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174: Moving on from Difficult Friendships with Amber Durgan (Friendship Matters Series #8)

Amber Durgan is a wife, mama, blogger, podcaster, and co-author author of two books. Her heart is for encouraging and equipping women to build deeper…

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173: Discovering God’s Character in the Fruits of the Spirit with Jessica Thompson

  Jessica Thompson is a wife, mom, speaker, writer, podcaster, and author of the new devotional study, “How God Loves Us: 40 Days to Discovering…

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172: Boundaries are a Thing (Solo Episode 33) with Rebekah Hargraves (Friendship Matters Series #7)

    A few months ago, we kicked off a brand new solo podcast series based on a book I co-authored with my dear friend,…

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171: Expecting Beauty in Motherhood with Laura Booz

  Laura Booz is a wife, mom, gardener and chicken keeper, and author of the book, “Expect Something Beautiful: Finding God’s Good Gifts in Motherhood”.…

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169: Cultivating a Restful Prayer Life with Asheritah

Asheritah CiuCiu is a wife, mom, podcaster, writer, and author of the new book “Prayers of Rest: Daily Prompts to Slow Down and Hear God’s…

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The Home and Hearth Podcast Episode #26 The LGBTQ Community and the Christian Church with Dr. Rosaria Butterfield
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RE-RELEASE: 026: The LGBTQ Community and the Church with Dr. Rosaria Butterfield

In light of this being “pride month”, I wanted to be sure to do a re-release of an episode which first aired over 4 years…

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166: Cultivating Life-Giving Friendships (Solo Episode 30) with Rebekah Hargraves (Friendship Matters Series #3)

  A month ago we kicked off a brand new solo podcast series based on a book I co-authored with my dear friend, Amber Durgan,…

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June 2022 Scripture Writing Plan: Philippians

We are wrapping up what has been a great month of Scripture writing finishing our journey through the book of Ephesians and beginning the book…

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162: Cultivating Peace in Your Home with Victoria Duerstock

  Victoria Duerstock is a wife, mom, speaker, and author who is passionate about home design, hospitality, and God’s Word. She comes on the show…

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159: Rules,”Experts”, and Your Mothering (Lies Moms Believe Series #12) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 26)

  On today’s solo podcast episode, I am continuing the podcast series based on my book, Lies Moms Believe (And How the Gospel Refutes Them) with…

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158: Jesus and Social Media with Sadie Robertson Huff

Sadie Robertson Huff is a wife, mama, founder of the ministry Live Original, sought-after speaker, podcaster, and author of the new book, “Who Are You…

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Book and Journal Review: “Who are You Following?: Pursuing Jesus in a Social-Media Obsessed World.” by Sadie Robertson Huff

  The minute the opportunity arose to review Sadie Robertson Huff’s new book and companion journal, “Who are You Following?: Pursuing Jesus in a Social-Media…

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156: Hope and Help for the Homeschool Mama with Durenda Wilson

  Durenda Wilson is a wife, homeschooling mom of 8, podcaster, and author who is passionate about seeing homeschooling moms be encouraged and equipped. She…

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January 2022 Scripture Writing Plan: Galatians

  We are wrapping up what has been a great month of Scripture writing journeying through the books of Hosea, Haggai, and Titus. We have…

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RE-RELEASE: 127: New Year’s Resolutions and the Gospel with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 13)

On this week’s solo podcast episode, I am taking to the show to talk all about New Year’s resolutions, goals, walking by the Spirit, and…

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154: Cultivating a Peaceful Holiday Season with Tama Fortner

Tama Fortner is a wife, mom, writer, and author of the new book, “Simply Christmas: A Busy Mom’s Guide to Reclaiming the Peace of the…

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153: RE-RELEASE - Cultivating a Spirit-Led Holiday Season with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 12)

  On today’s solo podcast episode, I am taking to the show to share about the importance of cultivating a truly Spirit-led holiday season and…

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152: Feelings, Emotions, and Walking with Christ with Jessica Hottle

  Jessica Hottle is a wife, author, podcast host of the show, “What’s the Truth?”, and passionate about helping women to find freedom from the…

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150: Liturgies for a Parent’s Heart with Kayla Craig

    Kayla Craig is a wife, mama of 4, former journalist, and writer who just released a brand new book entitled, “To Light Their…

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149: Walking by the Spirit through Family Estrangement with Julie Plagens

  Julie Plagens is a wife, mom of adult children, and author who has experienced the pain of family estrangement. That is what we will…

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148: Understanding Priorities and Redeeming the Time (Lies Moms Believe Series #9) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 23)

    On today’s solo podcast episode, I am continuing the podcast series based on my book, Lies Moms Believe (And How the Gospel Refutes Them)…

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147: How the Gospel Frees Us from Comparison with Heather Creekmore

Heather Creekmore is a wife, homeschooling mom of four, podcaster, and author of the new book, The Burden of Better: How a Comparison-Free Life Leads…

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146: Success in Motherhood (Lies Moms Believe Series #8) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 22)

  On today’s solo podcast episode, I am continuing the podcast series based on my book, Lies Moms Believe (And How the Gospel Refutes Them) with…

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144: Responsibilities, Happiness, and Doing This “Mothering Thing” Well (Lies Moms Believe Series #7) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 21)

On today’s solo podcast episode, I am continuing the podcast series based on my book, Lies Moms Believe (And How the Gospel Refutes Them) with a…

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Book Review: “Dear Sister, Letters of Hope and Encouragement” by Gisela Yohannan

  When I was reached out to with the opportunity to review Gisela Yohannan’s book, “Dear Sister, Letters of Hope and Encouragement”, I jumped at…

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140: “Me-Time” and the Gospel (Lies Moms Believe Series #5) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 19)

On today’s solo podcast episode, I am continuing the podcast series based on my book, Lies Moms Believe (And How the Gospel Refutes Them) with a…

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137: How God Equips us for His Call with Jess Connolly

  Jess Connolly is a church planter’s wife, mom of 4, ministry leader, author, speaker, and a woman determined to encourage and inspire fellow women…

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133: Mommy Guilt and the Gospel (Lies Moms Believe Series #2) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 16)

On today’s solo podcast episode, I am continuing the podcast series based on my book, Lies Moms Believe (And How the Gospel Refutes Them) with…

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Seven Lessons I have Learned in (Nearly) Seven Years of Marriage, A Guest Post for Cultivating Jewels

My sweet friend Amber Durgan recently invited me to write a guest post on the topic of marriage for her blog. Here is what I…

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130: Help and Hope for Those Walking Through Eating Disorders with Amber Durgan

Amber Durgan is a wife, mama of two, blogger, and co-author author of two books. Her heart is for encouraging and equipping women to build…

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128: Myths, Stereotypes, and Truths about Biblical Womanhood with Bethany Beal

Bethany Beal is a wife, mom, author, speaker, YouTuber, and podcaster, with a passion to reach out to women with truth and encouragement for their…

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127: New Year’s Resolutions and the Gospel with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 13)

On today’s solo podcast episode, I am taking to the show to talk all about New Year’s resolutions, goals, walking by the Spirit, and holding…

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126: The Pastor’s Wife Life with Karen Stiller

Karen Stiller is a minister’s wife, mom, writer, editor, and author of the new book, “The Minister’s Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Doubt, Friendship, Loneliness,…

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REPOST: Advent, Mommy Guilt, and the Gospel

  What follows is a repost of an article I wrote here on the blog during Advent 2017. ~~~~   Special Advent readings and devotionals.…

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