The Strong Women Podcast

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 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

Dr. Juli Slattery discusses the purpose of sex from a biblical perspective, addressing misconceptions and highlighting the importance of genuine intimacy in marriage. She explores the intersection of faith, spiritual growth, and relationship dynamics, emphasizing the need for a balanced view on sexuality within the Christian community.

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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