The Strong Women Podcast

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

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 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 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 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

Jean Eason, a 96-year-old former Jehovah's Witness, shares about her life during the Great Depression and World War II. Topics include her journey to finding Jesus, the impact of the Jehovah's Witness community on her upbringing, and the challenges faced by women during and after the war. The episode also explores navigating today's culture and the importance of relying on God amidst deception.

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 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 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 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