COURAGE UNDER PRESSURE

Send us Fan Mail More on how and why must be empowered to fulfill their roles (true roles) in the church.  For courageous inspiration, catch up on Laurie's blogs and find Take the Hill Events at www. LaurieGreenWestlake.com. Support the show Thanks for tuning into Courage Under Pressure!  If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a rating or review wherever you can. Check out more resources:...

Send us Fan Mail Are women really to be silent in all church affairs? Have we taken 2 passages in letters written to the church and created generation after generation of women being silent in kingdom advancement. Laurie knows there are exceptions out there and there are women fighting for God's order and Christ's salvation, but what about all of those who have put on head coverings of n...

Send us Fan Mail It seems dishonest people make the rules today and liars are everywhere, including at the top of our national health care and the food industry chain.  When we consider the depth of deception and how we, weary of the arrows, have simply turned our heads. But. Truth is person who came to shine His light on the darkness of it all.  We can't stop seeking truth. We cannot stop sp...

Send us Fan Mail God likens our faith to gold and in His letter to the church in Laodicea, Christ counsels the people of that church to buy gold from him. What's he talking about? Today Laurie unpacks a few verses about faith being like gold to God and why that matters. Plus, there's a bonus--one thing, we're told through the Word, is better than gold and that's wisdom. In time...

Send us Fan Mail Laurie's been away from her Target microphone, but she's back with encouraging Scripture that points wins: breakthroughs in the day-to-day frustrations of life.  And speaking of breakthroughs, Martha of the famous Mary and Martha  Bible story has her own faith breakthrough just in time to see Lazarus rise up right in the midst of graveland-covered in cloth and ashes. We...

Send us Fan Mail Continuing with Women's History month, Laurie looks at two Bible heroes who where in the right place at the right time. One was a societal outcast, the other a devout worshipper of God. Both have life-changing encounters when their eyes are opened to truth. Going beyond the typical lessons of The Woman at the Well and Lydia, Laurie digs deep and finds inspiration for dropping...

Send us Fan Mail Feeling ordinary? Like you life isn't making an impact? As March is women's history month, Laurie takes a look at two real women that changed the course of history -- and both were in circumstances that could have been ordinary. But these gals seized opportunity and altered the history--one for her family and one for the Jewish people. Join Laurie today for the inspiring...

Send us Fan Mail Today, Laurie discusses the state of our world from a heavenly perspective--knowing trials are what prepare us for the heavenly glories to come. By producing an outcome, Paul tells us that trials have purpose. (James tells us this, too in the first chapters of his book/letter)  -The amazing purpose Paul mentions is a weighted—heavy and oh so valuable—forever glory. For courageous...

Send us Fan Mail With unbelievable headlines keeping us from truly tuning into what's happening around the world, it's time to face reality--the people of the world are in precarious situations. We must know that in this age of Grace, we are chosen to share the Word with a world that is falling apart. Looking at Titus 2, Laurie finds practical advice of how to live truth in an anti-truth...

Send us Fan Mail After a week of crazy headlines, Laurie found notes she wrote 11 years ago on the Song of Solomon. What timing! When you want to bang your head against the wall at the frustration of stupid in the world today, turn to the Song of Solomon and discover (or rediscover) the amazing freedom of passion Christ offers. For courageous inspiration, catch up on Laurie's blogs and find T...

Send us Fan Mail God is at work and that is our hope. But deception ... or lies better said ... is at work as well. Today Laurie looks at Colossians 2:8 and how the warnings of God are not meant to be rules of a prison, but signs for us as we walk in freedom. The mother-ship of warnings, however, are the calls to not b deceived. Evidently, deception is the Nuclear bomb of Satan's tools and ri...

Send us Fan Mail The quote-un-quote Social Gospel today and how it sounds holy, hopeful, and oh, so yummy to our self righteousness, it is really a lie that opposes the faith of Christ's atoning death on the cross. For courageous inspiration, catch up on Laurie's blogs and find Take the Hill Events at www. LaurieGreenWestlake.com. Support the show Thanks for tuning into Courage Under Pre...

Send us Fan Mail Could we make 2024 the year of truth? Because truth doesn't belong to the person but is actually a person - Jesus Christ- it's time to speak out. In Jude's letter (Bible book), he admonishes his readers and all of us to contend for the faith for sexual perversion had seeped into the church. Is this true today? If you don't think so, then you may be in the same...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! Laurie's looking at the coming 12 month with enthusiasm and hope. While there's plenty wrong in the world today, she's encouraging us to remember God is at work in the world and in you. Tune in to hear the good news and receive a special blessing promised from the Word. For courageous inspiration, catch up on Laurie's blogs and find Take the Hil...

Send us Fan Mail John 15:16 is Laurie's Christmas verse this year.  Lean in a she unpacks the jewels hidden just beneath the surface of the revealing verse. You are chosen, appointed, and promised to bear eternal fruit.  For courageous inspiration, catch up on Laurie's blogs and find Take the Hill Events at www. LaurieGreenWestlake.com. Support the show Thanks for tuning into Courage Und...

Send us Fan Mail With Christmas celebrations at hand, it’s time to reflect, what’s on auto pilot and what’s real Christ in your spiritual day.  With the signs of the time, our call is to share Christ.   For courageous inspiration, catch up on Laurie's blogs and find Take the Hill Events at www. LaurieGreenWestlake.com. Support the show Thanks for tuning into Courage Under Pressure!  If you en...

Send us Fan Mail Talking up her latest blog (The Big Seven - Reasons Why We Need to Know the Word NOW), and her latest epiphany from CS Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, Laurie threads together the delusions of today, the coming delusions, and the need for Truth.  For courageous inspiration, catch up on Laurie's blogs and find Take the Hill Events at www. LaurieGreenWestlake.com. Support the...

Send us Fan Mail God is with us. What a powerful thought, that He, during times of immense trouble, the world in Chaos and the spirit of delusion seeping into minds all around us, is right beside us willingly guiding us through the crisis. He is good and this proves He can be trusted. And in trust, we find peace, not peace that the world cries for, but peace inside--the quiet voice of a Holy God w...

Send us Fan Mail Looking at a lesser-known prophetic Scripture, Laurie finds puzzle pieces that talk of timing, specifically a time when Israel awakens to the Messiah. Interesting turns unfold and the mention of the word .. (hold your breath--she's going to say that forbidden word)... rapture . Who knows - when ... well, God does and He's told us to be prepared, be a light, and be an enc...

Send us Fan Mail Zechariah 9-14 hosts duel prophecies--one of which was fulfilled with the first coming of Christ. As nations line up against Israel, will we see this prophecy reach its second fulfillment in the second return of Christ. Maybe so. But as Christians, we're called to be aware, be watchful of what our God is doing in the world and how we are to battle through prayer and hope agai...

Send us Fan Mail We could use some hope, right? Today Laurie looks at how this word gets passed over, or maybe overused. But in a time of bad new from every front, it's time to take a deeper look at hope--what it is and what we are to do with it. Why is hope available and how do we get some now? Tune in and don't forget to like or share if you know someone who could use a little hope tod...

Send us Fan Mail As we watch horrific events unfold, we can expect the hand of the Lord to move in mighty ways. We've been told. We've been warned. And if you're like Laurie, you're thinking about Ezekiel 38 and 39 and how when we see the fig tree begin to leaf, we know summer is near. So, as we see these heart-breaking events happen, we have hope despite what the enemy wants f...

Send us Fan Mail Today, Laurie challenges us to think in God-sized terms, taking on the trials and unknown paths that build faith, but also going for what looks impossible.  For nothing is impossible with God. For courageous inspiration, catch up on Laurie's blogs and find Take the Hill Events at www. LaurieGreenWestlake.com. Support the show Thanks for tuning into Courage Under Pressure!  If...

Send us Fan Mail Today's She Heard Podcast covers how what we do with our fear or anxiety is the answer to trials; difficult circumstances, or even bad news. Stepping into a space of decision and the choice with what to do with that decision is where we have the opportunity to exercise faith and point to God's glory. Join Laurie now on the wild ride of putting our anxieties and fears int...

Send us Fan Mail Great Commission work is not just for missionaries. It's for all of us. God's plan has always been for us to multiply and subdue for His glory and He's made it our choice to so. And there's lots ways to take part - go, give, pray, or share the news of what God is doing today with your own tribe. Laurie goes long on this one, so get a coffee and listen in. Divid...