Stay ConnectedIn our culture, if a woman is said to have strength it usually means she is competing with a man or acting like a man.
What if there is strength in the way God made us, as women?
There is and we recognize it when we see it.
We are excited to introduce you to women who display true strength, not in spite of being women but because of it.
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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 this week to share about her family's unexpected journey into the spotlight and her passion for creating media that brings families together and shapes the culture for good.
Tread Lively Production Company
How to Know a Person by David Brooks
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono
Are you prepared to make the case for life? Scott Klusendorf's newly-updated edition of The Case for Life provides the tools we need to protect preborn lives from the ideologies and arguments that deny their value—including the arguments that have overtaken the world in just the last few years. Request your copy this month with a gift of any amount at colsoncenter.org/swcaseforlife.
If you've listened for a while, you've probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows program and what a transformational experience it has been in my life and the lives of many fellow believers. The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it's well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.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/
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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 before you feel loving, experiencing God's restorative forgiveness, and following His call to take compassionate action in ministry is an encouraging and provoking example.
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When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor... or Yourself by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
A Bruised Reed: Memoirs of African Orphans and Their Rescuers by Becky Spencer
When God Comes Down Like Rain, Overcoming Obstacles to Faith by Becky Spencer (coming soon)
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity by Mark Batterson
The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson
Are you prepared to make the case for life? Scott Klusendorf's newly-updated edition of The Case for Life provides the tools we need to protect preborn lives from the ideologies and arguments that deny their value—including the arguments that have overtaken the world in just the last few years. Request your copy this month with a gift of any amount at colsoncenter.org/swcaseforlife.
If you've listened for a while, you've probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows program and what a transformational experience it has been in my life and the lives of many fellow believers. The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it's well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.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/
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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 God's design for these things, we are better equipped to bring truth and love to those who are broken, hurting, and confused.
Are you prepared to make the case for life? Scott Klusendorf's newly updated edition of The Case for Life provides the tools we need to protect preborn lives from the ideologies and arguments that deny their value—including the arguments that have overtaken the world in just the last few years. Request your copy this month with a gift of any amount at colsoncenter.org/swcaseforlife.
Read A Man Born to be King...Together! Lent begins February 14th, and you're invited to participate with the Strong Women community! We'll be reading Dorothy Sayers' The Man Born to be King, a series of 12 dynamic radio plays re-telling the life and ministry of Jesus. Our free reading guide, "The Kingdom of God is at Hand," includes reflection questions for each play, as well as prayers to help you embrace the gift of repentance and "make straight the way of the Lord" in your heart this Lenten season. We start on Ash Wednesday—February 14. Come join us and read in community. Download your free reading guide here.
Java with Juli Podcast or on Apple Podcasts
Strong Women Podcast Episode 9. Sexual Discipleship with Dr. Juli Slattery
Strong Women Podcast Episode 84. What is the Purpose of Sex? with Dr. Juli Slattery - Part One
Strong Women Podcast Episode 85. What is the Purpose of Sex? with Dr. Juli Slattery - Part Two
Finding the Hero in Your Husband: Embracing Your Power in Marriage by Dr. Juli Slattery
God, Sex and Your Marriage by Dr. Juli Slattery
Her Freedom Journey: A Guide Out of Porn and Shame to Authentic Intimacy by Juli Slattery and Joy Skarka To be released July 2024
Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl Trueman
Our Bodies Tell God's Story: Discovering the Divine Plan for Love, Sex, and Gender by Christopher West
Upon Waking: 60 Daily Reflections to Discover Ourselves and the God We Were Made For by Jackie Hill Perry
Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age by Rosaria Butterfield
No Greater Love: A Biblical Vision of Friendship by Rebecca McLaughlin
Being Elisabeth Elliot: the Authorized Biography: Elisabeth's Later Years by Ellen Vaughn
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/
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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 secular culture.
Strong Women Podcast S2 22: What About Children's Rights? With Katy Faust
Strong Women Podcast 11. High-Risk Obedience with Katy Faust
Them Before Us by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning (Out of Print)
Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City by Stacy Manning and Katy Faust
Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
Don't Follow Your Heart: Boldly Breaking the Ten Commandments of Self-Worship by Thaddeus Williams
Are you prepared to make the case for life? Scott Klusendorf's newly updated edition of The Case for Life provides the tools we need to protect preborn lives from the ideologies and arguments that deny their value—including the arguments that have overtaken the world in just the last few years. Request your copy this month with a gift of any amount at colsoncenter.org/swcaseforlife.
If you've listened for a while, you've probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows program and what a transformational experience it has been in my life and the lives of many fellow believers. The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it's well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.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/
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
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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 design for gender, sexuality, and relationships so they can flourish and help others do the same. Listen in as she shares about the beauty of embracing God's design for gender, the critical role the Church plays in the fight against transgender ideology, and the importance of standing firm in the truth when it's tempting to compromise in the name of "love."
The Carrie Abbott Show radio program
Legacy Classroom – pastor's platform
The Presence: Experiencing More of God by Alec Rowlands
Closer Than Your Next Breath by Susie Larson
Raising Spiritual Champions: Nurturing Your Child's Heart, Mind and Soul By George Barna
Read A Man Born to be King...Together! Lent begins February 14th, and you're invited to participate with the Strong Women community! We'll be reading Dorothy Sayers' The Man Born to be King, a series of 12 dynamic radio plays re-telling the life and ministry of Jesus. Our free reading guide, "The Kingdom of God is at Hand," includes reflection questions for each play, as well as prayers to help you embrace the gift of repentance and "make straight the way of the Lord" in your heart this Lenten season. We start on Ash Wednesday—February 14. Come join us and read in community. Download your free reading guide here.
If you've listened for a while, you've probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows program and what a transformational experience it has been in my life and the lives of many fellow believers. The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it's well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.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/
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 book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women
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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 have been like to witness the Savior face-to-face during His time on earth. She titled this collection of plays The Man Born to Be King, and today we have the treat of zooming in on them with our guest, Kathryn Wehr, who has edited a fantastic edition of The Man Born to Be King. Join us as we dive deep into the plays, explore the theological truths they convey, and discuss Sayers' three-dimensional representation of Jesus and the cast of characters surrounding His life, death, and resurrection.
Claim your free copy of Don't Follow Your Heart: Boldly Breaking the Ten Commandments of Self-Worship by Thaddeus Williams for a gift of any amount to the Colson Center this month at colsoncenter.org/swwilliamsresource.
Read A Man Born to be King...Together! Lent begins February 14th, and you're invited to participate with the Strong Women community! We'll be reading Dorothy Sayers' The Man Born to be King, a series of 12 dynamic radio plays re-telling the life and ministry of Jesus. Our free reading guide, "The Kingdom of God is at Hand," includes reflection questions for each play, as well as prayers to help you embrace the gift of repentance and "make straight the way of the Lord" in your heart this Lenten season. We start on Ash Wednesday—February 14. Come join us and read in community. Download your free reading guide at colsoncenter.org/lent.
Articles by Kathryn Wehr on Logos
Kathryn's album about women in the gospels And All the Marys
Kathryn's YouTube channel
The Man Born to be King, Wade Annotated Edition, edited by Kathryn Wehr. If you purchase through InterVarsity Press, use code IVPSTRONGWOMEN to get a 25% discount and free shipping on the book (and all other titles) through February 29, 2024!
The Man Born to Be King by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Man Born to Be King: A BBC Radio 4 Drama Collection
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Lord Peter Wimsey detective books by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
On the Incarnation by Athanasius
Christ & Creed: The Early Church Creeds & their Value for Today by Nate Pickowicz
Creed or Chaos by Dorothy L. Sayers (out of print)
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
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/
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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 abortion, and commissioned her to bring hope and help to moms and dads in need through the pregnancy resource center. Lisa's story reminds us that God's forgiveness is powerful, and that He is faithful to lead us to the good works He has prepared for us in advance.
Pregnancy Care Center of Chandler, Arizona
Colson Center National Conference
Knowing God by J. I. Packer
The Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims by Rebecca McLaughlin
Forgiven and Set Free: A Post-Abortion Bible Study for Women by Linda Cochrane
Surrendering the Secret - Bible Study Book: Healing the Heartbreak of Abortion by Patrician Layton
Rachel's Vineyard: A Psychological and Spiritual Journey of Post-Abortion Healing: A Model for Groups by Theresa Karminski Burke and Barbara Cullen
The Choice: The Christ-Centered Pursuit of Kingdom Outcomes by Gary G. Hoag, R. Scott Rodin
If you've listened for a while, you've probably heard me talk about the Colson Fellows program and what a transformational experience it has been in my life and the lives of many fellow believers. The Colson Fellows program was designed for men and women with full, busy lives. The program combines theological, spiritual, and worldview formation through a carefully curated combination of readings, daily devotions, live webinars, and monthly meetings with your peers. Interesting but wondering if you have the time or what it takes to complete the program? I assure you, it's well worth your investment and has been completed by many women in all stages and seasons of life. Interested in learning more? You can explore the program and submit an application at colsonfellows.org.
This Summer, give your teens an unshakeable faith that will last a lifetime. Summit Ministries' Student Conferences give students reasons to trust the biblical foundation you have laid for them. Students will wrestle through the hard questions as they build an unshakeable faith. Register for a two-week session in Colorado or Georgia. Use code STRONGWOMEN24 for an exclusive discount. Learn more at summit.org/strongwomen.
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/
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
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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 nothing. As a palliative care doctor of over 30 years, Dr. Margaret Cottle has both witnessed and practiced this Christlike love that dignifies every human being from beginning to end. She shares how Christ transforms our experience of suffering, grief, death, and sacrificial love. Listen to be encouraged and inspired by the robust, Christian understanding of human dignity and the glorious responsibility we have to humbly give and receive care.
Dr. Cottle's Website https://welcomeandwonder.com/
Euthanasia in Canada: a Cautionary Tale by Margaret Cottle, Catherine Ferrier, Sheila Rutledge Harding, Timothy Lau, Terence McQuiston, John Scott, and Leonie Herx in World Medical Journal Oct. 2018
The Normalization of Euthanasia in Canada, the Cautionary Tale Continues, by Dr. Margaret Cottle, Dr. John Scott, and Dr. Leonie Herx, World Medical Journal Nr. 2, April 2020 vol. 66
Sharing the Darkness: The Spirituality of Caring by Dr. Sheila Cassidy
Knowing God by Dr. J.I. Packer
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Mannix
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, Book 1) by Elizabeth Peters
A Quiet Life in the Country (A Lady Hardcastle Mystery Book 1) by T. E. Kinsey
Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering by Timothy Keller
Amazing Grace: The Life of John Newton and the Surprising Story Behind His Song by Bruce Hindmarsh and Craig Borlase
Ars Moriendi, the Art of Dying Well
The secular world incessantly bleats lies like "Live your best life," "The answers are within" and "Love is love." But what the secular world promotes as truth is simply the latest version of the oldest lie in the world. In Don't Follow Your Heart: Boldly Breaking the Ten Commandments of Self-Worship, author Thaddeus Williams exposes these false narratives and offers a defense for why it is Jesus and not self, that is worthy of our worship and trust. Request your copy of Don't Follow Your Heart today by visiting colsoncenter.org/swwilliamsresource.
In the last several years, the radical ideas of modern, secular gender ideology have become mainstream. How did this happen, and how can Christians respond, especially when these bad ideas affect our children and loved ones? At our next Breakpoint Forum livestream on January 16, we'll address these questions and more with child psychiatrists Drs. Miriam Grossman and Stephen Grcevich. Register for free today at breakpoint.org/forum
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/
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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 our God-given humanity, including our distinctly male and female bodies, is so much bigger and better than these false extremes. This week, Dr. Abigail Favale joins us to talk all things biblical sexuality, gender, the goodness of our bodies, and the beautiful interdependence that God designed us for. Tune in and be encouraged at how God loves men and women and has designed them to reflect Him together.
The Genesis of Gender by Abigail Favale
Pope John Paul II on the Theology of the Body
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution by Carl Trueman
Essays on Woman by Freda Mary Oben
This Summer, give your teens an unshakeable faith that will last a lifetime. Summit Ministries' Student Conferences give students reasons to trust the biblical foundation you have laid for them. Students will wrestle through the hard questions as they build an unshakeable faith. Register for a two-week session in Colorado or Georgia. Use code STRONGWOMEN24 for an exclusive discount. Learn more at www.summit.org/strongwomen.
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/
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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 influence on world history. God's kindness, providence, and power are displayed in the timing of Jesus' entrance into human history—which was no coincidence. The countless factors leading up to our Savior's birth remind us that the good news of Jesus is trustworthy, and that God is in the all the details of history and our lives.
We've got some exciting news for listeners who share our mission of equipping more Christians with the clarity, confidence, and courage they need to have a courageous faith. For the final weeks of 2023, a $50,000 matching gift opportunity has been provided by a generous donor. Your gift will be doubled when you support the Colson Center before December 31st. Would you partner with us to equip more Christians in 2024? You can give today at colsoncenter.org/december.
A Person of Interest by J. Warner Wallace
Cold Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace
Strong Women Episode 31. Our Bodies Proclaim the Gospel with Christopher West
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
Hollywood Heroes by Frank Turek and Zach Turek
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/
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