stages of Dorothy L. Sayers by Crystal Downing
How Postmodernism Serves (My) Faith by Crystal Downing
Changing Signs of Truth by Crystal Downing
Salvation from Cinema: The Medium Is the Message by Crystal Downing
Subversive: Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L Sayers by Crystal Downing
The Wages of Cinema: Looking Through the Lens of Dorothy L. Sayers by Crystal Downing (coming soon)
Are Women Human? by Dorothy Sayers
Lord Peter Wimsey detective books by Dorothy L. Sayers
Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
The Zeal of Thy House play by Dorothy Sayers
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Mill on the Floss by George Elliot
Silas Marner by George Elliot
Middlemarch by George Elliot
The Man Born to Be King by Dorothy Sayers
Do you want to confidently share the Christian worldview with people of differing beliefs? Request a copy of Greg Koukl’s latest book, Street Smarts, and be equipped to hold fruitful conversations across worldview lines without fear. We'll send you a copy as a thank-you for your gift to the Colson Center this month at colsoncenter.org/swstreetsmarts.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Lorie Smith is a graphic designer and the founder and owner of 303 Creative. She’s also the center of a landmark Supreme Court case regarding freedom of speech—a case she has just won thanks to her perseverance and the hard work of the Alliance Defending Freedom. She joins us to share her story of coming to Christ, developing as an artist and creator, and starting her business. In taking a public stand for religious freedom over the last seven years, Lorie has experienced backlash, hatred, and misrepresentation. But she has also experienced great strength from the Lord and support from His people. Her story of courageous faith displays the faithfulness of God and the role of the Church in helping Christians persevere through difficulty.
Lorie’s Website 303 Creative
Alliance Defending Freedom
The Cost of My Faith: How a Decision in My Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court by Jack Phillips
To help you live the Truth in a “my truth” world, we want to send you a copy of Alisa Childers’ latest book, Live Your Truth and Other Lies. Request your copy by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center in August at colsoncenter.org/swchildersresource.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Our guests today are Linda Noble and Linda Stewart, affectionately called “The Lindas.” I love how these two ladies in different seasons of life looked at the world around them and asked, “What is missing that we can add?” They tell us how they joined together to learn and then create something that offers a window into God’s design for sex, which fits into the larger story that He wants to be known by us, and He uses His creation—including our own bodies—to pursue a relationship with us. I am excited for you to learn about how God has designed our bodies and our sexuality to invite us into a deeper relationship with Him. We must learn these big truths about God’s design in order to invite the young people in our lives to grasp the significance of the gift of sex within marriage. Without the big picture, this seems like just a rule to follow instead of an invitation to flourish.
Before the Sex Talk: A Theology of the Body Perspective for Parents & Mentors by Linda Noble and Linda Stewart
Our Bodies Tell God's Story by Christopher West
Strong Women Episode 31. Our Bodies Proclaim the Gospel with Christopher West
THE Conversation Workshop podcast
THE Conversation Workshop blog
Seeking God: Finding Another Kind of Life with St. Ignatius and Dallas Willard by Trevor Hudson
Josh Glaser Regeneration Ministries
Eden Invitation
The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz
In the fight against suicide, the Church has a vital role to play, but what does that look like in action? Our next Lighthouse Voices event on September 5 will help you answer that question. Our featured speaker is Dr. Matthew Sleeth, author of Hope Always: How to Be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide. Dr. Sleeth will help us understand the current suicide epidemic and share how Christians can fight against it and care for those who are struggling. This event will be offered both in-person and online, and you can register now at colsoncenter.org/lighthousevoices.
To help you live the Truth in a “my truth” world, we want to send you a copy of Alisa Childers’ latest book, Live Your Truth and Other Lies. Request your copy by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center in August at colsoncenter.org/swchildersresource.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Our guests today are Linda Noble and Linda Stewart, affectionately called “The Lindas.” I love how these two ladies in different seasons of life looked at the world around them and asked, “What is missing that we can add?” They tell us how they joined together to learn and then create something that offers a window into God’s design for sex, which fits into the larger story that He wants to be known by us, and He uses His creation—including our own bodies—to pursue a relationship with us. I am excited for you to learn about how God has designed our bodies and our sexuality to invite us into a deeper relationship with Him. We must learn these big truths about God’s design in order to invite the young people in our lives to grasp the significance of the gift of sex within marriage. Without the big picture, this seems like just a rule to follow instead of an invitation to flourish.
In the fight against suicide, the Church has a vital role to play, but what does that look like in action? Our next Lighthouse Voices event on September 5 will help you answer that question. Our featured speaker is Dr. Matthew Sleeth, author of Hope Always: How to Be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide. Dr. Sleeth will help us understand the current suicide epidemic and share how Christians can fight against it and care for those who are struggling. This event will be offered both in-person and online, and you can register now at colsoncenter.org/lighthousevoices.
To help you live the Truth in a “my truth” world, we want to send you a copy of Alisa Childers’ latest book, Live Your Truth and Other Lies. Request your copy by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center in August at colsoncenter.org/swchildersresource.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Our guest today is Rachelle Starr, founder of Scarlet Hope. At 21, Rachelle felt God calling her to minister to women trapped working in strip clubs in her city of Louisville, KY. Today, she shares some of the stories she’s witnessed over 16 years of building relationships through good food and introducing these women to the God who sees and loves them. Scarlet Hope is now in many major cities around the nation, working to bring the hope of the Gospel to places that are often overlooked.
Rachelle’s Website Scarlet Hope
Outrageous Obedience: Answering God's Call to Shine in the Darkest Places by Rachelle Starr
Resilient: Restoring Your Weary Soul in These Turbulent Times by John Eldredge
Discernment by Henri J.M. Nouwen
The Way of the Heart by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Tramp for the Lord by Corrie Ten Boom
S3 27: Looking Back and Looking Forward: Reflecting on Three Years of the Strong Women Podcast With Erin Kunkle
In the fight against suicide, the Church has a vital role to play, but what does that look like in action? Our next Lighthouse Voices event on September 5 will help you answer that question. Our featured speaker is Dr. Matthew Sleeth, author of Hope Always: How to Be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide. Dr. Sleeth will help us understand the current suicide epidemic and share how Christians can fight against it and care for those who are struggling. This event will be offered both in-person and online, and you can register now at colsoncenter.org/lighthousevoices.
To help you live the Truth in a “my truth” world, we want to send you a copy of Alisa Childers’ latest book, Live Your Truth and Other Lies. Request your copy by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center in August at colsoncenter.org/swchildersresource.
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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This is one of my favorite episodes because Erin and I get to interview our husbands. Being made in the image of God as male and female is a good thing. It is not an accident that we are created to be a man or a woman. When God made us male and female, he said it was very good. We were created not to compete or be opposed to each other, but to work together in the cosmic task God has invited us into—to care for His creation and cause it to flourish. Join us as we wrestle through the idea of difference and design with our amazing and funny husbands.
Our Bodies Tell God's Story: Discovering the Divine Plan for Love, Sex, and Gender by Christopher West
A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today's World by John Stonestreet, Brett Kunkle
Restoring All Things: God's Audacious Plan to Change the World Through Everyday People by Warren Cole Smith, John Stonestreet
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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In this best-of episode, we are joined by Cindy Rollins, an author, mother of nine, speaker, and co-host of The Literary Life Podcast. Cindy has encouraged many women, including Erin and Sarah, to stay curious, hunt for beauty in the everyday, and bring those around them along for the journey of lifelong learning.
Morning Time: A Liturgy of Love by Cindy Rollins
Mere Motherhood by Cindy Rollins
People Pleasing: How Not to be an Approval Junkie by Lou Priolo
Literary Life Podcast
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven, which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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We are joined by Sarah’s lovely and feisty English grandmother, Sheila Broderick. Sheila was ten years old when England declared war on Germany in World War II. She was evacuated by train to Wales, but unlike the Pevensie children of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series, Sheila did not find a nice professor waiting to help spur on her imagination. Instead, she was the last child to be reluctantly taken in. From losing her father to surviving the Blitz, Sheila’s formative years were shaped by suffering and resilience in the face of great uncertainty.
We welcome Dr. Kathy Koch, president of Celebrate Kids, to talk about the importance of paying attention to those around us. As Kathy likes to say, we are all made on purpose, with purpose, for a purpose. Kathy has a unique gift of making the people around her feel seen and cared for—especially children. She lets us in on why this is so important to her.
Kathy’s Website for Celebrate Kids
The Picture Smart Bible
Start with the Heart by Kathy Koch
8 Great Smarts: Discover and Nurture Your Child’s Intelligences by Kathy Koch
Raising Resilient Kids: Help Them Embrace Life with Confidence by Kathy Koch
Everyday Prayers: 365 Days to a Gospel-Centered Faith by Scotty Smith
Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick
MAVEN Conference
The Clutter-Free Home: Making Room for Your Life by Kathi Lipp
Free Download: *Strong Women* Summer Reading Plan - Three Top Ten Book Lists *Cultivate a rich reading life!* The world is full of books, but not all of them are worth your time. Good books stand the test of time and discerning readers. Do you want to start reading more, but feel overwhelmed? Not sure where to start? We can help! **Sign up here to receive THREE top ten book recommendation lists to challenge and inspire your reading life.** Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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This week we welcome Mollie Hemingway, senior editor at the Federalist Society and a Fox News contributor, to share her story with us. During her adolescence, Mollie’s family oriented their lives around the church. She shares with us how that foundation has shaped her over the years, as well as how Christianity has shaped her view of womanhood.
The Federalist Society
Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court by Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino
He Restores My Soul by Katie Schuermann
Strong Women listeners, we're excited to offer the Colson Center National Conference...ONLINE! Use promo code Strongwomen (all one word) to get $5 off the $49 ticket price. For one low price, you can experience all the main stage talks, breakouts, and panel discussions from our annual Christian worldview conference at your own leisure. Visit colsonconference.org for full event details and registration.
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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During our season break, we’re looking back at some of our first and favorite episodes. In this conversation with Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni shares her journey from being a young athlete to a quadriplegic and how God has used this as an invitation for her to know Him better. A few years after her accident, she founded Joni and Friends, which has impacted so many families and people with disabilities.
Joni’s Website
Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot
Suffer Strong by Jay and Catherine Wolff
The Warner Boys by Curt and Anna Warner
Susanna Wesley by Charles Ludwig
Colson Center National Conference Online video content is available now on-demand! This year's theme is "Earth Crammed With Heaven: An Invitation to Encounter God and His Mighty Works." For just $49, you can experience all the main stage talks, breakouts, and panel discussions from our annual Christian worldview conference at your own leisure. Visit colsonconference.org for event details and registration and if you use the promo code “Strongwomen” you can receive $5 off. Sign up today to learn from:
- Stephen Meyer, Ph.D. | Discovery Institute
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Kristen Waggoner | Alliance Defending Freedom
- Chris Brooks | Woodside Bible Chapel & Moody Radio
- Kristin Collier, MD | University of Michigan
- Roland Warren | Care Net
...and many more!
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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We flip the microphone in this episode towards our guest, Erin Kunkle. Erin has been co-hosting Strong Women with me for three years now. The podcast has grown and has become more than the side project it was when we began. Nothing else in Erin’s life has slowed down, so she has made the difficult decision to step out of co-hosting Strong Women. Erin has been and continues to be a strong woman and dear friend in my life, so I wanted to share more of her story with you all.
Maven’s Website
Maven Parent Podcast
Dorothy and Jack: The Transforming Friendship of Dorothy L. Sayers and C.S. Lewis by Gina Dalfonzo
Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan
Keeper of the Bees by Gene Stratton-Porter
Help us equip individuals and institutions to bring restoration to their spheres of influence—for the advance of the Kingdom and the flourishing of culture. Give to support our fiscal-year-end goal at colsoncenter.org/fye23!
Colson Center National Conference Online video content is available now on-demand! This year's theme is "Earth Crammed With Heaven: An Invitation to Encounter God and His Mighty Works." For just $49, you can experience all the main stage talks, breakouts, and panel discussions from our annual Christian worldview conference at your own leisure. Visit colsonconference.org for event details and registration And if you use the promo code “Strongwomen” you can receive $5 off. Sign up today to learn from:
- Stephen Meyer, Ph.D. | Discovery Institute
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Kristen Waggoner | Alliance Defending Freedom
- Chris Brooks | Woodside Bible Chapel & Moody Radio
- Kristin Collier, MD | University of Michigan
- Roland Warren | Care Net
...and many more!
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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We have been living in a post-Roe America for a year now, and it’s become more evident than ever that abortion has torn our nation apart—affecting babies and mothers, families, civil society, and every area of our common life. This week we’re joined by Alexandra DeSanctis, co-author of Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing. Alexandra gives us a year-in, post-Roe analysis of the pro-life movement. While abortion affects more than just one group of people, this week’s discussion focuses on how it has affected women—even those who have not had abortions themselves. We hope this conversation informs and equips you to have meaningful conversations about this difficult topic. As Chuck Colson would say, culture changes over the backyard fence, which is why it is so important to be knowledgeable on how abortion affects those closest to us—families, friends, and neighbors.
Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing by Ryan Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis
The Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision by Erika Bachiochi
Tactics by Greg Koukl
Mystery and Manners by Flannery O’Connor
Disney's Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World by Richard Snow
Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Project Rachel
Help us equip individuals and institutions to bring restoration to their spheres of influence—for the advance of the Kingdom and the flourishing of culture. Give to support our fiscal-year-end goal at colsoncenter.org/fye23!
Strong Women listeners, we're excited to offer the Colson Center National Conference...ONLINE! Use promo code Strongwomen (all one word) to get $5 off the $49 ticket price. For one low price, you can experience all the main stage talks, breakouts, and panel discussions from our annual Christian worldview conference at your own leisure. Visit colsonconference.org for full event details and registration.
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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At this year’s Colson Center National Conference, we sat down with Dr. Kristin Collier, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Program on Health, Spirituality, and Religion at the University of Michigan Medical School. Kristin shares how her faith has shaped her view of medicine, including how God speaks through the suffering and grief in her vocation to show that He suffers with us. She unpacks the temptation among physicians to see people as machines to fix, and shows us that rich theology helps us to see each person as an image bearer to care for.
James: Mercy Triumphs by Beth Moore
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
Feminism Against Progress by Mary Harrington
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington
Help us equip individuals and institutions to bring restoration to their spheres of influence—for the advance of the Kingdom and the flourishing of culture. Give to support our fiscal-year-end goal at colsoncenter.org/fye23!
Strong Women listeners, we're excited to offer the Colson Center National Conference...ONLINE! Use promo code Strongwomen (all one word) to get $5 off the $49 ticket price. For one low price, you can experience all the main stage talks, breakouts, and panel discussions from our annual Christian worldview conference at your own leisure. Visit colsonconference.org for full event details and registration.
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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Our guest today is Dr. Melissa Cain Travis, an Affiliate Faculty member at Colorado Christian University’s Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics. Melissa loves to read about, talk about, teach about, and discuss ideas—from philosophy to faith to the relationship between faith and science. We talk about the importance of “intellectual discipleship”: loving God with our minds, including how to foster that love in small, doable ways in our learning, with those around us, and in our own churches.
Thinking God’s Thoughts: Johannes Kepler and the Miracle of Cosmic Comprehensibility by Dr. Melissa Cain Travis
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
From the Garden to the City: The Place of Technology in the Story of God by John Dyer
Remembering by Wendell Berry
The Truth About Science and Religion: From the Big Bang to Neuroscience by Fraser Fleming and Gary Ferngrin
Exhalation by Ted Chang
Society for Women of Letters Symposium
Grand Duchess Christina of Lorraine (the woman she would like to have coffee with)
“Mind Your Mind” by Annie Brownell Crawford and Melissa Cain Travis, Salvo Magazine
Course Dr. Travis is teaching at DiscoveryU later in the summer
The Worldview Bulletin
Strong Women listeners, we're excited to offer the Colson Center National Conference...ONLINE! Use promo code Strongwomen (all one word) to get $5 off the $49 ticket price. For one low price, you can experience all the main stage talks, breakouts, and panel discussions from our annual Christian worldview conference at your own leisure. Visit colsonconference.org for full event details and registration.
Help us equip individuals and institutions to bring restoration to their spheres of influence—for the advance of the Kingdom and the flourishing of culture. Give to support our fiscal-year-end goal at colsoncenter.org/fye23!
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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Maria Keffler is a mother, educator, and author who dedicates her time to helping parents whose children are being taken captive by the lies of the transgender movement. In our conversation, Maria shows us how this social and cultural movement is capturing young people. We discuss how we can join the fight for the hearts and minds of these young people, show them where their identity lies, and highlight the significance and beauty of God’s design for them.
Maria’s Website Advocates Protecting Children
Desist, Detrans, Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cult by Maria Keffler
Maria's op-ed in the Washington Post
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Color of Water by James McBride
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
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We often refer to the Colson Fellows Program on the Strong Women podcast. This week, we’re excited to share the testimonies of six Colson Fellows-in-Training, all of whom are also Strong Women listeners. They share the highlights of their experiences as Fellows-in-Training, what prompted them to join the program, and what they would say to listeners who are considering the Colson Fellows.
Colson Fellows Program
Alisa Childers Unshaken Faith Podcast
Another Gospel by Alisa Childers
How Now Shall We Live by Chuck Colson
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven, which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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In part 2 of our conversation with Pam Tebow, she tells us about the challenges she faced when she was pregnant with her son, Tim Tebow, and how God transformed her experience into a story of life and joy—not only for her family, but for thousands of others as well.
Ripple Effects: Discover the Miraculous Motivating Power of a Woman's Influence by Pam Tebow
Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow, Nathan Whitaker
Improving Your Serve by Chuck Swindoll
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Strong Women listeners, we're excited to offer the Colson Center National Conference...ONLINE! Use promo code Strongwomen (all one word) to get $5 off the $49 ticket price. For one low price, you can experience all the main stage talks, breakouts, and panel discussions from our annual Christian worldview conference at your own leisure. Visit colsonconference.org for full event details and registration.
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven, which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Happy Mother’s Day! Our guest today, Pam Tebow is the mother of five children, including Tim Tebow. Through her story, she shares how God has shaped her heart and the hearts of her children through the small, daily habits of reading and memorizing Scripture and looking for ways to serve others. She encourages us that small, faithful things have a much larger impact than we may ever know.
Ripple Effects: Discover the Miraculous Motivating Power of a Woman's Influence by Pam Tebow
Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow, Nathan Whitaker
Improving Your Serve by Chuck Swindoll
Help us equip individuals and institutions to bring restoration to their spheres of influence—for the advance of the Kingdom and the flourishing of culture. Give to support our fiscal-year-end goal at colsoncenter.org/fye23!
Strong Women listeners, we're excited to offer the Colson Center National Conference...ONLINE! Use promo code Strongwomen (all one word) to get $5 off the $49 ticket price. For one low price, you can experience all the main stage talks, breakouts, and panel discussions from our annual Christian worldview conference at your own leisure. Visit colsonconference.org for full event details and registration.
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven, which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Alisa Childers and Natasha Crain love to evaluate what’s happening in culture and help Christians navigate the modern world in such a way that upholds and strengthens their faith. They equip Christians to consider how faith shapes the way they respond to and engage with the secular world. Their new podcast and conference series, Unshaken Faith, exists to encourage Christians to live out their faith with grace and courage. This week, they talk with us about the importance of Christians staying informed about what’s going on in culture, and how we can combat despair when we are overwhelmed and discouraged by what we see.
Unshaken Faith Podcast Alisa Childers Podcast
Natasha Crain Podcast
The Long Goodbye: Dementia Diaries By Margaret R. Miles
Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shriver
Street Smarts by Gregory Koukl
Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Gregory Koukl
Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ By Robert M. Bowman Jr., J. Ed Komoszewski
Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearce
Rosaria Butterfield’s book releasing in September 2023 Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age
Neil Shenvi’s book releasing in October 2023 on Critical Theory Critical Dilemma
How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth by Gordon D. Fee, Douglas Stuart
The Strong Women Podcast S1 15: Doubt and Progressive Christianity With Alisa Childers
The Strong Women Podcast 36. Live with Alisa Childers
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Courtney Doctor is the Director of Women’s Initiatives at The Gospel Coalition. She joins us this week to discuss the vital importance of discipleship and the heart-transforming power of God’s Word. She shares the value of “life-on-life" discipleship, where authenticity and humility can grow as we help one another follow Jesus in everyday life. We also talk about how Scripture is vital for cultivating the kind of knowledge of God and love for God that transforms us and motivates us to live for Him.
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Courtney Doctor’s Books - In View of God’s Mercies by Courtney Doctor
Steadfast: A Devotional Bible Study on the Book of James by Courtney Doctor
Prayer in the Night by Tish Harrison Warren
Even Better Than Eden by Nancy Guthrie
Help Me Teach the Bible podcast with Nancy Guthrie
Strong Women Podcast S2 41: Tethered to Christ With Nancy Guthrie
From Beginning to Forever by Elizabeth Woodson
Gospel Coalition free theology courses
Covenant Theological Seminary free online classes
Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds by Jen Wilkin
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Cindy Rollins returns for her third interview, this time to talk about the difficult stage of life when your kids grow up and become adults. Cindy, whose nine children are all adults now, shares with us both the goodness and the struggles of this stage of life and parenting. We also talk about honoring our parents in adulthood. Cindy’s wisdom and insight are helpful in thinking through this emotional and sometimes difficult stage of life.
Mere Motherhood by Cindy Rollins
The New Mason Jar Podcast
Come Back, Barbara: A Father’s Pursuit of a Prodigal Daughter by John Miller and Barbara Miller Juliani
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Katie McCoy, the director of Women's Ministry at Texas Baptists, shares with us that many contemporary believers misunderstand the status of women in the Old Testament. God's governance of His people before Christ's coming included a vision of women displaying their God-given dignity. With this fresh look at the women of the Old Testament, the redemptive story of history throughout Scripture comes to life.
To Be A Woman: The Confusion Over Female Identity and How Christians Can Respond by Katie McCoy
Praying like Monks, Living Like Fools by Tyler Staton
Set The World On Fire: A 4-Week Personal Retreat with the Female Doctors of the Church by Vinita Hampton Wright
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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The lockdown of the last few years affected all of us in one way or another. Emily Colson and her son Max, who has autism, were stripped of outside community and the team who helped them. Desperate to find things for Max to do, Emily cleared the dining room table, got out all the paints, and let Max play with the colors. What happened after that has surprised everyone. Join us as we hear Emily and Max’s journey of how God has loved and led them through this all.
Heart by Max with The Colson Center
Heart by Max website
Dancing with Max: A Mother and Son Who Broke Free by Emily Colson and Chuck Colson
Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeline L’Engle
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Description: Is it OK to doubt? Is there a difference between healthy and unhealthy doubt? Our guest today, Stacie Johnson, knows what it’s like to wrestle with doubts and develop a stronger faith along the way. She walks us through her seasons of doubt and shows us how God used these seasons to “thicken” her faith and reveal areas where she needed to grow. She also talks about the important distinction between knowing about God and truly knowing and living a life shaped by God.
Stacie’s Website - Winsome Faith
Josephine Bahkita BreakPoint Commentary
Wisdom of the Heart: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful at the Center of Us All by Peter Kreeft
Bully Pulpit by Michael Krueger
Jesus Through the Eyes of Women: How the First Female Disciples Help Us Know and Love the Lord by Rebecca McLaughlin
Anna Karenina
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: The Chronicles of Narnia
Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven, which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Monique Duson and Krista Bontrager were already friends when they realized their different beliefs about race and culture. They had many long, heated conversations over the course of months and years—but then something changed. Join us as they share what they learned and help us to think about topics like race and justice.
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The Center for Biblical Unity
Theology Mom
Strong Women Episode 33. One Race, One People, One Savior with Monique Duson
Critical Theory and Intersectionality: What Every Christian Needs to Know — With Neil Shenvi —The Alisa Childers Podcast #41
Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth by Thaddeus Williams
“Which BIPOC People Should I Follow?” Article by Krista Bontrager
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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How has dating changed? How should we view it? Lisa Anderson runs Boundless at Focus on The Family, a ministry that helps young adults to thrive in adulthood. Lisa shares insights and wisdom on the topic of dating that help us as well as the people in our lives who are in dating relationships.
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Boundless.org
Focus on the Family
The Dating Manifesto: A Drama-Free Plan for Pursuing Marriage with Purpose by Lisa Anderson
“Thanks for Nothing” article on Boundless.org
“What Not to Say to Single Women in the Church” article on todayschristianwoman.com
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer and John Ortberg
The Shop Girls: A True Story of Hard Work, Friendship and Fashion in an Exclusive 1950s Department Store by Ellee Seymour
Gentle and Lowly by Dana Ortlund
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven, which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Singleness is something that the Bible calls good, but do we really believe that? Is singleness just the stage of life before we “settle down”? Lisa Anderson is a Christian single woman who runs Boundless at Focus on The Family, a ministry that helps young adults to thrive in adulthood. Lisa shares her story and then helps us to think about singleness in the way the Bible describes it, not the way the culture around us—or even possibly how our local church culture—has influenced us to see it.
Boundless.org
Focus on the Family
Lay It Down: Living in the Freedom of the Gospel by Bill Tell
The Navigators
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven, which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center, which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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India is ranked 10th on the World Watch List of countries where Christians face the most persecution—but there is a strong woman living faithfully in the midst of it all. Do you ever wonder what you would do in the face of the toughest persecution? Tehmina Arora has asked herself the same question and seen first-hand what people of faith do: They stand. Today, she shares her journey to God and how He invited her to view the suffering around her with His heart, compassion, and justice. During this conversation, we learn from Tehmina about what our brothers and sisters in India face. As a lawyer focused on religious rights in India, she sees story after story of God’s faithfulness in the toughest of situations.
Show Notes
ADF India Website
ADF International Website
World Watch List
Vanishing Girls Campaign
Morning Star News covers persecution across the globe
Majoritarian State: How Hindu Nationalism is Changing India by Christophe Jaffrelot; Angana P. Chatterji; Thomas Blom Hansen
Series of Essays C.S. Lewis audiobook C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces Audio CD – Unabridged, January 15, 2014 by C. S. Lewis (Author)
Shackled: One Woman’s Dramatic Triumph Over Persecution, Gender Abuse, and a Death Sentence by Mariam Ibraheem and Eugene Bach.
Savitribai Phule - article on the first female Indian teacher
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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India is ranked 10th on the World Watch List of countries where Christians face the most persecution—but there is a strong woman living faithfully in the midst of it all. Do you ever wonder what you would do in the face of the toughest persecution? Tehmina Arora has asked herself the same question and seen first-hand what people of faith do: They stand. Today, she shares her journey to God and how He invited her to view the suffering around her with His heart, compassion, and justice. During this conversation, we learn from Tehmina about what our brothers and sisters in India face. As a lawyer focused on religious rights in India, she sees story after story of God’s faithfulness in the toughest of situations.
ADF India Website
ADF International Website
World Watch List
Vanishing Girls Campaign
Morning Star News covers persecution across the globe
Majoritarian State: How Hindu Nationalism is Changing India by Christophe Jaffrelot; Angana P. Chatterji; Thomas Blom Hansen
Series of Essays C.S. Lewis audiobook C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces Audio CD – Unabridged, January 15, 2014 by C. S. Lewis
Shackled: One Woman’s Dramatic Triumph Over Persecution, Gender Abuse, and a Death Sentence by Mariam Ibraheem and Eugene Bach
Savitribai Phule - article on the first female Indian teacher
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Lauren Green McAfee was raised in a Christian home. She is the granddaughter of the founder of Hobby Lobby, and daughter of Steve Green, the founder of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. The mother of two children, Lauren found out just one month after their elder child, Zion, was adopted that she had cancer. She shares with us how waiting, longing, and suffering drove her deeper into Scripture and into a more intimate relationship with God.
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Not What You Think: Why the Bible Might Be Nothing We Expected Yet Everything We Need
By: Michael McAfee, Lauren Green McAfee
Museum of the Bible
Hobby Lobby
Moral Choices by Scott B. Rae
Outside the Womb by Scott B. Rae
Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn
God of Freedom Bible Study by Jen Wilkin on Exodus
Strong Women Podcast Episode 34. The Life of Elisabeth Elliot with Ellen Vaughn
Strong Women Podcast Episode S2 23: Starting Life In the Jungle With Valerie Elliot Shepard
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven, which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
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Sarah Zylstra answers our listeners' questions about Social Media.
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Social Sanity in an Insta World by Sarah Zylstra
Scrolling Alone: How Instagram Is Making a Generation of Girls Lonely, Anxious, and Sad podcast episode
Sarah Zylstra’s articles on The Gospel Coalition website
Tech Wise Family by Andy Crouch
Social Sanity Book Club Chapter 9: Posting Well
S2 16: Answering Listener's Questions on Self-Care with Sarah and Erin Strong Women Podcast
Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill by Sonia Purnell
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So many of us have been swept up into social media without asking, “Why am I using this? What is this for?” Sarah Zylstra has thought deeply about these questions. She joins us today to share her journey and struggles and tell us why she decided to give up social media altogether. Sarah is a wife, mom, author, and Senior Writer at The Gospel Coalition.
Social Sanity in an Insta World by Sarah Zylstra
Scrolling Alone: How Instagram Is Making a Generation of Girls Lonely, Anxious, and Sad podcast episode
Sarah Zylstra’s articles on The Gospel Coalition website
Tech Wise Family by Andy Crouch
Social Sanity Book Club Chapter 9: Posting Well
S2 16: Answering Listener's Questions on Self-Care with Sarah and Erin Strong Women Podcast
Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill by Sonia Purnell
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
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Valerie Huber takes notice of what is in front of her, no matter how small, and uses her gifts and resources to make a difference in the lives around her. This way of seeing and living has fueled Valerie’s life of service, from serving lunch to the teachers at her kids' school, to working in the Department of Health and Human Services, and to founding the Institute for Women’s Health.
Institute for Women’s Health
Target Africa: Ideological Neocolonialism in the Twenty-First Century by Obianuju Ekeocha
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Erin and Sarah reflect on their interview with Erika Bachiochi about the beginnings of the Women’s Rights Movement and how the original vision of the movement was rooted in the primary purpose of human freedom: the development of virtue. The Christian worldview offers the most beautiful picture of what it means to be a woman, and gives a foundation for rights that cannot be found anywhere else.
The Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision by Erika Bachiochi
Strong Women Podcast: S2 3: The Journey of a Woman's Right to Abortion with Erika Bachiochi
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Erika Bachiochi returns to the Strong Women Podcast to teach us about a woman in history that many of us have never heard of but certainly should know about: Mary Wollstonecraft. Mary was a writer and champion for women’s rights. This fascinating discussion will leave you wanting to learn more about this incredible woman who fought for rights that so many of us now take for granted.
Strong Women Podcast: S2 3: The Journey of a Woman's Right to Abortion with Erika Bachiochi
Abigail Adams Institute
The Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision by Erika Bachiochi
Strange New World by Carl Trueman
Thoughts on the Education of Daughters by Mary Wollstonecraft
Vindication of the Rights of Man by Mary Wollstonecraft
Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft
Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone
Sexual Desire by Robert Scrutin
Man and Wife in America: A History by Hendrik Hartog
Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman
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Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Mandy Birch and how the differences that we find between men and women and person to person are part of God’s good design.
S3 2: Developing Resiliency in Yourself and Others With Dr. Kathy Koch Strong Women Podcast
- Adversity Is Part of Our Grooming With Tammie Jo Shults Strong Women Podcast
Colson Fellows
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Listener Mandy Birch served in the military as an engineer for 30 years and now works in quantum computing, fields typically thought of as masculine. God has used Mandy’s love of adventure and doing the hard things to show her how to overcome obstacles, extend charity to others, learn to make allies, and embrace her own limits. Join Erin and Sarah as they talk with Mandy, whose story demonstrates that God’s design is big enough to encompass different giftings and callings.
- Adversity Is Part of Our Grooming With Tammie Jo Shults Strong Women Podcast
Best of Strong Women Podcast with Cheryl Bachelder
“Life Plan” with the Paterson Center
Officers Christian Fellowship
Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace By John Mark Comber
The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America by Margaret O’Mara
Bomb Shelter: Love, Time and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott
Turnaround: How to Change Course When Things Are Going South By Lisa Gable
The Ambassadors By Henry James
Mandy’s website
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After talking with Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, Sarah and Erin reflect on the pro-life movement and ways to be involved.
March for Life
Strong Women Pro-Life Episodes Spotify Playlist
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Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, joins Sarah and Erin to talk about the strategy for the pro-life organization since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Jeanne shares her personal journey of faith and how she got involved in the pro-life cause. She also shares about the founder of the March for Life and what we can do to stay involved in the protection of the preborn.
March for Life
Family Research Council
Project Rachel
Silent No More
Strong Women Podcast with Lila Rose
The Supernatural Ways of Royalty by Kris Vallotton and Bill Johnson
Catherine of Siena by Sigrid Undset
Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food by Catherine Shanahan
The Innocent by David Baldacci
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In our last episode, we talked with Dr. Kathy Koch about how to form resiliency in ourselves and our kids. Today, Sarah and Erin reflect further on how to practically start forming this character quality in our lives.
Celebrate Kids
Raising Resilient Kids: Help Them Embrace Life with Confidence by Kathy Koch
Strong Women Podcast 67. How Am I Smart? A Facebook Live Conversation with Kathy Koch
Strong Women Podcast 5. Seeing and Knowing Yourself and Others with Kathy Koch
"Always Good” Song by Andrew Peterson
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Podcast favorite Dr. Kathy Koch is back to talk about the importance of resiliency. Kathy shares how we can be mentors and parents that foster resiliency. This practical episode will inspire you to become a more resilient person while giving you tools to help you mentor others to do the same.
Celebrate Kids
8 Great Smarts: Discover and Nurture Your Child’s Intelligences by Kathy Koch
Strong Women Podcast 67. How Am I Smart? A Facebook Live Conversation with Kathy Koch
Strong Women Podcast 5. Seeing and Knowing Yourself and Others with Kathy Koch
MAVEN Conference
Raising Resilient Kids: Help Them Embrace Life with Confidence by Kathy Koch
Strong Women Podcast S2 47: Praying and Resting in God's Promises With Pat Stonestreet
You're Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God's Design and Why That's Good News by Kelly Kapic
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How can we use our habits to bring about change in our lives? Sarah and Erin discuss how the decisions we make shape our character and how we can implement habits to make a difference in our sphere of influence. As we head into the new year, we encourage you to think about how you can use little decisions to create spiritual change.
A Spacious Life by Ashley Hales
You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit by James K.A. Smith
Charlotte Mason Homeschool Series: Vol. I Home Education by Charlotte Mason
“A Liturgy for the Ritual of Morning Coffee” Print
Come Away From Rush and Hurry Song by Josh Bales
Ashley Hales Website
Finding Holy Podcast with Ashley Hales
Strong Women Podcast: Life-Long Learning with Cindy Rollins
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The constant noise of our culture often distracts us from developing spiritual habits. The start of a new year is a great time to reevaluate our spiritual lives and how we’re incorporating godly habits into our day-to-day lives. Join Sarah and Erin as they speak with Ashley Hales about her book A Spacious Life on the importance of a rhythm of rest.
A Spacious Life by Ashley Hales
Ashley Hales Website
Finding Holy Podcast with Ashley Hales
You Are What You Love by James K. Smith
City of God by St. Augustine
The Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch
The Bible Project: Creation Series
Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
The Need to Be Whole by Wendell Berry
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
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In this special Best of Strong Women, the CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Cheryl Bachelder shares her thoughts on leading well in the business world, servant leadership, and making life decisions that foster selflessness.
Dare to Serve by Cheryl Bachelder
Women CEOs Speak
Work Matters Website
Love and Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
Life Without Lack Dallas Willard
Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Rising Strong by Brene Brown
Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
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Have you ever wondered if you are truly seen? You will want to listen in as we revisit our conversation with apologist Jo Vitale to talk about perceptions of women in the Old Testament and Jesus’ radical love and concern for women. You don’t want to miss this life-changing conversation!
Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies by Hillary Morgan Ferrer
The Unbelievable Podcast with Justin Brierley
The Bible Project Podcast
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During this Christmas season, Sarah and Erin reflect on Mary, the mother of Jesus, and what they learned about this amazing disciple from talking with Dr. Tim Ralston.
Vindicating the Vixens by Sandra Glahn
Strong Women Episode 23 with Sandra Glahn
Jesus Through the Eyes of Women by Rebecca McLaughlin
Strong Women Podcast S2 46: Seeing Women Through the Eyes of Jesus with Rebecca McLaughlin
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In this special Best of Strong Women, we are resharing when we talked to Dr. Tim Ralston of Dallas Theological Seminary about the Mother of Jesus! Mary has a center role in the story of Jesus’ birth, life, and death. But what do we know about her character and perspective as she mothered Him from womb to death on the cross? Was Mary a helicopter mom? Join our conversation with Dr. Tim for a glimpse into the life of Mary.
Vindicating the Vixens by Sandra Glahn
Strong Women Episode 23 with Sandra Glahn
Annunciation poem by John Donne
Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers by Patrick Kavanaugh
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In reflection on their conversation with Jean Daly, Sarah and Erin share about how we can be quick to judge others until we’re in relationship with them, but we should instead accept God’s gift of repentance and be curious about their stories.
Jean Daly is passionate about helping children in need through foster care and equine-assisted learning. Today, we learn about how God called Jean to Himself, about her view of femininity growing up, and how she and her husband, Jim, became involved in foster care. Jean’s love for others will leave you inspired.
Flying Horse Foundation
Focus on the Family
The Language of God by Dr. Francis Collins
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Person of Interest by J. Warren Wallace
Cold Case Christianity by J. Warren Wallace
Imagine Heaven by John Burke
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Join Sarah and Erin as they chat about Emily Long’s episode and the courage it takes to stand against the culture.
Breakpoint: The Right to School Transparency
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Emily Long felt called to action in her local public school when she noticed that the dress code had been changed. While that didn’t seem like an issue at first, she felt compelled to ask questions of the school board and discovered that several things needed to be addressed around issues of gender and that others were concerned, too. Even though it cost her greatly, Emily showed great courage in taking a stand and inspires us to rise to the occasions God puts before us.
The Strong Women Podcast S2 23: Starting Life in the Jungle with Valerie Elliot Shepard Episode
Young Life
The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman
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The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Advent is one of our favorite times of year, and we can’t wait to share our thoughts about our conversation with Jessica Hooten Wilson. Listen in as we discuss what we learn about Advent from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
The Scandal of Holiness by Jessica Hooten Wilson
Giving the Devil His Due by Jessica Hooten Wilson
The Strong Women Podcast 80. The Scandal of Flannery O'Connor and the Power of Stories with Jessica Hooten Wilson
The Bible Project: Creation Series
She Reads Truth: Advent 2022 Study Book
Advent Prints
Light Upon Light compiled by Sarah Arthur
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The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Did you know that the classic A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens has many themes that go well with Advent? Join us as we talk to returning podcast guest Jessica Hooten Wilson about this famous Christmas story and what it teaches us about time, waiting, and remembering Christ’s birth. You won’t want to miss the wonderful conversation.
The Scandal of Holiness by Jessica Hooten Wilson
Giving the Devil His Due by Jessica Hooten Wilson
The Strong Women Podcast 80. The Scandal of Flannery O'Connor and the Power of Stories with Jessica Hooten Wilson
The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
BBC Radio Productions of Charles Dickens
Santa Is Real, But He’s Dead (to the World) article by Jessica Hooten Wilson
Mother of the Lamb: The Story of a Global Icon by Matthew Milliner
God With Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Christmas by Greg Pennoyer (Editor), Gregory Wolfe (Editor) and Scott Cairns
A Children's Literary Christmas: An Anthology by Anna James
Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas by Ann Voskamp
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R Tolkien
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Join Sarah and Erin as they reflect on gratitude during this Thanksgiving holiday season.
The Strong Women Podcast 81. The Woman Who Influenced a Nation with Melanie Kirkpatrick
Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience by Melanie Kirkpatrick
The Strong Women Podcast S2 32. Written on the Heart with April Brover
Happy Hymnody
Thank We all Our God Hymn
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Melanie Kirkpatrick returns to the Strong Women podcast to share the history of Thanksgiving. Themes of thankfulness, generosity, and prayer shine through as Sarah, Erin, and Melanie discuss America’s longest standing tradition.
The Hudson Institute
The Strong Women Podcast 81. The Woman Who Influenced a Nation with Melanie Kirkpatrick
Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience by Melanie Kirkpatrick
Escape from North Korea by Melanie Kirkpatrick
Lady Editor by Melanie Kirkpatrick
Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford
The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth, 1914 a painting by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe
The Strong Women Podcast 20. The Pilgrims' Resolve with Glenn Sunshine
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Today on the podcast Sarah and Erin give practical ideas for how to observe the upcoming season of Advent for yourself and your family.
Hallelujah: Cultivating Advent Traditions With Handel's Messiah Paperback by Cindy Rollins
Strong Women Podcast 21. The Importance of Advent with Cindy Rollins Strong Women Podcast
God Is in the Manger: Reflections on Advent and Christmas by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Light Upon Light: A Literary Guide to Prayer for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany by Sarah Arthur
Silas Marner by George Eliot
Godric: A Novel by Frederick Buechner
Love Came Down at Christmas: A Daily Advent Devotional by Sinclair B Ferguson
On the Incarnation by Saint Athanasius edited by Archibald Robertson
Advent Prints:
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens
The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens
The Haunted Man by Charles Dickens
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Trillia Newbell, author of several books, shares how even through suffering her love for the Lord has grown. Trillia shares the story of how she became a Christian and how she clung to Jesus amid miscarriages. Sarah, Erin, and Trillia also discuss the beauty of God’s design for community and each individual person.
Trillia’s Website
God’s Very Good Idea by Trillia Newbell
Fear and Faith by Trillia Newbell
You Are What You Love by James K.A. Smith
Why I Stayed in a Predominantly White Church article by Trillia Newbell
52 Weeks in the Word by Trillia Newbell
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Pat Stonestreet.
Pat Stonestreet’s Episode
Barbara Masoner Episode
Judy Squire Episode
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Sarah’s mother-in-law, Pat Stonestreet, joins us today on the podcast. Pat highly values prayer and trusting God’s promises, and she shares the wealth of wisdom she’s gained in following God and being a mother. Giving all the credit to God’s work in her, Pat will leave you feeling encouraged to trust that God is working in you, too.
Breakpoint
Experiencing God by Henry T. Blackaby, Richard Blackaby, Mike Blackaby, Claude V. King
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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What can we learn from women in the Bible? Join Sarah and Erin as they reflect on Rebecca McLaughlin’s episode about the impact of seeing women through Jesus’ eyes.
Jesus Through the Eyes of Women by Rebecca McLaughlin
- Wilberforce Weekend Live - Rebecca McLaughlin: Confronting Christianity
S2 46. Seeing Women Through the Eyes of Jesus With Rebecca McLaughlin
Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin
The Confronting Christianity Podcast
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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What can we learn about Jesus through the women in the Bible? Join our conversation with Rebecca McLaughlin on her new book Jesus Through the Eyes of Women and become inspired by the stories of the women who interacted with Jesus.
Jesus and the Eyewitnesses by Richard Bauckham
Gospel Women: Studies of the Named Women in the Gospels by Richard Bauckham
Jesus Through the Eyes of Women by Rebecca McLaughlin
Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
The Confronting Christianity Podcast
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Jean Eason.
Jean Eason Reflection Show Notes
MAVEN
Summit Ministries
Another Gospel by Alisa Childers
Soul Searching by Christian Smith
The Strong Women Podcast 86. Jesus Came in the Fullness of Time with Detective J. Warner Wallace - Part One
The Strong Women Podcast 87. Jesus Came in the Fullness of Time with Detective J. Warner Wallace - Part Two
Person of Interest by J. Warner Wallace
Witnessing to Jehovah’s Witness – Part One YouTube video by Tim Barnett
Witnessing to Jehovah’s Witness – Part Two YouTube video by Tim Barnett
Jean’s Website
A Jehovah’s Witness Finds the Truth by Jean Eason
A Birds Eye View of the Bible by Jean Eason
The Strong Women Podcast 55. Weak Woman, Strong God with Dr. Jean Sutherland
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Jean Eason is 96 years old and was once a Jehovah’s Witness. After she came to know Jesus, her joy for the Lord and excitement about His Word has bloomed within her. Jean also shares about her life during the Great Depression and World War II. Jean’s strength shines through it all.
Jean Eason Show Notes
Get The Story of the Family Book
Jean’s Website
The Strong Women Podcast 55. Weak Woman, Strong God with Dr. Jean Sutherland
A Jehovah’s Witness Finds the Truth by Jean Eason
They Saw the Visible: The Heroes of Hebrew 11 by Claudia Barba
Crisis of Conscience by Raymond Franz
A Birds Eye View of the Bible by Jean Eason
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Catherine Parks.
Catherine Parks Reflection Show Notes
Get The Story of the Family Book
Catherine’s Website
Empowered: How God Shaped 11 Women's Lives (And Can Shape Yours Too) by Catherine Parks
The Strong Women Podcast 81. The Woman Who Influenced a Nation with Melanie Kirkpatrick
The Strong Women Podcast S2 30: Learning From Our Eastern Sisters With Glenn Sunshine - Part One
The Strong Women Podcast S2 31: Learning From Our Eastern Sisters With Glenn Sunshine - Part Two
The Strong Women Podcast 76. The Women of the Reformation with Glenn Sunshine - Part One
The Strong Women Podcast 77. The Women of the Reformation with Glenn Sunshine - Part Two
A Child’s History of the World by V.M. Hillyer
A Child’s Geography of the World by V.M. Hillyer
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Catherine Parks, author of Empowered: How God Shaped 11 Women's Lives (And Can Shape Yours Too), joins Sarah and Erin today to share about women from history. After hearing Catherine’s story, we learn how many of our Christian heroines were simply faithful women doing the next right thing.
Catherine Parks Show Notes
Get The Story of the Family Book
Catherine’s Website
Empowered: How God Shaped 11 Women's Lives (And Can Shape Yours Too) by Catherine Parks
A Christ Centered Wedding by Catherine Parks
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Strong: How God Equipped 11 Ordinary Men with Extraordinary Power (and Can Do the Same for You) by Catherine Parks
The Strong Women Podcast 3. Who We Are is Rooted with Joni Eareckson Tada
The Strong Women Podcast 34. The Life of Elisabeth Elliot with Ellen Vaughn
The Strong Women Podcast S2 23: Starting Life In the Jungle With Valerie Elliot Shepard
Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn
The Strong Women Podcast S2 31: Learning From Our Eastern Sisters With Glenn Sunshine - Part Two
If I Perish by Esther Ahn Kim
Journal of Charlotte Forten
Les Misérables’ by Victor Hugo
A Hole in the World by Amanda Held Opelt
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen in as Brett, Erin, John, and Sarah talk about parenting in this cultural moment.
Brett Kunkle and John Stonestreet Reflection Show Notes
Get The Story of the Family Book
The MAVEN Parent Podcast
The Strong Women Podcast 8. Men and Women: Appreciating our Differences with John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle
A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle
A Student's Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle
The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Today Sarah and Erin are joined by their husbands, John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle. Together they discuss humanity's origin story and how it is profoundly pro-woman. Amid cultural confusion about what a woman is, John and Brett give practical advice for how to navigate transgender ideology for ourselves and our kids.
Brett Kunkle and John Stonestreet Show Notes
Get The Story of the Family Book
The MAVEN Parent Podcast
The Strong Women Podcast 8. Men and Women: Appreciating our Differences with John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle
A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle
A Student's Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle
Genisis of Gender by Abigail Favale
The Theology of the Body by John Paul II
Strange New World by Carl Trueman
Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Jeannette Simba.
Jeannette Simba Reflection Show Notes
Get The Story of the Family Book
The Strong Women Podcast 66. Welcoming the Stranger with Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield
The Strong Women Podcast 37. Curating Beauty with Ash Marsh
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Our guest today is brimming with the joy of the Lord. Jeanette Simba immigrated from Rwanda when she was 19 years old and shares how she uses her experience to minister to other immigrants. Join us as we are inspired to value others through purposeful connection.
Jeannette Simba Show Notes
Get The Story of the Family Book
Learn more about Lutheran Family Services
Hotel Rwanda Movie
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Nancy Guthrie.
Nancy Guthrie Reflection Show Notes
Nancy's Website
Wilberforce Weekend Online
Holding Onto Hope by Nancy Guthrie
Nancy's Books
The Strong Women Podcast S2 10: Trusting God's Word When We Don't Understand with Cynthia Heald
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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How do we overcome suffering instead of letting it overcome us? Bible teacher and author Nancy Guthrie joined us live from Wilberforce Weekend and shared God’s faithfulness to her when she lost two of her children to an uncurable disease. Sarah, Erin, and Nancy also talk about how to lay a rich theological foundation to help you weather the storms of life.
Nancy Guthrie Show Notes
Nancy's Website
Wilberforce Weekend Online
Holding Onto Hope by Nancy Guthrie
Nancy's Books
Blessed: Experiencing the Promise of the Book of Revelation by Nancy Guthrie
Help Me Teach the Bible Podcast
Blessed Podcast
The Strong Women Podcast 3. Who We Are is Rooted with Joni Eareckson Tada
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Judy Squier.
Judy Squier Reflection Show Notes
Judy’ Website
The Shepherd Showed Up!: How our Family Survived the Valley of the Shadow of Death by Judy Squier
His Majesty In Brokenness by Judy Squier
Living in the Names of God: His Majesty and Me by Judy Squier
A Path through Suffering by Elisabeth Elliot
Knowing God by J.I. Packer
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Judy Squier’s life has been marked by overcoming again and again. After being born with no legs, she went on to marry, have three daughters, and self-publish many books. In this interview you’ll hear Judy’s radiant love for Jesus and her attitude of thankfulness for all God has done through her even when it seemed impossible.
Judy Squier Show Notes
Judy’ Website
The Shepherd Showed Up!: How our Family Survived the Valley of the Shadow of Death by Judy Squier
His Majesty In Brokenness by Judy Squier
Living in the Names of God: His Majesty and Me by Judy Squier
Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty by Joni Earekson Tada
Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
Tear Soup by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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How can we glorify God at home? Join Sarah and Erin as they discuss the importance of the home and the way we can foreshadow heaven at home.
Carrie Gress Reflection Show Notes
Theology of Home Website
Theology of Home: Finding the Eternal in the Everyday by Carrie Gress
Theology of Home II: The Spiritual Art of Homemaking by Carrie Gress
Theology of Home: At the Sea by Carrie Gress
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien
Hallowed Be This House: Finding Signs of Heaven in Your Home by Thomas Howard
The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher
The Strong Women Podcast 41. Faithfulness in Turmoil with Rod Drehr
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Do you want to drastically impact your community? A flourishing home is a powerful place that draws us deeper into faith. Join us as we chat with Dr. Carrie Gress, the author of Theology of Home, about how we can faithfully reflect Christ in our homes.
Carrie Gress Show Notes
Theology of Home Website
Theology of Home: Finding the Eternal in the Everyday by Carrie Gress
Theology of Home II: The Spiritual Art of Homemaking by Carrie Gress
Theology of Home: At the Sea by Carrie Gress
The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Rachel’s Vineyard (Post-Abortion Counseling)
Strange New World by Carl Trueman
The Strong Women Podcast 41. Faithfulness in Turmoil with Rod Drehr
The Strong Women Podcast S2 19: The Modern View of Identity With Carl Trueman
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Justin Folk.
Justin Folk Reflection Show Notes
What is a Woman? Documentary
Story Worth
No Safe Spaces Documentary
Tell all the truth but tell it slant by Emily Dickenson
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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What is a woman? Justin Folk directed and produced the new popular documentary What Is A Woman? that seeks to answer that question in a culture of confusion. Today we explore how the art of filmmaking can be used to point people to true ideas and put on display the destruction that comes from believing false ideas.
Justin Folk Show Notes
What is a Woman? Documentary
No Safe Spaces Documentary
The Winter Army: The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's Elite Alpine Warriors by Maurice Isserman
Live Not by Lies by Rod Dreher
1984 by George Orwell
Strong Women Episode 41. Faithfulness in Turmoil with Rod Dreher
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Today we hear about how Sally Clarkson, author of several books, began her relationship with God. With a love for mentorship and God's Word, Sally shares her journey in her early years as a Christian and gives advice for how to grow into a godly woman.
Sally Clarkson Show Notes
Take the Strong Women Survey
Sally's Website
Sally's Books
Sally's Podcast
CRU
The Strong Women Podcast S2 5: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham with Carole Joy Seid
Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology by Eugene Peterson
Running with the Horses by Larry Taylor
Books by Philip Yancey
Books by Madeleine L'Engle
The Sound of Life’s Unspeakable Beauty by Martin Schleske
The Strong Women Podcast 25. The Strength of Mary with Tim Ralston
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Carrie Severino.
Carrie Severino Reflection Show Notes
Take the Strong Women Survey
Judicial Crisis Network
Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court by Carrie Severino and Mollie Hemingway
Carrie’s Twitter
Carrie’s articles on National Review
Judicial Crisis Network Twitter
The Federalist Papers
Justice Alito’s Leak Opinion Dismantles Roe v. Wade featuring Erin Hawley on Breakpoint
Alliance Defending Freedom
Breakpoint
Morning Wire Podcast
The Strong Women Podcast 4. Shaped by the Church with Mollie Hemingway
The Strong Women Podcast 70. The Women of Afghanistan with Mindy Belz
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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How can we become informed citizens? Join us as we talk to Carrie Severino, president of the Judicial Crisis Network, about the Supreme Court and the role we play in the formation of laws. Carrie helps us see why we should be informed about the judicial branch of government.
Carrie Severino Show Notes
Take the Strong Women Survey
Judicial Crisis Network
Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court by Carrie Severino and Mollie Hemingway
The Strong Women Podcast 4. Shaped by the Church with Mollie Hemingway
The Heritage Foundation
The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
1984 by George Orwell
Carrie’s Twitter
Carrie’s articles on National Review
Judicial Crisis Network Twitter
Anatomy of a Murder by Robert Traver
The Apostasy that Wasn’t by Rod Bennett
Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words by Michael Pack
Created Equal Documentary
Amy Coney Barrett - A Justice and Mother by Heroes Of Liberty
My Grandfather’s Son by Clarence Thomas
7 Women by Eric Metaxes
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Bethany Bomberger.
Bethany Bomberger Reflection Show Notes
Take the Strong Women Survey
Pro-Life Kids by Bethany Bomberger
The Radiance Foundation
American Heritage Girls
Wilberforce Weekend Online
Breakpoint This Week
The Strong Women Podcast 78. How Should Christians Think about Surrogacy? with Maria Baer
Fighting for Life: Becoming a Force for Change in a Wounded World by Lila Rose
The Strong Women Podcast S2 Ep 2 Heroic Love in the Pro-Life Movement with Lila Rose
The Strong Women Podcast 42. My Adoption Story with Luella Moulton
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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From an unexpected pregnancy, to starting the Radiance Foundation, Bethany Bomberger shares her passion for celebrating life. Join our live recording from the American Heritage Girls Conference and find out why Bethany’s joy for life is contagious.
Bethany Bomberger Show Notes
Take the Strong Women Survey
Pro-Life Kids by Bethany Bomberger
The Radiance Foundation
Life Has a Purpose Podcast with Bethany and Ryan Bomberger
The Gift in You: Discovering New Life Through Gifts Hidden in Your Mind by Caroline Leaf
Switch On Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health by Caroline Leaf
Dr. Mildred Jefferson
American Heritage Girls
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Leah Church.
Leah Church Reflection Show Notes
Take the Strong Women Survey
Leah's viral video of making basketball shots backwards
Choosing God Over Basketball article by the Gospel Coalition
Live Not By Lies by Rod Dreher
The Strong Women Podcast 41. Faithfulness in Turmoil with Rod Dreher
Fabric of Faithfulness by Steve Garber
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Leah Church was an NCAA Division One basketball player for the University of North Carolina when, as she would say, she was met with the choice of basketball or Jesus. Today we hear her inspiring story of how God led her to UNC but then gave her the courage to step away when she was asked to compromise her convictions.
Leah Church Show Notes
Take the Strong Women Survey
Leah's viral video of making basketball shots backwards
Choosing God Over Basketball article by the Gospel Coalition
This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti
Goliath Must Fall by Louie Giglio
Sylvia Hatchell: The Life and Basketball Legacy by Roberta Teague Herrin & Sheila Quinn Oliver
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Lori Leander.
Lori Leander Reflection Show Notes
Breakpoint
Sarah's thoughts on mentorship
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Practical Guide to Culture by Brett Kunkle and John Stonestreet
The Strong Women Podcast 5. Seeing and Knowing Yourself and Others with Kathy Koch
The Strong Women Podcast 67. How Am I Smart? A Facebook Live Conversation with Kathy Koch
The Strong Women Podcast 30. A Mentoring Posture with Barbara Masoner
Find a Counselor through Focus on the Family
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Lori Leander loves mentoring young women. After struggling with an eating disorder and post-partum anxiety, Lori reflects on how bringing those things to the Light and seeking counseling helped her. She is taking what she learned and is intentionally meeting with other women to share who God is.
Lori Leander Show Notes
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
True Spirituality by Francis Schaeffer
The Strong Women Podcast 66. Welcoming the Stranger with Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
Connecting by Larry Crabb
The Peacemaker by Ken Sande
A Young Girl After God's Own Heart by Elisabeth George
Hinds' Feet on High Places: An Engaging Visual Journey by Hannah Hurnard
CSLewisDoodles on YouTube
Union with Christ by Rankin Wilbourne
Breakpoint
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Do you want an easy way to bring truth into your every day life? Join Sarah and Erin as they share practical ideas on how to bring hymns into your home.
April Brover Reflection Show Notes
Happy Hymnody (April’s website)
April’s Instagram
Happy Hymnody’s YouTube Channel
Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl Trueman
The Strong Women Podcast S2 19: The Modern View of Identity With Carl Trueman
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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How can we write the truth of God on our hearts? Join Sarah and Erin as they talk with April Brover about the transcendent power of hymns and practical ways to bring them into your home.
April Brover Show Notes
Happy Hymnody (April’s website)
April’s Instagram
Happy Hymnody’s YouTube Channel
Hymns mentioned in the episode:
“Holy, Holy, Holy”
“Let all Things Now Living”
“God Moves in a Mysterious Way”
“I Need Thee Every Hour” (August 2022 Hymn of the Month)
“Abide with Me”
“Amazing Grace”
“It is Well With My Soul”
“A Mighty Fortress”
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Fit to Burst: Abundance, Mayhem, and the Joys of Motherhood by Rachel Jankovic
Loving the Little Years by Rachel Jankovic
Mere Motherhood by Cindy Rollins
Toward Jerusalem by Amy Carmichael
If by Amy Carmichael
Hymn Stories Podcast with Ryan Bush
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Be inspired by the story of Pandita Ramabai (1858-1922), a Christian from India who transformed lives by meeting the needs around her. Pandita was a scholar who ministered to thousands by forming schools and the Mukti Mission. Historian Glenn Sunshine returns to tell us about another Eastern woman who impacted history.
We chatted with Glenn at Wilberforce Weekend. Access to Wilberforce Weekend Online is out now at wilberforceweekend.org.
Glenn Sunshine Show Notes - Part Two
Learn more about Pandita Ramabai
About the Mukti Mission (started by Pandita Ramabai)
Kingdom Unleased by Jerry Trousdale, Glenn Sunshine, Gregory C. Benoit
The Strong Women podcast 20. The Pilgrims' Resolve with Glenn Sunshine
The Strong Women podcast 76. The Women of the Reformation with Glenn Sunshine - Part One
The Strong Women podcast 77. The Women of the Reformation with Glenn Sunshine - Part Two
Reflections Ministries
Breakpoint
Wilberforce Weekend
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Why should we learn about women in history? Historian Glenn Sunshine returns to the podcast today to help us answer that question, as well as shares with us about Sorghaghtani Beki (1190-1252), an Eastern woman from a Mongol tribe who became known as the Mother of Great Khans. She encouraged trade and cultural exchange, believed in religious freedom, had great charity for the poor, and taught her sons to rule justly. Sorghaghtani was very influential for her time and place.
We chatted with Glenn at Wilberforce Weekend. Access to Wilberforce Weekend Online is out now at wilberforceweekend.org.
Glenn Sunshine Show Notes - Part One
The Strong Women podcast 20. The Pilgrims' Resolve with Glenn Sunshine
The Strong Women podcast 76. The Women of the Reformation with Glenn Sunshine - Part One
The Strong Women podcast 77. The Women of the Reformation with Glenn Sunshine - Part Two
Reflections Ministries
Breakpoint
Wilberforce Weekend
Introduction to Athanasius' On The Incarnation by C.S. Lewis
Max McLean
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Deb Hans. Deb’s son, Isaac, joins them for the conversation.
Deb Hans Reflection Show Notes
The Colson Center
Strong Women Mug
Koombobber
Middle March by George Elliot
Wonderfully Made by John W. Kleinig
Dorothea Lange
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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We learned about Deb Hans from her son, Isaac, and today we chat with her about her journey into becoming an art teacher, the ways prayer has revealed God's power to their family, and her heart for mentoring young people. Even through the ups and downs of breast cancer, Deb shows how strongly she trusts God. This episode is full of encouragement to walk with God faithfully in the day-to-day.
Deb Hans Show Notes
Koombobber
Veggie Tales
8 Great Smarts by Kathy Koch
The Strong Women Podcast 5. Seeing and Knowing Yourself and Others with Kathy Koch
The Strong Women Podcast 67. How Am I Smart? A Facebook Live Conversation with Kathy Koch
Me, Myself, and Bob by Phil Vischer
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Barronelle Stutzman joins us again today! Since her last appearance on the Strong Women podcast, she has settled her religious liberty case that led all the way to an appeal to the Supreme Court and has retired from her flower shop, Arlene's Flowers. Barronelle shares with us how God has been continually faithful to her, what it means to take a stand for freedom, and what her life looks like now.
Barronelle received the Wilberforce Award at Wilberforce Weekend for her faithfulness, obedience, and courage. Wilberforce Weekend Online is available now and can be found here: https://wilberforceweekend.org/.
Barronelle Stutzman Show Notes
The Strong Women Podcast 65. His Promises Can Be Trusted with Barronelle Stutzman
Wilberforce Weekend Online
Alliance Defending Freedom
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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How do you use storytelling to share the pro-life message? Stephanie Gray Connors, founder of Love Unleashes Life, joins us live from Wilberforce Weekend to share how to learn to be a voice for unborn babies with compassion and curiosity. She shares how we need prayer, study, and practice and gives practical advice for how to accomplish that.
Stephanie Gray Connors Show Notes
Wilberforce Weekend Online
Love Unleashed Life (Stephanie's Website)
Conceived By Science by Stephanie Gray Connors
Start with What by Stephanie Gray Connors
Love Unleashes Life by Stephanie Gray Connors
Scott Klusendorf - Life Training Institute
The Strong Women Podcast 27. Beauty as an Act of War with Megan Almon
The Strong Women Podcast S2 2: Heroic Love in the Pro-Life Movement with Lila Rose
Peter Singer and Stephanie Gray Connors Debate, "Resolved: Abortion is Immoral"
Justice for All
Stand to Reason
Abortion: From Controversy to Civility | Stephanie Gray | Talks at Google
Prayer for Beginners by Peter Kreeft
Theology of Home by Carrie Gress and Noelle Mering
Hallowed Be This House by Thomas Howard
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Jo Rybka.
Jo Rybka Reflection Show Notes
The Strong Women podcast 9. Sexual Discipleship with Dr. Juli Slattery
The Strong Women podcast 84. What is the Purpose of Sex? with Dr. Juli Slattery - Part One
The Strong Women podcast 85. What is the Purpose of Sex? with Dr. Juli Slattery - Part Two
The Strong Women Podcast 30. A Mentoring Posture with Barbara Masoner
Letters to Malcolm by C.S. Lewis
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Today we have the gift of getting to know Jo Rybka, mother of Juli Slattery. After coming to know Jesus around the same time as her husband, Larry, a new journey focused on believing and living the Bible began for their family. Through Jo’s story we learn about growing into a Godly woman and being a loving wife.
Jo Rybka Show Notes
Make a gift to the Strong Women podcast
The Strong Women podcast 9. Sexual Discipleship with Dr. Juli Slattery
The Strong Women podcast 84. What is the Purpose of Sex? with Dr. Juli Slattery - Part One
The Strong Women podcast 85. What is the Purpose of Sex? with Dr. Juli Slattery - Part Two
Books by Larry Crabb
The Search for Significance by Robert McGee
Books by Norman Wright
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
As Colson Center's fiscal year comes to a close, we're thankful to reflect on all that God is doing at the Strong Women podcast. Today, we hear from you, the listeners, about how the podcast and community have blessed you!
There are many ways to support us, and one of them is making a gift through colsoncenter.org/fiscalsw. This will help us continue to bring life-giving stories through the podcast as well as to grow where God is leading us.
Show Notes
Make a gift to the Strong Women podcast
Colson Center
Colson Fellows
Breakpoint
Upstream Podcast
Colson Educators
Wilberforce Weekend Online
Strong Women Podcast Community
Strong Women Instagram
Email us at strongwomen@colsoncenter.org
The Strong Women podcast 48. Adversity is Part of Our Grooming with Tammie Jo Shults
The Strong Women podcast 6. Strength in Upheaval with Sheila Broderick
Nerves of Steel by Tammie Jo Shults
The Strong Women podcast 17. Strong Women of the Past with Carole Joy Seid
The Strong Women podcast S2 5: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham with Carole Joy Seid
The Strong Women podcast S2 6: The Story of Edith Schaeffer by Carole Joy Seid
The Strong Women podcast 55. Weak Woman, Strong God with Dr. Jean Sutherland
The Strong Women podcast 31. Our Bodies Proclaim the Gospel with Christopher West
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story by Christopher West
The Strong Women podcast 9. Sexual Discipleship with Dr. Juli Slattery
The Strong Women podcast 84. What is the Purpose of Sex? with Dr. Juli Slattery - Part One
The Strong Women podcast 85. What is the Purpose of Sex? with Dr. Juli Slattery - Part Two
Finding The Hero in Your Husband by Dr. Juli Slattery
The Strong Women podcast 20. The Pilgrims' Resolve with Glenn Sunshine
The Strong Women podcast 76. The Women of the Reformation with Glenn Sunshine - Part One
The Strong Women podcast 77. The Women of the Reformation with Glenn Sunshine - Part Two
Letters to Malcolm by C.S. Lewis
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
It’s time for a book update! Sarah and Erin share what books they’re reading and reflect on how God has blessed the Strong Women podcast over the last few months.
The month of June is the end of the Colson Center's fiscal year-end. We are so thankful that the Colson Center has taken on the Strong Women podcast as a project and that it has given us the opportunity to meet all of you!
There are many ways to continue supporting us and one of them is making a gift through colsoncenter.org/fiscalsw. This will help us continue to bring life-giving stories to you through the podcast as well as continue to grow where God is leading us.
Show Notes
Make a gift to the Strong Women podcast
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald
Christian Theology by Alister McGrath
The Christian Theology Reader by Alister McGrath
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story by Christopher West
Our Women Human by Dorothy Sayers
God's Design for Man and Woman: A Biblical-Theological Survey by Andreas J. Köstenberger & Margaret Elizabeth Köstenberger
Fabric of Faithfulness by Steven Garber
Colson Center
Colson Fellows
Breakpoint
The Strong Women podcast 78. How Should Christians Think about Surrogacy? with Maria Baer
Upstream Podcast
Colson Educators
Strong Women Podcast Community
Strong Women Instagram
Email us at strongwomen@colsoncenter.org
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Valerie Elliot Shepard.
Valerie Elliot Shepard Reflection Show Notes
Elisabeth Elliot's Memorial Service
The Strong Women Podcast 7. Life-Long Learning with Cindy Rollins
The Strong Women Podcast 21. The Importance of Advent with Cindy Rollins
A Handbook to Morning Time by Cindy Rollins
Morning Time: A Liturgy of Love by Cindy Rollins
Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates Hymn
The Bird Their Carols Rise Album of Hymns by Josh Bales
The Strong Women Podcast 3. Who We Are is Rooted with Joni Eareckson Tada
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Hymn
Go, Tell It On the Mountain Hymn
Indelible Grace Music
Reawaken Hymns YouTube
The Strong Women Podcast 30. A Mentoring Posture with Barbara Masoner
Poor Sinner Dejected With Fear Hymn
A Mighty Fortress Hymn
Jesus Paid It All Hymn
Happy Hymnody
You Are What You Love by James K.A. Smith
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Valerie Elliot Shepard, the only daughter of Jim and Elisabeth Elliot, shares about her early years living in the jungle with her missionary parents. Not only do we hear unique stories about Jim and Elisabeth, we also hear more about how their legacy shaped Valerie’s time as a pastor’s wife and mother to eight children. You will be encouraged by hearing Valerie's story of God's faithfulness through trials and His goodness in her life.
Valerie Elliot Shepard Show Notes
Devotedly by Valerie Elliot Shepard
Pilipinto's Happiness: The Jungle Childhood of Valerie Elliot by Valerie Elliot Shepard and Jim Howard
Elisabeth Elliot Website
The Strong Women Podcast 34. The Life of Elisabeth Elliot with Ellen Vaughn
Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn
Let Me Be a Woman by Elisabeth Elliot
Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot
The Strong Women Mug
Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot by Elisabeth Elliot
Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Elliot
The Mark of a Man by Elisabeth Elliot
What Happens When Women Pray by Evelyn Christenson
A Severe Mercy by Shelden Vanauken
Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Books by Amy Carmichael
Mitford Series by Jan Karon
Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss
Thoughts Concerning the King by Elizabeth Prentiss
More Love to Thee by George Lewis Prentiss
A Chance to Die by Elisabeth Elliot
Discipline: The Glad Surrender by Elisabeth Elliot
Daily Light by Anne Graham Lotz
Lilias Trotter: Daring in the Desert by Irene Howat
Additional Suggestions from Valerie:
Here is a variety of books or authors I would recommend (besides my mother!)
Children Under Loving Command by Al and Pat Fabrizio
Love So Amazing by Gilbert Gleason (about my father's brother who lived with his wife for 62 years in Peru as missionaries)
The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life by Hannah Whitall Smith
Hints on Child Training by Henry Clay Trumbull
Joy Unspeakable by Martin Lloyd Jones
Books by Andrew Murray
Books by Lilias Trotter
Books by Gene Stratton-Porter
Books by Ruth Chou Simons
Books by Ann Voskamp
Books by Paul David Tripp
The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield
Books by Rose Marie Miller (Jack Miller's wife. He was a Presbyterian pastor and prof at Westminster, who wrote a wonderful study on Galatians which changed our lives!)
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Give to the Strong Women Podcast: colsoncenter.org/fiscalsw
Forming a Strong Women Community: https://www.colsoncenter.org/forming-a-strong-women-community/
Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Katy Faust.
Katy Faust Reflection Show Notes
Them Before Us
Them Before Us by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning
MAVEN
Breakpoint
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run MAVEN which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about MAVEN here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Katy Faust founded Them Before Us after she realized that children's rights were being forgotten in discussions around marriage and family. In today's episode, we talk with Katy more about why she founded the organization and about the book she co-authored, Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children's Rights Movement. She paints a clear picture of the problem and also practical ways to be a part of the solution.
Katy Faust Show Notes
Them Before Us
Them Before Us by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning
MAVEN
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run MAVEN which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about MAVEN here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Naomi Mueller.
Naomi Mueller Reflection Show Notes
The Strong Women Podcast 30. A Mentoring Posture with Barbara Masoner
The Strong Women Podcast S2 7: How the Colson Fellows Taught Me to Listen with Melissa Keown
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
God’s Pursuit of Man by A.W. Tozer
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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In today’s episode, we have a special mentoring moment with Naomi Mueller. Naomi is an 83-year-old piano teacher who shares about her life growing up, her marriage to her husband Don, her love for music, and the loss of her son. What shines through most as we talk with Naomi is how deeply she trusts God and His Word and her encouragement for us to do the same.
Naomi Mueller Show Notes
My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
God’s Pursuit of Man by A.W. Tozer
Books by John Piper
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Kelly Needham.
Kelly Needham Reflection Show Notes
Kelly’s Website
Friend-ish: Reclaiming Real Friendship in a Culture of Confusion by Kelly Needham
The Strong Women Podcast 30. A Mentoring Posture with Barbara Masoner
The Strong Women Podcast 69. What is Good Counsel? with Terri Paulick
The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
Culture Making by Andy Crouch
The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Kelly Needham, author of the book Friend-ish: Reclaiming Real Friendship in a Culture of Confusion, loves Jesus and has a desire for God's Word that radiates from her. Kelly has a passion for friendship, what friendship is for, and how through friendship we learn to find our roots in God. This conversation is full of encouragement to enjoy the gift of those around us and, ultimately, to pursue a friendship with God.
Kelly Needham Show Notes
Kelly’s Website
Friend-ish: Reclaiming Real Friendship in a Culture of Confusion by Kelly Needham
Kelly’s Bible Study Methods Class
Kelly’s List of Favorite Books
The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
Anonymous by Alicia Britt Chole
Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End by David Gibson
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Carl Trueman.
Carl Trueman Reflection Show Notes
Donate and receive A Strange New World by Carl Trueman
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman
When Harry Became Sally by Ryan T. Anderson
Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters by Abigail Shrier
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Today we talk with Carl Trueman about his latest book, Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution. In a time where much cultural conversation focuses on gender identity, we often wonder, "How did we get here?" Carl offers insight into how our culture has been formed and what we can do to help bring the beauty of God's design back to our communities.
Carl Trueman Show Notes
Donate and receive Strange New World by Carl Trueman
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman
Robert Spritzer's Organization - Magis Center
Notes Towards the Definition of Culture by T. S. Eliot
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Letters written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark by Mary Wollstonecraft
A Vindication of the Rights of Men; A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; An Historical and Moral View of the French Revolution by Mary Wollstonecraft
The Strong Women Podcast S2 3: The Journey of a Woman's Right to Abortion with Erika Bachiochi
The Rights of Women by Erika Bachiochi
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on part two of their conversation with Debbie Greisen.
Debbie Greisen Reflection Show Notes - Part Two
The Strong Women Podcast 35. A Missionary’s Legacy with Steve Greisen
Live Not By Lies by Rod Dreher
The Strong Women Podcast 41. Faithfulness in Turmoil with Rod Dreher
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Our guest today on the podcast is Debbie Greisen. After being raised on the mission field of Hong Kong, she began her journey teaching grade school in Australia, the Marshall Islands, Africa, and the Middle East. Debbie adopted both of her daughters from China while teaching overseas. Upon moving to the United States, Debbie continued teaching in Washington state until her recent retirement. But retirement hasn't slowed Debbie down, and she shares with us about the challenges of engaging the culture and the encouragement the Colson Fellows program has been in that journey.
Debbie Greisen Show Notes - Part Two
The Strong Women Podcast 35. A Missionary’s Legacy with Steve Greisen
The Colson Fellows
The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West by David McCullough
Rise to Rebellion: A Novel of the American Revolution by Jeff Shaara
Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot
One Witness by Aggie Hurst
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on part one of their conversation with Debbie Greisen.
Debbie Greisen Reflection Show Notes – Part One
The Strong Women Podcast 35. A Missionary’s Legacy with Steve Greisen
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Iliad & The Odyssey by Homer
Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child by Anthony Esolen
The Strong Women Podcast S2 11: Being Differently Abled with Emma Faye Rudkin
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Our guest today on the podcast is Debbie Greisen. After being raised on the mission field of Hong Kong, she began her journey teaching grade school in Australia, the Marshall Islands, Africa, and the Middle East. Debbie adopted both of her daughters from China while teaching overseas. Upon moving to the United States, Debbie continued teaching in Washington state until her recent retirement. But retirement hasn't slowed Debbie down, and she shares with us about the challenges of engaging the culture and the encouragement the Colson Fellows program has been in that journey.
Debbie Greisen Show Notes - Part One
The Strong Women Podcast 35. A Missionary’s Legacy with Steve Greisen
YWAM
OpenDoors (an organization inspired by Brother Andrew)
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Today, we are sharing a Best of Strong Women episode featuring Barronelle Stutzman. We want to re-share this episode with you because Barronelle will be receiving the Wilberforce Award at Wilberforce Weekend in Orlando this May! If you'd like to learn more about the Wilberforce Award and join us at Wilberforce Weekend, go to wilberforceweekend.org.
Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene's Flowers, was in the news due to a lawsuit centered on her loving stance about marriage. Barronelle has become a beacon of what it means to stand for religious liberty, not because she sought it out, but because she has been rising up to do the next good thing. In today's episode, we explore Barronelle's story and through that learn that God's promises can be trusted even when hardship comes our way.
Barronelle Stutzman Show Notes
Arelene’s Flowers
Alliance Defending Freedom
The Cost of My Faith by Jack Phillips
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Today, we are sharing a Best of Strong Women episode featuring Virginia Prodan. We want to re-share this episode with you because Virginia will be speaking at Wilberforce Weekend in Orlando this May! If you'd like to learn more from Virginia and join us at Wilberforce Weekend, go to wilberforceweekend.org.
What would you do if someone came to assassinate you because you’re a Christian? Virginia Prodan, author of Saving My Assassin, boldly proclaimed the Gospel to the man who came to kill her. Virginia started sharing the truth when she was a lawyer in Romania, and she shares it now as a speaker and an allied attorney for Alliance Defending Freedom. Virginia’s relationship with the God of truth radiates from her, and she is full of courage, encouragement, and wisdom.
Virginia Prodan Show Notes
Virginia’s Website: https://virginiaprodanbooks.com/
Saving My Assassin by Virginia Prodan
Alliance Defending Freedom
The Strong Women Podcast 39. If Not Us, Then Who? with Kristen Wagonner
Wild at Heart by John Eldredge
Passport2Purity
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Join Sarah and Erin as they answer your questions and reflect on self-care.
Answering Listener's Questions on Self-Care with Sarah and Erin Show Notes
The Strong Women Podcast 82. Motherhood: A Thousand Tiny Moments to Worship with Emily Jensen Emily Jensen
Confessions Saint Augustine
Risen Motherhood Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler
The Strong Women Podcast 67. How Am I Smart? A Facebook Live Conversation with Kathy Koch
The Strong Women Podcast 66. Welcoming the Stranger with Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
The Strong Women Podcast 80. The Scandal of Flannery O'Connor and the Power of Stories with Jessica Hooten Wilson
Knowing God by J.I. Packer
BreakPoint
The Colson Fellows
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Join the Strong Women Team May 13-15 in Orlando, FL for Wilberforce Weekend! We will be doing a live podcast recording with Nancy Guthrie and hosting a listener meetup. Bring a copy of a favorite new or lightly used book to exchange if you have one, or just come and enjoy the company.
Jennifer Allen grew into advocacy for those with disabilities after her son Sam was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. With a background in broadcast news and television production, Jennifer shares how God used those skills to help her bring awareness to the topic of autism. She has recently been focusing her energy on public policy and laws to enhance the lives of those living with disabilities. We learn from Jennifer what can be accomplished through a mother's love.
Jennifer Allen Show Notes
Texas Driving with Disability
Aspergers101.org
Coping to Excelling: Solutions for School-Aged Children Diagnosed with High-Functioning Autism or Aspergers Syndrome by Jennifer Allen
The Power of Different by Gail Saltz
Temple Grandin movie on HBO
A Thorn in My Pocket by Eustacia Cutler
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Rachel Gilson.
Rachel Gilson Reflection Show Notes
Rachel Gilson’s Website
Born Again This Way by Rachel Gilson
You Are What You Love by James K.A. Smith
Norms and Nobility by David Hicks
Susanna Wesley: Servant of God by Sandy Dengler
Susanna Wesley by Charles Ludwig
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Rachel Gilson, author of Born Again This Way, has experienced same-sex attraction since she was a young woman. After coming to Jesus as a student at Harvard, Rachel shares how she learned to trust and obey God even when it's hard. Rachel also shares how to think well about our desires and submit them to Christ. We learn from Rachel how to approach the topic of homosexuality with thoughtfulness, truth, and compassion.
Rachel Gilson Show Notes
Rachel Gilson’s Website
Born Again This Way by Rachel Gilson
Cru
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
Books by John Piper
Books by Charles Taylor
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin
Secular Creed by Rebecca McLaughlin
10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin
Confronting Jesus: 9 Encounters with the Hero of the Gospels by Rebecca McLaughlin
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on part two of their conversation with Emily Colson, author of Dancing with Max.
Emily Colson Reflection Show Notes - Part Two
Emily’s Website
Dancing with Max by Emily Colson
Heart by Max Card
Heart by Max Onesie
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Emily Colson, artist and author of Dancing with Max, joins us today on the podcast. Her story is a powerful and engaging testimony of God's faithfulness through the joys and struggles of life. Emily also shares about her dad, Charles Colson, who founded the Colson Center and also about her son, Max, who is diagnosed with autism.
Emily Colson Show Notes - Part Two
Emily’s Website
Dancing with Max by Emily Colson
Heart by Max Card
Heart by Max Onesie
An Antidote to Pandemic Loneliness article by Jennifer Marshall Patterson
Author Dave Barry
Loving God by Charles Colson
Born Again by Charles Colson
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on part one of their conversation with Emily Colson, daughter of Chuck Colson.
Emily Colson Reflection Show Notes - Part One
The Strong Women Podcast 100th Episode Giveaway!
Emily’s Website
Dancing with Max by Emily Colson
Prison Fellowship
Angel Tree Christmas
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Emily Colson, artist and author of Dancing with Max, joins us today on the podcast. Her story is a powerful and engaging testimony of God's faithfulness through the joys and struggles of life. Emily also shares about her dad, Charles Colson, who founded the Colson Center and also about her son, Max, who is diagnosed with autism.
Emily Colson Show Notes - Part One
The Strong Women Podcast 100th Episode Giveaway!
Emily’s Website
Dancing with Max by Emily Colson
The Colson Center for Christian Worldview
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Remembering Chuck Colson
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with Emma Faye Rudkin.
Emma Faye Rudkin Reflection Show Notes
Emma Faye's website
Aid the Silent
Young Life
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Emma Faye Rudkin, founder of Aid the Silent, lost her hearing when she was 3 years old. She shares how her relationship with Jesus helped her to overcome the challenges of being deaf and how Aid the Silent comes alongside the deaf community. Emma Faye is a role model of perseverance, hard work, and hope throughout suffering and struggle.
Emma Faye Rudkin Show Notes
Emma Faye's website
Aid the Silent
Young Life
Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Elliot
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on their conversation with author Cynthia Heald.
Cynthia Heald Reflection Show Notes
Cynthia's Website
Becoming a Woman of Excellence (30th Anniversary Edition) by Cynthia Heald
The Faithful Way by Cynthia Heald
Living Wisely by Cynthia Heald
Strong Women Podcast 13. Great Struggle, Great Faith with Marie Wood
Epic of Gilgamesh
Strong Women Podcast 30. A Mentoring Posture with Barbara Masoner
The Blue Letter Bible
Cradle of Prayer
Pray as You Go
Lectio 365
Lectio for Families
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Cynthia Heald, author of several books for women, has a love for God and His Word that radiates from her. She shares about coming to know Jesus and learning to say, "If it pleases You, Lord, it pleases me." Delighting in mentoring younger women, she shares with them how God and His Word can be trusted even when it doesn't seem to make sense.
Cynthia Heald Show Notes
Cynthia's Website
Becoming a Woman of Excellence (30th Anniversary Edition) by Cynthia Heald
The Faithful Way by Cynthia Heald
Living Wisely by Cynthia Heald
Strong Women Podcast 24. A Quiet Life with Wendy Smith
The Navigators
Who You Say I Am song
My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
Abide in Christ by Andrew Murray
If by Amy Carmichael
Strong Women Podcast 17. Strong Women of the Past with Carole Joy Seid
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on part two of their conversation with Hilary Morgan Ferrer, author of Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality.
Hilary Morgan Ferrer Reflection Show Notes – Part Two
Mama Bear Apologetics
Mama Bear Apologetics Podcast
Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies by Hilary Morgan Ferrer
Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God's Design by Hilary Morgan Ferrer
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story by Christopher West
Strong Women Podcast 31. Our Bodies Proclaim the Gospel with Christopher West
God's Design for Sex series by Stan Jones and Brenna Jones
Theology of the Body for Teens, Middle School Edition: Discovering God's Plan for Love and Life by Brian Butler, Jason Evert, and Colin MacIver
Theology of the Body for Teens: Discovering God's Plan for Love and Life by Brian Butler, Jason Evert, Colin MacIver, and Aimee MacIver
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Hilary Morgan Ferrer, founder of Mama Bear Apologetics and author of Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality, joins us today. Hilary shares her story of feeling called by God at a young age and her involvement in apologetics. She has a heart for equipping moms to guide their children as they wrestle with questions about Christianity and for encouraging women to study and get involved in the field of apologetics. In part two of our conversation with Hilary, we dive into discussing her book on sexuality.
Hilary Morgan Ferrer Show Notes – Part Two:
Mama Bear Apologetics
Mama Bear Apologetics Podcast
Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies by Hilary Morgan Ferrer
Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God's Design by Hilary Morgan Ferrer
Strong Women Podcast 28. Living Faithfully with Dottie McDowell
Strong Women Podcast 9. Sexual Discipleship with Dr. Juli Slattery
Strong Women Podcast 84. What is the Purpose of Sex? with Dr. Juli Slattery - Part One
Strong Women Podcast 85. What is the Purpose of Sex? with Dr. Juli Slattery - Part Two
Strong Women Podcast 31. Our Bodies Proclaim the Gospel with Christopher West
Sex and the Supremacy of Christ by by John Piper, Justin Taylor, Ben Patterson, David Powlison, & R. Albert Mohler Jr.
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story by Christopher West
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman
Faithfully Different: Regaining Biblical Clarity in a Secular Culture by Natasha Crain
A Practical Guide to Culture by Brett Kunkle and John Stonestreet
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Cold Case Christianity by Jim Wallace
Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearcey
Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier
Unprotected: A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in Her Profession Endangers Every Student by Miriam Grossman
Live Not by Lies by Rod Dreher
Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay
Them Before Us by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning
Tactics by Greg Koukl
Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky
Overhauling Straight America article by Marshall Kirk and Erastes Pill
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on part one of their conversation with Hilary Morgan Ferrer, founder of Mama Bear Apologetics.
Hilary Morgan Ferrer Reflection Show Notes – Part One:
Mama Bear Apologetics
Mama Bear Apologetics Podcast
Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies by Hilary Morgan Ferrer
Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God's Design by Hilary Morgan Ferrer
Summit Ministries
Summit Ministries Coupon Code: SW22
More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell
Yes, Women Need Apologetics... But More Importantly, Apologetics Needs Women article by Hilary Ferrer
Another Gospel? by Alisa Childers
Strong Women Episode 15. Doubt and Progressive Christianity with Alisa Childers
Strong Women Episode 36. Live with Alisa Childers
Strong Women Episode 86. Jesus Came in the Fullness of Time with Detective J. Warner Wallace - Part One
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Hilary Morgan Ferrer, founder of Mama Bear Apologetics and author of Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality, joins us today. Hilary shares her story of feeling called by God at a young age and her involvement in apologetics. She has a heart for equipping moms to guide their children as they wrestle with questions about Christianity and for encouraging women to study and get involved in the field of apologetics. In part two of our conversation with Hilary, we dive into discussing her book on sexuality.
Hilary Morgan Ferrer Show Notes – Part One:
Mama Bear Apologetics
Mama Bear Apologetics Podcast
Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies by Hilary Morgan Ferrer
Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God's Design by Hilary Morgan Ferrer
Yes, Women Need Apologetics... But More Importantly, Apologetics Needs Women article by Hilary Morgan Ferrer
Cold Case Christianity by Jim Wallace
Strong Women Episode 86. Jesus Came in the Fullness of Time with Detective J. Warner Wallace - Part One
Keeping Your Kids on God's Side by Natasha Crain
Talking to Your Kids about God by Natasha Crain
Talking to Your Kids about Jesus by Natasha Crain
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on the Colson Fellows program with Brooke Colon, the Director of the Colson Fellows.
The Colson Fellows Reflection with Brooke Colon Show Notes
The Colson Fellows
The Strong Women Podcast 57: My Amazing Grace Story with Catherine Wheeler
The Strong Women Podcast 9: If Not Us, Then Who? with Kristen Waggoner
The Strong Women Podcast S2 7: How the Colson Fellows Taught Me to Listen with Melissa Keown
How Now Shall We Live? by Chuck Colson
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus by Nabeel Qureshi
Another Gospel? by Alisa Childers
Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth by Thaddeus Williams
Our Bodies Tell God's Story by Christopher West
In the Presence of My Enemies by Gracia Burnham
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Order Letters to Malcolm here: https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/letters-to-malcolm-chiefly-on-prayer/c-s-lewis/9780062565471/pd/565472?event=TCG|1015108
Learn more about the Colson Center's Pray with Me campaign: https://www.colsoncenter.org/swpray
Melissa Keown loves history and the outdoors and has a heart for people who are different from her. Melissa is also on the leadership team in the Colorado Springs Colson Fellows Cohort (so she's good friends with Sarah!), and she shares about her experience in the program. When Melissa participated in Colson Fellows, it helped her learn to be a better listener. She also did the program with her daughter, so it was formative for their faith together!
Melissa Keown Show Notes
The Colson Fellows
Rock Ledge Ranch
Awana
Young Life
The Strong Women Podcast 57: My Amazing Grace Story with Catherine Wheeler
Tactics by Greg Koukl
Holy Sexuality and the Gospel by Christopher Yuan
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
The Persecutor by Sergei Kourdakov
The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Every Moment Holy by Douglas McKelvey
The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen
The Strong Women Podcast 78: How Should Christians Think about Surrogacy? with Maria Baer
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Join Sarah and Erin as they reflect on their conversation with Carole Joy Seid, who shared about Ruth Bell Graham and Edith Schaeffer.
Our Conversation with Carole Seid Show Notes
Carole's Website: https://www.carolejoyseid.com/
Carole’s Podcast Homeschool Made Simple: https://www.carolejoyseid.com/blog-1/categories/homeschool-made-simple-podcast
- Strong Women of the Past with Carole Joy Seid: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/17-strong-women-of-the-past-with-carole-joy-seid
Prodigals and Those Who Love Them by Ruth Bell Graham: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/prodigals-and-those-who-love-them-ruth-bell-graham/1100374727?ean=9780801071553
The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer: https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/the-hidden-art-of-homemaking/edith-schaeffer/9780842313988/pd/2313982?event=TCG|1015108
Affliction by Edith Schaeffer: https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/affliction-edith-schaeffer/9780801083556/pd/1083559?event=TCG|1015108
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis: https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/mere-christianity-c-s-lewis/9780060652920/pd/2926X?event=TCG|1015108
Art and the Bible by Francis Schaeffer: https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/art-and-the-bible/francis-schaeffer/9780830834013/pd/834011?event=TCG|1015108
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Last week we talked with Carole Joy Seid about Ruth Bell Graham and this week when we hear the story of Edith Schaeffer, we will see some amazing parallels! Edith also grew up in China where her parents were missionaries. When Edith returned to the United States, she met the man she would marry, Francis Schaeffer. Together Edith and Francis started the ministry of L'Abri in Switzerland, a place where people journey to find honest answers to honest questions. L'Abri was filled with hospitality, art, and creativity because of Edith, and all the while she was writing many good books. Edith's life encourages us to pursue excellence and beauty.
Carole Joy Seid Show Notes – Part Two:
Carole's Website: https://www.carolejoyseid.com/
Carole’s Podcast Homeschool Made Simple: https://www.carolejoyseid.com/blog-1/categories/homeschool-made-simple-podcast
- Strong Women of the Past with Carole Joy Seid: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/17-strong-women-of-the-past-with-carole-joy-seid
L'Abri: https://labri.org/
The Tapestry by Edith Shaeffer: https://www.amazon.com/Tapestry-Times-Francis-Edith-Schaeffer/dp/0849930162
Everybody Can Know by Francis Schaeffer and Edith Schaeffer: https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Can-Know-Francis-Schaeffer/dp/0842307850/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ALG5K0VDFSC8&keywords=Everybody+Can+Know+by+Francis+Schaeffer+and+Edith+Schaeffer&qid=1644849532&sprefix=everybody+can+know+by+francis+schaeffer+and+edith+schaeffer%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-1
Dear Family by Edith Schaeffer: https://www.amazon.com/Dear-family-LAbri-letters-1961-1986/dp/0060670967/ref=sr_1_1?crid=B66VCP53C8PZ&keywords=Dear+Family+by+Edith+Schaeffer&qid=1644849554&sprefix=dear+family+by+edith+schaeffer%2Caps%2C77&sr=8-1
What is a Family by Edith Schaeffer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-is-a-family-edith-schaeffer/1111651083?ean=9780801083655
The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hidden-art-of-homemaking-edith-schaeffer/1000617413?ean=9780842313988
Affliction by Edith Schaeffer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/affliction-edith-schaeffer/1103063788?ean=9781441214980
Christianity is Jewish by Edith Schaeffer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/christianity-is-jewish-edith-schaeffer/1000617004?ean=9781610977753
For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/for-the-childrens-sake-susan-schaeffer-macaulay/1012895880?ean=9781433506956
How to Be Your Own Selfish Pig by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay: https://www.amazon.com/How-Your-Own-Selfish-Pig/dp/0936163380/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39BVKOA98CDVY&keywords=How+to+Be+Your+Own+Selfish+Pig+by+Susan+Schaeffer+Macaulay&qid=1644849468&sprefix=%2Caps%2C234&sr=8-1
For the Family's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/for-the-familys-sake-susan-s-macaulay/1111700870?ean=9781581341119
Francis Schaeffer: An Authentic Life by Colin Duriez: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/francis-schaeffer-colin-duriez/1112398713?ean=9781433552236
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
The MAVEN Conference: https://www.mavenconferences.com/
Strong Women on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 11: High-Risk Obedience with Katy Faust: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/high-risk-obedience-with-katy-faust
Carole Joy Seid joined us again on the podcast to tell the story of Ruth Bell Graham. Ruth grew up in China where her parents were missionaries and attended boarding school there. When Ruth came to the United States as a teenager, her prior experiences had helped to shape her into an intelligent, strong, determined woman. After Ruth met and married Billy, she became his trusted confidant as he traveled the world evangelizing and she herself wrote many books worth treasuring. Ruth is a remarkable woman from history and we are excited to share her story with you!
Carole Joy Seid Show Notes – Part One:
Carole's Website: https://www.carolejoyseid.com/
- Strong Women of the Past with Carole Joy Seid: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/17-strong-women-of-the-past-with-carole-joy-seid
A Foreign Devil in China by John Pollock: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-foreign-devil-in-china-john-pollock/1123702457?ean=9787512628014
Prodigals and Those Who Love Them by Ruth Bell Graham: https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/prodigals-those-them-words-encouragement-wait/ruth-graham/9780801071553/pd/071553?event=TCG|1015108
Sitting by My Laughing Fire by Ruth Bell Graham: https://www.amazon.com/Sitting-Laughing-Fire-Ruth-Graham/dp/1593281196/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3GRHQ9F7ICGMN&keywords=sitting+by+my+laughing+fire+by+ruth+graham&qid=1643997147&sprefix=Sitting+by+My+Laughing+Fire+%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-2
Legacy of a Pack Rat by Ruth Bell Graham: https://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Pack-Ruth-Bell-Graham/dp/B004F8EXZQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HU9NS1XZ3H6R&keywords=Legacy+of+a+Pack+Rat+by+ruth+graham&qid=1643997331&sprefix=legacy+of+a+pack+rat+by+ruth+graham%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1
Books by Patricia Cornwell: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Patricia%20Cornwell
A Time for Remembering: The Ruth Bell Graham Story by Patricia Cornwell: https://www.amazon.com/Time-Remembering-Story-Ruth-Graham/dp/0060616865/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KDBC6FWY5WMC&keywords=A+Time+for+Remembering%3A+The+Ruth+Bell+Graham+Story&qid=1643997380&sprefix=a+time+for+remembering+the+ruth+bell+graham+story%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1
Footprints of a Pilgrim by Ruth Bell Graham: https://www.amazon.com/Footprints-Pilgrim-Life-Loves-Graham/dp/0849916755/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14KPL9NG4PKQC&keywords=footprints+of+a+pilgrim&qid=1643997429&sprefix=footprints+of+a+pilgrim%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1
Ruth and Billy Graham: The Legacy of a Couple by Hanspeter Nüesch and Gigi Graham: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ruth-and-billy-graham-hanspeter-nuesch/1116927768?ean=9781441219688
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Join Sarah and Erin as they reflect on their conversation with Shelley Komoszewski, who shared with us about her daughter, Emily.
Reflection on Shelley Komoszewski Show Notes
Emily’s Celebration of Life: https://youtu.be/QEbXr1Do0cA
Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ by J. Ed Komoszewski and Robert M. Bowman Jr.: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0825429838/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_a_SJTEBCQSZKYQSZMG7YNFT
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Today we talk with Shelley Komoszewski, a dear friend of Erin's, about her 17-year-old daughter, Emily. On December 2, 2021 Emily passed away after experiencing a heart arrhythmia just a few short days before. Shelley shares as only a mother can about Emily and her testimony of loving Jesus, loving people, and living in a way that pointed others to Him. Shelley's steadfast faith and honesty in the midst of great suffering and grieving is nothing short of inspiring. This episode shows that tears and great joy can exist together.
Shelley Komoszewski Show Notes
Emily’s Celebration of Life: https://youtu.be/QEbXr1Do0cA
Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ by J. Ed Komoszewski and Robert M. Bowman Jr.: https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/putting-jesus-place-case-deity-christ/robert-bowman/9780825429835/pd/429835?event=TCG|1015108
Josh McDowell Ministries: https://www.josh.org/
YWAM: https://ywam.org/
I Raise a Hallelujah song by Passion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzKzEknglME
Gratitude song by Brandon Lake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA83MufOCoA
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Join Sarah and Erin as they reflect on their conversation with Erika Bachiochi, author of Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision!
Erika Bachiochi Reflection Show Notes
Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision by Erika Bachiochi: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-rights-of-women-erika-bachiochi/1138489990?ean=9780268200824
Tactics by Greg Koukl: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tactics-gregory-koukl/1102395876?ean=9780310574750
BreakPoint on the Build Back Better Plan: https://www.breakpoint.org/parenting-and-the-state-red-flags-in-build-back-better/
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Erika Bachiochi, a fellow at the Ethics in Public Policy Center and author of the book Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision, is a legal scholar who shares her insightful thoughts on pro-life ethics and femininity. When Erika was in college, she considered herself to be a socialist and feminist. While Erika’s views have changed significantly over the years, she still calls herself a feminist, but now she is a pro-life feminist with a Christian worldview. Erika shares with us some of the history of feminism and abortion and how it affects what is going on in our world today.
Erika Bachiochi Show Notes
Ethics in Public Policy Center: https://eppc.org/
Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision by Erika Bachiochi: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-rights-of-women-erika-bachiochi/1138489990?ean=9780268200824
Amicus Brief on the Dobbs vs. Jackson: https://eppc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/24046-Collett-NEW-FINAL.pdf
Including Queer Sexuality Actually Means Excluding Women by Glenn Stanton: https://thefederalist.com/2021/05/11/including-queer-sexuality-actually-means-excluding-women/
Abigail Favale: https://abigailfavale.wixsite.com/home
Books by Mary Wollstonecraft: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/mary%20wollstonecraft
Finding Balance in Life video by Erika Bachiochi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoDw6R5mVf8
FC21 – The Dignity of the Sexed Body: Asymmetry, Equality, and Real Reproductive Justice video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIX62lhRYfE
Rights Talk: The Impoverishment of Political Discourse by Mary Ann Glendon: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rights-talk-mary-ann-glendon/1126665071?ean=9780029118238
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/aristotles-nicomachean-ethics-aristotle/1116802256?ean=9780226026756
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Join Sarah and Erin as they reflect on their conversation with Lila Rose, founder of Live Action!
Reflection on our Conversation with Lila Rose Show Notes:
Live Action: https://www.liveaction.org/
Fighting for Life by Lila Rose: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fighting-for-life-lila-rose/1137721958?ean=9781400219872
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 56. Victim or Victor? with Virginia Prodan: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/56-victim-or-victor-with-virginia-prodan
Pro-Life Replies to Pro-Choice Questions: https://prolifereplies.liveaction.org/
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 27. Beauty As an Act of War with Megan Almon: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/27-beauty-as-an-act-of-war-with-megan-almon
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 51. Speaking Truth with Jannique Stewart: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/51-speaking-truth-with-jannique-stewart
Life Training Institute: https://prolifetraining.com/
The Case for Life by Scott Klusendorf: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/case-for-life-scott-klusendorf/1111441604?ean=9781433503207
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Lila Rose founded Live Action, a pro-life media organization, as a teenager after she was exposed to the heartache of abortion. Lila shares about the heroes that inspired her to take a stand against the injustice of abortion and personal experiences of how God showed her the beauty of newborn life. We also talk to Lila about some practical apologetics for being pro-life.
Lila Rose Show Notes:
Live Action: https://www.liveaction.org/
Fighting for Life by Lila Rose: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fighting-for-life-lila-rose/1137721958?ean=9781400219872
Pro-Life Replies to Pro-Choice Questions: https://prolifereplies.liveaction.org/
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Sayeh was a little girl when the Iranian Revolution in the 1970s took place. With her father being a high-ranking official in the Iranian government, Sayeh's mother recognized that their family was in danger of being harmed and they fled to America. Sayeh shares the many miracles that led to them being able to flee Iran and how she came to know Jesus. Sayeh is currently in the Colson Fellows program and she shares with us about the tremendous impact it is having on her life.
Sayeh Sparr Show Notes:
Colson Fellows: https://colsonfellows.org/
Iranian Christian International: https://www.iranchristians.org/
Surf the Nations: https://stn.global/
Downtown Discourse in Colorado Springs, Colorado: https://www.stgac.org/downtown-discourse.html
Carpe Diem Redeemed by Os Guiness: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/carpe-diem-redeemed-os-guinness/1130765771?ean=9780830845811
Books by C.S. Lewis: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/c.s.%20lewis
BreakPoint: https://www.breakpoint.org/
How Now Shall We Live by Chuck Colson and Nancy Pearcey: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-now-shall-we-live-charles-colson/1026904142?ean=9780842355889
Books by Flannery O’Connor: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/flannery%20o'connor
Why You Think the Way You Do by Glenn Sunshine: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/why-you-think-the-way-you-do-glenn-s-sunshine/1100268690?ean=9780310292302
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mere-christianity-c-s-lewis/1100549216?ean=9780060652920
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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This episode was recording at the Anselm Society Conference. Learn more about Anselm here: https://www.anselmsociety.org/
We are so thankful for all of the Strong Women listeners who have journeyed with us in 2021! In this episode, Sarah and Erin reflect on the themes that revealed themselves through the stories of our 2021 guests and some of the life-changing mentoring moments that have happed through the Strong Women Podcast. We hope this year has blessed you as much as its blessed us!
Reflection on 2021 Show Notes:
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 79. From Assisting in Abortions to Helping Prevent Them with Kathy Lesnoff: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/79-from-assisting-in-abortions-to-helping-prevent-them-with-kathy-lesnoff
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 57. My Amazing Grace Story with Catherine Wheeler: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/57-my-amazing-grace-story-with-catherine-wheeler
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 72. Loving Women and Children Through Unplanned Pregnancy with Brittany Smith and Natasha Smith: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/72-loving-women-and-children-through-unplanned-pregnancy-with-natasha-smith-and-brittany-smith
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 51. Speaking Truth with Jannique Stewart: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/51-speaking-truth-with-jannique-stewart
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 27. Beauty As an Act of War with Megan Almon: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/27-beauty-as-an-act-of-war-with-megan-almon
Live Action: https://www.liveaction.org/
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 38. Why We Need Good Stories with K.B. Hoyle: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/38-why-we-need-good-stories-with-kb-hoyle
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 80. The Scandal of Flannery O'Connor and the Power of Stories with Jessica Hooten Wilson: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/80-the-scandal-of-flannery-oconnor-and-the-power-of-stories-with-jessica-hooten-wilson
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 37. Curating Beauty with Ash Marsh: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/37-curating-beauty-with-ash-marsh
Marsh Collective: https://marshcollective.com/
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 31. Our Bodies Proclaim the Gospel with Christopher West: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/31-our-bodies-proclaim-the-gospel-with-christopher-west
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story by Christopher West: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/our-bodies-tell-gods-story-christopher-west/1131928622?ean=9781587434273
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 50. Beyond Pink and Blue with Glenn Stanton: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/50-beyond-pink-and-blue-with-glenn-stanton
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 71. The Beauty of Our Design as Women and Men with Shaunti Feldhahn: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/71-the-beauty-of-our-design-as-women-and-men-with-shaunti-feldhahn
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 48. Adversity is Part of Our Grooming with Tammie Jo Shults: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/-48-adversity-is-part-of-our-grooming-with-tammie-jo-shults
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 35. A Missionary’s Legacy with Steve Greisen: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/34-a-missionarys-legacy-with-steve-greisen
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 65. His Promises Can Be Trusted with Barronelle Stutzman: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/65-his-promises-can-be-trusted-with-barronelle-stutzman
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 56. Victim or Victor? with Virginia Prodan: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/56-victim-or-victor-with-virginia-prodan
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 55. Weak Woman, Strong God with Dr. Jean Sutherland: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/55-weak-woman-strong-god-with-dr-jean-sutherland
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 62. The Next Right Thing with Missy Wallace: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/62-the-next-right-thing-with-missy-wallace
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grief-observed-c-s-lewis/1100616072?ean=9780060652388
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 76. The Women of the Reformation with Glenn Sunshine - Part One: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/76-the-women-of-the-reformation-with-glenn-sunshine-part-one
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 77. The Women of the Reformation with Glenn Sunshine - Part Two: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/77-the-women-of-the-reformation-with-glenn-sunshine-part-two
The Strong Women Podcast Episode 34. The Life of Elisabeth Elliot with Ellen Vaughn: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/34-the-life-of-elisabeth-elliot-with-ellen-vaughn
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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J. Warner Wallace uses his abilities as a homicide detective to investigate the history around Jesus. In this Christmas episode, we learn about the time in which Jesus came and all the factors that lead up to it being God's perfect timing for the Savior to enter the world. We are reminded that God is in the all the details of history and in our lives.
J. Warner Wallace Show Notes – Part Two:
A Person of Interest by J. Warner Wallace: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/person-of-interest-j-warner-wallace/1138270095?ean=9780310111276
J. Warner Wallace's Website: https://coldcasechristianity.com/
Cold Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cold-case-christianity-j-warner-wallace/1110899173?ean=9781434704696
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/harry%20potter%20series
Hollywood Heroes by Frank Turek and Zach Turek: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hollywood-heroes-frank-turek/1140121866?ean=9781641583510
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
J. Warner Wallace uses his abilities as a homicide detective to investigate the history around Jesus. In this Christmas episode, we learn about the time in which Jesus came and all the factors that lead up to it being God's perfect timing for the Savior to enter the world. We are reminded that God is in the all the details of history and in our lives.
J. Warner Wallace Show Notes – Part One:
A Person of Interest by J. Warner Wallace: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/person-of-interest-j-warner-wallace/1138270095?ean=9780310111276
J. Warner Wallace's Website: https://coldcasechristianity.com/
Cold Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cold-case-christianity-j-warner-wallace/1110899173?ean=9781434704696
Strong Women Episode 31. Our Bodies Proclaim the Gospel with Christopher West: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/31-our-bodies-proclaim-the-gospel-with-christopher-west
Join Strong Women on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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What is God's design for sex? Dr. Juli Slattery is a leading voice on what it means to have a right perspective on sex and she speaks with gentleness, wisdom, and encouragement on this sensitive topic. Juli shares with us how to understand verses in Scripture about intimacy that are often taken out context and the goodness of the gift intimacy that God has given us.
Juli Slattery Show Notes – Part Two:
Java with Juli: javawithjuli.com
Authentic Intimacy: https://www.authenticintimacy.com/
Finding the Hero in Your Husband by Dr. Juli Slattery: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/finding-the-hero-in-your-husband-revisited-dr-juli-slattery/1138725480?ean=9780757323928
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-rise-and-triumph-of-the-modern-self-carl-r-trueman/1136017129?ean=9781433556333
The Saving Life of Christ by W. Ian Thompson: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/saving-life-of-christ-w-ian-thomas/1103788144?ean=9780310332626
Fault Lines by Voddie Baucham: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fault-lines-voddie-t-baucham-jr/1138418916?ean=9781684511808
Books by A.W. Tozer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/aw%20tozer
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
What is God's design for sex? Dr. Juli Slattery is a leading voice on what it means to have a right perspective on sex and she speaks with gentleness, wisdom, and encouragement on this sensitive topic. Juli shares with us how to understand verses in Scripture about intimacy that are often taken out context and the goodness of the gift intimacy that God has given us.
Juli Slattery Show Notes – Part One:
Java with Juli: javawithjuli.com
Authentic Intimacy: https://www.authenticintimacy.com/
Strong Women Podcast Episode 9: Sexual Discipleship with Dr. Juli Slattery: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/sexual-discipleship
Finding the Hero in Your Husband by Dr. Juli Slattery: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/finding-the-hero-in-your-husband-revisited-dr-juli-slattery/1138725480?ean=9780757323928
Focus on the Family: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Now when you're reading a good book you can sip coffee (or tea!) from a Strong Women mug. The mug includes this quote from Elisabeth Elliot: “The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian does make me a different kind of woman.” We've partnered with Drinklings Coffee to bring you this neat mug. Be sure to check out Drinklings other fun mugs and their award winning coffee! https://www.colsoncenter.org/swmug
Join Sarah and Erin as they reflect on their conversation with Frederica Mathewes-Green who authored The Illumined Heart!
Frederica Mathewes-Green Reflection Show Notes:
Ancient Faith Ministries Website: https://www.ancientfaith.com/
The Illumined Heart by Fredrica Mathewes-Green: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-illumined-heart-frederica-mathewes-green/1112023117?ean=9781612611679
Other Books by Fredrica Mathewes-Green: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Frederica%20Mathewes%20Green
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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We often hear about repentance, fasting, and prayer, but what do these practices look like in everyday life? Fredrica Mathewes-Green, author of The Illumined Heart, has wealth of knowledge on the rhythms of daily worship that were a part of the early church and how we can learn from them. This episode dives deep into the spiritual practices that we all crave, but don't always know how to do.
Frederica Mathewes-Green Show Notes:
Ancient Faith Ministries Website: https://www.ancientfaith.com/
The Illumined Heart by Fredrica Mathewes-Green: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-illumined-heart-frederica-mathewes-green/1112023117?ean=9781612611679
Other Books by Fredrica Mathewes-Green: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Frederica%20Mathewes%20Green
The Didache: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0714.htm
The Jesus Prayer by Fredrica Mathewes-Green: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jesus-prayer-frederica-mathewes-green/1100379580?ean=9781557256591
Saint Paisios of Mount Athos by Hieromonk Isaac: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Paisios-Mount-Athos-Hieromonk/dp/9608976456
Books about Saint Porphyrios: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=porphyrios&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
St. Matrona the Blind: https://www.acrod.org/readingroom/saints/stmatrona
Books about Susanna Wesley: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/susana%20wesley
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Join Sarah and Erin as they reflect on their conversation with Emily Jensen of Risen Motherhood!
Emily Jensen Reflection Show Notes:
Risen Motherhood: https://www.risenmotherhood.com/
Risen Mother by Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/risen-motherhood-emily-jensen/1130410628?ean=9780736976220
Strong Women Episode with Dr. Jean Sutherland: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/55-weak-woman-strong-god-with-dr-jean-sutherland
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wrinkle-in-time-madeleine-lengle/1100128524?ean=9780312367541
Strong Women Episode with K.B. Hoyle: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/38-why-we-need-good-stories-with-kb-hoyle
Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hannah-coulter-wendell-berry/1100393691?ean=9781593760786
Strong Women Episode with Jessica Hooten Wilson: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/80-the-scandal-of-flannery-oconnor-and-the-power-of-stories-with-jessica-hooten-wilson
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anna-karenina-barnes-noble-classics-series-leo-tolstoy/1105958283?ean=9781593080273
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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What does it mean to take delight in the everyday duties of motherhood? Emily Jensen, co-founder of Risen Motherhood and co-author of the book of the same name, knows firsthand how challenging motherhood can be. A disordered view of motherhood would tell us that the sacrifice it takes isn't worth it and that we need to escape in order to recharge. Emily proposes instead that the mundane, self-sacrificial design of motherhood is actually where the beauty is found. Weariness is real, but motherhood is rewarding.
Emily Jensen Reflection Show Notes:
Risen Motherhood: https://www.risenmotherhood.com/
Risen Motherhood by Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/risen-motherhood-emily-jensen/1130410628?ean=9780736976220
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wrinkle-in-time-madeleine-lengle/1100128524?ean=9780312367541
French Kids Eat Everything by Karen Le Billon: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/french-kids-eat-everything-karen-le-billon/1106580302?ean=9780062103307
The Telomere Effect by Elissa Epel and Elizabeth Blackburn: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-telomere-effect-dr-elizabeth-blackburn/1125091851?ean=9781455587988
Bread of Life by Abigail Dodds: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bread-of-life-abigail-dodds/1138652064?ean=9781433572470
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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The same woman who wrote “Mary Had a Little Lamb” also influenced popular American traditions like having a Christmas tree in your home and women wearing a white wedding gown for their marriage ceremony. She also is considered the godmother of our Thanksgiving because of her relentless petitions to Presidents and lawmakers to create the National holiday, which finally happened under President Lincoln. But do you even know her name?! In this week's episode, we talk with Melanie Kirkpatrick, author of the book "Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman." Melanie shares Hale's story of being a writer, an activist for education for women, and an editor of “Godey's Lady's Book”, the most popular women's magazine in the early years of our country. This story will fascinate and inspire you as we learn about the life and times of this remarkable woman.
Melanie Kirkpatrick Show Notes:
The Hudson Institute: https://www.hudson.org/
Lady Editor by Melanie Kirkpatrick: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lady-editor-melanie-kirkpatrick/1137284560?ean=9781641771788
Thanksgiving by Melanie Kirkpatrick: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/thanksgiving-melanie-kirkpatrick/1123362923?ean=9781641772129
Escape from North Korea by Melanie Kirkpatrick: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/escape-from-north-korea-melanie-kirkpatrick/1110913342?ean=9781594036460
Books by Sarah Josepha Hale: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Sarah%20Josepha%20Hale%22?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&Ns=P_Sales_Rank&Ntx=mode+matchall
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/little-women-and-other-novels-louisa-may-alcott/1025050486?ean=9781435167179
Godey's Lady's Book: https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=godeylady
Books by Edgar Allan Poe: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/edgar%20allan%20poe
Books by Nathaniel Hawthorne: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/nathaniel%20hawthorne
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/uncle-toms-cabin-harriet-beecher-stowe/1116705392?ean=9781593081218
Everlasting Song by Ha Jin: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-song-everlasting-ha-jin/1137975039?ean=9781524748791
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Jessica Hooten Wilson is an author, speaker, and professor at the University of Dallas and joined us on the podcast to discuss one of her favorite authors, Flannery O'Connor. Jessica gives us insight on the depth and rich theology of O'Connor's stories - stories that can often be misunderstood as dark and confusing. Jessica explains the power and beauty in O'Connor's writing and how fiction is uniquely able to point us to deeper truths about God and life. After listening to this interview, you are going to want to run to the nearest bookstore and look for Flannery O'Connor's books!
Jessica Hooten Wilson Show Notes:
Jessica Hooten Wilson's Website: https://jessicahootenwilson.com/
The Scandal of Holiness by Jessica Hooten Wilson: https://jessicahootenwilson.com/books/the-scandal-of-holiness/
The Life You Save Will Be Your Own by Flannery O'Connor: https://www.pf.jcu.cz/stru/katedry/aj/doc/sukdolova/Flannery_O'Connor.pdf
The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/complete-stories-flannery-oconnor/1103271862?ean=9780374515362
The River by Flannery O'Connor: http://www.doxaweb.com/assets/The_River.pdf
A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Conner: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/good-man-is-hard-to-find-and-other-stories-flannery-oconnor/1101173187?ean=9780358139560
Novelist and Believer by Flannery O'Connor: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=9114
Books by Flannery O'Connor: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/flannery%20o'connor
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/les-miserables-victor-hugo/1116706580?ean=9781435163690
The Colson Fellows: https://colsonfellows.org/
The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/golden-egg-book-margaret-wise-brown/1100060288?ean=9780385384766
Books by Homer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/homer
Books by John Milton: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/john%20milton
Books by Jane Austen: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/jane%20austen
Books by William Shakespeare: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/william%20shakespeare/_/N-0
Books by Earnest Hemingway: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/earnest%20hemingway
Books by John Steinbeck: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/john%20steinbeck
Books by Louisa May Alcott: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/louisa%20may%20alcott
Books by Thomas Aquinas: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/thomas%20aquinas
Breaking Bread with the Dead by Alan Jacobs: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/breaking-bread-with-the-dead-alan-jacobs/1136624568?ean=9781984878427
Books by Aristotle: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/aristotle
Books by Dante: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/dante
Books by Geoffrey Chaucer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/geoffrey%20chaucer
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-brothers-karamazov-fyodor-dostoevsky/1116803563?ean=9781593080457
A Burning in My Bones by Winn Collier: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-burning-in-my-bones-winn-collier/1137529160?ean=9780735291621
Books by Dorothy Sayers: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/dorothy%20sayers
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Kathy Lesnoff was working in an abortion clinic at the lowest point in her life. As she was preparing to take her own life, her mother-in-law shared the Gospel with her. Kathy shares the story of how coming to know Jesus changed her heart, her view on abortion, and then her career. Today, Kathy is the president of Mosaic Pregnancy and Health Centers in the state of Illinois and, with the help of Alliance Defending Freedom, is standing up against legislation that would force pregnancy care centers to refer clients to abortion facilities. Kathy's story is a powerful testimony of how God can break into dark places and lead us to the light.
Photo Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom
Kathy Lesnoff Show Notes:
Mosaic Pregnancy and Health Centers: https://www.supportmosaic.org/
Her Choice to Heal: https://herchoicetoheal.com/
Her Choice to Heal: Finding Spiritual and Emotional Peace After Abortion by Synda Masse: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/her-choice-to-heal-sydna-masse/1111638682?ean=9781434768728
Be Kind to Yourself song by Andrew Peterson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYiM-sOC6nE
Alliance Defending Freedom: https://adflegal.org/
It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lysa TerKeurst: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/its-not-supposed-to-be-this-way-lysa-terkeurst/1128128089?ean=9780718039851
Books by Lynn Austin: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/lynn%20austin
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Maria Baer is an experienced reporter, writer, and podcaster and she co-hosts The Colson Center's weekly podcast, BreakPoint this week. In this episode, we hear Maria's story and how she got into journalism. We also talk to Maria about the topic surrogacy and what she has learned from her research and reporting on the topic. This episode will help you apply the Christian worldview to this delicate issue of surrogacy.
Maria Baer Show Notes:
Maria Baer's Website: https://mariaebaer.wordpress.com/
BreakPoint: https://breakpoint.org/
Christianity Today: https://www.christianitytoday.com/
The Gospel Coalition: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/profile/maria-baer/
Focus on the Family: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/
Books by James Dobson: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/james%20dobson
Brio Magazine: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/brio-magazine/
Harriet the Spy: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-harriet-the-spy-michelle-trachtenberg/3634216?ean=0032429285164
WORLD Magazine: https://wng.org/authors/maria-baer
WORLD Journalism Institute: https://www.worldji.com/
The World and Everything in It: https://wng.org/podcasts/the-world-and-everything-in-it
Center for Christian Virtue: https://www.ccv.org/
Kenyans Erased for Lucrative Baby Business BreakPoint by Maria Baer: https://www.breakpoint.org/kenyans-erased-for-lucrative-baby-business/
Anderson Cooper and the New Normal BreakPoint by Maria Baer: https://www.breakpoint.org/anderson-cooper-and-the-new-normal/
Them Before Us by Katy Faust: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/them-before-us-katy-faust/1137397382?ean=9781642935967
The Center for Bioethics: https://cbhd.org/
Rod Dreher's Website: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/
Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/consider-the-lobster-david-foster-wallace/1102259129?ean=9780316013321
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/barnes-noble-leatherbound-classics-wuthering-heights-emily-bronte/1106658816?ean=9781435159662
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hiding-place-corrie-ten-boom/1116615493?ean=9780800794057
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
We welcomed back historian Glenn Sunshine to share with us about several women of the Reformation, including Katharina Luther, and the time of history they were in. We learn about how women and marriage were viewed in the church at that time and the great things that these women of the Reformation contributed to our Christian heritage. We're excited to share this two-part episode with you because it is rich in encouragement and knowledge.
Glenn Sunshine Show Notes:
Join the Strong Women Book Club on Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis: https://www.breakpoint.org/swstudy
BreakPoint Articles by Glenn Sunshine: https://www.breakpoint.org/glenn-sunshine/
The Table Talk of Martin Luther: https://www.amazon.com/Table-Talk-Martin-Luther/dp/0486443590
Katharina and Martin Luther: The Radical Marriage of a Runaway Nun and a Renegade Monk by Michelle DeRusha : https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/katharina-and-martin-luther-michelle-derusha/1123923540?ean=9780801077944
Books by Glenn Sunshine: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Glenn%20S.%20Sunshine%22?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&Ns=P_Sales_Rank&Ntx=mode+matchall
The Table Talk of Martin Luther: https://www.amazon.com/Table-Talk-Martin-Luther/dp/0486443590
Join Strong Women on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Join Strong Women on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
We welcomed back historian Glenn Sunshine to share with us about several women of the Reformation, including Katharina Luther, and the time of history they were in. We learn about how women and marriage were viewed in the church at that time and the great things that these women of the Reformation contributed to our Christian heritage. We're excited to share this two-part episode with you because it is rich in encouragement and knowledge.
Glenn Sunshine Show Notes:
Join the Strong Women Book Club on Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis: https://www.breakpoint.org/swstudy
- The Pilgrims' Resolve with Glenn Sunshine – The Strong Women Podcast: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/20-pilgrim-resolve
Reflection Ministries: https://www.reflectionministriestx.org/
BreakPoint Articles by Glenn Sunshine: https://www.breakpoint.org/glenn-sunshine/
The Mirror of the Sinful Soul by Marguerite: https://www.amazon.com/Mirror-Sinful-Soul-Translation-Margaret/dp/0343576074/ref=sr_1_1?crid=K1OPU3EUS7UR&keywords=the+mirror+of+the+sinful+soul&qid=1636056991&qsid=138-6019855-4758114&sprefix=the+mirror+of+the+sinful+sou%2Caps%2C427&sr=8-1&sres=1376316498%2C1497975115%2CB004IOGY9K%2CB001144HNU%2CB07BB5HXYK%2C0310357780%2CB0065YPG5E%2C0877286833%2C1948969351%2C157863623X%2C0880797150%2C3905219832
Books by Glenn Sunshine: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Glenn%20S.%20Sunshine%22?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&Ns=P_Sales_Rank&Ntx=mode+matchall
Join Strong Women on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Are men and women valued as equal partners in the work, ministry, and function of the Church? Elyse Fitzpatrick and Eric Schumacher co-authored the book Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women and joined us to talk about why it is not good for "man to be alone." Our conversation with Elyse and Eric centers around how God views women, how the church is stronger when men and women are working together, and how Satan wins if we don't learn to listen, give charity and value one another. Elyse Fitzpatrick and Eric Schumacher’s Show Notes:
Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Eric Schumacher: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/worthy-elyse-fitzpatrick/1131928591?ean=9780764234361
Books by Elyse Fitzpatrick: https://elysefitzpatrick.com/shop/
21 Places Women Emerge Front and Center in Scripture’s Storyline article by Eric Schumacher: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/21-places-women-emerge-front-and-center-in-scriptures-storyline/
Elyse's Podcast: https://elysefitzpatrick.com/podcast/
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story by Christopher West: https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/bodies-story-discovering-divine-love-gender/christopher-west/9781587434273/pd/434273?event=ESRCN
Beyond Authority and Submission by Rachel Green Miller: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Authority-Submission-Marriage-Society/dp/1629956112/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3768GP2BO8KBY&dchild=1&keywords=beyond+authority+and+submission&qid=1634235089&sr=8-1
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Yuri Lopez was a 6-year-old orphan in Honduras when she received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift. It was the first Christmas gift she had ever received and was the spark that began her relationship with Jesus. When she was at 13, she cried out to God and He answered her cry! Now Yuri works with Operation Christmas Child telling her incredible story and sharing the hope that is only found in Christ with all the young people she works with.
Yuri Lopez Show Notes:
There are still places around the world where the name of Jesus has never been heard. That's why Operation Christmas Child is sending the gospel, through simple shoebox gifts, to the ends of the earth. The Greatest Journey Follow-up discipleship program is teaching millions of children to put their faith in Christ, and how to share that faith with others. As a result, entire communities are being transformed. National Collection Week is November 15-22! To learn more about this global evangelism movement, visit https://samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/
Build a shoebox online, and we will pack it for you based on the gift selections you make! Many of these shoebox gifts are delivered to hard-to-reach areas so that local believers can share the Good News in a culturally sensitive way.
Build a shoebox gift online today: https://samaritanspurse.org/buildonline
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Yodit Brooks is a mother of 6 and a pastor's wife of 24 years. Yodit shares what God has taught her through being involved in the church and through her heart for adoption. Yodit also shares the loss she, her husband Chris, and their family experienced when her oldest son went to heaven. Yodit represents what it looks like to be present where you are and how to live faithfully in the moments we're given.
Yodit Brooks Show Notes:
Join the Strong Women Book Club on Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis: https://www.breakpoint.org/swstudy
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ruthless-elimination-of-hurry-john-mark-comer/1131176390?ean=9780525653097
Love Her Well by Kari Kampakis: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-her-well-kari-kampakis/1134978543?ean=9780785234180
Join Strong Women on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Natasha Smith and Brittany Smith, authors of "Unplanned Grace: A Compassionate Conversation on Life and Choice", share with us the stories of women who have experienced an unplanned pregnancy. Natasha and Brittany both work for Save the Storks, an organization that supports pregnancy resource centers, and in this conversation, they show just how deeply they care for all life - whether inside or outside the womb. Natasha and Brittany help the church to see how they can live out the pro-life message practically.
Natasha Smith and Brittany Smith Show Notes:
Unplanned Grace: A Compassionate Conversation on Life and Choice by Natasha Smith and Brittany Smith: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unplanned-grace-brittany-smith/1139200169?ean=9780830782116
Unplanned Grace Videos: https://davidccook.org/unplanned-grace/
Save the Storks: https://savethestorks.com/
Summit Ministries: https://www.summit.org/
Jesus and John Wayne by Kristen Kobes Du Mez: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jesus-and-john-wayne-kristin-kobes-du-mez/1133534052?ean=9781631499050
The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/
Futureville: Discover Your Purpose for Today by Reimagining Tomorrow by Skye Jantani: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/futureville-skye-jethani/1115862920?ean=9781595554611
With: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God by Skye Jethani: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/with-skye-jethani/1102583538?ean=9781595553799
Power of the Blood Covenant: Uncover the Secret Strength of God's Eternal Oath by Malcolm Smith: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/power-of-the-blood-covenant-malcolm-smith/1113562046?ean=9781606832721
Gentle and Lowly by Dane C. Ortlund: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gentle-and-lowly-dane-c-ortlund/1133400896?ean=9781433566134
Father ten Boom, God’s Man by Corrie ten Boom: https://www.amazon.com/Father-ten-Boom-Gods-Man/dp/1942423306/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Father+Ten+Boom+by+Corrie+Ten+Boom&qid=1632782534&sr=8-2
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Shaunti Feldhahn, author For Women Only and also of For Men Only, started her career as an analyst on Wall Street and she now uses her giftings as a researcher to give insights into relationships. Shaunti understands that women and men were created differently and that when we seek to understand each person in front of us, it leads to thriving and healthy marriages, families, and friendships. Shaunti is passionate about helping others understand how God has designed women and men through her research, because when we understand how we reflect the image of God, it changes our lives.
Shaunti Feldhahn Show Notes:
Shaunti Feldhahn's Website: https://shaunti.com/
Books by Shaunti Feldhahn: https://shaunti.com/books-and-studies/
For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/for-women-only-revised-and-updated-edition-shaunti-feldhahn/1111808937?ean=9781601424440
For Men Only by Shaunti Feldhahn and Jeff Feldhahn: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/for-men-only-revised-and-updated-edition-shaunti-feldhahn/1111808934?ean=9781601424457&aug=1
The Final Quest Trilogy by Rick Joyner: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-final-quest-trilogy-rick-joyner/1123885139?ean=9781607086659
Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby, Richard Blackaby, and Claude King: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/experiencing-god-blackaby/1100635866?ean=9780805447538
The Triumph of Christianity by Rodney Stark: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/triumph-of-christianity-rodney-stark/1102675538?ean=9780062007698
Start with the Ending song by David Wilcox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKauiG9TRRs
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ready-player-one-ernest-cline/1100055635?ean=9780307887443
A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers (Book #1 in The Mark of the Lion series): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/voice-in-the-wind-francine-rivers/1102466059?ean=9781414375496
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
What should we know about the women in Afghanistan and how can we help? Mindy Belz is the Senior Editor for WORLD Magazine and author of the book They Say We Are Infidels: On the Run From ISIS With Persecuted Christians in the Middle East. Mindy shares with us her vast knowledge of the situation in the Middle East and what we can do to think about the current tragedy in Afghanistan through the lens of a Christian Worldview. Our conversation with Mindy is timely, informative, and very needed for this cultural moment.
Mindy Belz Show Notes:
Space for the book club is limited. Sign up here! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/170186100207
The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Champagne Butterfield: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gospel-comes-with-a-house-key-rosaria-butterfield/1127194499?ean=9781433557866
WORLD Magazine: https://wng.org/
They Say We Are Infidels by Mindy Belz: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/they-say-we-are-infidels-mindy-belz/1122416448?ean=9781496425409
What Is Happening in Afghanistan - A Conversation with Mindy Belz on the BreakPoint Podcast: https://breakpoint.org/understanding-whats-happening-in-afghanistan-with-mindy-belz/
WORLD Magazines List of Organizations Giving Aid to Refugees and Afghans: https://wng.org/articles/helping-afghans-1629908611
Prison Fellowship: https://www.prisonfellowship.org/
The Places in Between by Rory Stewart: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/places-in-between-rory-stewart/1100302587?ean=9780156031561
Books about J. Christy Wilson, Jr: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/J.%20Christy%20Wilson,%20Jr
The 9/11 Commission Report: https://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report.pdf
Books by Freya Stark: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/freya%20stark
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Terri Paulick is a Christian counselor and a dear friend and mentor to Erin. In this episode, we learn about how Terri's grandmother showed her Jesus in her day-to-day life, how Terri surrendered what she thought she wanted for the sake of being faithful, and also how to think Biblically about counseling and its benefits. Terri has a tender heart for women and that radiates all throughout our conversation with her.
Terri Paulick Show Notes:
Dr. J. Vernon McGee: https://ttb.org/about/dr-j-vernon-mcgee
Al-Anon: https://al-anon.org/
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/codependent-no-more-melody-beattie/1100760609?ean=9780894864025
Books by Cloud and Townsend: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/cloud%20and%20townsend
FRONTLINES: Equipping Christian Leaders to Respond to Adolescent and Young Adult MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES by Kevin Van Lant, PhD and Holly Morris LMFT: https://www.amazon.com/FRONTLINES-Equipping-Christian-Leaders-Adolescent/dp/1735419206/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=9781735419206&linkCode=qs&qid=1630694360&s=books&sr=1-1
FRONTLINES: Equipping Christian Leaders to Respond to Mental Health Issues - Adult Version by Kevin Van Lant, PhD: https://www.amazon.com/FRONTLINES-Equipping-Christian-Leaders-Respond/dp/1735419222/ref=pd_bxgy_img_1/133-7892454-3392968?pd_rd_w=e8q4A&pf_rd_p=c64372fa-c41c-422e-990d-9e034f73989b&pf_rd_r=8RKTPNKEZP0CFNBP1CAF&pd_rd_r=52b17a64-60b7-4aa2-8edb-e5d93c34a899&pd_rd_wg=kAP6l&pd_rd_i=1735419222&psc=1
Lord, Heal My Hurts by Kay Aruthur: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lord-heal-my-hurts-kay-arthur/1100271686?ean=9781578564408
Berenstain Bears by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/berenstain%20bears
A Shepherds Look at Psalm 23 by Phillip Keller: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shepherd-looks-at-psalm-23-w-phillip-keller/1101955212?ean=9780310274414
The Little Princesses by Marion Crawford: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/little-princesses-marion-crawford/1112934843?ean=9781250765758
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Joy Pullmann is the executive editor of The Federalist and the author of “The Education Invasion: How Common Core Fights Parents for Control of American Kids." We talk to her about the shift that was made in public education in America and how many of us were unaware of what was really going on. Joy's courage to find the facts as a journalist challenges us to think about what we can do to make changes for our own children but also how we can influence and help even if we don't have kids in the system. This episode is a call for action to the Church!
Joy Pullmann Show Notes:
The Education Invasion: How Common Core Fights Parents for Control of American Kids by Joy Pullmann: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-education-invasion-joy-pullmann/1123559080?ean=9781594038815
Classic Books for Young Children, Revised and Expanded, ebook by Joy Pullmann: https://payhip.com/b/R1JL
Omnibus Curriculum: https://veritaspress.com/omnibus-overview
The Aeneid by Vergil: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-aeneid-vergil/1122981453?ean=9780300151411&aug=1
Mister Rogers: https://www.misterrogers.org/
Joy Pullmann Articles: https://thefederalist.com/author/joy-pullmann/
Live Not by Lies by Rod Dreher: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/live-not-by-lies-rod-dreher/1136997635?ean=9780593087398
The Cultural Revolution by Frank Dikötter: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cultural-revolution-frank-dik-tter/1123604031?ean=9781632864239
The Men Who Found America by Fredrick Winthrop Hutchinson: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-men-who-found-america-frederick-winthrop-hutchinson/1136768296?ean=9781789872224
The Liberal Arts Tradition by Ravi Jain and Kevin Clark: https://www.amazon.com/Liberal-Arts-Tradition-Philosophy-Christian/dp/1600512259
A World without Email by Cal Newport: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-world-without-email-cal-newport/1137207442?ean=9780525536550
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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We welcomed back Dr. Kathy Koch, author of “8 Great Smarts,” for a Facebook Live conversation on our design as women. As Kathy likes to say, “We are created on purpose with purpose for a purpose.” Kathy has a good grasp on our identity as women and that is displayed in how God made us smart. You won’t want to miss this encouraging and thoughtful conversation!
Kathy Koch Show Notes:
Wilberforce Weekend Online: https://wilberforceweekend.org/
Dr. Kathy Koch's Website: https://celebratekids.com/
8 Great Smarts by Dr. Kathy Koch: http://www.8greatsmarts.com/
Screens and Teens by Dr. Kathy Koch: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/screens-and-teens-kathy-koch-phd/1124485531?ean=9780802412690&aug=1
Start with the Heart by Dr. Kathy Koch: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/start-with-the-heart-kathy-koch-phd/1129021620?ean=9780802418852&aug=1
Five to Thrive by Dr. Kathy Koch: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/five-to-thrive-kathy-koch-phd/1134607564?ean=9780802419613
8 Great Smarts for Homeschoolers by Tina Hollenbeck: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Smarts-Homeschoolers-Teaching-Strengths/dp/0802425232
The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/weight-of-glory-c-s-lewis/1100616073?ean=9780060653200
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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What does it look like to show radical, ordinary hospitality? Rosaria Champagne Butterfield is the author of the book, "The Gospel Comes with a House Key", and she shares her story of being an atheist, lesbian professor who came to know Jesus through the love and hospitality of a pastor and his family. The impact of hospitality is weaved throughout Rosaria's story of her past and her present, and this episode gives solid ideas of how to practice hospitality in your own life.
Rosaria Butterfield Show Notes:
Strong Women T-Shirt: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women/
Rosaria Butterfield's Website: https://rosariabutterfield.com/
The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gospel-comes-with-a-house-key-rosaria-butterfield/1127194499?ean=9781433557866
The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert by Rosaria Butterfield: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-secret-thoughts-of-an-unlikely-convert-rosaria-champagne-butterfield/1121502478?ean=2940151346658
Openness Unhindered by Rosaria Butterfield: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/openness-unhindered-rosaria-champagne-butterfield/1122293749?ean=2940151170062
Primal Screams by Mary Eberstadt: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/primal-screams-mary-eberstadt/1130071028?ean=9781599475851
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-rise-and-triumph-of-the-modern-self-carl-r-trueman/1136017129?ean=9781433556333
The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/silver-chair-c-s-lewis/1100549367?ean=9780064471091
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/frankenstein-shelley-mary/1126911566?ean=9781435159624
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene's Flowers, has been in the news due to a lawsuit centered around her loving stance on marriage. Barronelle has become a beacon of what it means to stand for religious liberty, not because she sought it out, but because she has been rising up to do the next good thing. In today's episode, we explore Barronelle's story and through that learn that God's promises can be trusted even when hardship comes our way.
Barronelle Stutzman Show Notes:
Strong Women T-Shirts: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women/
Arelene’s Flowers: https://www.arlenesflowers.net/
Alliance Defending Freedom: https://adflegal.org/
“The Cost of My Faith: How a Decision in My Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court” by Jack Phillips: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cost-of-my-faith-jack-phillips/1136404933?ean=9781684510801
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Emilie Kao is one of the founders of the Promise for America's Children, a coalition of non-profit organizations who work for the wellbeing of American families and also enable parents and concerned citizens to protect children. Emilie shares with us how God directed her steps into studying law to defend religious liberty and human rights. Emilie thinks that words have significant meaning both in law and in our lives and encourages us to be confident in sharing the truth.
Emilie Kao Show Notes:
Wilberforce Weekend Online: https://wilberforceweekend.org/
Alliance Defending Freedom: https://www.adflegal.org/
Heritage Foundation: https://www.heritage.org/
The Heavenly Man by Brother Yun: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heavenly-man-brother-yun/1100225780?ean=9780825446771
China Aid and Bob Fu: https://www.chinaaid.org/
The Promise to America’s Children: https://promisetoamericaschildren.org/
Gender Trouble by Judith Butler: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gender-trouble-judith-butler/1100515782?ean=9780415389556
Abba’s Child by Brennan Manning: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/abbas-child-brennan-manning/1100819046?ean=9781631463952
The Chosen: https://watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
We're celebrating our one-year anniversary with you by taking a look back at some of our favorite clips from our first 62 episodes! We're also celebrating by offering limited edition Strong Women Podcast t-shirts through the month of August. You can find out more at our website, strongwomen.colsoncenter.org.
Strong Women's One-Year Anniversary Show Notes:
Get your Strong Women T-Shirt! https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women/
Joni Eareckson Tada: https://www.joniandfriends.org/
Alisa Childers: https://www.alisachilders.com/
“Knowing God” by J.I. Packer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/knowing-god-james-i-packer/1100419270?ean=9780830848614
Kathy Koch: https://celebratekids.com/meet-dr-kathy/
Juli Slattery: https://www.authenticintimacy.com/Juli
Cheryl Bachelder: https://www.cherylbachelder.com/
Women CEOs Speak: https://www.kornferry.com/insights/this-week-in-leadership/women-ceos-speak-international-womens-day-2018
Christiopher West: https://tobinstitute.org/about-the-institute/team-advisors/
Ash Marsh: https://marshcollective.com/team
“Becoming Elisabeth Elliot” by Ellen Vaughn: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/becoming-elisabeth-elliot-ellen-vaughn/1137037379?ean=9781535910934
“7 Women” by Erin Metaxes: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seven-women-eric-metaxas/1120808743?ean=9780718088132
K.B. Hoyle: http://www.kbhoyle.com/
Wilberforce Weekend Online: https://wilberforceweekend.org/
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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How do you know what your calling is? Missy Wallace, Vice President and Executive Director of Faith and Work at Redeemer City to City, shares about how we should view work in light of our relationship with God. This conversation spans topics from Missy's personal story of a child with illness to how to know we're in God's will. Missy has a robust theology of what it means to be called by God - not always in our jobs, but always in our lives in Him.
Missy Wallace Show Notes:
Redeemer City to City: https://redeemercitytocity.com/
Young Life: https://younglife.org/
Bible Study Fellowship: https://www.bsfinternational.org/
Flannery O’Conner: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/flannery%20o'connor/_/N-0
Counterfeit Gods by Timothy Keller: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/counterfeit-gods-timothy-keller/1100484625?ean=9781594485497
Every Good Endeavor by Timothy Keller: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/every-good-endeavor-timothy-keller/1113447590?ean=9781594632822
Nashville Institute for Faith and Work: https://www.nifw.org/
The Call by Os Guiness: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-call-os-guinness/1127480787?ean=9780785220077
What If Work Isn’t My Passion? article by Missy Wallace: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/thorns-thistles-work-isnt-passion/
Alexander Solzhenitsyn: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Alexander%20Solzhenitsyn
Live Not by Lies by Rod Dreher: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/live-not-by-lies-rod-dreher/1136997635?ean=9780593087398
Homegoing by Ya Gyasi: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/homegoing-yaa-gyasi/1122713500?ean=9781101971062
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
How do you serve in your church as a mom of young kids? How do you love your co-workers who aren't Christians? In today's episode, Sarah and Erin answer some of your questions and also give some great book recommendations.
We would love for you to keep sending in questions that you have about our guests, our topics or anything you would like to ask. You can email them to strongwomen@colsoncenter.org, join our Facebook group here, or find us on Instagram and Twitter @strongwomencc. Sarah and Erin look forward to answering more of your questions in the future!
Q&A Show Notes:
The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gospel-comes-with-a-house-key-rosaria-butterfield/1127194499?ean=9781433557866
Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/confronting-christianity-rebecca-mclaughlin/1129980529?ean=9781433564239
Tactics by Gregory Koukl: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tactics-10th-anniversary-edition-gregory-koukl/1130949236?ean=9780310101468
Wilberforce Weekend Online: https://wilberforceweekend.org/
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
How do you remain firm in your convictions and your identity in Jesus as a professional athlete? Jaelene Daniels (Hinkle), retired defender for the North Carolina Courage, has played soccer her whole life and in many ways, it's formed who she is. She talks about how her love for soccer lead her to committing her life to God, how she courageously stood up for what she believes, and what sports teach us about ourselves and our communities.
Jaelene Daniels Show Notes:
- Wilberforce Weekend Live - Rebecca McLaughlin: Confronting Christianity: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/49-wilberforce-weekend-live-rebecca-mclaughlin-confronting-christianity
Anonymous: Jesus’ hidden years... and yours by Alicia Britt Chole: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anonymous-alicia-britt-chole/1018486945?ean=9780785298397
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Bessie Knoester is a military wife who struggles with chronic illness, but she is also an example of a steadfast woman. Bessie's shares how her faith is rooted in a God who is trustworthy even in the midst of trials.
Bessie Knoester Show Notes:
“Becoming Elisabeth Elliot” by Ellen Vaughn: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/becoming-elisabeth-elliot-ellen-vaughn/1137037379?ean=9781535910934
“Joyful Surrender: 7 Disciplines for the Believer's Life” by Elisabeth Elliot: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/joyful-surrender-elisabeth-elliot/1128873102?ean=9780800729479
“The Wingfeather Saga” by Andrew Peterson: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/the%20wingfeather%20saga
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
When Lydia Booth was told that she couldn't wear her "Jesus Loves Me" mask to her grade school in Mississippi, her mother, Jennifer Booth took action. In today's episode, we hear the story of how this mother and daughter team is working with Alliance Defending Freedom to protect Lydia's freedom of speech and how they're learning to rely on Jesus in the midst of it.
Jennifer and Lydia Booth Show Notes:
Alliance Defending Freedom: https://adflegal.org/
Strong Women Podcast Episode 39: If Not Us, Then Who? with Kristen Waggoner: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/39-if-not-us-then-who-with-kristen-waggoner
Join Strong Women on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Catherine Wheeler has a powerful story of redemption. Catherine grew up in a Christian home with a father who was a pastor but walked away from her upbringing when she went off to college. She shares her journey of becoming an OB/GYN doctor, how she became involved with preforming abortions, and what led her to finally give her life to Jesus. Catherine's testimony shows a God who faithfully guided her from the darkness into the light.
Catherine Wheeler Show Notes:
Tim Keller: https://timothykeller.com/
Jackie Hill Perry: https://jackiehillperry.com/
Katy Faust: https://thembeforeus.com/author/kfaust/
The Prodigal Son by John MacArthur: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-prodigal-son-john-macarthur/1112472946?ean=9781400202683
Rosaria Butterfield: https://rosariabutterfield.com/
The Colson Fellows: https://colsonfellows.org/
Life Training Institute: https://prolifetraining.com/
Save the Storks: https://savethestorks.com/
Unplanned Grace by Natasha Smith and Brittany Smith: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unplanned-grace-brittany-smith/1139200169?ean=9780830782116
Lecrae: http://www.reachrecords.com/artists/lecrae/
Forgiven and Set Free: A Post-Abortion Bible Study for Women: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/forgiven-and-set-free-linda-cochrane/1111409277?ean=9780801016622
Rachel’s Vineyard: https://www.rachelsvineyard.org/
After the Abortion Photo Series by Angela Forker: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100050503118966
Abby Johnson: https://abbyj.com/
Josh McDowell: https://www.josh.org/
The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/divine-conspiracy-dallas-willard/1100553468?ean=9780060693329
It Will Be Okay by Lysa Terkeurst: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/it-will-be-okay-lysa-terkeurst/1119140402?ean=9781400324194
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story by Christopher West: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/our-bodies-tell-gods-story-christopher-west/1131928622?ean=9781587434273
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
What would you do if someone came to assassinate you because you’re a Christian? Virginia Prodan, author of Saving My Assassin, boldly proclaimed the Gospel to the man that came to kill her. Virginia started sharing the truth when she was a lawyer in Romania and she shares it now as a speaker and an allied lawyer for Alliance Defending Freedom. Virginia’s relationship with the God of truth radiates from her and she is full of courage, encouragement, and wisdom.
Virginia Prodan Show Notes:
Virginia’s Website: https://virginiaprodanbooks.com/
Saving My Assassin by Virginia Prodan: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/saving-my-assassin-virginia-prodan/1123107675?ean=9781496411846
Alliance Defending Freedom: https://adflegal.org/
If Not Us, Then Who? Strong Women Podcast Episode with Kristen Wagner: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/39-if-not-us-then-who-with-kristen-waggoner
Wild at Heart by John Eldredge: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wild-at-heart-john-eldredge/1101103592?ean=9781400225262
Passport2Purity: https://shop.familylife.com/t-fl-passport2purity.aspx
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Even though Dr. Jean Sutherland has been diagnosed with cancer three times, she remains strong in the Lord. Her journey through illness has given her a robust theology of suffering and has taught her about true joy. The conviction with which Jean speaks is evidence of the Holy Spirit in her life and makes us want to have a similar kind of relationship with God.
Dr. Jean Sutherland Show Notes:
A Place of Healing by Joni Eareckson Tada: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/place-of-healing-joni-eareckson-tada/1100570556?ean=9780781412544
New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/new-morning-mercies-paul-david-tripp/1117738127?ean=9781433541384
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/einstein-walter-isaacson/1102815298?ean=9780743264747
Relativity: The Special and The General Theory by Albert Einstein: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/relativity-albert-einstein/1122110485?ean=9780691191812
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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In honor of Father's Day, Sarah and Erin reflect on their own fathers and share clips of some Strong Women Podcast guests reflecting on their fathers. We honor and celebrate the men in our lives!
A Reflection on Fathers Show Notes:
Episode #1 of the Strong Women Podcast - The Life Giving Story: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strongwomen/Strong_Woman_Podcast_-_Episode_1_-_Introduction.mp3
Episode #3 of the Strong Women Podcast - Who We Are is Rooted with Joni Eareckson Tada: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strongwomen/Strong_Woman_Podcast_-_Episode_3_-_Joni_Tada.mp3
The God I Love by Joni Eareckson Tada: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/god-i-love-joni-eareckson-tada/1100269908?ean=9780310565802
Episode #22 of the Strong Women Podcast - Why Curse the Darkness? with Patti Garibay: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/ep-22-why-curse-the-darkness-with-patti-garibay
Episode #6 of the Strong Women Podcast - Strength in Upheaval with Sheila Broderick (Sarah’s Grandmother): https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strongwomen/Strong_Woman_Podcast_-_Episode_6_-_Grandma.mp3
Episode #7 of the Strong Women Podcast - Life-Long Learning with Cindy Rollins: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strongwomen/Strong_Woman_Podcast_-_Episode_8_-_Cindy_Rollins.mp3
Episode #11 of the Strong Women Podcast - High-Risk Obedience with Katy Faust: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/high-risk-obedience-with-katy-faust
The Father Effect article by Katy Faust: https://thembeforeus.com/father-effect-daughters-divorce-serve-test-case/
Them Before Us by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/them-before-us-katy-faust/1137397382?ean=9781642935967
Saving My Assassin by Virginia Prodan: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/saving-my-assassin-virginia-prodan/1123107675?ean=9781496411846
The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/return-of-the-prodigal-son-henri-j-m-nouwen/1102815117?ean=9780385473071
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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How did Shannon Bream’s persistence lead her to where she is today? Shannon, the host of Fox News at Night and author of The Women of the Bible Speak, shares the story of the women who have influenced her, how she and her husband, Sheldon, met, and how she transitioned from being a lawyer to a news host. Shannon radiates humility, joy, and competence in her daily life and on the air.
Shannon Bream Show Notes:
Shannon’s Bio: https://www.foxnews.com/person/b/shannon-bream
Fox News at Night: https://www.foxnews.com/shows/fox-news-night
Livin’ the Bream Podcast: https://radio.foxnews.com/podcast/livin-the-bream-podcast/
“Finding the Bright Side: The Art of Chasing What Matters” by Shannon Bream: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/finding-the-bright-side-shannon-bream/1129999224?ean=9781524763480
“The Women of the Bible Speak” by Shannon Bream: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-women-of-the-bible-speak-shannon-bream/1138123768?ean=9780063046597
- Shaped by the Church with Mollie Hemingway by the Strong Women Podcast: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strongwomen/Strong_Woman_Podcast_-_Episode_4_-_Molly_Hemmingway.mp3
“The Inner Ring” by C.S. Lewis: https://www.lewissociety.org/innerring/
“The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop” by Fannie Flagge: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-wonder-boy-of-whistle-stop-fannie-flagg/1136335130?ean=9780593133842
“Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop” by Fannie Flagg: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fried-green-tomatoes-at-the-whistle-stop-cafe-fannie-flagg/1100271592?ean=9780449911358
“Live Not by Lies” by Rod Dreher: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/live-not-by-lies-rod-dreher/1136997635?ean=9780593087398
“The Beirut Protocol” by Joel Rosenberg: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-beirut-protocol-joel-c-rosenberg/1137175941?ean=9781496437891
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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We have received some great questions at the Strong Women podcast and today Sarah and Erin share their answers! While this episode was recorded several months ago, we are just now releasing it because of how many exciting guests we had to share with you. We hope you enjoy getting to know Erin and Sarah better and we would love for you to keep sending in questions that you have about our guests, our topics or anything you would like to ask. You can email them to strongwomen@colsoncenter.org, join our Facebook group here, or find us on Instagram and Twitter @strongwomencc. Sarah and Erin look forward to answering more of your questions in the future!
Q&A Show Notes:
Stand to Reason: https://www.str.org/
The Maven Parent Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-maven-parent-podcast/id1499745733
Summit Ministries: https://www.summit.org/
Breakpoint: https://breakpoint.org/
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/uncle-toms-cabin-harriet-beecher-stowe/1116705392?ean=9781593081218
“The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/barnes-noble-leatherbound-classics-the-scarlet-letter-nathaniel-hawthorne/1106658827?ean=9781435159655
“A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-tale-of-two-cities-charles-dickens/1116666164?ean=9781435171480
Biblical Training: https://www.biblicaltraining.org/
“New Bible Commentary”: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/new-bible-commentary-gordon-j-wenham/1000120340?ean=9780830814428
“The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament” by Craig S. Keener: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ivp-bible-background-commentary-craig-s-keener/1116861637?ean=9780830824786
“Playing with Fire” Walt Russel: https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Fire-Bible-Ignites-Change/dp/1576831426
“How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth” by Gordon D. Fee, Douglas Stuart: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-read-the-bible-for-all-its-worth-gordon-d-fee/1117061373?ean=9780310517825
“Saving the Bible from Ourselves” by Glenn R. Paauw: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/saving-the-bible-from-ourselves-glenn-r-paauw/1122525538?ean=9780830851249
“The Divine Comedy” by Dante: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/divine-comedy-dante/1100527108?ean=9781789432572
“Christian Theology” by Alister McGrath: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/christian-theology-alister-e-mcgrath/1100256776?ean=9781118869574
“Til We Have Faces” by C.S. Lewis: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/till-we-have-faces-c-s-lewis/1102158947?ean=9780062565419
“Secure Daughters and Confident Sons” by Glenn Stanton: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/secure-daughters-confident-sons-glenn-t-stanton/1113010216?ean=9781601422958
“You Are Not Enough and That’s Okay” by Allie Beth Stuckey: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/youre-not-enough-allie-beth-stuckey/1132493408?ean=9780593083840
“Out of a Far Country” by Christopher Yuan: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/out-of-a-far-country-christopher-yuan/1100569160?ean=9780307729354
“The Weight of Glory” by C.S. Lewis: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/weight-of-glory-c-s-lewis/1100616073?ean=9780060653200
“Letters to a Diminished Church” by Dorothy Sayers: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/letters-to-a-diminished-church-dorothy-sayers/1126618946?ean=9780849945267
“1984” by George Orwell: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1984-george-orwell/1100009100?ean=9780451524935
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Without the right frame, a stained-glass masterpiece is just a heap of shards.
Too many Christians experience the truth of God’s story as that disordered heap. They have many fragments of truth, dazzling but disconnected, and they don’t know how to fit those fragments together in a framework that brings the shards into a single, brilliant story.
We’re living at a hinge point in history. The ground has shifted. The frameworks have exploded. God has put each of us in this time and this place, and called us to rebuild those frameworks.
That’s what the Colson Center is doing in 2021: giving Christians the skills they need to piece together the fragments and see the fullness of God’s story.
With your gift of any amount before June 30th, you are helping rebuild the framework. You’re helping show where each truth—and each person’s story—fits in the masterpiece of God’s story.
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How do we speak truth in a bold and winsome way? Jannique Stewart is a pro-life apologist who speaks for Life Training Institute and she is also a Biblical sexuality apologist. Jannique travels around the country making a case for God's design for life and sexuality. She grew up in Europe which has given her a unique perspective of American culture. Jannique’s story is engaging and encouraging and shows us how we can stand for Biblical Truth in an increasingly confused culture.
Jannique Stewart Show Notes:
Jannique’s Bio: https://prolifetraining.com/about-speaker/jannique-stewart/
Life Training Institute: https://prolifetraining.com/
The Good Doctor TV Show: https://abc.com/shows/the-good-doctor
“Out of a Far Country” by Christpher Yuan and Angela Yuan: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/out-of-a-far-country-christopher-yuan/1100569160?ean=9780307729354
“Holy Sexuality and the Gospel” by Christopher Yuan: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/holy-sexuality-and-the-gospel-christopher-yuan/1128060432?ean=9780735290914
“Loving My (LGBT) Neighbor” by Glenn Stanton: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/loving-my-glenn-t-stanton/1118470603?ean=9780802412140
“The Case for Life” by Scott Klusendorf: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/case-for-life-scott-klusendorf/1111441604?ean=9781433503207
“ProLife Answers to ProChoice Arguments” by Randy Alcorn: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/prolife-answers-to-prochoice-arguments-randy-alcorn/1100619337?ean=9781576737514
“Defending Life” by Francis Beckwith: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/defending-life-francis-j-beckwith/1102214539?ean=9780521691352
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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How do we focus more on our design as women instead of our role as women? Glenn Stanton brings his expertise in the issues of gender, sexuality, marriage and parenting to the conversation and breaks down what it truly means to think beyond gender stereotypes and think more about our design. Glenn Stanton has served as the Director of Global Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family for over 25 years. In this episode, he communicates with clarity on a topic that can tend toward confusion.
Glenn Stanton Show Notes:
Glenn’s Website: https://glenntstanton.com/
Colson Fellows: https://colsonfellows.org/
“Loving My LGBT Neighbor” by Glenn Stanton: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/loving-my-glenn-t-stanton/1118470603?ean=9780802412140
Books by Glenn Stanton: https://glenntstanton.com/books/
Focus on the Family: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/
“Black Like Me” by John Howard Griffin: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/black-like-me-john-howard-griffin/1100259641?ean=9780451234216
“Secure Daughters, Confident Sons: How Parents Guide Their Children into Authentic Masculinity and Femininity” by Glenn Stanton: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/secure-daughters-confident-sons-glenn-t-stanton/1113010216?ean=9781601422958
Mister Rogers Neighborhood: https://www.misterrogers.org/
“Bringing Up Boys” by Dr. James Dobson: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bringing-up-boys-james-c-dobson/1102466053?ean=9781414391335
“Our Bodies Tell God’s Story” by Christopher West: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/our-bodies-tell-gods-story-christopher-west/1131928622?ean=9781587434273
Nancy Pearcey’s Website: http://www.nancypearcey.com/
“Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters” by Abigail Shrier: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/irreversible-damage-abigail-shrier/1133754701?ean=9781684510313
J.K. Rowling’s Website: https://www.jkrowling.com/
“Live Not by Lies” by Rod Dreher: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/live-not-by-lies-rod-dreher/1136997635?ean=9780593087398
Books by G.K. Chesterton: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22g+k%22+chesterton
“The Knowledge Machine” by Michael Strevens: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-knowledge-machine-michael-strevens/1136155230?ean=9781631491375
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Rebecca McLaughlin, author of "Confronting Christianity", talks to us about the Genesis 1 command to rule, relate and create as human beings and, more specifically, how we do that as women. We talk about friendship and the beauty that comes from a Christian worldview in all the areas of life. This is a live podcast recording from Wilberforce Weekend.
Rebecca McLaughlin Show Notes:
Wilberforce Weekend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wilberforce-weekend-online-tickets-153054164125
Rebecca’s Website: https://www.rebeccamclaughlin.org/
“Confronting Christianity” by Rebecca McLaughlin: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/confronting-christianity-rebecca-mclaughlin/1129980529?ean=9781433564239
Books by Jane Austen: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/jane%20austen/_/N-0
Veritas Forum: http://www.veritas.org/
“Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/harry-potter-paperback-boxed-set-books-1-7-j-k-rowling/1108948862?ean=9780545162074
“Sense and Sensibility” by Jane Austen: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sense-and-sensibility-jane-austen/1116668147?ean=9781593081256
“Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/homegoing-yaa-gyasi/1122713500?ean=9781101971062
“Finding my Father” by Blair Linne: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/finding-my-father-blair-linne/1138791140?ean=9781784986469
“Persuasion” by Jane Austen: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/persuasion-jane-austen/1116644114?ean=9781435169463
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
What prepared a retired Navy pilot to land the Southwest 1380 flight when its engine failed? Tammie Jo Shults shares how the events from her life gave her the knowledge and character to respond in the Southwest 1380 crisis with competence and peace. Tammie Jo’s story is one of providence, faithfulness, and hard work. Her example is truly inspiring.
Tammie Jo Shults Show Notes:
Tammie Jo’s Website: https://www.captainshults.com/
“Nerves of Steel: How I Followed My Dreams, Earned My Wings, and Faced My Greatest Challenge” by Tammie Jo Shults: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nerves-of-steel-captain-tammie-jo-shults/1131182618?ean=9781404112506
“Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/little-women-and-other-novels-louisa-may-alcott/1025050486?ean=9781435167179
“Pilgrims Progress” by John Bunyan: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-pilgrims-progress-john-bunyan/1116618483?ean=9781593082543
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
How do you form habits that make a lasting difference? Lara Casey, CEO of Cultivate What Matters, tells her personal story of transformation and growth from brokenness to thriving. Lara has a good grasp on the reality that the decisions we make and the intentional choices we make in forming habits lead us somewhere and that God’s grace never leaves us.
Lara Casey Show Notes:
Lara’s Website: https://laracasey.com/
Cultivate What Matters Website: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/
“Cultivate” by Lara Casey: https://laracasey.com/cultivate/
“Make It Happen” by Lara Casey: https://laracasey.com/book/
“Gracie’s Garden” by Lara Casey: https://laracasey.com/gracies-garden/
“Hello Dolly” Musical: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-hello-dolly-barbra-streisand/3631416?ean=0024543075790
“Carousel” Musical: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-live-from-lincoln-center-rodgers-hammersteins-carousel-audra-mcdonald/30631376?ean=0841887032070
“Singing in the Rain” Musical: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-singin-in-the-rain-gene-kelly/3623915?ean=0883929266777
Southern Weddings Magazine: https://southernweddings.com/
“For the Children's Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School” by Susan Schaeffer MacCaulay: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/for-the-childrens-sake-susan-schaeffer-macaulay/1012895880?ean=9781433506956
”A Season for the Spirit: Readings for the Days of Lent” by Martin L. Smith: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/season-for-the-spirit-martin-l-smith/1102043821?ean=9781596280229
Books by Marguerite Henry: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/marguerite%20henry
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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Julie and Abby LaQuey are a mother and daughter who love the Scriptures. Abby is a flawless child of God with downs syndrome who speaks for Celebrate Kids reciting the book of Ruth from memory. Julie shares what God has taught her as she has mothered Abby and recites the Scriptures that encourage her. Julie and Abby's powerful testimonies will uplift you.
Julie and Abby LaQuey Show Notes:
Dr. Kath Koch’s Website: https://celebratekids.com/
Faith Comes by Hearing Scripture Audio Download: https://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/audio-bible-resources/mp3-downloads
Mission Aviation Fellowship: https://maf.org/
Join Strong Women on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
How did God transform an atheist mother into a prayer warrior? Christopher Yuan and his mother, Angela, wrote a compelling book sharing their journey to faith called "Out of a Far Country." In this episode, Christopher shares more of his mother's story and how after she came to love Jesus, her prayers led him to leave his life of sin and love Jesus as well.
Christopher Yuan Show Notes:
Christopher’s Website: https://christopheryuan.com/
“Holy Sexuality and the Gospel” by Christopher Yuan: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/holy-sexuality-and-the-gospel-christopher-yuan/1128060432?ean=9780735290914
“Out of a Far Country” by Christopher Yuan and Angela Yuan: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/out-of-a-far-country-christopher-yuan/1100569160?ean=9780307729354&aug=1
Summit Ministries: https://www.summit.org/
“War Room” Movie: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-war-room-alex-kendrick/28702944?ean=0043396461536
“War Room” by Chris Fabry: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/war-room-chris-fabry/1121637810?ean=9781496407283
Bible Study Fellowship: https://www.bsfinternational.org/
“Out of a Far Country: The Yuan Family Testimony” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR-2EZe6XIc&t=882s
Join Strong Women on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
What do you do when someone is misusing their spiritual influence? What are the red flags of spiritual abuse? Teasi Cannon has a powerful and personal story of redemption. She shares about the heartache and the healing of spiritual abuse, and how God was faithful to her through it all.
Teasi Cannon Show Notes:
Teasi’s Website: https://www.teasicannon.com/
“Lord, Where’s My Calling (Updated and Revised): When the Big Question Becomes a Big Distraction” by Teasi Cannon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YQ3L9P1/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1
“My Big Bottom Blessing: How Hating My Body Led to Loving My Life” by Teasi Cannon: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-big-bottom-blessing-teasi-cannon/1110782915?ean=9781617950919
Mama Bear Apologetics: https://mamabearapologetics.com/
“Mama Bear Apologetics™: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies” by Hilary Morgan Ferrer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mama-bear-apologetics-hillary-morgan-ferrer/1129847406?ean=9780736976152
“My Spiritual Abuse Journey: Reflections, Encouragement, and Prayers” video by Teasi Cannon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsoPUY-5sIk
“The Horse and His Boy” by C.S. Lewis: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/horse-and-his-boy-c-s-lewis/1100426907?ean=9780064471060
The Bible Recap: http://www.thebiblerecap.com/
“Suffering and the Heart of God” Diane Langberg: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/suffering-and-the-heart-of-god-diane-langberg/1122654886?ean=2940151007320
Michael Kruger Resources: https://www.michaeljkruger.com/tag/spiritual-abuse/
Spiritual Abuse Resources: https://www.teasicannon.com/spiritual-abuse
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Betsy Hake, founder of Jericho Ministries, has been serving as a missionary in Honduras for 40 years. Betsy's life is full of amazing stories of redemption and provision for the women she works with, for the children's home she started, and for herself. Betsy exemplifies that following Jesus is often doing the next right thing and trusting God every day.
Betsy Hake Show Notes:
Jericho Ministries: myjericho.org
Fellowship of Christian Athletes: https://www.fca.org/
“The Hiding Place” by Corrie Ten Boom: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hiding-place-corrie-ten-boom/1116615493?ean=9780800794057
“The Autobiography of George Mueller” by George Mueller: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/autobiography-of-george-muller-a-narrative-of-some-of-the-lords-dealings-with-george-muller-written-by-himself-vol-i-george-mueller/1102423448?ean=9781849027441
Books by Helen Roseveare: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/helen%20roseveare
Join Strong Women on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Luella Moulton is a 14-year-old who has an amazing adoption story. While being adopted was initially a struggle for her, Luella has come to realize God’s great love for her. She is now passionate about the pro-life movement and wants to make an impact. She spends time writing government officials about her story and the value of every human life.
Luella Moulton Show Notes:
“The Hiding Place” by Corrie Ten Boom: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hiding-place-corrie-ten-boom/1116615493?ean=9780800794057
“Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-screwtape-letters-c-s-lewis/1116762579?ean=9780060652937
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
What can we do to thrive in turmoil? Rod Dreher joins us on the podcast today to talk about his book, “Live Not By Lies”, and the courage it takes to stand firm in a post-Christian culture. Rod points out that being courageous includes telling true and good stories, showing hospitality, and not being afraid to look different from those around us as followers of Jesus.
Rod Dreher Show Notes:
Win 4 tickets and airfare to Wilberforce Weekend: https://bit.ly/3m1t0XT
Wilberforce Weekend: https://wilberforceweekend.org/
“Live Not by Lies” by Rod Dreher: https://www.eighthdaybooks.com/product/sku/187850
“The Benedict Option” by Rod Dreher: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-benedict-option-rod-dreher/1124485979?ean=9780735213302
“The Little Way of Ruthie Leming” by Rod Dreher: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-little-way-of-ruthie-leming-rod-dreher/1112412048?ean=9781455521906
The American Conservative: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/
Alliance Defending Freedom: https://adflegal.org/
“When Harry Became Sally” by Ryan T. Anderson: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-harry-became-sally-ryan-anderson/1125792437?ean=9781641770491
“1984” by George Orwell: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1984-george-orwell/1100009100?ean=9780451524935
“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/brave-new-world-aldous-huxley/1100158848?ean=9780060850524
Books by J.R.R. Tolkien: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/tolkein
“The Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-screwtape-letters-c-s-lewis/1116762579?ean=9780060652937
"The Power of the Powerless" essay by Vaclav Havel: https://hac.bard.edu/amor-mundi/the-power-of-the-powerless-vaclav-havel-2011-12-23
Eighth Day Books: https://www.eighthdaybooks.com/
Books by Flannery O’Connor: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/flannery%20o'connor/_/N-0
Books by Sigrid Undset: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/sigrid%20undset/_/N-0
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Sherri Seligson became a Christian and a marine biologist and had a dream job with the Walt Disney company. After she got married and started having children, she decided to step away from her career and stay home with her children to care for them and educate them. We talk to Sherri about why she chose that path and how God is still using her gifting and love for nature to teach and encourage those in her sphere of influence.
Sherri Seligson Show Notes:
Win 4 tickets and airfare to Wilberforce Weekend: https://bit.ly/3m1t0XT
Wilberforce Weekend: https://wilberforceweekend.org/
Sherri Seligson Website: https://www.sherriseligson.com/
“Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible” by J. Warner Wallace: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/person-of-interest-j-warner-wallace/1138270095?ean=9780310111276
Apologia Curriculum: https://www.apologia.com/
Sherri Seligson Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBRgU9RgcrShPOEbqJGqZew
“Signature in the Cell” by Stephen C. Myer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/signature-in-the-cell-stephen-meyer/1103371825?ean=9780061472794
“Madame How and Lady Why” by Charles Kingsley: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/madam%20how%20and%20lady%20why
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Do you have questions for Sarah and Erin? You can write to us at strongwomen@colsoncenter.org or join our Facebook group and submit them here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567802873885320
Do you want to make an impact in this cultural moment? What do good stories have to do with law? Kristen Waggoner, who oversees the U.S. Legal Division and Communications for Alliance Defending Freedom, is knowledgeable in civil litigation, in employment, education, nonprofit, and constitutional law. She is an example of what it means to respond to the need before you, stand for truth, and represent people who would otherwise be dismissed.
Kristen Waggoner Show Notes:
Alliance Defending Freedom: https://adflegal.org/
“Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters” by Abigail Shrier: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/irreversible-damage-abigail-shrier/1133754701?ean=9781684510313
“When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment” by Ryan T. Anderson: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-harry-became-sally-ryan-anderson/1125792437?ean=9781641770491
“Live Not by Lies” by Rod Dreher: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/live-not-by-lies-rod-dreher/1136997635?ean=9780593087398
Homeschool Legal Defense Association: https://hslda.org/
Matt Chandler’s Series on Revelation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FXqdzyGU3A
“What Would You Say?” YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA7Gikp1j0uAIrcEJDTriyQ
The Heritage Foundation: https://www.heritage.org/
Sign up for the Breakpoint Daily: https://breakpoint.org/subscribe/
“Garden City” by John Mark Comer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/garden-city-john-mark-comer/1120663227?ean=9780310337348
“The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World” by John Mark Comer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ruthless-elimination-of-hurry-john-mark-comer/1131176390?ean=9780525653097
“Culture Making” by Andy Crouch: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/culture-making-andy-crouch/1116943527?ean=9780830837557
Colson Fellows: https://colsonfellows.org/
“Joan of Arc” by Mark Twain: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/joan-of-arc-mark-twain/1100737578?ean=9780898702682
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Do you have questions for Sarah and Erin? You can write to us at strongwomen@colsoncenter.org or join our Facebook group and submit them here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567802873885320
Why do we love stories and how does it fit into a Christian worldview of who we are as human beings? Should we make reading fiction apart of our lives? Do we need to cultivate our imaginations? Young adult fiction author, K.B. Hoyle, reminds us how stories shape us and good stories make us better.
K.B. Hoyle Show Notes:
K.B. Hoyle’s Website: http://www.kbhoyle.com/
K.B. Hoyle's E-mail Address: author@kbhoyle.com
Books by K.B. Hoyle: http://www.kbhoyle.com/books.html
Christ and Pop Culture Magazine: https://christandpopculture.com/
“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/to-kill-a-mockingbird-harper-lee/1100151011?ean=9780446310789
“The Chronicles of Narnia” by C.S. Lewis: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chronicles-of-narnia-movie-tie-in-box-set-c-s-lewis/1103130920?ean=9780061992889
“The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hobbit-and-the-lord-of-the-rings-j-r-r-tolkien/1000478022?ean=9780547928180
Books by Madeleine L'Engle: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Madeline%20L%E2%80%99Engle
Books by George MacDonald: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/george%20macdonald/_/N-0
“Mythology” by Edith Hamilton: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mythology-edith-hamilton/1125490849?ean=9780316438520&aug=1
“Harry Potter” by J.K. Rowling: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/harry-potter-paperback-boxed-set-books-1-7-j-k-rowling/1108948862?ean=9780545162074
“I’m a philosopher. We can’t think our way out of this mess.” by James K.A. Smith: https://www.christiancentury.org/article/how-my-mind-has-changed/i-m-philosopher-we-can-t-think-our-way-out-mess
“The Iliad & The Odyssey” by Homer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/iliad-the-odyssey-homer/1100816689?ean=9781523645800
“Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anna-karenina-barnes-noble-classics-series-leo-tolstoy/1105958283?ean=9781593080273
“Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/barnes-noble-leatherbound-classics-pride-and-prejudice-jane-austen/1106658784?ean=9781435159631
“A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-tale-of-two-cities-barnes-noble-classics-series-charles-dickens/1106017525
“The Inferno” by Dante Alighieri: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/inferno-dante-alighieri/1100006504?ean=9781593080518
“Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/piranesi-susanna-clarke/1134016335?ean=9781635576757
“WandaVision” TV Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9140560/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3
“Lost and Found: The Tie that Binds (WandaVision to the MCU)” article by K.B. Hoyle: https://christandpopculture.com/lost-and-found-the-tie-the-binds-wandavision-to-the-mcu/
“WandaVision Recap: Therapist Says What? (Episode 8)” article by K.B. Hoyle: https://christandpopculture.com/wandavision-recap-therapist-says-what-episode-8/
“Stranger Things” TV Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
“Captain Marvel” Movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154664/
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Do you have questions for Sarah and Erin? You can write to us at strongwomen@colsoncenter.org or join our Facebook group and submit them here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567802873885320
Ash Marsh and her husband, John, founders of The Marsh Collective, have the vision of returning buildings and spaces back to their intended glory. Ash shares her story of how Christ restored her life, her marriage, her home and now her city.
Ash Marsh Show Notes:
The Marsh Collective: https://marshcollective.com/
Wilberforce Weekend 2021: https://wilberforceweekend.org/
“The Great Blue Hills of God: A Story of Facing Loss, Finding Peace, and Learning the True Meaning of Home” by Kreis Beall: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Blue-Hills-God-Learning/dp/1984822241
“Live Not by Lies” by Rod Dreher: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Not-Lies-Christian-Dissidents/dp/0593087399
“The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters” by Priya Parker: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Gathering-How-Meet-Matters/dp/1594634920
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Do you have questions for Sarah and Erin? You can write to us at strongwomen@colsoncenter.org or join our Facebook group and submit them here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567802873885320
Alisa Childers, author of “Another Gospel”, joins Sarah and Erin on the podcast again for the first ever live interview with an audience. They discuss some common lies that we as believers come across in the church and the truth that replaces them.
Alisa Childers Show Notes:
Strong Women’s first conversation with Alisa - “15. Doubt and Progressive Christianity with Alisa Childers”: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/15-doubt-and-progressive-christianity-with-alisa-childers
“Another Gospel” by Alisa Childers: https://www.amazon.com/Another-Gospel-Christian-Progressive-Christianity/dp/1496441737/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=another+gospel&qid=1615329810&s=books&sr=1-
The Alisa Childers Podcast - “#44, Pretty Little Lies: Spotting Bad Ideas in Women’s Books, Blogs and Other Media”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/44-pretty-little-lies-spotting-bad-ideas-in-womens/id1260262855?i=1000434066444
“You’re Not Enough (And That’s Okay)” by Allie Beth Stuckey: https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Not-Enough-Thats-Self-Love/dp/0593083849#:~:text=You're%20Not%20Enough%20(And,9780593083840%3A%20Amazon.com%3A%20Books
“The Story of Reality” by Gregory Koukl: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+story+of+reality+gregory+koukl&i=stripbooks&crid=VMVK2QF390W7&sprefix=the+story+of+reality%2Cstripbooks%2C217&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_20
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Do you have questions for Sarah and Erin? You can write to us at strongwomen@colsoncenter.org or join our Facebook group and submit them here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567802873885320
Louise Greisen, is a resilient, warm, and faithful woman who had a heart for missions from a young age and gave her life to spreading the Gospel to the unreached people of China. Her son, Steve Greisen, founder of Exploration Films, shares stories of being raised in China where his family served as missionaries and how his mom’s strength and courage has inspired him.
Steve Greisen Show Notes:
Exploration Films: https://www.explorationfilms.com/
“The Master Designer” Films: https://www.explorationfilms.com/cgi-explorationfilms/sb/productsearch.cgi?storeid=*0c0520a85764c5ce
“Portraits of Colorado” Film: https://www.explorationfilms.com/product435.html
“Erin Brockovich” Film: https://www.amazon.com/Erin-Brockovich-Julia-Roberts/dp/B009CGAISM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OTC7WLCMWC6C&dchild=1&keywords=erin+brockovich&qid=1614624265&sprefix=erin+Broc%2Caps%2C203&sr=8-1
“The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (the Gladys Aylward Film): https://www.amazon.com/Inn-Sixth-Happiness-Ingrid-Bergman/dp/B07MJJ5QN7/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=The+Inn+of+the+Sixth+Happiness&qid=1614624362&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFCTFFRWk5EWUlWTTQmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAyMTAzMjAyMjBRQTlDNkhPWUZWJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA5MjI2OTkyTFY5RldXQVBUN0pJJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
“Children of Shanghai” Documentary: https://www.childrenofshanghai.com/
“Compelled by Love” (the Heidi Baker Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSrfRFjBqBE
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Do you have questions for Sarah and Erin? You can write to us at strongwomen@colsoncenter.org or join our Facebook group and submit them here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567802873885320
Ellen Vaughn, New York Times bestselling author and speaker, shares with us about a great woman of faith from her book, “Becoming Elisabeth Elliot”. Ellen helps us see Elisabeth as she was – a strong woman who had struggles and heartbreaks but had a heart truly surrendered to God.
Ellen Vaughn Show Notes:
Ellen Vaughn’s Website: https://ellenvaughn.com/
“Becoming Elisabeth Elliot” by Ellen Vaughn: https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Elisabeth-Elliot-Ellen-Vaughn/dp/1535910933/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2A3JWRXC8VM8Y&dchild=1&keywords=becoming+elisabeth+elliot&qid=1614019444&sprefix=becoming+elisabe%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-1
All Books by Ellen Vaughn: https://ellenvaughn.com/index.php/books/
Books by Elisabeth Elliot: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=elisabeth+elliot&crid=2UGYW2AJ515O5&sprefix=elisabeth%2Caps%2C207&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_9
“Do the Next Thing” Poem: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/do-the-next-thing/
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
You can find out more about the Maven 2021 Conference here: https://www.mavenconferences.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them.
Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Do you have questions for Sarah and Erin? You can write to us at strongwomen@colsoncenter.org or join our Facebook group and submit them here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567802873885320
Is there a Christian view of race? Does it match with what the culture is telling us? Monique Duson, founder of The Center for Biblical Unity and co-host of the All The Things Podcast, explores the false narrative of Critical Race Theory, a view she once advocated, and instead puts the emphasis on the Gospel. Monique has a heart for unity among all people, especially those of us in the Church.
Monique Duson Show Notes:
The Center for Biblical Unity: https://www.centerforbiblicalunity.com/
“All The Things” Podcast: https://www.allthethingsshow.com/
“Confronting Injustice without Compromising the Truth” by Thaddeus Williams: https://www.amazon.com/Confronting-Injustice-without-Compromising-Truth/dp/0310119480
“Race, Critical Theory & Christianity - A MAVEN Event w/ Monique Duson & Krista Bontrager” YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgqzPAKqG7Y
“How to be an Antiracist” by: Ibrahim X. Kendi: https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Antiracist-Ibram-Kendi/dp/0525509283
“Whiteness as Property”: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1341787?seq=1
“Live Not by Lies” by Rod Dreher: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Not-Lies-Christian-Dissidents/dp/0593087399/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=live+not+by+lies&qid=1613002913&sr=8-1
“Why Social Justice is Not Biblical Justice” by Scott David Allen: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Social-Justice-Not-Biblical/dp/1625861761/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?dchild=1&keywords=white+biblical+justice+is+not+social+justice&qid=1613003121&sr=8-1-fkmr0
“Just Thinking” Podcast: https://justthinking.me/podcast-home
“Proverbial Life” Podcast: http://theproverbiallife.com/
“Theology Mom” Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theology-mom-all-the-things/id1195394811
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
You can find out more about the Maven 2021 Conference here: https://www.mavenconferences.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them.
Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Do you have questions for Sarah and Erin? You can write to us at strongwomen@colsoncenter.org or join our Facebook group and submit them here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567802873885320
Using both personal stories and professional research as an economist, Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, president of the Ruth Institute, discusses with Erin and Sarah the irreplaceable importance that families have in establishing and maintaining a thriving society.
Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse Show Notes:
The Ruth Institute: http://www.ruthinstitute.org/
“Love & Economics: It Takes A Family to Raise a Village” by Jennifer Roback Morse, PhD: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Economics-Takes-Family-Village/dp/0981605915/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Love+and+Economics&qid=1612883926&s=books&sr=1-1
“The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self” Carl Trueman: https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Triumph-Modern-Self-Individualism/dp/1433556332
“The Writings of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe - Volume I – Letters”: https://www.amazon.com/Writings-St-Maximilian-Maria-Kolbe-ebook/dp/B0741V9QX4/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+writings+of+st.+maximilian+kolbe&qid=1612884058&s=books&sr=1-1
“The Writings of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe - Volume II – Various Writings”: https://www.amazon.com/Writings-St-Maximilian-Maria-Kolbe-ebook/dp/B0741VB53J/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=the+writings+of+st.+maximilian+kolbe&qid=1612884139&s=books&sr=1-3
“American on Trial: A Defense of the Founding” Robert Reilly: https://www.amazon.com/America-Trial-Founding-Robert-Reilly/dp/1586179489/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=american+on+trial&qid=1612884213&s=books&sr=1-1
“The End of Democracy” collection of essays from First Things: https://www.firstthings.com/article/1996/11/the-end-of-democracy-the-judicial-usurpation-of-politics
“The Anti-Mary Exposed: Rescuing the Culture by Toxic Femininity” by Carrie Gress, PhD: https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Mary-Exposed-Rescuing-Culture-Femininity/dp/1505110262/ref=sr_1_1?crid=30IP9LUCG7PL5&dchild=1&keywords=the+anti-mary+exposed&qid=1612884356&s=books&sprefix=the+anti-mary+%2Cstripbooks%2C183&sr=1-1
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them.
Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Do you have questions for Sarah and Erin? You can write to us at strongwomen@colsoncenter.org or join our Facebook group and submit them here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567802873885320
So often, the conversation around masculinity and femininity starts with the question of roles. We ask questions like, “What should we do?” rather than asking, “What are men and women for?” In our conversation with Christopher West, president of the Theology of the Body Institute, we talk about our design, especially the physical design of our bodies, and how this design proclaims the Gospel.
The Theology of the Body Institute: https://tobinstitute.org/
“Our Bodies Tell God’s Story” by Christopher West: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Bodies-Tell-Gods-Story/dp/158743427X
“The Theology of the Body” by Pope John Paul the II, translated by Michael Waldstein: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Woman-He-Created-Them/dp/0819874213/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+theology+of+the+body&qid=1612283448&s=books&sr=1-1
G.K. Chesterton: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=gk+chesterton&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
“Earthen Vessels” by Matthew Lee Anderson: https://www.amazon.com/Earthen-Vessels-Bodies-Matter-Faith/dp/076420856X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=earthen+vessels&qid=1612283542&s=books&sr=1-2
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Do you have questions for Sarah and Erin? You can write to us at strongwomen@colsoncenter.org or join our Facebook group and submit them here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567802873885320
Barbara Masoner was Sarah’s mentor during her early married years and had an immense impact on her. Barbara loves the Lord and she loves coming alongside women and pointing them to the truth. Who has mentored you? Who are you mentoring? How can you make the most of “mentoring moments”? These are the types of questions that will be sparked as you listen to Barbara share what she’s learned throughout her life.
Barbara Masoner Show Notes:
“Robison Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe: https://www.amazon.com/Robinson-Crusoe-Daniel-Defoe/dp/150329238X/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=robinson+crusoe&qid=1611596769&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFVWlQ0V09KMDgzSTAmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1MTMzMTdRNUdXUElLNlNMWFcmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDgyNjkzOTJISExEUTBCQUVVQ0Ymd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl
“The Marriage Builder” by Dr. Larry Crabb: https://www.amazon.com/Marriage-Builder-Creating-Oneness-Transform/dp/0310336872/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+marriage+builder&qid=1611596815&sr=8-2
“Rethinking Sexuality” by Dr. Juli Slattery: https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Sexuality-Gods-Design-Matters/dp/0735291470
“Poor Sinner Dejected with Fear” Song by William Gadsby: http://hymnbook.igracemusic.com/hymns/poor-sinner-dejected-with-fear
The Quaker Questions:
- Where were you born?
- When you were 7 years old how did your family heat your home?
- What person in your real life growing up influenced you in a way that makes you who you are today? (Barbara asked it this way: Who was the source of human warmth for you as a child?)
- When, if ever, did God become more than a mere word to you?
“Conviction to Lead” by Albert Moler – https://www.amazon.com/Conviction-Lead-Principles-Leadership-Matters/dp/0764211250
“Treasures of the Snow” by Patricia St. John: https://www.amazon.com/Treasures-Snow-Patricia-St-John/dp/0802465757/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=treasures+of+the+snow&qid=1611597172&sr=8-1
“Shattered Dreams” by Larry Crabb: https://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Dreams-Gods-Unexpected-Path/dp/0307459500/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=shattered+dreams&qid=1611597234&s=books&sr=1-1
“Suffering and the Heart of God” by Diane Langberg: https://www.amazon.com/Suffering-Heart-God-Destroys-Restores/dp/1942572026/ref=sr\_1\_1?dchild=1&keywords=Suffering+and+the+Heart+of+God&qid=1611597315&s=books&sr=1-1
“Father Brown” by G.K. Chesterton: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Father-Brown-Stories/dp/1853260037/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=father+brown+books&qid=1611597363&s=books&sr=1-3
Margery Allingham Mystery Books: https://www.amazon.com/Margery-Allingham/e/B000APJE7K
“Campion” – TV Series based on Margery Allingham Mystery Books: https://www.amazon.com/Campion-Complete-First-Season-Various/dp/B00008DDXE
Cecilia Beaux – Artist: https://americanart.si.edu/artist/cecilia-beaux-300
Alisa Childers Website: https://www.alisachilders.com/
Nancy Pearcey Website: http://www.nancypearcey.com/
When there is so much to be done, how do you show hospitality to those around you? Molly Geiger, a program coordinator with Summit Ministries, shares about the many “hats” she wears hosting students through Summit’s summer conferences, bringing foster babies into her home, working with the fire department, and arranging flowers. Molly exemplifies creating space for people to be seen, cared for, and loved.
Molly Geiger Show Notes:
Summit Ministries - https://www.summit.org/
“A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael” by Elisabeth Elliot: https://www.amazon.com/Chance-Die-Life-Legacy-Carmichael/dp/0800730895
“The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+body+keeps+the+score&qid=1611100194&s=books&sr=1-1
“Little Britches” by Ralph Moody: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Britches-Father-Were-Ranchers/dp/0803281781/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=little+britches&qid=1611100263&s=books&sr=1-1
“Trial by Poison: Introducing Mary Slessor” by Dave and Neta Jackson: https://www.amazon.com/Trial-Poison-Introducing-Slessor-Trailblazer/dp/1939445140/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=trial+by+poison&qid=1611100299&s=books&sr=1-2
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them.
Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Dottie McDowell, wife of author and speaker Josh McDowell, is an example of a life lived faithfully. Dottie shares about how she came to know Jesus and her work with Cru, along with how she and Josh met and how they’ve kept their marriage strong. This is an encouraging and delightful conversation you won’t want to miss!
Dottie McDowell Show Notes:
Josh McDowell Website - https://www.josh.org
Sean McDowell Website - https://seanmcdowell.org
Cru - https://www.cru.org/
“Evidence That Demands a Verdict” by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell: https://www.amazon.com/Evidence-That-Demands-Verdict-Life-Changing/dp/1401676707/ref=sr_1_1?crid=T29T9JHGVLVO&dchild=1&keywords=evidence+that+demands+a+verdict&qid=1610495879&sprefix=evidence+that+d%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-1
“More Than a Carpenter” by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell: https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Carpenter-Josh-McDowell/dp/1414326270/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=more+than+a+carpenter&qid=1610495914&sr=8-1
“The Christian Home” by Shirley Rice: https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Home-Womans-View/dp/B00072SSFK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ILYWNQG4U2JU&dchild=1&keywords=the+christian+home+by+shirley+rice&qid=1610495955&sprefix=the+christian+home+by%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1
Bible Gateway App - https://www.biblegateway.com/app/
“Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters” by Abigail Shrier: https://www.amazon.com/Irreversible-Damage-Transgender-Seducing-Daughters/dp/168451228X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them.
Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Megan Almon of Life Training Institute shares her unique perspective on beauty as an act of war, the importance of the pro-life movement in our tumultuous culture, and the value of every human life, born or unborn. This conversation is the best reminder that Christians are vessels for truth and beauty!
Megan Almon Show Notes:
Life Training Institute: https://prolifetraining.com
Summit Semester: https://www.summit.org/programs/summit-semester/
Summit Ministries: https://www.summit.org
Biola Apologetics: https://www.biola.edu/talbot/academics/apologetics
What Would You Say? featuring Megan Almon as a guest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OGhYYA41RU
“You are Special” by Max Lucado: https://www.amazon.com/You-Special-Lucados-Wemmicks-Book-ebook/dp/B0053HVPZY
“For the Children’s Sake” by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay: https://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Sake-Foundations-Education-School/dp/1433506955/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3H2T38316724K&dchild=1&keywords=for+the+children%27s+sake+by+susan+schaeffer+macaulay&qid=1609873892&sprefix=for+the+childre%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-1
“Our Bodies Tell God’s Story” by Christopher West: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Bodies-Tell-Gods-Story/dp/158743427X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FWRSRZH2BUQE&dchild=1&keywords=our+bodies+tell+god%27s+story+christopher+west&qid=1609873957&sprefix=our+bodies+tell+g%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-1
“Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke: https://www.amazon.com/dp/163557563X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_Z3u7Fb95C5DGN
“Greatest Drama Ever Staged” by Dorothy Sayers: http://www.gutenberg.ca/ebooks/sayers-greatest/sayers-greatest-00-h.html
“Creed or Chaos?” by Dorothy Sayers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/091847731X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_B5u7FbMN3GZT2
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
As you look to the new year, are there things you want to accomplish? If you’re like us, then you can feel overwhelmed by the opportunities for growth and self-improvement! Cheryl Bachelder leads us through how to find our mission statement, and set the right goals to support it!
Setting the Right Goals for 2021 Show Notes:
“Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others” by Cheryl Bachelder: https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Serve-Superior-Results-Serving/dp/1626562350
“Your Work Matters to God” by Doug Sherman: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Work-Matters-Doug-Sherman/dp/0891093729/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WYAEQ25V56N&dchild=1&keywords=your+work+matters+to+god&qid=1609247306&s=books&sprefix=your+work+matters+to%2Cstripbooks%2C225&sr=1-1
“The Practice of the Presence of God” by Brother Lawrence: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Presence-God-Brother-Lawrence/dp/1614279683
“Cultivate What Matters” Journal: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/collections/journals\
Camino de Santiago Virtual Challenge: https://www.theconqueror.events/camino/
“Live Not by Lies” by Rod Dreher: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Not-Lies-Christian-Dissidents/dp/0593087399
“Becoming Elisabeth Elliot” by Ellen Vaughn: https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Elisabeth-Elliot-Ellen-Vaughn/dp/1535910933/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Elisabeth+Elliot+story&qid=1609215050&s=books&sr=1-1
“The Father’s Tale: A Novel” by Michael O’Brien: https://www.amazon.com/Fathers-Tale-Novel-Michael-OBrien/dp/089870815X
“Prodigals and Those Who Love Them” by Ruth Bell Graham: https://www.amazon.com/Prodigals-Those-Love-Them-Encouragement/dp/0801071550
“The Princess and the Goblin” by George MacDonald: https://www.amazon.com/Princess-Goblin-George-MacDonald-Illustrated/dp/1520869452/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1609214882&sr=1-2
“Being Mortal” by Atul Gawande: https://www.amazon.com/Prodigals-Those-Love-Them-Encouragement/dp/0801071550
“Grant and Lee” by J.F.C. Fuller: https://www.amazon.com/Grant-Lee-Study-Personality-Generalship/dp/0253202884
“Letters to a Diminished Church” by Dorothy Sayers: https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Diminished-Church-Passionate-Arguments/dp/0849945267
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
In this special Christmas episode, we talk to Dr. Tim Ralston of Dallas Theological Seminary about the Mother of Jesus! Mary has a center role in the story of Jesus’ birth, life, and death. But what do we know about her character and perspective as she mothered him from womb to death on the cross? Was Mary a helicopter mom? Join our conversation with Dr. Tim for a glimpse into the life of Mary.
Tim Ralston Show Notes:
Dr. Tim Ralston’s Bio: https://www.dts.edu/employee/timothy-ralston/
Vindicating the Vixens: https://www.amazon.com/Vindicating-Vixens-Revisiting-Sexualized-Marginalized/dp/0825444136
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The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
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Can we do great things living a quiet life? Sarah’s mom, Wendy Smith, is a living example of someone who chooses to be a vessel of the Gospel wherever she goes. From a full-time nurse and mom, mentor to many, and now retired and in prison ministry, her passion for truth and people has produced much fruit. This woman is full of wisdom! Wendy Smith Show Notes Sarah’s Home - https://www.sarahshome.usRestore Innocence -https://www.restoreinnocence.org Books by Cynthia Heald - https://www.cynthiaheald.com/ “A Different Kind of Happiness” by Larry Crabb -https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801015340/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_Wbf0FbPJKSXP1 Compass 31 - https://www.compass31.org/home Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/ The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them. Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/ Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
Sandra Glahn is the author of “Vindicating the Vixens,” which looks at women of the Bible who have been wrongly sexualized and portrayed narrowly by many narratives. Sandra grew up believing that women exist for a singular purpose: to marry and raise a family. She describes the moments and women (women in the Bible especially!) that shifted her mindset to appreciating the skill, strength, and broad purposes for women.
Sandra Glahn Shownotes:
Sandra Glahn’s Website: http://aspire2.com
Vindicating the Vixens - http://aspire2.com/portfolio/vindicating-the-vixens/
Ordained Women in the Early Church - https://www.amazon.com/Ordained-Women-Early-Church-Documentary/dp/1421400375
Deaconesses - https://www.amazon.com/Deaconesses-Historical-Study-Aime-Martimort/dp/0898701147/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Deaconesses&qid=1607382459&s=books&sr=1-2
The Ministry of Women in the Early Church - https://www.amazon.com/ministry-women-early-church/dp/081460899X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=The+Ministry+of+Women+in+the+Early+Church&qid=1607382494&s=books&sr=1-2
Virgins of God - https://www.amazon.com/Virgins-God-Asceticism-Antiquity-Monographs/dp/019815044X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Virgins+of+God&qid=1607382552&s=books&sr=1-1
What is a Girl Worth - https://www.amazon.com/What-Girl-Worth-Breaking-Gymnastics/dp/1496441338/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=What+is+a+Girl+Worth&qid=1607382582&s=books&sr=1-1
The Private Prayers of Lancelot Andrewes - https://www.amazon.com/Private-Lancelot-Andrewes-Treasury-Christian/dp/033404653X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Lancelot+Andrews+prayers&qid=1607382616&s=books&sr=1-2
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
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Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them.
Patti Garibay shares her experience as a former troop leader for Girl Scouts who brought to light several controversial changes to the Girl Scouts organization. Patti Garibayis founder and Executive Director of the national character development organization, the American Heritage Girls. Patti’s story is one of obedience: Instead of settling into outrage at the immovable state of an organization she once loved, she chose to start one of her own.
Patti Garibay Show Notes: American Heritage Girls Website: https://americanheritagegirls.org American Heritage Girls Store: https://store.americanheritagegirls.org Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/ Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women/ Learn more about the Colson Center: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Erin, Sarah, and Cindy share their thoughts on the importance of Advent and the church calendar, and they give their recommendations for Advent resources! This episode was taken from a Facebook Live broadcast.
On this special Thanksgiving episode, we are joined by historian Glenn Sunshine, who takes us back to Plymouth where 4 of the original 18 women on the Mayflower settled with their husbands and children. Women were essential to this original European colony. They demonstrated shocking emotional and physical resolve! Here is a rich discussion about the historical value of women at home, whose strength built and sustained societies.
Glenn Sunshine Show Notes:
Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310292301/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_ITGRFbMZQ8CC4
The Kingdom Unleashed: How Jesus' 1st-Century Kingdom Values Are Transforming Thousands of Cultures and Awakening His Church: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732239908/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_jUGRFbXQDDE7C
Slaying Leviathan: https://www.amazon.com/dp/195241072X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_t1_pWGRFbQT5V3F8
Magdalena and Balthasar: An Intimate Portrait of Life in 16th Century Europe Revealed in the Letters of a Nuremberg Husband and Wife (English and German Edition): https://www.amazon.com/Magdalena-Balthasar-Intimate-Portrait-Nuremberg/dp/0671624407/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=magdalena+and+balthasar&qid=1605242052&s=books&sprefix=magdelena+and+&sr=1-1
The Household and the War for the Cosmos: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1947644912/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_v7GRFbYVK4AYE
Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0061173886/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_v9GRFbCS9BFAB
Authors:
Rodney Stark
Philip Jenkins
Rodger Scruton
Connect with Glenn: https://www.esquareinch.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-theology-pugcast/id1452933071
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Friend Sandra Tanner joins us to discuss the tug of truth on her conscience, and the pursuit of God, which ultimately led her out of Mormonism.
Today we have the pleasure of being joined by Ambassador Kelley Currie, who serves as the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues in Washington, D.C. to unpack the challenges women face globally. Join as we discuss women's economic empowerment and security, and how to give a voice to women across the world.
Kelley Currie Show Notes:
Find out more about the Ambassador here:
https://www.state.gov/biographies/kelley-e-currie/
The Hall of Uselessness
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590176200/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0DJOFbR60ABCX
The Splendid and the Vile
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385348711/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1EJOFb6DEF2PC
Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
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Erin's longtime friend and mentor Carole Joy Seid joins us to discuss the life of Amy Carmichael, the importance of cultivating our knowledge and love of literature, and how we are shaped by the powerful stories of Christians who came before us.
Carole Joy Seid Show Notes:
The Wild-Bird Child: A Life of Amy Carmichael https://www.amazon.com/dp/1620206056/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_vzHKFbDQGCVRK
Gold Cord - Amy Carmichael https://www.amazon.com/dp/0875080685/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_cAHKFb13912WNAmma: The Life and Words of Amy Carmichael https://www.amazon.com/dp/1498202292/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_8AHKFb8HBYAXJ
Mimosa: A True Story https://www.amazon.com/dp/087508821X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_DCHKFb93AF4J8
Kohila https://www.amazon.com/dp/8190127705/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6CHKFbKV66CPE
Amy Carmichael: Can brown eyes be made blue? (Little Lights) https://www.amazon.com/dp/184550108X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_OEHKFbYXYAY6Q
Amy Carmichael: Rescuer By Night (Trail Blazers) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1857929462/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_SKHKFbXV9B11X
John Stott: The Humble Leader (Trail Blazers) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1845507878/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ALHKFb1WR4KX7
Authors Carole Recommends:
Gene Stratton-Porter
Elizabeth Goudge
C.S. Lewis
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As we near an election week, join us as Jennifer Marshall Patterson shares how to think about politics in an increasingly divided political climate, how to order our lives as Christians in the political sphere, and how our public policy often reflects our deepest longings as human beings. Jennifer Marshall Patterson Show Notes: Check out Jennifer's book Now and Not Yet: Making Sense of the Single Life in the Twenty-First Century here: https://www.amazon.com/Now-Not-Yet-Twenty-First-Century/dp/159052649X Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/
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Today author Alisa Childers joins us to talk about her experience of doubt in the world of progressive Christianity and the power of the gospel to bring us truth, clarity, and assurance.
Check out Alisa's brand-new book Another Gospel? here: https://www.amazon.com/Another-Gospel-Christian-Progressive-Christianity/dp/1496441737
Through the month of October, receive your own copy of Another Gospel with a donation of any amount to the Colson Center. https://www.colsoncenter.org/giving/
Find out more about Alisa on her website: https://www.alisachilders.com
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Today on the podcast, author Karen Swallow Prior joins us to explore the power of great stories, knowing our limits, and acting our convictions. We also discuss Karen's book "Fierce Convictions," which tells the extraordinary story of abolitionist Hannah More.
Check out "Fierce Convictions" here: https://www.amazon.com/Fierce-Convictions-Extraordinary-Reformer-Abolitionist/dp/1400206251
Find Karen's books "On Reading Well" and "Booked" here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D6XGB1P/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009XTYJLK/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2
Check out these beautiful copies of classic books with introductions by Karen Swallow Prior:
https://www.amazon.com/Sense-Sensibility-Jane-Austen/dp/1462796648/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JABX7GY75PTT&dchild=1&keywords=karen+swallow+prior+sense+and+sensibility&qid=1602225016&sprefix=karen+swallow%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Darkness-Joseph-Conrad/dp/1462796656/ref=pd_bxgy_2/134-0770917-3294111?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1462796656&pd_rd_r=72e02def-6174-4506-8aea-2a0340e58e1d&pd_rd_w=PCxzB&pd_rd_wg=8gEnR&pf_rd_p=ce6c479b-ef53-49a6-845b-bbbf35c28dd3&pf_rd_r=Y4TZYVSV1A29H8BQ2990&psc=1&refRID=Y4TZYVSV1A29H8BQ2990
https://www.amazon.com/Jane-Eyre-Guide-Reading-Reflecting/dp/1462796672/ref=sr_1_2?crid=JABX7GY75PTT&dchild=1&keywords=karen+swallow+prior+sense+and+sensibility&qid=1602225167&sprefix=karen+swallow%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-2
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Marie Wood found faith in college, started a ministry with her husband, and live out what it means to be a faithful caregiver to children, including two medically-fragile sons. Join us for an authentic conversation about hope, fear, and doubt in the difficult rhythms of life.
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With audiences reaching from Congress to the Vatican, Reggie Littlejohn is a powerful voice on issues like forced sterilization, forced abortion, and the One Child Policy in China. Hear her heart for China's unseen women and the needs of vulnerable women and families everywhere. Find out more about Reggie's ministry at Women’s Rights Without Frontiers: https://www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org Find out more about China's One Child Policy. http://www.chinauncensored.tv
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Join us for a compelling conversation with Katy Faust, founder of Them Before Us, as we discuss children's rights, the social implications of marriage, and how to love those we disagree with.
Find out more on Katy's website: https://thembeforeus.com/
Check out Katy's book: https://www.amazon.com/Them-Before-Us-Childrens-Movement/dp/1642935964/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=katy+faust&qid=1600734922&s=books&sr=1-1
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The CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Cheryl Bachelder shares her thoughts on leading well in the business world, servant leadership, and making life decisions that foster selflessness.
Find out more about Cheryl at: https://workmatters.org
Check out Cheryl's book "Dare to Serve" here: https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Serve-Superior-Results-Serving/dp/1626562350
"Gentle and Lowly": https://www.amazon.com/Gentle-Lowly-Christ-Sinners-Sufferers/dp/1433566133/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RJ6YW5WALVIX&dchild=1&keywords=gentle+and+lowly+the+heart+of+christ+for+sinners+and+sufferers&qid=1599944257&sprefix=Gentle+and+Lowly+%2Caps%2C226&sr=8-1
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Juli Slattery discusses one of the most important topics, one that doesn’t get enough attention in the church. She points us to acknowledge our own sexual brokenness, and encourages us to find healing through intimacy with God.
Check out Juli's website: https://www.authenticintimacy.com/
Java With Juli: https://www.authenticintimacy.com/podcast
Find Juli's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Sexuality-Gods-Design-Matters/dp/0735291470
Connect with Erin at: https://maventruth.com/
Today on the podcast, Erin and Sarah are joined by their husbands Brett and John! Listen in for a an entertaining and insightful discussion about the ways strong men and women build each other up.
Find our more about Brett and Erin at Maven: https://maventruth.com/about/
Check out John's book A Practical Guide to Culture: https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/a-practical-guide-to-culture/john-stonestreet/9781434711014/pd/4711014?event=Staff_Picks
Join us in our conversation with Cindy Rollins as we talk about cultivating a life-long atmosphere of learning. Cindy is an author, mother, speaker, and co-host of The Literary Lifepodcast. Her books Mere Motherhoodand Morning Timeare available at her website https://cindyrollins.net/book/
Sarah and Erin are joined by Sarah's delightful grandmother, Sheila Broderick, about her experiences in post-war England and finding strength in the face of great uncertainty.
Dr. Kathy Koch, Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, shares on the importance of seeing, learning, and honoring others.
Check out her website at https://celebratekids.com/
Find the Picture Smart Bible here: https://shop.celebratekids.com/picture-smart-bible/
Dr. Kathy's books:
Start with the Heart https://www.amazon.com/Start-Heart-Motivate-Compassionate-Responsible-ebook/dp/B07F7MGBMP
8 Great Smarts https://www.amazon.com/Great-Smarts-Discover-Nurture-Intelligences/dp/0802413595
Sarah, Erin, and author and political commentator Mollie Hemingway discuss the path to finding your own faith. Mollie shares her experiences with being shaped by the church.
Joni Earickson Tada shares about how her background and life struggles have shaped her femininity and identity.
Does the Bible overlook women? Erin and Sarah interview Jo Vitale of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries to discuss women's portrayal in the Bible.
Hosts Erin Kunkle and Sarah Stonestreet explain the inspiration behind The Strong Women Podcast, as a platform for exploring the strength of women as God made us.