The Strong Women Podcast

In a culture that increasingly devalues children and mothering, Rachael Carman challenges us to rediscover the profound beauty and value of motherhood, including the moments that feel tiring or even mundane. The vulnerability, sacrifice, and invisible acts of motherhood aren’t just duties to endure but sacred opportunities to meet Jesus and become more like Him.  Show Notes:  Apologia Curriculum [https://www.apologia.com/online-learning/]  The Kristin Lavransdatter Trilogy [https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/apps/search?Ntt=Kristin+Lavransdatter&N=0&Ntk=keywords&action=Search&Ne=0&event=BRSRCG%7CPSEN&nav_search=1&cms=1&ps_exit=RETURN%7Clegacy&ps_domain=colsoncenter] by Sigrid Undset    Hey, listeners! You’ve probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows Program here on Strong Women. I'm excited to let you know that the Colson Fellows team hosts one-hour, live, informational webinars that allow you to hear an overview of the program and get your questions answered. The webinars are hosted by the Vice President and Dean of the Colson Fellowship – my good friend, Michael Craven. If you enjoy the conversations we have on Strong Women and want to think more deeply about your place in God’s story of redemption, the Colson Fellows Program might be for you. Colson Fellows will take you on a deep dive study of Christian worldview through books, devotionals, meetings with likeminded peers, and more. If you’re interested, but have questions about the workload, cohort formats, or anything else, I encourage you to sign up for the next live, Colson Fellows informational webinar. You can find a full list of webinar dates and register today at colsonfellows.org/webinar.    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/ [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 journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women [https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women]    Join Strong Women on Social Media:   https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC [https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC]  https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/]  https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/ [https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/]  https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc [https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc]

As moms or teachers or mentors, how do we help the young people in our lives grow deep roots of faith before they launch into the world? Today’s guest has some practical answers. As Educators Specialist here at the Colson Center, Billy Hutchinson is all about helping Christian educators form their students in the Christian worldview. But this episode isn’t just for educators! If you play any influential role in the life of a young person, you’ll find encouragement and help in this conversation.  Show Notes:  A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World [https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/practical-culture-helping-generation-navigate-todays/john-stonestreet/9780830781249/pd/781249?event=BRSRCG|PSEN] by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle  Kingmaker [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669822/kingmaker-by-sonia-purnell/] by Sonia Purnell  The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Loves-of-Theodore-Roosevelt/Edward-F-OKeefe/9781982145682] by Edward O’Keefe   The Colson Educators Program [https://educators.colsoncenter.org/]  The Colson Fellows Program [https://www.colsonfellows.org/]   The Identity Project [https://identityproject.tv/]    Want to know what it takes to be a Colson Fellow? Well, you can find out from someone who’s already been through it by checking out the Pursuit series on the Colson Fellows blog. There, you can read testimonies of men and women like you from different backgrounds who took on the challenge of the Colson Fellows Program and came out on the other side transformed. Start with Catherine Wheeler’s story. She was in my Colson Fellows cohort when I was a leader. She’s an OBGYN and former abortionist whose transformation story really is amazing. You can read Catherine’s testimony and many others by visiting colsonfellows.org/stories [https://www.colsonfellows.org/blog].   You don’t have to look far to notice cancel culture is everywhere. Maybe your teen is nervous to speak up at school about being pro-life because she's afraid her opinion will be dismissed. Maybe you're hesitant to voice concerns at work because you're worried about backlash from your co-workers. These situations are common, but speaking the truth with love is our calling as Christians. The Colson Educators course, "Navigating Cancel Culture," can help. In partnership with "No Safe Spaces," the Colson Center and Brett Kunkle teach you how to understand cancel culture, recognize where it shows up, and respond with a Christian perspective. Ready to learn more? Sign up at colsoneducators.org [https://educators.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.  Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/ [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 journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women [https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women]    Join Strong Women on Social Media:   https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC [https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC]  https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/]  https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/ [https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/]  https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc [https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc]

The words we sing matter. They ‘catechize’ us, training us to see the world in a certain way and set our affections on something. Today I’m talking with Caroline Cobb, whose Scripture-saturated songs combine Truth and melody. Tune in for a conversation about the formational power of music and being intentional about the narratives we allow to shape our lives.   Psalms: The Poetry of Prayer [https://www.carolinecobb.com/albums/psalms] by Caroline Cobb  Advent for Exiles [https://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/product/advent-for-exiles-2/] by Caroline Cobb  Song: A Breath of a Prayer by Michael Card  The Four Loves [https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/the-four-loves-c-s-lewis/9780062565396/pd/565396?event=BRSRCG|PSEN] by C.S. Lewis  The Chronicles of Narnia [https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/the-chronicles-of-narnia-digest-tradepaper/c-s-lewis/9780064405379/pd/71195?event=BRSRCG|PSEN] by C.S. Lewis  The Lord of the Rings [https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/the-hobbit-lord-the-rings-vol/j-r-r-tolkien/9780345538376/pd/538376?event=BRSRCG|PSEN] by J.R.R. Tolkien  The Wingfeather Saga [https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/wingfeather-saga-volumes-1-4/andrew-peterson/9780593601884/pd/601884?event=BRSRCG|PSEN] by Andrew Peterson  The Hiding Place [https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/the-hiding-place-35th-anniversary-edition/corrie-ten-boom/9780800794057/pd/94056?event=BRSRCG|PSEN] by Corrie ten Boom    You can provide foundational support to the Colson Center by becoming a Cornerstone Monthly Partner. The support of dedicated Monthly Partners helps us invest in believers worldwide as they seek to live with clarity, confidence, and courage. Monthly Partners provide our most dependable level support and get exclusive benefits from the Colson Center in return. To become a Cornerstone Monthly Partner, go to colsoncenter.org/swcornerstone [https://colsoncenter.givevirtuous.org/donate/cornerstone-partners-/?segmentCode=MA0325SW1&utm_source=tcc&utm_campaign=STD&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=2503sw&utm_term=sw].   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/ [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 journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women [https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women]    Join Strong Women on Social Media:   https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC [https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC]  https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/]  https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/ [https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/]  https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc [https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc]

Christianity isn’t based on blind faith, but on the reality that Jesus lived, died, and rose again. Today I’m joined by apologist Sean McDowell to talk about all the evidence we have for the resurrection of Jesus, and how we can wisely engage with seekers and skeptics about the hope we have in Christ.    Show Notes:  Chasing Love: Sex, Love, and Relationships in a Confused Culture [https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/chasing-love-and-relationships-confused-culture/sean-mcdowell/9781087707297/pd/707297?event=BRSRCG|PSEN] by Sean McDowell  Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God's Design for Marriage [https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/same-sex-marriage/362010] by Sean McDowell   Evidence for the Resurrection: What it Means for your Relationship with God [https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/evidence-for-the-resurrection/357921] by Sean McDowell and Josh McDowell  The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus [https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/the-case-for-the-resurrection-jesus/gary-habermas/9780825427886/pd/427886?event=BRSRCG|PSEN] by Gary Habermas  More Than a Carpenter [https://www.tyndale.com/p/more-than-a-carpenter/9781496488268] by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell Foxe's Book of Martyrs [https://www.amazon.com/Foxes-Book-Martyrs-John-Foxe/dp/1985432684/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3BO9TUVEINBJL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0H_Pzjb6ab9eJIjzJXcT7kPlwYiwBH4uqDqpUMmBzp4QM1p735_v5Qhrai2hMwr93-PoZMtkx-XAPH6HeUSJaT_hxGkTulXAnJzYNwra9eYr4Z_YDYVE-9KIOAN3ebFReQrBfKOvTgPI3vZuWIJqS79SmWrWqapKkZ4I9r-fegxLEKhSatFTfr5s17IChkgo2JzpJr_3aELy9c9f1_l2YRk-UAC6Hwk40HrPTYc4_Yk.ZyP5Dq_83ICowsFvbYEIhtvChznW4i3_YtQC_IS_CnE&dib_tag=se&keywords=Foxe%27s+Book+of+Martyrs&qid=1744743535&s=books&sprefix=foxe%27s+book+of+martyrs%2Cstripbooks%2C94&sr=1-4] by John Foxe On the Resurrection [https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/on-the-resurrection-series-volumes-1/pd/451285?event=ESRCN|M] series by Gary Habermas   The Church Affiliate program brings the Colson Fellows Program to your local church. Pastors and church leaders can go through the Colson Fellows Program for free, so they are able to launch a Church Affiliate cohort and bring worldview training to their church members. For more details, visit colsoncenter.org/church [https://colsoncenter.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c7pjs6AMT_6wMVOL31P55Q#/registration].    Summit Ministries’ 12-day Student Conferences are for young adults who refuse to settle. It’s for those ready to take risks, ask big questions, and push past what’s comfortable. There, you’ll find friends who understand and mentors who will help you discover what it truly means to live with purpose. Register for Student Conferences using code STRONG25 for $200 off. Go to summit.org/promotions/strong women. [https://www.summit.org/promotions/strong%20women/]   Educators—your worldview matters. It shapes your school. It shapes your classroom. It shapes your students. Are you cultivating a thoroughly Christian worldview? The Rooted Educator Worldview Summit is designed to help you do that. Join ACSI and the Colson Center June 16-18 in Grand Prairie, TX for this year’s Worldview Summit. The lineup of speakers is one you don’t want to miss: Dr. Larry Taylor of ACSI, author and speaker Brett Kunkle of Maven, author and speaker Alisa Childers, and more! This event is designed to help you cultivate your worldview so you can shape your students’ faith for a lifetime. Time is running out to register! Secure your spot today at acsi.org/rooted [https://www.acsi.org/rooted-educator-worldview-summit].   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/ [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 journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women [https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women]    Join Strong Women on Social Media:   https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC [https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC]  https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/]  https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/ [https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/]  https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc [https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc]

You don’t have to choose between studying theology and being passionate about Jesus. In fact, our study of God should lead to love for God. Today I’m joined by theologian, Bible teacher, and author Phylicia Masonheimer, who shows us the beauty of studying theology for the love of Christ. No matter your circumstances, education, or age, you have an invitation to grow in the love and knowledge of God every day.   Every Woman a Theologian [https://phyliciamasonheimer.com/] Podcast: Verity with Phylician Masonheimer  [https://phyliciamasonheimer.com/podcast/] When Life and Beliefs Collide [https://www.amazon.com/Beliefs-Collide-Carolyn-Custis-James/dp/0310250145] by Carolyn Custis James  Far From the Madding Crowd [https://www.amazon.com/Far-Madding-Crowd-Thomas-Hardy/dp/1694087522/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EdivXs7ttz5cguCM2aQyTnrMMm5mk24O25GMsWTHQ3iymcpp849IUaNlk1mgkBAWr2u-31HciMf0CjJcXdhuiHK1L8O-NR9WOzPKRngoImNv-T6q8R1FhGUd_qRbex-ZPeKrZvNb8lTSXlgWvswKxpz1CAYiaGF-gF3lrbjQQ8k1EDLefx7uggaxsNFSVraWhOh2wE_9_YtY04nMm2NK5UBYODxhigLvfWpGTYvEg6Y.GoFPYYj43JwSXT2H4MMauTamTTK8XfMSpP39odtm3d0&qid=1744144425&sr=1-1] by Thomas Hardy  Jane Eyre [https://www.amazon.com/Jane-Eyre-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486424499/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=24BGQVZDLW9ZV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kJk_GYOjvTeot3V8NAYncbnDk-J0e2lzsspf0Snsqg7dy7kDAiF47xlNH4T_zxFi6SoPUZXy0xRFmp9_i8hcp4pvxWq7MLtj3bE2i1QRyqiEWy8d8zRUJef60hPg8Ppwu671Ua6-R4rw2bglTVll27BqkoYss4M_YB5wgise0gfEL06TyC-9uVOqfn1WC_OsXqILXeDMr_f_qsc2KljccKjCgEmsiIq-qYREStZkMkY.pIM2eHjMOzFiPkd4Aj3aX0Lk4v0FZO05aPy-bULUCFY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Jane+Eyre&qid=1744144460&s=books&sprefix=jane+eyre%2Cstripbooks%2C115&sr=1-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1] by Charlotte Brontë  Daily Doctrine [https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Doctrine-One-Year-Systematic-Theology/dp/1433572850/ref=sr_1_1?crid=66ED33B7AU1U&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.oNmeL3r50X-gFc9PBXGvakyQiGiJ-TGla0IeY92TiBXekEe0zPOMvUCWZw0HHRJuzSpxGpxs1i5I7P4Pbn8pEVHkAIYFudj3U4URdyUzYN9bvQ_tRBfxlEjKrqTv-3gL5Qk7WzqvJ2YzPYNJMypsqB8k9yBfF5_ihWtWnQvj3DyODIdDZlEH26oDxYo6arnRr_GhVTMDKHEsEYt26Onx6dnOSj91ZZsMvSFkKslGaOo.EwZoLYBkXaE1AadobC6BCV3S3ti9wZy_EutXymAezwI&dib_tag=se&keywords=Daily+Doctrine&qid=1744144524&s=books&sprefix=daily+doctrine+%2Cstripbooks%2C124&sr=1-1] by Kevin DeYoung    Lent is a time to reflect on our need for salvation, repent of our sins, and prepare to celebrate Christ’s resurrection with deep gratitude. Our team has created a free guide with weekly hymns, prayers, and artwork to help prepare your heart for Easter. Join the Strong Women community and download your free copy today at colsoncenter.org/lent [https://colsoncenter.org/lent25].    Hey, listeners! You’ve probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows Program here on Strong Women. I'm excited to let you know that the Colson Fellows team hosts one-hour, live, informational webinars that allow you to hear an overview of the program and get your questions answered. The webinars are hosted by the Vice President and Dean of the Colson Fellowship – my good friend, Michael Craven. If you enjoy the conversations we have on Strong Women and want to think more deeply about your place in God’s story of redemption, the Colson Fellows Program might be for you. Colson Fellows will take you on a deep dive study of Christian worldview through books, devotionals, meetings with likeminded peers, and more. If you’re interested, but have questions about the workload, cohort formats, or anything else, I encourage you to sign up for the next live, Colson Fellows informational webinar. You can find a full list of webinar dates and register today at colsonfellows.org/webinar.    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/ [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 journal: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women [https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women]    Join Strong Women on Social Media:   https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC [https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC]  https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/]  https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/ [https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/]  https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc [https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc]