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Women EncouragedHe Will Be Enough - with Katie FarisIn today’s episode, Bethany talks with Katie Faris about her book He Will Be Enough: How God Takes You By the Hand Through Your Hardest Days. Listen in to this conversation as Bethany and Katie discuss the Faris’s story of running to the Lord as they faced a difficult diagnosis in their children and how the Lord has met them and been trustworthy in the mist of pain and trials.Support the show2022-06-0243 min
Women EncouragedMatters of the Heart: Godly Courage and the Fear of the Lord - with Katie WestenbergKatie Westenberg joins the show to talk about her book I Choose Brave and what it truly means to fear God and embrace holy courage. She and Bethany also discuss why it’s so dangerous for us to adopt a worldly definition of courage and why Christian women are often pulled toward wanting to fit in and be acceptable to the world. Support the show2020-10-2329 minWomen EncouragedFinishing Up the Ask-Us-Anything: Discussing the Enneagram and More - with Katie Morin and Bethany BarendregtIn this episode, Katie and Bethany finish up their "Asking for a Friend" conversation, discussing a couple of listeners' questions about the Enneagram and any concerns they have with this tool. They also answer a question from a listener about how to answer the issue of transgenderism from Scripture. Support the show2020-08-0630 minWomen EncouragedAsking for a Friend - with Katie Morin and Bethany BarendregtAwhile back, we invited listeners to participate in our "ask us anything" episode, which we’ve affectionately titled Asking for a Friend. We’ve decided to break up this episode into two shorter parts because one episode would have been too long. This week, Katie Morin and Bethany are sitting down to chat about the first few questions related to what we’ve done during COVID and how the Lord has blessed us during this time. We also answer a listener’s request for Christian advice on how to navigate loneliness and feeling like an “outsider”.2020-07-1620 minWomen EncouragedVulnerability, Shame, and Belonging: WE ChatWhat is the goal of vulnerability for a Christian woman? What do we do with our shame? And how do we look at these in relation to finding belonging? In this episode, I sit down with WE team member Katie Morin to talk about these topics from a Christian perspective. We discuss some of the problems with the worldview and answers offered to us by a popular writer and researcher, and talk about how the gospel answers those problematic solutions. Support the show2020-04-2341 minWomen EncouragedLife and Death Through a Gospel Lens - with Dr. Kathryn ButlerIn today's episode, Dr. Kathryn Butler (Katie) joins the show to discuss how Christians should view life and death and medical intervention with a gospel-centered perspective. Her book Between Life and Death: A Gospel-Centered Guide to End-of-Life Medical Care is incredibly helpful and insightful. We're grateful for this conversation about modern medical practices, the differences between preserving life and prolonging death, physician-assisted suicide, and what Christians need to know in order to wisely make decisions for themselves and their loved ones. Support the show2020-01-3151 minWomen EncouragedThe Beauty of God's Word - with Katie GuilianoToday, I’m talking with Katie Guiliano, artist and founder of Hosanna Revival. Her business is devoted to helping women engage in Scripture by creating beautiful and intentional tools for their lives. Today, Katie shares the story of how she was led to share the beauty of God’s word with women all around the world. We also talk about practicing perseverance in dry seasons, and encouraging one another to make the most of our giftings and opportunitites. Support the show2019-11-0132 minWomen EncouragedWE Chat: Renewing Our MindsIn today's episode, some of the WE team members Alyssa Donovan and Katie Morin chat with Bethany about what it means to renew our minds. We discuss how easily we're influenced, how Bible reading has equipped us and fed us, and why Christian-izing the world's message just won't work. You can connect with us on our Women Encouraged webpage, as well as on Instagram and Facebook. Thanks for listening! Support the show2019-06-0443 minWomen EncouragedWE Chat: Financial SecurityBethany and WE team members Alyssa Donovan and Katie Morin sit down for a candid conversation about financial security. We talk about contentment, trusting God, hardship, and God's abundant provision. You can connect with us on our Women Encouraged webpage, as well as on Instagram and Facebook. Thanks for listening! Support the show2019-05-1034 minWomen EncouragedThe Impact of a Devoted Mother - with Tim ChalliesToday, we’re sharing a conversation I had with Tim Challies about his book Devoted: Great Men and Their Godly Moms. Tim is not only an author, he’s also a blogger at challies.com and book reviewer, and serves as one of the pastors at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto. In this episode, I’m talking with Tim about his book, and some of the men and women noted in it, but we also chat about the common cultural burdens of isolation and fear of failure that many Christian mothers carry. After my interview with Tim...2018-10-0856 minWomen EncouragedLove For The Lonely Sisters - with Lydia BrownbackOur chat today with Lydia Brownback touches on so many different angles of loneliness, contentment, and singleness. Lydia is the author of several books, including a book on the psalms called Sing a New Song and the excellent book Finding God in My Loneliness where she takes on the different kinds of loneliness we face. After the episode, WE vision team member Katie Morin joins Bethany to talk about the way Bible literacy impacts our view of our circumstances, and some practical ways we can come alongside our single sisters or women in our lives who may b...2018-09-2156 minWomen EncouragedDiscipling Women - with Katie Roberts and Taylor Turkington (TGC)Women's Discipleship mini-series: we talk with Katie Roberts and Taylor Turkington from The Gospel Coalition's Women's Training Network. Katie and Taylor share with us how they started The Verity Fellowship in Portland, OR to help disciple women by training them to handle Scripture. We talk about why training women and discipling them is so vital for the Church. However, part of this discussion is some of the practical nature of starting a women's conference. So much prayer and work and planning goes into something like this, and we are so grateful for the heart behind these ladies' efforts to...2018-05-0725 min