As we near an election week, join us as Jennifer Marshall Patterson shares how to think about politics in an increasingly divided political climate, how to order our lives as Christians in the political sphere, and how our public policy often reflects our deepest longings as human beings.     Jennifer Marshall Patterson Show Notes:   Check out Jennifer's book Now and Not Yet: Making Sense of the Single Life in the Twenty-First Century here: https://www.amazon.com/Now-Not-Yet-Twenty-First-Century/dp/159052649X    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/

Today author Alisa Childers joins us to talk about her experience of doubt in the world of progressive Christianity and the power of the gospel to bring us truth, clarity, and assurance.   Check out Alisa's brand-new book Another Gospel? here: https://www.amazon.com/Another-Gospel-Christian-Progressive-Christianity/dp/1496441737  Through the month of October, receive your own copy of Another Gospel with a donation of any amount to the Colson Center. https://www.colsoncenter.org/giving/  Find out more about Alisa on her website: https://www.alisachilders.com  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/

Today on the podcast, author Karen Swallow Prior joins us to explore the power of great stories, knowing our limits, and acting our convictions. We also discuss Karen's book "Fierce Convictions," which tells the extraordinary story of abolitionist Hannah More. Check out "Fierce Convictions" here: https://www.amazon.com/Fierce-Convictions-Extraordinary-Reformer-Abolitionist/dp/1400206251  Find Karen's books "On Reading Well" and "Booked" here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D6XGB1P/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009XTYJLK/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2  Check out these beautiful copies of classic books with introductions by Karen Swallow Prior: https://www.amazon.com/Sense-Sensibility-Jane-Austen/dp/1462796648/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JABX7GY75PTT&dchild=1&keywords=karen+swallow+prior+sense+and+sensibility&qid=1602225016&sprefix=karen+swallow%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Darkness-Joseph-Conrad/dp/1462796656/ref=pd_bxgy_2/134-0770917-3294111?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1462796656&pd_rd_r=72e02def-6174-4506-8aea-2a0340e58e1d&pd_rd_w=PCxzB&pd_rd_wg=8gEnR&pf_rd_p=ce6c479b-ef53-49a6-845b-bbbf35c28dd3&pf_rd_r=Y4TZYVSV1A29H8BQ2990&psc=1&refRID=Y4TZYVSV1A29H8BQ2990 https://www.amazon.com/Jane-Eyre-Guide-Reading-Reflecting/dp/1462796672/ref=sr_1_2?crid=JABX7GY75PTT&dchild=1&keywords=karen+swallow+prior+sense+and+sensibility&qid=1602225167&sprefix=karen+swallow%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-2 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: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women/ Learn more about the Colson Center: https://www.colsoncenter.org/  

Marie Wood found faith in college, started a ministry with her husband, and live out what it means to be a faithful caregiver to children, including two medically-fragile sons.  Join us for an authentic conversation about hope, fear, and doubt in the difficult rhythms of life.   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/    

With audiences reaching from Congress to the Vatican, Reggie Littlejohn is a powerful voice on issues like forced sterilization, forced abortion, and the One Child Policy in China. Hear her heart for China's unseen women and the needs of vulnerable women and families everywhere.   Find out more about Reggie's ministry at Women’s Rights Without Frontiers: https://www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org   Find out more about China's One Child Policy.  http://www.chinauncensored.tv 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/

Join Katy Faust in a thought-provoking discussion on children's rights, marriage implications, and loving those we disagree with. Explore her journey, find purpose through faith, nurture critical thinking in children, and learn about empowering women through Canavox and Dear Katie vlog.

The CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Cheryl Bachelder shares her thoughts on leading well in the business world, servant leadership, and making life decisions that foster selflessness.  Find out more about Cheryl at: https://workmatters.org Check out Cheryl's book "Dare to Serve" here: https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Serve-Superior-Results-Serving/dp/1626562350 "Gentle and Lowly": https://www.amazon.com/Gentle-Lowly-Christ-Sinners-Sufferers/dp/1433566133/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RJ6YW5WALVIX&dchild=1&keywords=gentle+and+lowly+the+heart+of+christ+for+sinners+and+sufferers&qid=1599944257&sprefix=Gentle+and+Lowly+%2Caps%2C226&sr=8-1  Connect with Erin at Maven: https://maventruth.com/  Vist our website: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women/  Find out more about the Colson Center: https://www.colsoncenter.org/ 

Juli Slattery discusses one of the most important topics, one that doesn’t get enough attention in the church. She points us to acknowledge our own sexual brokenness, and encourages us to find healing through intimacy with God. Check out Juli's website: https://www.authenticintimacy.com/  Java With Juli: https://www.authenticintimacy.com/podcast  Find Juli's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Sexuality-Gods-Design-Matters/dp/0735291470 Connect with Erin at: https://maventruth.com/   

Today on the podcast, Erin and Sarah are joined by their husbands Brett and John! Listen in for a an entertaining and insightful discussion about the ways strong men and women build each other up.   Find our more about Brett and Erin at Maven:  https://maventruth.com/about/ Check out John's book A Practical Guide to Culture: https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/a-practical-guide-to-culture/john-stonestreet/9781434711014/pd/4711014?event=Staff_Picks

Join us in our conversation with Cindy Rollins as we talk about cultivating a life-long atmosphere of learning.  Cindy is an author, mother, speaker, and co-host of The Literary Life podcast. Her books Mere Motherhood and Morning Time are available at her website https://cindyrollins.net/book/