Marked with Angie Elkins and Andrea Lennon

We talk with Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman about their ministries and their family. They talk with us about showing up, grandparenting, and what has marked their lives and marriage.About Mary Beth Chapman:Mary Beth Chapman is the Co-Founder and Board Chair of Show Hope, a leading organization in the movement to care for orphans that she and her husband Steven Curtis Chapman co-founded. She is a speaker and a New York Times Best-selling author.Touched and forever transformed by the miracle of adoption in their own family, Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman began the nonprofit ministry of Show Hope in 2003 with a mission to care for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing the barriers to adoption. To date, Show Hope has helped welcome home children through Adoption Aid grants for more than 6,700 orphans from more than 60 countries, including the U.S. In addition, more than 2,700 waiting children with acute medical and special needs have received care through Show Hope’s Care Centers in China.Steven and Mary Beth Chapman, college sweethearts, will be celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary this coming fall and have six children - three biological: Emily married to Tanner, Caleb married to Julia, Will Franklin married to Jillian, and three adopted daughters, Shaohannah Hope, Stevey Joy, and Maria Sue, who is now with Jesus. Their most treasured title is being called “Grammy” and “PopPops” to their six beautiful grandbabies, whom they love spoiling. About Steven Curtis Chapman:In a career that has spanned over 30 years, Steven Curtis Chapman is the most awarded artist in Christian music history with 58 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, five GRAMMYs®, an American Music Award, 49 No. 1 singles, selling more than eleven million albums and with ten RIAA-certified gold or platinum albums to his credit. Chapman also became a best-selling author in 2017 with his memoir “Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story”.He has been featured on “Good Morning America,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” CNN, MSNBC, “60 Minutes,” E! Entertainment, “The Today Show,” “Fox & Friends,” “CBS This Morning,” and “The Tonight Show,” Glenn Beck’s “The Blaze,” along with appearing in the pages of People, Billboard, Parents Magazine, and more.Chapman’s newest record “Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows” debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Country Albums chart, spent months as the No. 1 Billboard Bluegrass Album, and earned him his 49th No. 1 single with the bluegrass version of his song “Dive” featuring Ricky Skaggs.A vocal supporter of adoption, Chapman, along with his wife Mary Beth, founded Show Hope in 2003, a nonprofit organization that helps restore the hope of a family to orphans. Links:Emily Chapman Richards' EpisodeShow HopeColony House"Beautiful Pictures of the Gospel," blog post by Caleb Chapman Quote Us!"We're trying to recognize this season, and every season we're in, how God is showing up and revealing Himself." - @StevenCurtis #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"We need Jesus, that's the only hope we have." - @StevenCurtis #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"We're a work in progress, but we're going to keep showing up and keep loving each other." - @StevenCurtis #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"You cannot deny the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." - @MaryBethChapman #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"We want to show as many people as possible the hope that we have. That's the difference in our journey." - @MaryBethChapman #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"God's faithful.Learn more at lifeway.com/joshua. Learn more at lifeway.com/angels. 

At Lifeway Women Live, we got to talk with Jackie Hill Perry about her new Bible study, Jude, and about what it means to contend for the faith in today's culture. We talked about how our relationships with God change everything about our everyday lives. We also talked about the power of every word in Scripture and how we can see His Word as miraculous.About Jackie:Jackie Hill Perry is a Bible teacher, writer, and artist. She is the author of Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been and Jude: Contending for the Faith in Today's Culture. At home she is known as Wife to Preston and Mommy to Eden and Autumn.  Links:Jackie Hill Perry on MARKED30 Minutes with the PerrysJude Bible Study   Quote Us:Knowing Jesus has changed how I see everything. - @JackieHillPerry #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookIt can be easy to think you're succeeding at the faith because you talk about it so much. That's just not the same thing. - @JackieHillPerry #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookIf you love God and think God is the best thing, you are willing to sacrifice your own comfort to give people Him. - @JackieHillPerry #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookIf you see that every word and every sentence is a way to understand and see God—when He becomes the aim of even this—it's not mundane anymore; it's miraculous. - @JackieHillPerry #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

In this episode, we chat with Sarah Mae about her story. She tells how God wooed her and brought her to Himself, even in the midst of difficult circumstances. We also talk about her new book, The Complicated Heart, as well as her Bible study, Psalm 40. She tells us about the marvelous light of Christ and how we respond to it, how we learn to forgive, and how Jesus works with our tangled hearts and relationships.About Sarah Mae:Sarah Mae is a nationally known speaker, the host of The Complicated Heart Podcast, author of The Complicated Heart and Psalm 40, and co-author of the bestselling book, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe. She loves traveling all over the country, speaking at conferences and events, encouraging women to walk in freedom. She makes her home in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with her woodworker husband, three spunky kiddos, and a couple of dogs. Learn more at sarahmae.com and follow her at @sarahmaewrites on Instagram and @sarahmae on Twitter.   Links: The Complicated HeartPsalm 40SarahMae.com/corelies  Quote Us! "Jesus knew everything I had done, everything I was doing, and everything I was going to do and He loved me anyway. And this is why He died for me—He died for my sins, past, present, and future." - @SarahMae #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"All the years I didn't know Him, He knew me. And He was in the pit with me." - @SarahMae #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"God is actively working. It is a living hope that we are born into." - @SarahMae #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on FacebookLearn more at lifeway.com/joshua.

Christine Caine joins us for a quick conversation during Lifeway Women Live. We talk about her journey and relationship with Christ, with others, and with culture.About ChristineChristine Caine is an Australian born, Greek blooded, lover of Jesus, activist, author and international speaker. She and her husband, Nick, founded the global anti-human trafficking organization, The A21 Campaign. They also founded Propel Women, an organization designed to activate women to fulfill their God-given passion, purpose, and potential. Christine is the author of six books including Unexpected. Her Bible study, 20/20, is out now!Links20/20 Bible study20/20 Online Bible StudyQuote Us!"I think this is a time when Christians more than ever ought to display the fruit of the Spirit inside of us." - @ChristineCaine #MARKEDpodcast"This is a day when those fruit of the Spirit actually make us shine in a very dark world." - @ChristineCaine #MARKEDpodcast"Nobody is going to be listening to our talk if we're not walking the walk." - @ChristineCaine #MARKEDpodcast"We must never lose sight of our eternal hope that can make even the most bleak of temporal circumstances in perspective." - @ChristineCaine #MARKEDpodcast"God sees us, God hears us, God knows us, but it doesn't just end there. He also chooses us to send us into our sphere of influence to be His ambassador." - @ChristineCaine #MARKEDpodcast"It's our responsibility to make Jesus' last commandment our first priority." - @ChristineCaine #MARKEDpodcast

We're so excited about the brand new Advent study from Lifeway Women, we couldn't wait to tell you about it! This Bible study by Lifeway Women for Lifeway Women is available now, and you'll want to go ahead and get your hands on it to have it in time for Advent season. In this episode of the podcast, we talk about Advent, why we celebrate it, what it means, and how to use the season to share the Light of Christ with your neighbors.This is also the last episode Mary Margaret recorded for the MARKED podcast, so we tell you a little more about what's in store for her!Links:Advent: The Weary World RejoicesLifewayWomen.com@LifewayWomen on Twitter@LifewayWomen on InstagramLifeway Women's Leadership ForumMary Margaret on InstagramQuote Us:"Our world has been weary since Genesis 3." - @edhyndman #MARKEDpodcast"If we are not sharing the hope of Jesus with those who don't know Him this time of year, we've missed the point." - @marymargaretc #MARKEDpodcast

In this short bonus episode recorded live from our Lifeway Women Live event this summer, we talk with Whitney Capps about her relationships—with God, with friends, and with our larger church community. She tells us about her journey with Christ and about friends who are bold to help us see our blind spots. We also chat about why church community matters so much in our walks with Christ.About WhitneyWhitney Capps is a national speaker for Proverbs 31 Ministries and a writer for the new Bible app, First 5, reaching more than 1,000,000 people daily. As a Bible study geek, Whitney’s delight is to dig into God’s Word for profound yet practical truth. A communicator at heart, Whitney comes alive by sharing those truths with any gal who will give her even a few minutes. In her former life she served as a Talent Acquisitions professional at Chick-fil-A’s corporate office, which gave her a deep love for helping women connect their passion with their purpose for the glory of God.A girly-girl living with all boys, Whitney and her husband Chad are raising their four sons, Cooper, Dylan, Ryder, and Tate just outside Atlanta, Georgia. Her house is wild, loud and littered with Legos. Whitney is addicted to shoes, jewelry, and ice crunching. Additionally, Whitney served her community as her local Bible Study Fellowship Teaching Leader. LinksWe Over Me Bible StudySick of Me BookFull MARKED Episode with WhitneyLifeway Women's Leadership ForumQuote Us! That's what healthy community looks like, a friend who will extend grace when grace is needed. - @whitneycapps #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on FacebookWhy community matters so much is because no matter how close we are to Jesus, we have blind spots. - @whitneycapps #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on FacebookThe church is the bigger family unit we've been adopted into. - @edhyndman #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on FacebookNo matter what is going on with us interpersonally or relationally, the goal is to move toward Jesus together. That is bigger than the disagreements or the disfunction or the differences we have. - @whitneycapps #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on FacebookMy encouragement is to dig in to the local church. - @whitneycapps #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook

We are so excited to welcome Priscilla Shirer on the podcast this week! We chat with Priscilla about life in ministry as a family, finding identity in Christ, and a few new projects she's been working on! We also talk about taking a proactive role in the lives of the young women around us. Priscilla shares how women have been a part of her life as mentors and disciplers, as well as how challenges to push past insecurities have marked her life. And she shares about her hair story and what she's learned about God and His creativity through learning to love her hair.About Priscilla ShirerThrough the expository teaching of the Word of God, Priscilla Shirer desires to see people not only know the uncompromising truths of Scripture intellectually, but experience them practically by the power of the Holy Spirit. Founder of Going Beyond Ministries with her husband Jerry, Priscilla is the author of more than a dozen books  and Bible studies on a myriad of topics and biblical characters.Links:RADIANT BookOvercomer MovieDefiant Bible StudyGoing Beyond LiveGoing Beyond MinistriesPriscilla on Twitter Priscilla's InstagramQuote Us!Invite her into your world! I have learned the most from some of my mentors by just being invited into their world. - @PriscillaShirer #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookJust being open and inviting someone into your space, that's the best discipleship ever. - @PriscillaShirer #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookIf we dull our uniqueness, we don't even realize we're dulling and diminishing the part of us God intended to be a unique reflection of His creative genius. - @PriscillaShirer #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookI'm so glad that I'm finally comfortable in my own skin with my own hair and I'm excited to how God can and will use it for His glory. - @PriscillaShirer #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookI have been so marked by women who have made it their business to invest in my life. - @PriscillaShirer #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookThe Lord keeps reminding me of the times when I was willing to push past fear and insecurity and to step up there anyway and do it anyway and then His strength is made perfect in my weakness. - @PriscillaShirer #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookGod keeps on coming through. - @PriscillaShirer #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookLearn more at lifeway.com/joshua.

We're so glad to have Kelly Minter back on the podcast! She just released a brand new Bible Study called Finding God Faithful, and is about to launch her first cookbook, A Place at the Table. We sat down at Lifeway Women Live in Orlando to talk with Kelly about both of these new projects, living in community, and taking our faith into the culture.About Kelly:Kelly Minter is passionate about teaching the Bible. When she’s not singing, writing, or speaking, you can find her picking homegrown vegetables, enjoying her six nieces and nephews or riding a boat along the Amazon river with Justice & Mercy International. A Southern transplant, she delights in college football, long walks, and a diner mug of coffee with her closest friends.Links: Finding God Faithful (for both women and teen girls)A Place at the TableCultivate EventKelly's WebsiteLifeway Women's Leadership Forum 2019Lifeway Women Live 2020 (Greenville, SC) Quote Us!"My relationship with Christ has been a sure foundation because it is the only sure foundation." - @Kelly_Minter #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"Faith in Jesus Christ automatically assumes there is a body, there is a family." - @Kelly_Minter #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"I really believe we live in a time where those who do not follow Christ are desperate to see the truth and desperate to see it lived out." - @Kelly_Minter #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"People want to see a changed life. They want to see a dynamic relationship with Christ." - @Kelly_Minter #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"Ministry is hard, life is hard, but God is good. And I can stand on that." @marymargaretc #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookLearn more at lifeway.com/joshua.

We talk with Angie Elkins, host of chatologie, about podcasting, ministry, and sharing our stories. Angie tells us how she got started podcasting and what led her to do so. She gives practical tips while encouraging women to find creative ways to minister to and with others. Angie also talks about how the local church has marked her for Jesus. We talk about encouraging one another and using new technologies for the good of others and the glory of God.About Angie:Angie grew up in a Christian family in the Memphis, TN area. Early in life she developed a love for music and a love for her local church. After graduating from Union University, she attended Southwestern Seminary to pursue a Masters in Music. While at Southwestern, she met and married her husband, Robert—they married in 1996 and have three children. Jack is 18, Audrey is 16, and Foster is 14. They live in Orlando, FL where her husband serves as Worship Pastor of First Baptist Church of Orlando. In the last twenty years, Angie has been leading worship all over the country, writing music for the local church, and in 2017, she created chatologie with Angie Elkins, a podcast that moves people closer to God and each other by starting conversations that matter. Angie’s favorite things are Sonic Vanilla Diet Coke, Walt Disney World, and taking trips with her girlfriends.  Links: Pat Flynn - How to Start a Podcast Serieschatologie - Jamie B. Golden Episodechatologie - Body Image, Comparison and Inspiration from a Panel of Creative TeensMARKED podcast with Jamie B. Goldenchatologie - A Day in the Life of a MissionaryAngie's InstagramLifeway Women's Leadership Forum Quote Us:"It helps us feel less alone in the world when you hear other people's stories." - @angieelkins #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"Our calling can be to ministry, but our assignment always changes." - @angieelkins #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"Think of the ways you can creatively use your gifts in the time that we're alive." - @edhyndman #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"How are we utilizing the tools of technology to bring God glory and bring others to Him?" - @edhyndman #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"Nothing is more healing, nothing is more fruitful, nothing is more beneficial than pointing people to Jesus." - @angieelkins #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"We're not all supposed to do everything. Find what it is God has called us uniquely to do and do that thing with excellence." - @marymargaretc #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook  Learn more at lifeway.com/joshua.

Today's episode is a fun one! Before we started recording the episode with Catherine Parks, we were chatting about some of our favorite memories of growing up listening to CCM radio, watching videos from the church library, and wearing WWJD bracelets. We were having so much fun reminiscing, we thought we’d do a whole episode on it! Since it’s summer and this week we’re traveling to Lifeway Women Live, we thought it would be great to do a just-for-fun episode for you to listen to on your summer road trips, at the beach, or while dropping the kids off at camp. Quote Us:Pop culture lasts for a season but not forever. But it leaves an impact. - @MaryMargaretC #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookSo much of these things were building in truth in ways that I now can recognize and see. - @MaryMargaretC #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookI love that God uses creative people in such powerful ways to bring Him glory. - @MaryMargaretC #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookSome of it is so endearing, some of it is funny; there are a lot of Christian pop culture things that made a difference for me growing up and that helped me to learn the truth.  - @MaryMargaretC #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookWe can create beauty and give God glory in that and we can use the gifts He has given us in a way that directly glorifies Him. - @edhyndman #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookThat's another part of Christian pop culture, the 'Hey, we're all trying to do this together and here's the way it's manifested in my life.' - @edhyndman #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookWe can still have fun as Christians and I think that's an important thing to remember. - @edhyndman #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on FacebookLinks:Salt + Light T-Shirts  Learn more at lifeway.com/joshua. Learn more at lifeway.com/angels.