The Strong Women Podcast

Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene's Flowers, has been in the news due to a lawsuit centered around her loving stance on marriage. Barronelle has become a beacon of what it means to stand for religious liberty, not because she sought it out, but because she has been rising up to do the next good thing. In today's episode, we explore Barronelle's story and through that learn that God's promises can be trusted even when hardship comes our way.   Barronelle Stutzman Show Notes:  Strong Women T-Shirts: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women/  Arelene’s Flowers: https://www.arlenesflowers.net/  Alliance Defending Freedom: https://adflegal.org/  “The Cost of My Faith: How a Decision in My Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court” by Jack Phillips: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cost-of-my-faith-jack-phillips/1136404933?ean=9781684510801  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   

Emilie Kao is one of the founders of the Promise for America's Children, a coalition of non-profit organizations who work for the wellbeing of American families and also enable parents and concerned citizens to protect children. Emilie shares with us how God directed her steps into studying law to defend religious liberty and human rights. Emilie thinks that words have significant meaning both in law and in our lives and encourages us to be confident in sharing the truth.   Emilie Kao Show Notes:   Wilberforce Weekend Online: https://wilberforceweekend.org/  Alliance Defending Freedom: https://www.adflegal.org/  Heritage Foundation: https://www.heritage.org/   The Heavenly Man by Brother Yun: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heavenly-man-brother-yun/1100225780?ean=9780825446771  China Aid and Bob Fu: https://www.chinaaid.org/  The Promise to America’s Children: https://promisetoamericaschildren.org/  Gender Trouble by Judith Butler: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gender-trouble-judith-butler/1100515782?ean=9780415389556  Abba’s Child by Brennan Manning: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/abbas-child-brennan-manning/1100819046?ean=9781631463952  The Chosen: https://watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen  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're celebrating our one-year anniversary with you by taking a look back at some of our favorite clips from our first 62 episodes! We're also celebrating by offering limited edition Strong Women Podcast t-shirts through the month of August. You can find out more at our website, strongwomen.colsoncenter.org.    Strong Women's One-Year Anniversary Show Notes:  Get your Strong Women T-Shirt! https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women/  Joni Eareckson Tada: https://www.joniandfriends.org/  Alisa Childers: https://www.alisachilders.com/  “Knowing God” by J.I. Packer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/knowing-god-james-i-packer/1100419270?ean=9780830848614  Kathy Koch: https://celebratekids.com/meet-dr-kathy/  Juli Slattery: https://www.authenticintimacy.com/Juli  Cheryl Bachelder: https://www.cherylbachelder.com/  Women CEOs Speak: https://www.kornferry.com/insights/this-week-in-leadership/women-ceos-speak-international-womens-day-2018  Christiopher West: https://tobinstitute.org/about-the-institute/team-advisors/  Ash Marsh: https://marshcollective.com/team  “Becoming Elisabeth Elliot” by Ellen Vaughn: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/becoming-elisabeth-elliot-ellen-vaughn/1137037379?ean=9781535910934  “7 Women” by Erin Metaxes: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seven-women-eric-metaxas/1120808743?ean=9780718088132  K.B. Hoyle: http://www.kbhoyle.com/  Wilberforce Weekend Online: https://wilberforceweekend.org/  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 do you know what your calling is? Missy Wallace, Vice President and Executive Director of Faith and Work at Redeemer City to City, shares about how we should view work in light of our relationship with God. This conversation spans topics from Missy's personal story of a child with illness to how to know we're in God's will. Missy has a robust theology of what it means to be called by God - not always in our jobs, but always in our lives in Him.    Missy Wallace Show Notes:  Redeemer City to City: https://redeemercitytocity.com/  Young Life: https://younglife.org/   Bible Study Fellowship: https://www.bsfinternational.org/   Flannery O’Conner: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/flannery%20o'connor/_/N-0  Counterfeit Gods by Timothy Keller: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/counterfeit-gods-timothy-keller/1100484625?ean=9781594485497  Every Good Endeavor by Timothy Keller: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/every-good-endeavor-timothy-keller/1113447590?ean=9781594632822  Nashville Institute for Faith and Work: https://www.nifw.org/  The Call by Os Guiness: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-call-os-guinness/1127480787?ean=9780785220077  What If Work Isn’t My Passion? article by Missy Wallace: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/thorns-thistles-work-isnt-passion/  Alexander Solzhenitsyn: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Alexander%20Solzhenitsyn   Live Not by Lies by Rod Dreher: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/live-not-by-lies-rod-dreher/1136997635?ean=9780593087398  Homegoing by Ya Gyasi: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/homegoing-yaa-gyasi/1122713500?ean=9781101971062 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 do you serve in your church as a mom of young kids? How do you love your co-workers who aren't Christians? In today's episode, Sarah and Erin answer some of your questions and also give some great book recommendations. We would love for you to keep sending in questions that you have about our guests, our topics or anything you would like to ask. You can email them to strongwomen@colsoncenter.org, join our Facebook group here, or find us on Instagram and Twitter @strongwomencc. Sarah and Erin look forward to answering more of your questions in the future!   Q&A Show Notes:  The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gospel-comes-with-a-house-key-rosaria-butterfield/1127194499?ean=9781433557866  Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/confronting-christianity-rebecca-mclaughlin/1129980529?ean=9781433564239  Tactics by Gregory Koukl: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tactics-10th-anniversary-edition-gregory-koukl/1130949236?ean=9780310101468  Wilberforce Weekend Online: https://wilberforceweekend.org/  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 do you remain firm in your convictions and your identity in Jesus as a professional athlete? Jaelene Daniels (Hinkle), retired defender for the North Carolina Courage, has played soccer her whole life and in many ways, it's formed who she is. She talks about how her love for soccer lead her to committing her life to God, how she courageously stood up for what she believes, and what sports teach us about ourselves and our communities.   Jaelene Daniels Show Notes:  49. Wilberforce Weekend Live - Rebecca McLaughlin: Confronting Christianity: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/49-wilberforce-weekend-live-rebecca-mclaughlin-confronting-christianity  Anonymous: Jesus’ hidden years... and yours by Alicia Britt Chole: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anonymous-alicia-britt-chole/1018486945?ean=9780785298397  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 

Bessie Knoester is a military wife who struggles with chronic illness, but she is also an example of a steadfast woman. Bessie's shares how her faith is rooted in a God who is trustworthy even in the midst of trials.    Bessie Knoester Show Notes:  “Becoming Elisabeth Elliot” by Ellen Vaughn: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/becoming-elisabeth-elliot-ellen-vaughn/1137037379?ean=9781535910934  “Joyful Surrender: 7 Disciplines for the Believer's Life” by Elisabeth Elliot: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/joyful-surrender-elisabeth-elliot/1128873102?ean=9780800729479  “The Wingfeather Saga” by Andrew Peterson: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/the%20wingfeather%20saga  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     

When Lydia Booth was told that she couldn't wear her "Jesus Loves Me" mask to her grade school in Mississippi, her mother, Jennifer Booth took action. In today's episode, we hear the story of how this mother and daughter team is working with Alliance Defending Freedom to protect Lydia's freedom of speech and how they're learning to rely on Jesus in the midst of it.    Jennifer and Lydia Booth Show Notes:  Alliance Defending Freedom: https://adflegal.org/  Strong Women Podcast Episode 39: If Not Us, Then Who? with Kristen Waggoner: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/39-if-not-us-then-who-with-kristen-waggoner  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 Wheeler has a powerful story of redemption. Catherine grew up in a Christian home with a father who was a pastor but walked away from her upbringing when she went off to college. She shares her journey of becoming an OB/GYN doctor, how she became involved with preforming abortions, and what led her to finally give her life to Jesus. Catherine's testimony shows a God who faithfully guided her from the darkness into the light.    Catherine Wheeler Show Notes:  Tim Keller: https://timothykeller.com/  Jackie Hill Perry: https://jackiehillperry.com/  Katy Faust: https://thembeforeus.com/author/kfaust/  The Prodigal Son by John MacArthur: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-prodigal-son-john-macarthur/1112472946?ean=9781400202683  Rosaria Butterfield: https://rosariabutterfield.com/  The Colson Fellows: https://colsonfellows.org/  Life Training Institute: https://prolifetraining.com/  Save the Storks: https://savethestorks.com/  Unplanned Grace by Natasha Smith and Brittany Smith: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unplanned-grace-brittany-smith/1139200169?ean=9780830782116  Lecrae: http://www.reachrecords.com/artists/lecrae/  Forgiven and Set Free: A Post-Abortion Bible Study for Women: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/forgiven-and-set-free-linda-cochrane/1111409277?ean=9780801016622  Rachel’s Vineyard: https://www.rachelsvineyard.org/  After the Abortion Photo Series by Angela Forker: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100050503118966  Abby Johnson: https://abbyj.com/  Josh McDowell: https://www.josh.org/  The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/divine-conspiracy-dallas-willard/1100553468?ean=9780060693329  It Will Be Okay by Lysa Terkeurst: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/it-will-be-okay-lysa-terkeurst/1119140402?ean=9781400324194  Our Bodies Tell God’s Story by Christopher West: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/our-bodies-tell-gods-story-christopher-west/1131928622?ean=9781587434273  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 would you do if someone came to assassinate you because you’re a Christian? Virginia Prodan, author of Saving My Assassin, boldly proclaimed the Gospel to the man that came to kill her. Virginia started sharing the truth when she was a lawyer in Romania and she shares it now as a speaker and an allied lawyer for Alliance Defending Freedom. Virginia’s relationship with the God of truth radiates from her and she is full of courage, encouragement, and wisdom.    Virginia Prodan Show Notes:  Virginia’s Website: https://virginiaprodanbooks.com/  Saving My Assassin by Virginia Prodan: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/saving-my-assassin-virginia-prodan/1123107675?ean=9781496411846  Alliance Defending Freedom: https://adflegal.org/  If Not Us, Then Who? Strong Women Podcast Episode with Kristen Wagner: https://strongwomen.libsyn.com/39-if-not-us-then-who-with-kristen-waggoner  Wild at Heart by John Eldredge: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wild-at-heart-john-eldredge/1101103592?ean=9781400225262  Passport2Purity: https://shop.familylife.com/t-fl-passport2purity.aspx  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