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  Join Strong Women on Social Media:  https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC, https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc, https://www.instagram.com/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  Support the Colson Center today to equip believers with a deep faith that gives clarity and meaning to every part of life. Give now at colsoncenter.org/swbigenough   

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   A Christmas Carol: The Original Manuscript Edition (Erin’s Recommendation)  Join Strong Women on Social Media:  https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC, https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc, https://www.instagram.com/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  Support the Colson Center today to equip believers with a deep faith that gives clarity and meaning to every part of life. Give now at colsoncenter.org/swbigenough   

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   Join Strong Women on Social Media:  https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC, https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc, https://www.instagram.com/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 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  Join Strong Women on Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC, https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc, https://www.instagram.com/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 

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  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 

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  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   

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  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 

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  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 

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    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 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   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