The Strong Women Podcast

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 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 Lori Leander. Lori Leander Reflection Show Notes Take the Strong Women Survey 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 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

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 Take the Strong Women Survey 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 Girl After God's Own Heart: A Tween Adventure with Jesus 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 Find a Counselor through Focus on the Family 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

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 Take the Strong Women Survey 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 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 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 Take the Strong Women Survey 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 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

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 Take the Strong Women Survey 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 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

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 Take the Strong Women Survey 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 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 Deb Hans. Deb's son, Isaac, joins them for the conversation. Deb Hans Reflection Show Notes Take the Strong Women Survey The Colson Center Strong Women Mug Koombobber Middle March by George Elliot Wonderfully Made by John W. Kleinig Dorothea Lange 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 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 Take the Strong Women Survey 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 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

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