The Strong Women Podcast

Hilary Morgan Ferrer, founder of Mama Bear Apologetics and author of  Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality , joins us today. Hilary shares her story of feeling called by God at a young age and her involvement in apologetics. She has a heart for equipping moms to guide their children as they wrestle with questions about Christianity and for encouraging women to study and get involved in the fie...

Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on part one of their conversation with Hilary Morgan Ferrer, founder of Mama Bear Apologetics.     Hilary Morgan Ferrer Reflection Show Notes – Part One:   Mama Bear Apologetics   Mama Bear Apologetics Podcast   Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies by Hilary Morgan Ferrer   Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your...

Hilary Morgan Ferrer, founder of Mama Bear Apologetics and author of  Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality , joins us today. Hilary shares her story of  feeling  called by God at a young age and  her  involve ment  in apologetics. She has a heart for equipping moms to guide their children as they wrestle with questions about Christianity and for encouraging women to study and get involved in t...

Listen to Sarah and Erin reflect on t he Colson Fellows program with Brooke Colon, the Director of the Colson Fellows.     The Colson Fellows Reflection with Brooke Colon Show Notes   The Colson Fellows   The Strong Women Podcast 57: My Amazing Grace Story with Catherine Wheeler   The Strong Women Podcast 9: If Not Us, Then Who? with Kristen Waggoner   The Strong Women Podcast S2 7: How the Colson...

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Melissa Keown loves history and the outdoors and has a heart for people who are different from her. Melissa is also on the leadership team in the Colorado Springs Colson Fellows Cohort (so she's good friends with Sarah!), and she shares about her experience in the program. When Melissa participated in Colson Fellows, it helped her learn to be a better listener. She also did the program with her da...

Join Sarah and Erin as they reflect on their conversation with Carole Joy Seid, who shared about Ruth Bell Graham and Edith Schaeffer.     Our Conversation with Carole Seid Show Notes   Carole's Website: https://www.carolejoyseid.com/   Carole's Podcast Homeschool Made Simple: https://www.carolejoyseid.com/blog-1/categories/homeschool-made-simple-podcast   17. Strong Women of the Past with Carole...

Last week we talked with Carole Joy Seid about Ruth Bell Graham and this week when we hear the story of Edith Schaeffer, we will see some amazing parallels! Edith also grew up in China where her parents were missionaries. When Edith returned to the United States, she met the man she would marry, Francis Schaeffer. Together Edith and Francis started the ministry of L'Abri in Switzerland, a place wh...

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Carole Joy Seid joined us again on the podcast to tell the story of Ruth Bell Graham. Ruth grew up in China where her parents were missionaries and attended boarding school there. When Ruth came to the United States as a teenager, her prior experiences had helped to shape her into an intelligent, strong, determined woman. After Ruth met and married Billy, she became his trusted confidant as he tra...

Join Sarah and Erin as they reflect on their conversation with  Shelley  Komoszewski , who shared with us about her daughter, Emily.     Reflection on Shelley Komoszewski Show Notes   Emily's Celebration of Life:  https://youtu.be/QEbXr1Do0cA      Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ by J. Ed Komoszewski and Robert M. Bowman Jr.:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/0825429838/ref=cm...

Today we talk with Shelley Komoszewski, a dear friend of Erin's, about her 17-year-old daughter, Emily. On December 2, 2021 Emily passed away after experiencing a heart arrhythmia just a few short days before. Shelley shares as only a mother can about Emily and her testimony of loving Jesus, loving people, and living in a way that pointed others to Him. Shelley's steadfast faith and honesty in the...

Join Sarah and Erin as they reflect on their conversation with  Erika  Bachiochi , author of Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision!     Erika Bachiochi Reflection Show Notes    Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision by Erika Bachiochi:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-rights-of-women-erika-bachiochi/1138489990?ean=9780268200824   Tactics by Greg Koukl:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w...

Erika Bachiochi, a fellow at the Ethics in Public Policy Center and author of the book Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision, is a legal scholar who shares her insightful thoughts on pro-life ethics and femininity. When Erika was in college, she considered herself to be a socialist and feminist. While Erika's views have changed significantly over the years, she still calls herself a feminist,...

Join Sarah and Erin as they reflect on their conversation with Lila Rose, founder of Live Action!   Reflection on our Conversation with Lila Rose Show Notes:   Live Action:  https://www.liveaction.org/   Fighting for Life by Lila Rose:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fighting-for-life-lila-rose/1137721958?ean=9781400219872   The Strong Women Podcast Episo de 56. Victim or Victor? with Virginia P...

Lila Rose founded Live Action, a pro-life media organization, as a teenager after she was exposed to the heartache of abortion. Lila shares about the heroes that inspired her to take a stand against the injustice of abortion and personal experiences of how God showed her the beauty of newborn life. We also talk to Lila about some practical apologetics for being pro-life.     Lila Rose Show Notes:...

Sayeh was a little girl when the Iranian Revolution in the 1970s took place. With her father being a  high-ranking  official in the Iranian government, Sayeh's mother recognized that their family was in danger of being harmed and they fled to America. Sayeh shares the many miracles that led to them being able to flee Iran and how she came to know Jesus. Sayeh is currently in the Colson Fellows pro...

We are so thankful for all of the Strong Women listeners who have journeyed with us in 2021! In this episode, Sarah and Erin reflect on the themes that revealed themselves through the stories of our 2021 guests and some of the life-changing mentoring moments that have happed through the Strong Women Podcast. We hope this year has blessed you as much as  its blessed us!   Reflection on 2021 Show No...

J. Warner Wallace uses his abilities as a homicide detective to investigate the history around Jesus. In this Christmas episode, we learn about the time in which Jesus came and all the factors that lead up to it being God's perfect timing for the Savior to enter the world. We are reminded that God is in the all the details of history and in our lives.   J. Warner Wallace Show Notes – Part Two:   ...

J. Warner Wallace uses his abilities as a homicide detective to investigate the history around Jesus. In this Christmas episode, we learn about the time in which Jesus came and all the factors that lead up to it being God's perfect timing for the Savior to enter the world. We are reminded that God is in the all the details of history and in our lives.   J. Warner Wallace Show Notes – Part One:   ...

What is God's design for sex? Dr. Juli Slattery is a leading voice on what it means to have a right perspective on sex and she speaks with gentleness, wisdom, and encouragement on this sensitive topic. Juli shares with us how to understand verses in Scripture about intimacy that are often taken out context and the goodness of the gift intimacy that God has given us.   Juli Slattery Show Notes – Pa...

What is God's design for sex? Dr. Juli Slattery is a leading voice on what it means to have a right perspective on sex and she speaks with gentleness, wisdom, and encouragement on this sensitive topic. Juli shares with us how to understand verses in Scripture about intimacy that are often taken out context and the goodness of the gift intimacy that God has given us.   Juli Slattery Show Notes – Pa...

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Join Sarah and Erin as they reflect on their conversation with Frederica Mathewes-Green who authored The Illumined Heart!   Frederica Mathewes-Green Reflection Show Notes:   Ancient Faith Ministries Website:  https://www.ancientfaith.com/   The Illumined Heart by Fredrica Mathewes-Green:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-illumined-heart-frederica-mathewes-green/1112023117?ean=9781612611679   O...

We often hear about repentance, fasting, and prayer, but what do these practices look like in everyday life? Fredrica Mathewes-Green, author of The Illumined Heart, has wealth of knowledge on the rhythms of daily worship that were a part of the early church and how we can learn from them. This episode dives deep into the spiritual practices that we all crave, but don't always know how to do.   Fre...