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This week we’re kicking off our second annual celebration of women’s storytelling to close the year with our personal “best of” books and movies. Women’s stories are worth telling, investing in, reading, and sharing widely. So we want to share some of the ones that have impacted us this year. Today we’ll talk about books, why a diverse reading list matters so much and offer some favorites. Whether...

Last week we re-engaged the women of Advent. This week we’ll discuss practices to keep us rooted in the Scriptures as we navigate the season of Advent. In what is often a busy season, intentional rhythms will keep us attentive to God’s movement and attune us to the continued waiting of the people of God. Our hope is that this episode might provide practical tools and something you can incorporate...

This week marks the beginning of Advent, the 4 weeks in December leading up to Christmas. Advent is a time in the Church calendar of reflection and preparation where we focus on themes of waiting and longing. To engage with this meaningful season, today we’re bringing back an episode from season 2 about the women of Advent. The nativity stories are filled with the presence of women. Women who are...

This week we’re taking a minute to revisit an episode from Season 3 about Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. We had the chance to see the Eras Tour in Toronto this month, and there is only one city left before the tour comes to an end. It has meant so much to so many people over the last year and a half, including us and our friends, so this felt like a good time to reflect on what the tour became and what...

There is still a great deal to unpack and process as we make sense of our cultural moment and where we are as a nation and as the Church. In an effort to keep leaning in and engaging with the growth opportunities at hand, today we are talking about the topic of deconstruction. This is the work of re-examining beliefs and assumptions in order to find truth and meaning. We have both experienced our...

Last week we started a new series but we felt that in light of all that has occurred in the country after the election, it made sense to have a sacred pause. So we’re doing just that to talk about how we’re experiencing this moment and why we will never apologize for hoping for a better and more just culture. Scripture tells us to be aware of the schemes of the enemy so we will look at the enemy’s...

Today we’re starting one of several episodes about the way feminine prophetic imagery is used in Scripture. It’s something we can skip over or presume shared understanding. Today we’re taking an opportunity to step back and look at an overview of prophetic imagery. We’re looking at some of the ways it may have tripped us up in the past and why we think it’s so powerful that these images are includ...

Welcome to season 4! We appreciated the hiatus, make sure to check out our Instagram for a look at what we each did during the break, and we are so excited to be back with all of you for a new season of finding our place in God’s story. As we begin season 4, this episode will be released during the final week before the 2024 presidential election. We know this has been a tumultuous and anxious tim...

This is the final episode in our series for the month of June called “What do I know her from?” that digs deeper into the back story of an important woman in scripture that you may have vaguely heard of but don’t know her full story. It’s our last weekly episode before we pause for a summer hiatus. Today we’re digging into the story of Priscilla. Priscilla was a significant teacher in the early ch...

We are continuing our series for the month of June called “What do I know her from?” We’re doing weekly episodes that each dig deeper into the back story of an important woman in scripture that you may have vaguely heard of but don’t know her full story. Today we’re talking about Huldah, a minor but crucial prophet for the kings of Israel. Her faithful worship of Yahweh allows her to lead a rare r...

We are excited to continue our series for the month of June called “What do I know her from?” We’ll be doing weekly episodes that each dig deeper into the back story of an important woman in scripture that you may have vaguely heard of but don’t know her full story. Today we’re digging into the story of Rahab. Rahab is often identified solely through her profession as a prostitute. We’ll look at t...

We are very excited to start a new series today for the month of June called “What do I know her from?” We’ll be doing weekly episodes that each dig deeper into the back story of an important woman in scripture that you may have vaguely heard of but don’t know her full story. Today we’re starting with sisters Leah and Rachel. They are known for their rivalry, but that conflict arose from generatio...

We are excited to announce a special series for the month of June called “What Do I Know Her From”? Each week we’ll be digging into the story of a woman in scripture that you may have vaguely heard of, or perhaps have heard her name a lot, but have never actually dug into her full story. For the next 4 weeks we’ll uncover the back stories of women that made big contributions to the history of God’...

Today we’re synthesizing what we’ve been talking about in our last few episodes on the Babylonian exile and the rise of religious imagery and spirituality in pop culture, by discussing New Age spirituality. Things like astrology, manifesting, witchcraft and spells have become increasingly mainstream in the US, particularly among women. These type of practices are not new so we’ll be looking at som...

It’s an election year, which means culture wars are especially heightened. Women are often the target or the most impacted by reactionary rhetoric. Including most recently Taylor Swift with her new album release, so we’ll talk about what’s eliciting the controversy and some of our thoughts on interpreting The Tortured Poets Department. In a time when everything solicits a reaction, what does it lo...

Today we’re continuing to dig into our themes from our last episode about what the period of the exiles in Babylon can teach us about breaking generational patterns and how they can speak to Gen Z and all of us. Last time we talked about the fiery furnace, today we’ll discuss a few more aspects of the time in Babylon, jump to Esther a generation later, and look at the lasting legacy that bore frui...

It’s a been a minute since we’ve had an episode that was solely scripture study, so today we want to dig into some specific passages about the generation in the Old Testament that lived through the Babylonian exile. They have a lot to teach the Church and Gen Z about what it looks like to inherit a society and a Church in ruin, and how to invite the Lord to join you to give you a future and a hope...

Today we’re talking about a timely topic of women in sports. Last episode we talked about stepping outside of rigid understanding of femininity and gender roles and the rise in popularity of women’s athletics is a great way to continue that conversation. Women’s sports have never been better so it's a great time to shine a light on them! We’ll talk about how we got here, the valuable leadership gi...

Today we’re talking about a phenomenon seen most clearly in online content but reflecting a broader societal trend. We’re talking about the “soft girl era” and “tradwives” aka traditional wives. There’s something about it that’s appealing to younger women, in particular, and painting traditional gender roles in a new aesthetic and often deceptive light. We’ll talk about what paved the way for this...

Last week we shared a very exciting recording with a live audience at the Jubilee Conference. We’re joined by Pastor Ashley Anderson, Missions Pastor at Church of the City, New York where she is part of the teaching team and leads ministries that partner in the spiritual, social, and cultural renewal of NYC. We’re also joined by Laura Leigh Turner who is a Broadway performer, podcast host of Livin...

This week we’re doing a very exciting recording with a live audience at the Jubilee Conference. We’re joined by Pastor Ashley Anderson, Missions Pastor at Church of the City, New York where she is part of the teaching team and leads ministries that partner in the spiritual, social, and cultural renewal of NYC. We’re also joined by Laura Leigh Turner who is a Broadway performer, podcast host of Liv...

February is Black History Month, an important and special season but one that can be viewed with suspicion or cynicism. Across racial lines, this month can have complicated perceptions. It is also often commodified by corporations and organizations in ways that can feel performative and hollow. So today we want to dig into the good intent of what Black History Month is about, the hard but powerful...

When we talk about the role of women in the world and in the Church, for Western Christians many of us too often root that in our own experience. Today we’ll be talking about seeing God’s invitation for women from a global perspective. We’re joined by our friend Laura who works with MAPS Global. MAPS Global is a missional family that exists to pray, preach and sing in the most unreached regions of...

The patriarchs of our faith are often talked about but today we’re digging deeper into one of the matriarchs, Sarah. Sarah is often seen solely for who she is married to, but she is listed individually as a hero of the faith in Hebrews. We’ll look at the complexity and deep faithfulness that marked her life. Read along with us: Gen 17:15-22, 18:1-15, 21:1-7 Hebrews 11:11-12 Follow us on Instagram...

To ring in the new year we are so happy to be welcoming Desirae Endres, host of the podcast Minimal-ish to join us today! As we think about starting 2024 we may have goals for cleaning and decluttering our spaces, using our time more wisely, and generally being more intentional about how we use our resources. If we’re not careful, those goals can quickly pile up and become a burdensome new list of...