Biblical Womanhood: Defined. A closer look at Proverbs 31

When we silence a part of the Church, then the Church and the world will fail to see the fullness of who God is. Laura Porterfield joins us today to discuss Proverbs 31 and how it has often been used to prescribe a gender role for women to faithfully morph themselves into.  This kind of … Read More

Hold up, I’m a complementarian. Can I still support women in church leadership? YES!

Laura Seifert joins us today! Christian culture has created a rigid way of thinking forcing us to choose one ideology and reject the other: Complementarianism or Egalitarianism. This is simply not true.  It is okay to exist outside of either of the two camps, to take what we see as good and beneficial from each, … Read More

Abuse in the name of submission: Assistant Producer Sarah shares her story

Submission is a loaded word; it carries a lot of weight.  When we teach gender roles and marital hierarchy without clearly and directly addressing power abuse, emotional abuse, and manipulation, it is very dangerous. The rigid thinking we often see in Christian culture around the theology of submission creates a breeding ground for power abuse … Read More

Abuse, shame, a faithful God, and me: Meet your Host!

In this episode, Kelly shares her personal story as a survivor of childhood sexual assault. We hear about the messages she internalized as a girl growing up in the church and how they significantly impacted how she processed what happened to her. We hear the story of her experience reporting that assault as an adult, … Read More