As you look to the new year, are there things you want to accomplish? If you’re like us, then you can feel overwhelmed by the opportunities for growth and self-improvement! Cheryl Bachelder leads us through how to find our mission statement, and set the right goals to support it!   Setting the Right Goals for 2021 Show Notes: “Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others” by Cheryl Bachelder: https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Serve-Superior-Results-Serving/dp/1626562350 “Your Work Matters to God” by Doug Sherman: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Work-Matters-Doug-Sherman/dp/0891093729/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WYAEQ25V56N&dchild=1&keywords=your+work+matters+to+god&qid=1609247306&s=books&sprefix=your+work+matters+to%2Cstripbooks%2C225&sr=1-1 “The Practice of the Presence of God” by Brother Lawrence: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Presence-God-Brother-Lawrence/dp/1614279683 “Cultivate What Matters” Journal: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/collections/journals\ Camino de Santiago Virtual Challenge: https://www.theconqueror.events/camino/ “Live Not by Lies” by Rod Dreher: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Not-Lies-Christian-Dissidents/dp/0593087399 “Becoming Elisabeth Elliot” by Ellen Vaughn: https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Elisabeth-Elliot-Ellen-Vaughn/dp/1535910933/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Elisabeth+Elliot+story&qid=1609215050&s=books&sr=1-1 “The Father’s Tale: A Novel” by Michael O’Brien: https://www.amazon.com/Fathers-Tale-Novel-Michael-OBrien/dp/089870815X “Prodigals and Those Who Love Them” by Ruth Bell Graham: https://www.amazon.com/Prodigals-Those-Love-Them-Encouragement/dp/0801071550 “The Princess and the Goblin” by George MacDonald: https://www.amazon.com/Princess-Goblin-George-MacDonald-Illustrated/dp/1520869452/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1609214882&sr=1-2 “Being Mortal” by Atul Gawande: https://www.amazon.com/Prodigals-Those-Love-Them-Encouragement/dp/0801071550 “Grant and Lee” by J.F.C. Fuller: https://www.amazon.com/Grant-Lee-Study-Personality-Generalship/dp/0253202884 “Letters to a Diminished Church” by Dorothy Sayers: https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Diminished-Church-Passionate-Arguments/dp/0849945267   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: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women    

In this special Christmas episode, we talk to Dr. Tim Ralston of Dallas Theological Seminary about the Mother of Jesus! Mary has a center role in the story of Jesus’ birth, life, and death. But what do we know about her character and perspective as she mothered him from womb to death on the cross? Was Mary a helicopter mom? Join our conversation with Dr. Tim for a glimpse into the life of Mary.   Tim Ralston Show Notes:  Dr. Tim Ralston’s Bio: https://www.dts.edu/employee/timothy-ralston/ Vindicating the Vixens: https://www.amazon.com/Vindicating-Vixens-Revisiting-Sexualized-Marginalized/dp/0825444136 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: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women

Can we do great things living a quiet life? Sarah’s mom, Wendy Smith, is a living example of someone who chooses to be a vessel of the Gospel wherever she goes. From a full-time nurse and mom, mentor to many, and now retired and in prison ministry, her passion for truth and people has produced much fruit. This woman is full of wisdom!     Wendy Smith Show Notes   Sarah’s Home - https://www.sarahshome.usRestore Innocence -https://www.restoreinnocence.org   Books by Cynthia Heald - https://www.cynthiaheald.com/   “A Different Kind of Happiness” by Larry Crabb -https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801015340/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_Wbf0FbPJKSXP1   Compass 31 - https://www.compass31.org/home   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: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women                  

Sandra Glahn is the author of “Vindicating the Vixens,” which looks at women of the Bible who have been wrongly sexualized and portrayed narrowly by many narratives. Sandra grew up believing that women exist for a singular purpose: to marry and raise a family. She describes the moments and women (women in the Bible especially!) that shifted her mindset to appreciating the skill, strength, and broad purposes for women.   Sandra Glahn Shownotes:   Sandra Glahn’s Website: http://aspire2.com   Vindicating the Vixens - http://aspire2.com/portfolio/vindicating-the-vixens/    Ordained Women in the Early Church - https://www.amazon.com/Ordained-Women-Early-Church-Documentary/dp/1421400375   Deaconesses -  https://www.amazon.com/Deaconesses-Historical-Study-Aime-Martimort/dp/0898701147/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Deaconesses&qid=1607382459&s=books&sr=1-2   The Ministry of Women in the Early Church - https://www.amazon.com/ministry-women-early-church/dp/081460899X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=The+Ministry+of+Women+in+the+Early+Church&qid=1607382494&s=books&sr=1-2   Virgins of God - https://www.amazon.com/Virgins-God-Asceticism-Antiquity-Monographs/dp/019815044X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Virgins+of+God&qid=1607382552&s=books&sr=1-1   What is a Girl Worth - https://www.amazon.com/What-Girl-Worth-Breaking-Gymnastics/dp/1496441338/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=What+is+a+Girl+Worth&qid=1607382582&s=books&sr=1-1   The Private Prayers of Lancelot Andrewes - https://www.amazon.com/Private-Lancelot-Andrewes-Treasury-Christian/dp/033404653X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Lancelot+Andrews+prayers&qid=1607382616&s=books&sr=1-2   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/   Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women   Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/   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.    

Patti Garibay shares her experience as a former troop leader for Girl Scouts who brought to light several controversial changes to the Girl Scouts organization. Patti Garibayis founder and Executive Director of the national character development organization, the American Heritage Girls. Patti’s story is one of obedience: Instead of settling into outrage at the immovable state of an organization she once loved, she chose to start one of her own.   Patti Garibay Show Notes:   American Heritage Girls Website: https://americanheritagegirls.org   American Heritage Girls Store: https://store.americanheritagegirls.org   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/   Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women/   Learn more about the Colson Center: https://www.colsoncenter.org/            

Erin, Sarah, and Cindy share their thoughts on the importance of Advent and the church calendar, and they give their recommendations for Advent resources! This episode was taken from a Facebook Live broadcast. 

On this special Thanksgiving episode, we are joined by historian Glenn Sunshine, who takes us back to Plymouth where 4 of the original 18 women on the Mayflower settled with their husbands and children. Women were essential to this original European colony. They demonstrated shocking emotional and physical resolve! Here is a rich discussion about the historical value of women at home, whose strength built and sustained societies.     Glenn Sunshine Show Notes: Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310292301/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_ITGRFbMZQ8CC4 The Kingdom Unleashed: How Jesus' 1st-Century Kingdom Values Are Transforming Thousands of Cultures and Awakening His Church: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732239908/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_jUGRFbXQDDE7C Slaying Leviathan: https://www.amazon.com/dp/195241072X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_t1_pWGRFbQT5V3F8 Magdalena and Balthasar: An Intimate Portrait of Life in 16th Century Europe Revealed in the Letters of a Nuremberg Husband and Wife (English and German Edition): https://www.amazon.com/Magdalena-Balthasar-Intimate-Portrait-Nuremberg/dp/0671624407/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=magdalena+and+balthasar&qid=1605242052&s=books&sprefix=magdelena+and+&sr=1-1 The Household and the War for the Cosmos:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1947644912/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_v7GRFbYVK4AYE Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0061173886/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_v9GRFbCS9BFAB Authors: Rodney Stark Philip Jenkins Rodger Scruton Connect with Glenn: https://www.esquareinch.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-theology-pugcast/id1452933071 Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women/ Learn more about the Colson Center: https://www.colsoncenter.org/

Friend Sandra Tanner joins us to discuss the tug of truth on her conscience, and the pursuit of God, which ultimately led her out of Mormonism. 

Today we have the pleasure of being joined by Ambassador Kelley Currie, who serves as the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues in Washington, D.C. to unpack the challenges women face globally.  Join as we discuss women's economic empowerment and security, and how to give a voice to women across the world.   Kelley Currie Show Notes: Find out more about the Ambassador here: https://www.state.gov/biographies/kelley-e-currie/ The Hall of Uselessness  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590176200/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0DJOFbR60ABCX The Splendid and the Vile https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385348711/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1EJOFb6DEF2PC 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/ Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women/ Learn more about the Colson Center: https://www.colsoncenter.org/        

Explore the life of Amy Carmichael and the power of literature in shaping us. Learn about courageous sacrifices made to rescue children in India. Discover the importance of reading and solitude for personal growth. Get book recommendations for young women and insights into impactful authors.