Kindled - Motherhood, Work & The Grace We Need For Both

The first episode of Kindled's Christianity & Culture series!  In this episode, we ask the questions "Who is God?" and "Who is man?" and compare a biblical with a secular worldview answer to those questions.  Jeff Medders, author of Humble Calvinism and other books, joins host Haley Williams.  Shownotes at www.KindledPodcast.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

How do we as Christians respond in light of cancel culture and ultimatums to either "comply or die" like was shared by @designmom on Instagram?  This episode explores the concept of politicide, cancel culture and what we as Christians are bound to by allegiance to Christ alone.  To get future Firestarters, join the Patreon community at www.patreon.com/kindledpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

What does Christian faithfulness look like when life feels unpredictable, hard, or just plain ordinary? We want to follow Jesus, but it’s easy to become more focused on our present situation than on a long view of faithfulness.  That's what Glenna and I are discussing in today's episode!  The sponsor is Jiobit | Use the code TRACKTOSCHOOL to get $15 off your tracker. All you need to do is text TRACKER to 474747 and get the link.  Join our Patreon community! https://patreon.com/kindledpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

THIS IS PART 2. Listen to Part 1 if you haven't yet. | Do you feel like you're the only one who knows and believes the truth these days? I get it - I've been there, and AM there, frequently. In this Firestarters episode I want to help you get some perspective on how you can assess certain situations you find yourself in as well as assess your own heart to discern if you should speak up or stay quiet. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

Do you feel like you're the only one who knows and believes the truth these days? I get it - I've been there, and AM there, frequently. In this Firestarters episode I want to help you get some perspective on how you can assess certain situations you find yourself in as well as assess your own heart to discern if you should speak up or stay quiet - and I think these guidelines will be helpful as you navigate confusing and frustrating situations - alone.  Starting in September, future Firestarters episodes will only be available to Kindled Patreon supporters! Want in? It's only $10/month! Join us at www.patreon.com/kindledpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

Motherhood is full and glorious - but also filled with trials and suffering. If we don't understand the purpose of our motherhood, we will get lost in everyday difficulties and no way to reclaim perspective.  That's what I discuss today with September McCarthy, mother of 10 and homeschool mama. She has a unique perspective of generational motherhood with children spanning from age 28 to 8 years old. She has grandchildren and children of her own still in her home, affording her the perspective of a multi-generational mother and seeing how unique and beautiful our purpose is in God's kingdom. She shares so much wisdom and encouragement for those of us in the trenches. No matter what season of motherhood you are in, you will be encouraged by her testimony of God's grace in her nearly 30 years of being a mother.  Shownotes at kindledpodcast.com Sponsor: Jiobit | TRACKTOSCHOOL to get $15 off your tracker. Text TRACKER to 474747 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

Welcome to my NEWEST offering for my listening audience! It's called FIRESTARTERS.  These are short, 15-minute SOLO episodes that will be available only to my Patreon community. For the month of August, they will be available to the public, but starting in September, you'll need to be a Patreon subscriber to get them!  These will be the place I share personal and intimate reflections on faith, what God is teaching me, culture, parenting, politics, apologetics and more!  Thank you for listening! I'd love for you to join me in our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/kindledpodcast   --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

Today I'm chatting with Jamie Sumner, author of Eat, Sleep, Save the World, about life as a special needs mama. Jamie offers advice and encouragement for any parent in those shoes.  We also discuss how the gospel of Jesus gives us hope in the midst of extremely difficult circumstances. Jamie also shares a candid perspective on how we can be friends to those with special needs kiddos.  Shownotes at kindledpodcast.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

In this episode I chat with Guest Francie Winslow about the power of sex in marriage to bring not just connection but union under God as one. Francie discusses the challenges we face to creating connection in our marriage and shares her story. She also gives a Biblical framework as we look at lens the way God intended it to be.  Shownotes at kindledpodcast.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

The murder of George Floyd on May 25 sent the United States into a nationwide cultural discussion on racism and justice.  There are many voices offering many solutions to the problems that ail society. But how do we look at this issue as Christians? What answer does the Bible have for the sin and evil we see in society in both individuals and our systems of government?  How do we respond as Christians to the call of the world to "divest of our whiteness" and embrace the narrative offered by Critical Race Theory that so many (including many Christians) are letting guide the discussion? This is what Monique and I are discussing today. Monique is the founder of the Center for Biblical Unity and a Racial Unity Advocate. Shownotes available at www.kindldedpodcast.com Sponsor: H. Williams Creative --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

Social justice is no doubt a relevant and hot topic today. Should Christians become "social justice warriors"? Is this biblical? What is justice as the bible defines it and what is our role in bringing it about in the world? These are just a few of the questions I posed to the Darrell Harrison and Virgil Walker, the hosts of the Just Thinking podcast, my absolute favorite podcast. I was honored that Darrell and Virgil agreed to come on the show and discuss this incredibly relevant and important topic with me.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

Pornography is the most destructive force we are facing today - and by and large? We AREN'T TALKING ABOUT IT. (Excuse me for yelling, this is kind of a big deal.)  Hearts are being darkened by evil, brains are being rewired by overstimulation and marriages are being destroyed. Here's some stats for you: 79% of Christian men who attend evangelical church regularly use porn. 55% of Christian men look at it monthly and 1 in 10 look at it daily. But it's NOT JUST MEN - the fastest growing user group is Women. The biggest user group is 12-17 year olds. 1 out of 10 porn users is under the age of 10.  BUT hold on --  there is hope, healing and restoration. There is forgiveness through Christ and we can walk in the light, free of shame and deception. Free of slavery to this evil that so easily entangled.   We have to talk about this, Church.  Listen to my conversation with Rosie Makinney of Fight For Love Ministries  Sponsor: H. Williams Creative --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

Whether it’s fearful side hugs on one side or sexual abuse on the other, both the culture and the church aren’t doing very well with touch. Singles are staying single longer, dating is wrought with angst over purity, and marriages struggle to not interpret all forms of touch as sexual. Even the Bible seems to have endless rules about not touching things. There is simply no place where touch doesn’t seem threatened or threatening.  But a curious thing happens when Jesus comes into His ministry: He touches. Jesus touches the sick and the outcast, the bleeding and the unclean.  Join me and Lore Wilbert as we discuss on today's episode.  Sponsor: Prepdish - Start your 14-day FREE TRIAL today!  Shownotes at www.kindledpodcast.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

A tumultuous childhood, a troubled relationship with her mother, but not forgotten or abandoned by God. From an alcoholic mother to an abortion at 16, Sarah Mae shares her story with us today and her testimony of the God who never once left her alone.  This one is for adult ears only.  Sponsor: Spirit-Filled Life Magazine --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

These 10 Commandments are in effect - a new Ten Commandments. What’s striking is that they are far less about God revealing his desires and far more about man expressing his own—less Moses, more Oprah. Yet each of these commandments is partially true. Indeed, that is what makes this list, and progressive Christianity as a whole, so challenging. Half-truths can sound quite appealing until you recognize their foundations and implications.  Join Dr. Kruger and I as we discuss. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

What do we do when our faith is shaken? When everything we thought we believed comes into question?  Today on the podcast, Robin Dance is sharing her story of how God used her questions to bring her back to himself.  Sponsor: Lies Moms Believe, Rebekah Hargraves   --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

Is self-love really loving?  It's a question worth asking. And my guest Brooke Tabor and I go there in today's episode.  Our cultural moment is nothing short of consumed with this concept of loving yourself better. Self-love is the best love. Love yourself first to love others. And while we are sure the intention behind the phrase often means well, for Christians, it profoundly misses the mark of the kind of love scripture both promises us AND calls us to exhibit.  Join us as we discuss!  Shownotes at kindledpodcast.com Sponsor: H. Williams Creative | www.hwilliamscreative.com  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

Today is a candid conversation of reflections on hope with author Laura Smith. We talk about what God is doing with COVID-19. On a micro level in our lives but also on a global scale. How He is continuing to work out His great rescue plan for humanity.  We discuss the goodness of God, how we are like the grumbling Israelites being brought  into the promise land through way of the wilderness, and how God is turning evil for good before our eyes in spite of the brokenness we see.  SPONSOR: Prepdish - Start your free 14-day trial today! Shownotes at kindledpodcast.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support

Today I'm airing the second part of my conversation with Marcia Montenegro. We're diving headfirst into the New Age and tackling some big topics like naturopathy, mindfulness, the enneagram.  Marcia explains the origins of these ideas, concepts and the enneagram itself, which may surprise you. To be fair, I have long loved the enneagram and how it felt like it explained me so accurately, helped me understand more about myself and others, but as I've learned more about its origins, I've taken a more critical approach to it. But Marcia's biggest beef isn't that you identify as a "three" or an "achiever" but that the enneagram is teaching people to value experience over truth, a foundational teaching of the new age. While I think there's plenty of room for believers to disagree on whether the enneagram can be "redeemed" (which tends to be the point of argumentation), it's important for us to take a look at the origins of what we engage with so we can rightly understand how we interact with them today.  Show note

Today I'm talking with Brenna Burrows, a wife and mom of two girls who lives in Quingdao, a city in the the Shandong province in China.  Brenna and her family have lived in China for 18 months and just experienced the spread of COVID-19. While they are not in  Wuhan in Hubei province, where the main outbreak was, it has still greatly impacted their lives.  Brenna and her family have been through the extreme measures to prevent spread many of us are just now beginning to experience and she's sharing some of what that's looked like for their family. She also shares how keeping her eyes on Jesus and prayer has helped her through this fearful and uncertain time.  Sponsor: Prepdish Shownotes: KindledPodcast.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindledpodcast/support