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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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September 2022 Scripture Writing Plan: Select Psalms and Daniel

  We are wrapping up what has been a great month of Scripture writing as we have completed our journey through the book of Colossians…

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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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165: Life-Giving Friendships of the Bible (Solo Episode 29) with Rebekah Hargraves (Friendship Matters Series #2)

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

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163: Why “Friendship Matters” (Solo Episode 28) with Rebekah Hargraves (Friendship Matters Series #1)

  Today we kick off a brand new solo podcast series, and I could not be more excited! My last solo series was based on…

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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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To Judge or not to Judge

For a long time it was said that John 3:16 was the most well-known and oft-quoted Bible verse, even among non-Christians. Well, those days may…

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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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March 2022 Scripture Writing Plan: Galatians and Ephesians

    We are wrapping up what has been a great month of Scripture writing journeying through the book of Galatians. We have seen God’s…

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155: God’s Word and Your Life with Marian Jordan Ellis

      Marian Jordan Ellis from This Redeemed Life is a wife, mom, author, and Bible study teacher who is passionate about helping women…

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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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The Order of Events in Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (And What it Means for Your Mothering)

  “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them…

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151: Postpartum Body Image and Viewing Children as Interruptions (Lies Moms Believe Series #10) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 24)

    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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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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October 2021 Scripture Writing Plan: Hosea

  We are wrapping up what has been a great month of Scripture writing covering the Song of Solomon. We have seen God’s view of…

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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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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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145: Understanding the Gift of the Holy Spirit in Our Lives with Jeannie Cunnion

  Jeannie Cunnion is a wife, mom of 5 boys, writer, counselor, and author. Today we chat about her brand new book, Don’t Miss Out:…

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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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143: Help and Hope for Hurting Hearts with June Hunt

  June Hunt is the founder of the ministry Hope for the Heart and its new off-shoot course, Lifeline to Hope. Both ministries are dedicated…

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142: Bad Days, Sin Struggles, Messy Houses…and the Gospel! (Lies Moms Believe Series #6) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 20)

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

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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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June 2021 Scripture Writing Plan: James and Esther

  We are wrapping up what has been an amazing month of Scripture writing covering such timely verses in Ruth and James. We have seen…

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139: God’s Word and Our Hard Seasons 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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138: For When You Feel Like the Worst Mom Ever (Lies Moms Believe Series #4) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 18)

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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136: Perfectionism, Being Enough, Doing It All - And What the Gospel Has to Say! (Lies Moms Believe Series #3) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 17)

  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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135: How God Redeems Our In-Between Places with Kat Armstrong

Kat Armstrong has been emboldening women to be all-in for Jesus for twenty years as a speaker, Bible teacher, author, and podcast host. She is the…

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134: An Introduction to Early Church Mothers (Part 2) with Emilie Cubino

Emilie Cubino is a wife, mom, graduate student, business owner, and writer who is passionate about church history. Today she comes back on the show…

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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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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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This Is War: Battling the Idol of Technology, A Guest Post By Chelsey DeMatteis

I’m thrilled to have my friend Chelsey DeMatteis guest posting for me here on the blog today. You may remember her as a guest on…

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120: Answering the Question, “Was Jesus Nice?” with Blake Guichet

Blake Guichet is a wife, girl mom, writer, and host of The Crappy Christian Podcast. She recently took to Instagram to address the topics of…

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118: Beauty from Ashes with Heather Lobe Johnson

Heather Johnson is a wife, mama, writer, speaker, and podcaster who is passionate about encouraging women with the truth of how the Lord can bring…

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What would Cause a Strong and Devout Christian to Doubt her Faith?: ZOEgirl Singer, Alisa Childers, Shares her Story

    I’m delighted to have Alisa Childers guest-posting on the blog today to share her story with us. Alisa, author of the soon-to-release book…

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