Best Cheryl S Turner Podcasts (2024)

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S4 34: Seeing God in Tiny Moments with Ned Bustard 46:50

1d ago46:50

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This week we’re joined by author and illustrator Ned Bustard. Ned lost his wife Leslie to cancer last year, but her beautiful spirit and faith are captured in the new book, Tiny Thoughts That I’ve Been Thinking. Leslie saw God’s goodness in life’s smallest details and infused ordinary moments with Christ’s light. Come hear about her legacy of faith…

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S4 33. Kindness and Truth: Telling the Story of Elisabeth Elliot with Ellen Vaughn 49:02

9d ago49:02

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Elisabeth Elliot was an imperfect yet faithful Christ-follower with a complex life story. This week, Ellen Vaughn returns to discuss Being Elisabeth Elliot, volume two of her amazing biography of Elliot’s life. Tune in to hear about Elisabeth’s return from foreign missions, her writings, her struggles with loneliness, and the complexities of her la…

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S4 32. Caring for Survivors of Sex Trafficking with Vicki Proffit 48:00

16d ago48:00

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Did you know that the U.S. is one of the most active sex-trafficking countries in the world? Amid these sobering statistics, Vicki Proffit spends her time caring for survivors and pointing them to the love of Jesus. Vicki is the Executive Director of Sarah’s Home, a sanctuary for survivors of sex trafficking in Colorado. In this live interview, she…

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S4 31. Remembering and Rehearsing the Gospel with Bishop Michael Williams 47:24

23d ago47:24

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We are forgetful people. But as we rehearse the story of the Gospel together through redemptive spiritual rhythms, we can remember and be shaped by truth. As we commemorate Christ’s death and resurrection this Holy Week, Bishop Michael Williams joins us to talk about the story of Easter, the Church calendar, and how God forms us through participati…

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S4 30. Read for the Love of God With Jessica Hooten Wilson 50:05

30d ago50:05

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Stories have a profound way of shaping us. They form our attention, affections, and our character, for better or worse. That’s why reading what’s good, true, and beautiful matters—and this takes practice. Jessica Hooten Wilson returns to the podcast to help us embrace the practice of reading as a means of spiritual formation. Doubts and hard questi…

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S4 29: Flourishing Through Devotional Rhythms With Pamela Patnode 49:13

1M ago49:13

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Not many of us associate discipline, commitment, and obedience with joy and freedom—but today’s guest, Pamela Patnode, knows that these things lead to flourishing and joy in the Christian life. When we live according to God’s design by loving Him and others, we experience true life. Listen in and let Pamela's testimony encourage you to cultivate a …

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S4 28: Don’t Settle for a Small Worldview With Michael Craven 41:20

1M ago41:20

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Christians have the privilege of participating with God as He makes all things new. But many believers have unwittingly settled for a small worldview and a privatized faith that has little effect on the culture around them. That’s why the Colson Center is committed to helping Christians develop a Christian worldview that shapes all of life—not just…

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S4 27: Glorifying Christ in the Spotlight With Korie Robertson 45:48

2M ago45:48

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Korie Robertson is a wife, mom, grandma, and business owner—but listeners may know her best from the popular reality show Duck Dynasty. From getting married at 18 to saying “yes” to a reality show to starting a media production company, Korie’s pursuits have been marked by a desire to love Jesus, love people, and make Christ known. She joins us thi…

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S4 26: From Kansas to Africa: Following God’s Lead With Becky Spencer 44:06

2M ago44:06

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When most of their children were grown and out of the house, God called Becky Spencer and her husband to care for children in need in Africa—over 9,000 miles away from their home in Kansas. Becky joins Sarah to share her testimony of following God’s lead and being met by His faithfulness every step of the way. Her testimony of choosing to love befo…

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S4 25: Lies About Sex and Relationships that Christians Believe With Juli Slattery 30:31

2M ago30:31

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Dr. Juli Slattery returns to the podcast to debunk the unhealthy assumptions about marriage, sex, and relationships that many Christians have adopted from modern, secular culture. Rather than embracing these cultural views, we can humbly embrace what God has to say about things like sex, marriage, singleness, and the Church community. As we embrace…

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S4 24: Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City With Katy Faust 57:15

2M ago57:15

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Parents, our kids are being shaped and influenced every day. If we aren’t shaping them, the world is. Katy Faust, founder and president of Them Before Us, returns to the podcast to explain how we can teach our children in age-appropriate ways to recognize truth, beauty, and goodness, and to lovingly push against the damaging worldviews assumed by s…

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S4 23: Speaking the Truth About Sexuality With Carrie Abbott 38:18

3M ago38:18

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With the rise of the transgender movement and the damage it’s doing to young people on a huge scale, the Church has a vital role to play in speaking the truth and loving the victims of this cultural confusion. Carrie Abbott, founder and president of the Legacy Institute, has faithfully followed the Lord’s leading to educate Christians on God’s desi…

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S4 22: The Shocking Truth of the Gospel in The Man Born To Be King With Kathryn Wehr 55:01

3M ago55:01

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Do you ever wish you could have been an eyewitness of Jesus’ life on earth—to see His disciples, healings, teachings, and miracles with your very own eyes? Well, the prolific writer Dorothy L. Sayers (a close acquaintance of C.S. Lewis) wrote a collection of radio plays recounting the life and ministry of Jesus to offer a sense of what it would hav…

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S4 21. Freed from Shame to Love Others with Lisa Henry 47:27

3M ago47:27

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When we receive God’s forgiveness, we are simultaneously freed from shame and freed to love and serve those around us. Today’s guest, Lisa Henry, has lived a life marked by God’s providential leading and orchestrating, even when she didn’t realize it. She joins us this week to share how God brought her to faith, freed her from the shame of her abor…

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S4 20: Suffering, Death, and Radical Human Dignity With Margaret Cottle 49:37

3M ago49:37

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Human dignity doesn’t end when suffering begins—but today more than ever our culture peddles the lie that it’s better to choose death than to suffer. Jesus has something better for us. Christ calls us to love every image bearer with His committed, sacrificial, persevering, and selfless love—even when those we care for can contribute absolutely noth…

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S4 19. The Joy and Wonder of Male and Female With Abigail Favale 43:09

4M ago43:09

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Our world is so confused about what it means to be human—and even more confused about what it means to be male and female. The extreme responses to this confusion include denying sexual difference on the one hand, as if men and women are interchangeable—or overemphasizing it, as if men and women are practically different species. But the reality of…

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Best of Strong Women With J. Warner Wallace 38:32

4M ago38:32

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The incarnation of Jesus isn’t a religious fairy tale. It’s a true story that happened at a particular point in time, the true story that marks a new era of human history. J. Warner Wallace uses his experience as a homicide detective to investigate the history around Jesus, the extraordinary details of His incarnation, and His unparalleled influenc…

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Best of Strong Women With Jessica Hooten Wilson 23:43

4M ago23:43

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Did you know that the classic A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens has many themes that go well with Advent? Join us as we talk to returning podcast guest Jessica Hooten Wilson about this famous Christmas story and what it teaches us about time, waiting, and remembering Christ’s birth. You won’t want to miss the wonderful conversation. Today, Chris…

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S4 18: The Little Things are Big Things with Ann Wyse 44:38

4M ago44:38

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Today’s guest, Ann Wyse, knows what it’s like to wrestle with the significance of her work in completely different seasons of life and to come out on the other side recognizing that nothing God calls us to is insignificant. Listen in to hear Ann’s story of being a solo missionary in Tibet, transitioning from the adventure of missions to the adventu…

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S4 17: “Dear Softball, You Don’t Define Me” With Grace Lyons-Turk 38:18

4M ago38:18

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Imagine if you got everything you ever wanted. Would it satisfy your soul? After experiencing great success in her athletic career, today’s wise-beyond-her-years guest realized that only Jesus could satisfy her soul and give her a firm foundation amid the ups and downs of life. Grace Lyons-Turk is the former captain of the Oklahoma University women…

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S4 16: Embracing True Festivity This Christmas With Haley Stewart 36:53

5M ago36:53

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Christmastime is a season of festivity—carols, parties, decorations, food. But do we understand the true meaning of festivity and its divine origins? Haley Stewart—mom, author, and editor at Word on Fire Spark—joins us this week to give us a true vision of festivity, one that begins with encountering God and responds with an overflow of joy for who…

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Best of Strong Women With Melanie Kirkpatrick 45:59

5M ago45:59

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What are women made for and what are they capable of? What makes them valuable? What is “women’s work”? One of the most culturally influential women in American history used her life’s work to answer these questions and affirm women in both society and the home—yet many people have never even heard of her. Sarah Josepha Hale was a mother, writer, a…

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S4 14: Education That Leads to Flourishing With Lynn Swaner 50:44

5M ago50:44

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What is education for? How does the Christian worldview shape our approach to it? If you ask this week’s guest, she’ll tell you that it’s for the flourishing of children, parents, and communities. Lynn Swaner is the Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). She joins us to talk about a Chris…

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S4 13: Trusting God’s Calling on Your Life With Kellie Fiedorek 30:22

5M ago30:22

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From a young age, Kellie Fiedorek was driven by a passion to seek justice and uphold the dignity of every human life. Today, she serves as senior counsel and director of Government Affairs at Alliance Defending Freedom. In this episode, she shares her journey into the legal profession, her work with ADF, and her involvement in the 303 Creative v. E…

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S4 12: Thinking Critically for the Love of God With Kathy Gibbens 46:48

6M ago46:48

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Did you have formal logic in school? I didn’t. As Kathy Gibbens was teaching her kids logic, she learned the importance of thinking clearly and logically herself. She recognized how helpful it is to have categories that bring order to confusing slogans and conversations. Amid the ramped-up rhetoric of 2020, Kathy launched a podcast to help train th…

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S4 11: Telling the Truth About Chemical Abortion with Christina Francis 54:17

6M ago54:17

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Abortion has been packaged and falsely marketed as a form of healthcare necessary for women’s empowerment, while pro-life advocacy has been mislabeled as anti-woman. Dr. Christina Francis knows this reasoning is backwards, and she uses her voice to fight for the wellbeing of women and babies. Today, she does that as an OB-GYN and CEO of the America…

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S4 10: A Non-Obsessive Approach to Caring for Our Bodies With Lainey Greer 37:57

6M ago37:57

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Many of us struggle with body image. Our bodies matter and we are called to care for them—but how do we do that without obsessing? What does it look like to steward our bodies? This week, Lainey Greer joins us to answer these questions. Lainey uses her unique background of exercise science and Ph.D. work in systematic theology, with an emphasis on …

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S4 09: Honoring and Caring for Aging Image Bearers with Georgette Forney 37:37

6M ago37:37

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In part 2 of our conversation with Georgette Forney, she shares how God directed her pro-life advocacy toward end-of-life-care. She has taken time to research and write a Christian curriculum on end-of-life care, to help Christians think biblically about aging and death and care for those nearing the end of life. Georgette’s commitment to honoring …

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S4 08: Finding Forgiveness and Healing After Abortion with Georgette Forney 38:59

7M ago38:59

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Georgette Forney is the director of Anglicans for Life and co-founder of the Silent No More Awareness campaign. At age 16, Georgette had an abortion. Even after becoming a Christian, she struggled to believe that God could forgive her. She joins us this week to share how God helped her bring her abortion into the light, receive His forgiveness, and…

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S4 07: Clinging to God Through Grief and Loss With Dana St. John 51:26

7M ago51:26

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How do we trust the Lord in the face of devastating loss? This week, I’ve invited my friend Dana St. John to share her experience of walking with the Lord through the unexpected loss of her husband at age 44. Through Dana’s grief, doubt, and wrestling with faith, God brought her into a deeper relationship with Him. She also shares how Christians ca…

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S4 6: Finding Strength in God Through Persecution With Virginia Prodan 53:00

7M ago53:00

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Virginia Prodan joins us for a second time to share the incredible story of how God saved her. She tells us about her participation in God’s work in communist Romania, the way He strengthened her through persecution, and what we can learn from her story of being faithful when faced with challenges and opposition to our faith. Virginia Prodan Minist…

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S4 05. The Shocking Dorothy Sayers With Crystal Downing 46:16

7M ago46:16

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Crystal Downing joins us this week to talk about the 20th-century Christian author, Dorothy Sayers. Crystal is Co-Director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College, where scholars research, write about, and preserve the memorabilia of a handful of British writers—including a few members of the Inklings. Though Dorothy Sayers wasn’t an Inklin…

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S4 04: Staying Faithful Under Public Pressure With Lorie Smith 30:31

8M ago30:31

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Lorie Smith is a graphic designer and the founder and owner of 303 Creative. She’s also the center of a landmark Supreme Court case regarding freedom of speech—a case she has just won thanks to her perseverance and the hard work of the Alliance Defending Freedom. She joins us to share her story of coming to Christ, developing as an artist and creat…

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S4 3: Before the Sex Talk With Linda Noble and Linda Stewart Part 2 27:06

8M ago27:06

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Our guests today are Linda Noble and Linda Stewart, affectionately called “The Lindas.” I love how these two ladies in different seasons of life looked at the world around them and asked, “What is missing that we can add?” They tell us how they joined together to learn and then create something that offers a window into God’s design for sex, which …

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S4 2: Before the Sex Talk With Linda Noble and Linda Stewart Part 1 44:21

8M ago44:21

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Our guests today are Linda Noble and Linda Stewart, affectionately called “The Lindas.” I love how these two ladies in different seasons of life looked at the world around them and asked, “What is missing that we can add?” They tell us how they joined together to learn and then create something that offers a window into God’s design for sex, which …

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S4 1: Bringing Christ’s Love and Light to Women in Strip Clubs With Rachelle Starr 40:58

8M ago40:58

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Our guest today is Rachelle Starr, founder of Scarlet Hope. At 21, Rachelle felt God calling her to minister to women trapped working in strip clubs in her city of Louisville, KY. Today, she shares some of the stories she’s witnessed over 16 years of building relationships through good food and introducing these women to the God who sees and loves …

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Best of Strong Women: Men and Women Working Together for the Kingdom With John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle 1:04:13

8M ago1:04:13

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This is one of my favorite episodes because Erin and I get to interview our husbands. Being made in the image of God as male and female is a good thing. It is not an accident that we are created to be a man or a woman. When God made us male and female, he said it was very good. We were created not to compete or be opposed to each other, but to work…

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Best of Strong Women: Lifelong Learning with Cindy Rollins 48:56

9M ago48:56

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In this best-of episode, we are joined by Cindy Rollins, an author, mother of nine, speaker, and co-host of The Literary Life Podcast. Cindy has encouraged many women, including Erin and Sarah, to stay curious, hunt for beauty in the everyday, and bring those around them along for the journey of lifelong learning. Morning Time: A Liturgy of Love by…

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Best of Strong Women: Strength During the Upheaval of World War II with Sheila Broderick v2 1:19:35

9M ago1:19:35

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We are joined by Sarah’s lovely and feisty English grandmother, Sheila Broderick. Sheila was ten years old when England declared war on Germany in World War II. She was evacuated by train to Wales, but unlike the Pevensie children of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series, Sheila did not find a nice professor waiting to help spur on her imagination. Instead, sh…

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Best of Strong Women: Seeing and Knowing Yourself and Others With Kathy Koch 55:32

9M ago55:32

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We welcome Dr. Kathy Koch, president of Celebrate Kids, to talk about the importance of paying attention to those around us. As Kathy likes to say, we are all made on purpose, with purpose, for a purpose. Kathy has a unique gift of making the people around her feel seen and cared for—especially children. She lets us in on why this is so important t…

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Best of Strong Women: A Life Shaped by the Body of Christ With Mollie Hemingway 52:58

9M ago52:58

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This week we welcome Mollie Hemingway, senior editor at the Federalist Society and a Fox News contributor, to share her story with us. During her adolescence, Mollie’s family oriented their lives around the church. She shares with us how that foundation has shaped her over the years, as well as how Christianity has shaped her view of womanhood. The…

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Best of Strong Women: God Redeems our Suffering With Joni Eareckson Tada 36:36

10M ago36:36

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During our season break, we’re looking back at some of our first and favorite episodes. In this conversation with Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni shares her journey from being a young athlete to a quadriplegic and how God has used this as an invitation for her to know Him better. A few years after her accident, she founded Joni and Friends, which has imp…

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S3 27: Looking Back and Looking Forward: Reflecting on Three Years of the Strong Women Podcast With Erin Kunkle 38:47

10M ago38:47

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We flip the microphone in this episode towards our guest, Erin Kunkle. Erin has been co-hosting Strong Women with me for three years now. The podcast has grown and has become more than the side project it was when we began. Nothing else in Erin’s life has slowed down, so she has made the difficult decision to step out of co-hosting Strong Women. Er…

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S3 26: Contending for Life in a Post-Roe America, One Year in With Alexandra DeSanctis 40:47

10M ago40:47

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We have been living in a post-Roe America for a year now, and it’s become more evident than ever that abortion has torn our nation apart—affecting babies and mothers, families, civil society, and every area of our common life. This week we’re joined by Alexandra DeSanctis, co-author of Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Noth…

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S3 25: Caring for Patients as Human Beings, Not Machines With Kristin Collier 52:46

10M ago52:46

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At this year’s Colson Center National Conference, we sat down with Dr. Kristin Collier, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Program on Health, Spirituality, and Religion at the University of Michigan Medical School. Kristin shares how her faith has shaped her view of medicine, including how God speaks through the suffering …

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S3 24: Learning to Know and Love God with Our Minds With Melissa Cain Travis 51:15

11M ago51:15

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Our guest today is Dr. Melissa Cain Travis, an Affiliate Faculty member at Colorado Christian University’s Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics. Melissa loves to read about, talk about, teach about, and discuss ideas—from philosophy to faith to the relationship between faith and science. We talk about the importance of “intelle…

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Carly Pearce Reading 1 Corinthians 23:41

11M ago23:41

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Honored as one of CMT’s 2022 Artists of The Year, the 2021 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year and reigning ACM Awards Female Artist of the Year, Carly Pearce takes part in the Country Gospel Audio Bible by reading 1 Corinthians. To listen to the full audio bible, visit: https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/FE9EC300-F378-490E-B134-1301D7CC9701?ingress=3&…

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S3 23: Rescuing Our Children from Transgender Ideology With Maria Keffler 57:18

11M ago57:18

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Maria Keffler is a mother, educator, and author who dedicates her time to helping parents whose children are being taken captive by the lies of the transgender movement. In our conversation, Maria shows us how this social and cultural movement is capturing young people. We discuss how we can join the fight for the hearts and minds of these young pe…

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Josh Turner Reading John 8:37

11M ago8:37

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Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, Josh Turner, lends his deep country voice to the Country Gospel Audio Bible for readings of John chapters 1 - 3. To listen to the full audio bible, visit: https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/FE9EC300-F378-490E-B134-1301D7CC9701?ingress=3&visitId=3911efb2-fe83-4156-9527-ac47f5431e30 ----------------------------…

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Ricky Skaggs reading Hebrews 21:52

11M ago21:52

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Grammy Award-winning, Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, and National Medal of Arts receiver, Ricky Skaggs is an American Music legend. We are honored to have him read Hebrews from the New Testament in the Country Gospel Audio Bible. To listen to the full audio bible, visit: https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/FE9EC300-F378-490E-B134-1301D7CC9701?…

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