Kindled Podcast | Truth and Grace, Boldly

I cannot pretend I am a minimalist - or that I even WANT to be. But what I CAN tell you is I long for the simplicity of that lifestyle and the ease of LESS. So when I discovered there was someone out there for people like me who might just be minimal-ish, I was ecstatic.  Desirae's goal is to give women the tools they need to dive into the version of realistic minimalism that fits their family best so they can focus on what matters to them. www.kindledpodcast.com Sponsor: H. Williams Creative

Jennifer Edewaard is no stranger to difficulty. After struggling through many years of unexplained infertility, she gave birth to her first child when he was just 23 weeks old.  After a traumatic birth and countless surgeries and challenges, she's continuing to learn what it looks like to trust God with the unknown and the uncertainty of every day. She's leaning into the imperfections of everyday life and seeing God's perfect purposes working in and through them.  Show Notes www.kindledpodcast.com

If you haven't heard of "critical theory," you've likely heard ideas floating around that come from this ideology. In this episode, Haley chats with Neil Shenvi about Critical Theory and why it is antithetical to the gospel. According to Shenvi, it is an "ideology based on the analysis of power dynamics between the oppressed and their oppressors," and it's becoming more and more influential in our culture.  Shownotes available at kindledpodcast.com

Where do you go when you've broken trust, relationships and faith with those you love most? For Andrea Burke, the answer was away from her home, family and the Christian music career she had just begun.  This story begins with affairs and infidelity but it does not end there. Through the vehicle of church discipline and an abundance of God's grace, you'll hear of the beautiful and redemptive power of Jesus' forgiveness and the transformation it can bring to a life.  Shownotes at KindledPodcast.com

What do you think when you hear the word "homemaker?" If you're like me, it hasn't historically been your favorite word in the world. But have you considered that might be because you have the wrong definition? Lacey Rabalais and I discuss holy homemaking in today's episode. We reject culture's degrading definition that provides us a definition that is something akin to the Stepford Wives. We examine how God and the Bible actually views our roles (men, women & children!) in the making of our homes.

Just what is it about this message of You-First theology and Hustle-harder self-helpism that is hitting so opportunely in this cultural moment? What is compelling women to devour and double-tap this worldview and fueling its presence in bible studies and book clubs across the country? In this episode, I chat with Anne Kennedy about the theology of Rachel Hollis. We examine Rachel’s theology (the nature of her religious and spiritual beliefs) based on her prolific writing and speaking. KindledPodcast.c

From realizing persistent stomach aches Scarlet had as a young child were actually anxiety, she’s had a long road with fear and panic. Scarlet shares how she learned to hold the gospel up to her fears and realized that though she can’t fix herself or protect herself, Jesus walked into this broken, sad, scary place to rescue, love, and cast out her—and your—fear. We talk about how Jesus doesn’t offer us a life with nothing to be afraid of – he offers us HIMSELF.

It seems like every other day, there is a new cultural lie knocking at our doorstep. Our kids now have access to more information than ever before, including objections to Christianity and the existence of God. Hillary Morgan Ferrer is the founder and Mama-Bear-in-Chief of Mama Bear Apologetics, She feels a burden for providing accessible apologetics resources for busy moms. Shownotes at www.kindledpodcast.com Sponsor: H. Williams Creative

In this episode with Jeanette Tapley, we're talking friendship and solopreneurship and where they intersect. We discuss: How our family members are not always our biggest fans, and that's ok. How we often can feel misunderstood or unseen in our work because we don't have a typical corporate job. How working at home as a mom can be one of the loneliest jobs in the world. How we can have honest, DTR conversations with our closest friends How we can "be the friend we wish we had"

Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler are everyone's favorite sister-in-law duo that redirect our hearts and minds to the truth of the gospel hope we have in our everyday moments of motherhood.  Many are hard, most are mundane. But there is no shortage of hope and beauty to be found when we apply the truth of scripture to these ordinary days and moments. Today Emily and Laura are sharing their own everyday reality as moms and how the gospel gives them hope. Sponsor: Jeanette Tapley www.KindledPodcast.Com