Risen Motherhood

Can You Make Any Life You Want? | Ep. 121

Want to start a business? Wondering if you should start traveling for your job or pick up an extra shift? Trying to bend and stretch your schedule to make all your opportunities work? Being able to consider new work responsibilities, ministry roles, or creative endeavors isn’t the norm for everyone, but when we have a choice, it’s a huge privilege to steward. In this episode, Emily and Laura discuss how to evaluate new or changing career or ministry opportunities. We’re made to work and use our gifts to pass on the legacy of faith in all we do. By tuning our thoughts to God’s word, we can pursue holiness, count the cost of each decision, and lay down our lives for others. RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT: Leave an iTunes Review & Tutorial on How to Leave an iTunes Review Ep. 83: Nikki Daniels: Finding Freedom in Christ as a Working Mom - Risen Motherhood Ep. 118: Gray Areas: Personal Conscience in Motherhood - Risen Motherhood “When You Don’t Measure Up” - Laura Hardin, Risen Motherhood “Every Woman’s Call to Work” - Abigail Dodds, Desiring God “Women, Work, and Faith: Five Common Themes” - Bethany Jenkins, TGC “The Counter-Cultural Woman: A Fresh Look at Proverbs 31” - Revive Our Hearts Series “Women, Work, and Our Crisis of Identity” - Carolyn McCulley, Desiring God “Women’s Roles and the Great Commission” - Allyson Todd, For the Church “The Wonder of Work” Melissa Kruger, TGC “When You’re Stuck in a Season You Don’t Want” - Lauren Weir, Words Worth Noting “Let Me Be A Woman: A Discussion on Biblical Femininity” - Nana Dolce, Aimee Byrd, Brooke Ventura FOR MORE: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!    

"But This is Just My Personality!": How Christ Changes Us | Ep. 119

Am I an Enneagram 3? A Princess Belle? An INFP? Wait, what are you?! It doesn’t matter if it takes 10 minutes and 100 pop-ups, we’ll click through to learn something new about our personalities. In this episode, Emily and Laura talk about why we love learning about ourselves and what role personality profiles should play in our mothering. Digging into who we are can be useful, but our personalities aren’t the full definition of who we are in Christ. God is making all things new, changing and transforming every part of us—personalities included—into the image of Jesus.   RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT: Risen Motherhood on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter “Personality Assessments and the Wondrous Knowledge of Being Known” Lore Ferguson Wilbert, Lifeway “I’m Not an Expert on Myself” Jen Wilkin, Family Life “Personality Tests and Abiding in Love” Liz Wann, Morning By Morning “Personality Tests: Knowing God Through Knowing Ourselves” Nate Claiborne, Christian Pop Culture “What God Thinks About You” John Rinehart, Desiring God “Stop Using Your Personality Test as a Crutch” Michael Kelley, For The Church “The FAQs: What Christians Should Know About the Enneagram” Joe Carter, TGC “What the Bible Says About Our Identities in Christ” Melissa Kruger, Megan Hill, Jen Pollock Michel [Video], TGC For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!

“Mommy, Can I Watch a Show?”: Screen Time & the Gospel | Ep. 117

Screen time can be a hot topic. We wonder, “Is there a formula for the right amount of TV time?” “Is 30 minutes or 45 minutes holier?” “Do you think my kids will be quiet if I put on a show and hide in the kitchen?” But what we need to ask is, “What’s going on in my heart?” In this episode, Emily and Laura share gospel hope for two issues in many moms’ hearts: guilt and fear. Whether you’ve used screen time to avoid the craziness of the day or created a system of rules to guarantee a particular outcome, the gospel meets you there with wisdom and hope.   RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: Risen Motherhood on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter “Wisely Using Technology” Tony Reinke on Journeywomen “ERLC Panel discussion: Screen time and family time” Trillia Newbell, Jason Thacker, Ben Stuart, Jamie Ivey, Tim Blackmon The Tech-Wise Family, Andy Crouch This is Our Time, Trevin Wax “The Tension of Technology: Hope and Fear in the Digital Age” Jason Thacker 12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You, Tony Reinke “Are We Worrying Too Much About Kids on Their Phones?” Trevin Wax “Give Your Children All of Your Attention. Some of the Time.” Harriet Connor For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!

When Motherhood Brings Deep Suffering | Ep. 115

We experience daily hardships in motherhood that weigh on us—difficult decisions, potty training, sleeplessness, and more. But sometimes we experience deeper, more profound suffering that makes us cry out, “Why God?” In this episode, Emily and Laura offer gospel encouragement for those in the midst of deep suffering. Suffering is different for everyone, but scripture offers unshakeable hope in every situation. Since God didn’t excuse himself from suffering, one day—through Christ—our suffering will give way to joy. RM APPLY QUESTIONS VIEW TRANSCRIPT Articles, Resources and Related Content: Risen Motherhood on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter R|M RSS Feed R|M Resources on Suffering Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation “When Suffering Falls on Our Children” - Sarah Walton “Seeing Beyond the Suffering” - Trevin Wax “8 Reasons to Cling to Scripture in Suffering” - Kristen Wetherell “Why You’re Suffering” - Charles Spurgeon “Suffering in Community” - Wendy Alsup God’s Grace in Your Suffering - David Powlison Suffering - Paul David Tripp Holding Onto Hope - Nancy Guthrie A Path Through Suffering - Elisabeth Elliot The Problem of Pain - C.S. Lewis A Grief Observed - C.S. Lewis When the Darkness Will Not Lift - John Piper The Scars That Have Shaped Me - Vaneetha Rendall Risner Hope When It Hurts - Kristen Wetherell & Sarah Walton Sing a New Song - Lydia Brownback The Valley of Vision: Puritan Prayers “How Can God Be Sovereign and Good and Allow Suffering?” - John Piper “Though You Slay Me” - Shane & Shane “Psalm 126” - Bifrost Arts & Molly Parden “Satisfied in You” - The Sing Team “How Firm a Foundation” - Norton Hall Band For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry! HELP RISEN MOTHERHOOD MAKE MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS!  

Trusting God with Our Children: An Interview on Faithful Motherhood with Nancy Guthrie | Ep. 113

Every moment in motherhood is an opportunity to trust God. Through suffering, hardships, and difficulties, we have to answer the question, “Is the gospel really true?” In this episode, Emily and Laura interview Nancy Guthrie about faithfulness and hope in motherhood. Nancy is a wife, mom, author, and Bible teacher who experienced deep suffering when she lost two children. We can fret, strategize, and lose sleep over many worries in motherhood, but when we trust God is sovereign and faithful, we’ll see the gospel meets us in every situation. RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: Holding onto Hope - Nancy Guthrie Seeing Jesus in Genesis - Nancy Guthrie Seeing Jesus in the Psalms and Wisdom Books - Nancy Guthrie Seeing Jesus in the Historical Books - Nancy Guthrie The One Year of Praying Through the Bible for your Kids - Nancy Guthrie Even Better Than Eden - Nancy Guthrie What Every Child Should Know About Prayer - Nancy Guthrie Help Me Teach the Bible (podcast) - The Gospel Coalition & Nancy Guthrie “God Will Sustain You One Day at a Time” - Vaneetha Rendall Risner “God Knows What You Don’t Have” - Abigail Dodds “‘Should Be,’ ‘Would Be,’ and The Hope of What ‘Will Be’” - Abbey Wedgeworth “Who Do You Trust?” - Charles Spurgeon God’s Grace in Your Suffering - David Powlison For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!   HELP RISEN MOTHERHOOD MAKE MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS!    

Seasons and Rhythms: Incorporating Gospel Reminders Into Your Year | Ep. 111

Our daily schedules are busy, so it’s no wonder we’re surprised when all of a sudden it’s a new season. If we don’t intentionally stop to think about them, they pass us by! In this episode, Emily and Laura share how incorporating gospel reminders into your year can help your family remember God’s sovereignty and story of redemption. It’s not another burden or thing to check off a list, but rather a chance to bring joy into your home as you remember Christ in every season.  RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: R|M Newsletter Sign Up Ep. 42, Making Christmas Traditions Matter Ep. 81, Celebrating Advent with Little Ones Ep. 82, Using Stories to Pass Along the Gospel to Your Children The Church History ABCs: Augustine and 25 Other Heroes of the Faith - Stephen J. Nichols Reformation ABCs: The People, Places, and Things of the Reformation - Stephen J. Nichols Love Came Down at Christmas: Daily Readings for Advent - Sinclair Ferguson Come Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional - Paul David Tripp The Village Church Seasons Book (church calendar/seasons) The Pilgrim’s Progress - John Bunyan Dangerous Journey: The Story of Pilgrim’s Progress (for kids) - Oliver Hunkin The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry! HELP RISEN MOTHERHOOD CREATE MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS!  

Ask Us Anything! Fall 2018 | Ep. 109

Whenever we ask the R|M community for questions, they range from lighthearted and practical to thought-provoking and theological, which makes the AUA show something special. In this one-hour episode, Emily and Laura answer listeners’ questions from thoughts about date nights and what kind of cars they drive, to how they encourage their children to pray and  how their families handle Santa. We hope as you listen, you’ll see how the gospel applies to everything and how we have freedom in Christ to serve our families in unique ways. RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Questions (Time-Stamped): [3:37] “What kind of car do you each drive?” [7:25] “What’s it like living with your parents, Laura? Any tips on clashing with parents?” [11:40] “Do you guys use essential oils?” [12:54] “What do you think about forcing your children to hug grandparents/family/strangers?” [15:19] “What’s your enneagram number?” [23:54] “How have your husbands been a part of R|M?” [27:06] “Do you wrestle with the influence you have and how has the Lord guided you in this?” [33:14] “How do you do date night? How do you strengthen your marriage in the busyness of littles?” [38:34] “How do you introduce or encourage a toddler to pray?” [40:41] “How you explain image bearers to young kids?” [45:50] “I’m using catechisms with my 18-month-old and feeling frustrated. Am I having too high of expectations?” [48:07] “How do you approach Santa and other non-advent type Christmas traditions? Is this how you handle the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy…” Articles, Resources and Related Content: Ep. 33: Intentional Motherhood Starts at Day One Ep. 74: Grandparents & the Gospel: Why Do They Get Under Your Skin? Ep. 75: Grandparents & the Gospel: Approach Them With Grace Ep. 77: AUA Fall 2017 Ep. 81: Celebrating Advent with Little Ones Ep. 89: Trillia Newbell: Helping Our Kids Celebrate God's Beautifully Diverse Design Ep. 90: Unified With Your Husband: Different Styles, Same Mission Ep. 92: Learning, Growing, & Changing Our Minds: How the Gospel Frees us to Do Something Different Ep. 100: AUA Spring 2018 AUA 2018 Spring Edition FAQs “Cultivating a Healthy Marriage as New Parents” - Quina Aragon “Our Greatest Ally: God’s Grace for Marital Intimacy” - Laura Hardin “Passing Along /our Heritage: Teaching the Gospel in All of Life” - Autumn Kern “What Does It Mean to Remember the Gospel?” - Emily Jensen “What Does It Mean for a Mom to Have Freedom in Christ?” - Nana Dolce “Five Ways My Mom Invested the Gospel in Me” - Jaquelle Crowe “Raising Treasure Hunters” - Stephanie Grayum “Personality Assessments and the Wondrous Knowledge of Being Known” - Lore Ferguson Wilbert The Enneacast - Love Thy Neighborhood For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry! HELP RISEN MOTHERHOOD CREATE MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS!  

Grace in Discipline: An Interview on Faithful Motherhood with Elyse Fitzpatrick | Ep. 107

There’s no formula for raising godly children. Instead, we follow the Christ’s example by offering our kids God’s expectations and grace as we disciple them. In this episode, Emily and Laura interview Elyse Fitzpatrick about faithfulness in the early years of motherhood. Elyse is a wife, mom, and prolific author of many books that apply gospel truths to daily life. While we’re called to faithfully nurture, train, and discipline our children according to God’s word, only Jesus can transform their hearts and teach them to love his design. Let’s give our kids the greatest example of faith by being sinners who run to Jesus with them.   RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: Elyse’s Work: Give Them Grace (co-authored with Jessica Thompson) Answering Your Kids' Toughest Questions (co-authored with Jessica Thompson) Finding the Love of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation Front porch with the Fitzes Podcast www.elysefitzpatrick.com Other: “He’s Been Through It All” - Elyse at R|M Ep. 44 | Raising More Than Just “Good” Kids “X-Ray Questions” - David Powlison “Parenting is a Process, Not an Event” - Paul David Tripp (Video) “Parenting a Difficult Child” - Julie Lowe “Discipline that Connects with Our Children’s Hearts” - Jim & Lynne Jackson Parenting - Paul David Tripp Shepherding a Child’s Heart - Ted Tripp For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry! HELP RISEN MOTHERHOOD CREATE MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS!  

When Motherhood Feels Too Hard | Ep. 105

There's a reason our podcast opens with, "Motherhood is hard." Because it is! From sleepless nights and potty training accidents to constant discipline and raising adolescents, motherhood can leave us crying in the bathroom and eating from the secret chocolate stash. In this episode, Emily and Laura consider how the gospel breathes hope into the moments of motherhood that leave us feeling undone. The good news of Jesus means that God calls, equips, and sustains us in the work he's prepared for us to do—including requests for snacks, sibling squabbles, boo-boo kisses, and the fifth reading of their favorite book. We were never meant to mother in our own strength, and by the kindness of God, we don’t have to.   RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: R|M Ep. 87: What It Means to "Preach the Gospel to Yourself" "Motherhood is a Gift" - Gloria Furman "Motherhood Feels Like Death" - Courtney Reissig "Gospel Hope When You Feel Like You're Not Enough" - Christina Kposowa "Millennial Motherhood" - Abigail Dodds "The Father's Love in Motherhood" - Jasmine Holmes "Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood" - (Audio) Melissa Kruger Gospel Fluency: Speaking the Truths of Jesus into the Everyday Life Stuff - Jeff Vanderstelt Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full - Gloria Furman For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry! HELP RISEN MOTHERHOOD CREATE MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS!  

When Snack Time is Scary | Ep. 103

Summer break is over, and the weekly show is back! In this episode, Emily and Laura discuss how the gospel applies to snack time. It may seem like a “lighter” topic, but our opinions, preferences, and rules about snack time reveal a lot about our hearts. Whether you’re guilt-ridden about “giving in” or glued to your snack standards, the gospel reminds us to identify with Christ as we love our littlest neighbors.   RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: Resources: Ep. 56: Feeding Our Families and the Gospel Ep. 69: Loving the Difficult Mom in Your Life Ep. 74: Grandparents and the Gospel: Why Do Grandma and Grandpa Get Under Your Skin? Ep. 75: Grandparents and the Gospel: Approach Them with Grace "The Gospel is Our Guide to Guilt-Free Eating" Abby Hummel “My Struggle to Smash My Food Idol” Lindsey Carlson “You Become What You Eat” Jon Bloom “Do We Give Food Too Much Glory?” Kelly Needham “Eating to Make God Happy” Becky Wilson “When You Can’t Afford to be a ‘Good’ Mom” Hannah Anderson For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry! HELP RISEN MOTHERHOOD CREATE MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS!  

Resources for Growing in Grace: Good, Better, Best? | Ep. 101

Books, podcasts, Bible studies, conferences, articles, and social media—oh my! With so many resources and so little time, how should a mom choose the best resources for her spiritual growth? In this episode, Emily and Laura share how wise use of time on the best resources is a stewardship issue. Our hearts can chase the wrong sources of wisdom and false gods too easily, but through the study of God’s word and the work of the Holy Spirit, we can all grow in wisdom and discernment as we choose excellent resources to fill our time!   RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: Resources: Ep. 53: Discerning Truth in a World of Mom Advice  RM Abide Method The Practice of Godliness - Jerry Bridges “The 3-5 Method: Engaging God’s Word When Time and Mental Energy are Scant” - Abbey Wedgeworth “A Tree Planted By Streams of Water: A Busy Mom’s Unhurried Time with God” - Nana Dolce “The Devastation of Idolatry” - Shameka Tyler “The Instagram Bible” - Jen Wilkin “How to Be Rich in Christ” - Liz Wann “Pure Doctrine Makes Us Good Servants of Christ” - Jackie Hill Perry (Video) “Living a Gospel-Centered Life with Lexy Sauvé” - Journeywomen Podcast For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!   LOOKING TO SUPPORT RISEN MOTHERHOOD TO SEE MORE RESOURCES LIKE THIS? DONATE ON PATREON  

Foster Care & The Gospel: An Interview with Andrew and Chrissy Wolgemuth | Ep. 99

God’s heart is for the broken, wounded, and forgotten. So what does that mean for how we care for the vulnerable children in our midst? One way is by opening your home to care for a child for a season. In this episode, Laura and Emily discuss the gospel’s impact on foster care with foster parents, Andrew and Chrissy Wolgemuth. While living out the gospel can be costly—requiring our time, resources, and hearts—God’s grace is sufficient in every circumstance for every family—whether we’re fostering or supporting those who are.   RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: Fostering and Adopting in Faith Podcast Project 1.27—A bridge between the church and kids who need fostering Adopted for Life - Russell Moore “Race and the Family: Marriage, Fatherlessness, Adoption, Foster Care” - MLK50 Panel “Fighting for Faith in a Fostering Family” - T.J. and Jenn Menn “Foster Children Need the Church” - Brittany Lind “Being a Pro-Life Church is Messier Than You Think” - Daniel Darling “How to Address America’s Foster Care Crisis? It Takes a Village”  - Kelly Rosati “Foster Care as the Way of Christ” - Darren Carlson “Don’t Adopt!” - Russell Moore For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!

Locking Arms with Moms Ahead of Us | Ep. 97

You’re not the first mom to wonder, “How often should I bathe my kid?” or “How do you teach a stubborn child to obey?” Since other moms have asked these same questions, there may be someone with the biblical insight you need in your season of motherhood. In this episode, Laura and Emily remind us that looking to and learning from a mom who is in a season ahead of us can be a helpful way to apply biblical truth to the difficult situations in our lives! Despite our different life circumstances, we can learn from and teach one another because of our common status as believers in Christ. From one momma to another, let’s pass on God’s wisdom.  RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: Ep. 85: Same Grace, Unique Circumstances: Every Mom is Your Neighbor Ep. 92: Learning, Growing, & Changing our Minds: How the Gospel Frees Us to Do Something Different Revive Our Hearts Series: God’s Beautiful Design for Women—Living Out Titus 2:1-5 - Revive Our Hearts Missional Motherhood - Gloria Furman Closer Than a Sister - Christina Fox Spiritual Mothering: The Titus 2 Model for Women Mentoring Women - Susan Hunt Women’s Ministry in the Local Church - Susan Hunt and Ligon Duncan Word-Filled Women’s Ministry: Loving and Serving the Church - Gloria Furman and Kathleen Nielson The Journeywomen Podcast - Hunter Beless “Finding Friendship Covered in Flour” - Amanda Wells “The Desperate Need for Mature Feminine Mentorship” - Christina Fox “Real Reality: Finding Freedom in Friendship” - Sarah Scott Pape “3 Minutes on How to Disciple Younger Women” - Gloria Furman (Video) “Make Room for Different Kinds of Discipleship” - Stacy Reoach “Mentoring: A Call to Spiritual Growth” - Melissa Kruger “Do We Need One Another in the Christian Life?” - Ed Welch (Video) “Praying Together as Mentorship and Discipleship” - Megan Hill For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!

Irene Sun on Homeschool: Freedom in Education Choices, Part 3 | Ep. 95

Deciding how to educate your child can be overwhelming, but momma, there is freedom—because of the gospel—in our education methods. In this episode, Emily and Laura talk to Irene Sun, a pastor’s wife, mom, and author, about her experience as a mom who homeschools. Because our identities are found in Christ alone, we have nothing to prove to ourselves or anyone else. This should cause us all to breathe a sigh of relief. The lives of our children are safe in the hands of God.   RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: We have a special place to find our collection of education resources this month! Here you’ll find links to all of the interviews, resources and tools we’ve found helpful, and the RM questionnaire to serve as a springboard of things to think about as you and your family consider the decision of how to educate your child. Below, you’ll find some episode-specific resources: By the Waters (Irene’s blog) For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!

How Should We Educate Our Children? The Case for Freedom, Part 1 | Ep. 93

Deciding how to educate your child can be overwhelming, but momma, there is freedom—because of the gospel—in our education methods. In this episode, Emily and Laura kickoff our RM month of education with the first of four podcast shows on schooling choices! Deciding how to educate your child reveals a lot of options, opinions, and pressures from both inside and outside of your home. We hope you’ll join us over the next month while we talk about private, public, and homeschooling, and how the gospel gives us freedom to choose, in the context of our own situation, for the glory of God.   RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: We have a special place to find our collection of education resources this month! Here you’ll find links to all of the interviews, resources and tools we’ve found helpful, and the RM questionnaire to serve as a springboard of things to think about as you and your family consider the decision of how to educate your child. Below, you’ll find some episode-specific resources: Deuteronomy 6:4-9: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” Proverbs 22:6: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Ephesians 6:4: “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” Ep. 56: Feeding Our Families & the Gospel For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!

Coffee, Wine, & Social Media: Momma, What's Your Crutch? | Ep. 91

Scroll through Pinterest or eavesdrop in a coffee shop and you might see or hear something along the lines of, “All I need is a whole lotta of Jesus and a little bit of coffee/tacos/Netflix/sleep.” While it’s usually said in jest, we all have little crutches that we rely on when we feel like we’re survival mode. In this episode, Laura and Emily talk about the potential crutches in motherhood like wine, shopping, or social media. While they may make us feel a little good for a little while, only Christ is the source of our greatest joy for the longest time. So momma, let’s go back to the cross and fix our eyes on the only one able to sustain, encourage, grow, and help us in every situation – Jesus.   RM APPLY QUESTIONS VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: “This presence of inconsolable things reminds us that healing is not the same as heaven. Miracles are real and powerful, but they do not remove the inconsolable things.” - Zack Eswine, Sayable Ep. 62: When Your Husband Works Long Hours - Risen Motherhood “Come Ye Sinners” Hymn - Norton Hall Band “You Can Abide Too, Tired Mama” - Laura T. Hardin “When Life Rocks Your Boat” - Christina Kposowa-Doyu, This Joyous Home “Cherishing Christ vs. Treasuring Trinkets” - Sarah Scott Pape “Heart to Heart Series: The Devastation of Idolatry” - Shameka Tyler, Tastes of Goodness “Changed Before Her First Birthday” - Lauren Weir, Words Worth Noting For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!

Trillia Newbell: Helping Our Kids Celebrate God's Beautifully Diverse Design | Ep. 89

Kids say the darndest things sometimes, don’t they? Maybe it’s a comment about someone’s hair while you’re in line at the grocery store or they ask a question about someone’s dialect when you have a neighbor over for dinner, but no matter where it happens, it’s normal for children to show curiosity about God’s diverse design. In this episode, Trillia Newbell joins Emily and Laura to share practical ways we can explain God’s very good idea to our children, exposing them to different people with joy and transparency. The gospel speaks a better word than our culture — affirming that all people are made in the image of God and deserve to be loved as such.   RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: Trillia Newbell's Website Follow Trillia on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God's Good Gifts - Trillia Newbell  God's Very Good Idea: A True Story of God's Delightfully Different Family - Trillia Newbell  United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity - Trillia Newbell Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves - Trillia Newbell ERLC Podcast hosted by Trillia Newbell United? We Pray Podcast - Isaac Adams & Trillia Newbell For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!  

What it Means to "Preach the Gospel to Yourself" | Ep. 87

As mommas, we all fall short of the glory of God. What we need when that happens is to preach the gospel to ourselves again and again. But how do we actually do that? In this episode, Emily and Laura share how reminding yourself of the gospel is an important part of the Christian walk – but it requires some practice. To preach the gospel, we have to know the gospel. It’s the only thing that keeps us from being defined by the time we yelled in the car or hid in the pantry stress-eating dark chocolate. Momma, your true identity is secure in Christ – offering peace, hope, and joy in every moment. RM APPLY QUESTIONS VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1) As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. (Psalm 103:12) “Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. (Isaiah 1:18) For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more. (Hebrews 8:12) A Gospel Primer for Christians: Learning to See the Glories of God's Love - Milton Vincent Show Them Jesus - Jack Klumpenhower CrossTalk: Where Life & Scripture Meet - Michael Emlet Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God's Good Gifts - Trillia Newbell Gospel Fluency: Speaking the Truths of Jesus into the Everyday Stuff of Life  - Jeff Vanderstelt “Faith Hacking: Preaching the Gospel to Yourself” - Tim Challies “Preach the Gospel to Yourself” - David Mathis “How to Preach the Gospel to Yourself” - An interview with Jerry Bridges For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!

Same Grace, Unique Circumstances: Every Mom is your Neighbor | Ep. 85

We’re excited to be back and set the course for our 2018 theme: unity in the gospel! While moms may look and act differently than one another, we find common ground in being followers of Christ. In this episode, Laura and Emily share the heartbeat behind this year’s theme by looking at the letter to the Ephesians. Much like Paul’s audience of Jews and Gentiles, we’re moms of different races, backgrounds, giftings, and more. But being heirs of Christ gives us all the same foundation. So let’s spend the year learning what it means to be united as the body of Christ as we seek to glorify God in our lives. We’re grateful to journey together with you! _______ Also in this episode, Emily and Laura share about a new endeavor RM is embarking on, and you can be apart of it! Find out the details at the beginning of this show! RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: Risen Motherhood on Patreon GRACE: A Bible Study for Women on Ephesians - Keri Folmar “What is Christian Unity?” - John Piper, Desiring God  “Unity and Underground Churches” - K.A. Ellis, United? We Pray “Toward a Theology of Unity” - Kevin DeYoung, The Gospel Coalition “Women in the Church and the Differences that Divide Us” - Laura Elliott, Revive Our Hearts “The Priceless Gift of Christian Unity” - John Piper, Desiring God  “5 Reasons Unity is Worth Fighting For” - Erin Davis, Revive Our Hearts “A Powerful Vision for Praying Women” - Vonette Bright, Revive Our Hearts Life Together - Dietrich Bonhoeffer “When Leaders Unite Across Generation Gaps” - Linda Green, Revive Our Hearts “Boomers, Millennials, and the Growing Tension” - David Mathis, Desiring God  For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in.  

Nikki Daniels: Finding Freedom in Christ as a Working Mom | Ep. 83

All moms are working moms. We’ve each been called by God to love our families, train up our children, and use our gifts and abilities to glorify him in our unique situations. For some moms, this means they work exclusively in the home. For other moms, this means they work in and out of the home. In this episode, Nikki Daniels, wife, mom of three, and Assistant Headmaster of Advancement at Monte Vista Christian School, reminds us that God values us in every role he calls us to. No matter where we spend our days, our call is to be faithful with what he’s given us. The gospel will always meet a mom where she’s at and offer her the sweet freedom of a woman – not just a mom – rooted in Christ.   RM APPLY QUESTIONS VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: Having It All at Work and Home - Nikki Daniels, TGC Every Woman’s Call to Work - Abigail Dodds, Desiring God Women, Work, and Our Crisis of Identity - Carolyn McCulley, Desiring God  Will You Still Work When the Baby Is Born? - Macy English, TGC Women, Trade Self-Worth for Awe and Wonder - Jen Wilkin, Desiring God Finding Your Identity in Christ Looks Like Death - Trillia Newbell, Rosaria Butterfield & Blair Linne, TGC Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work - Tim Keller  What's Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done - Matthew Aaron Perman Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will - Kevin DeYoung The Theology of Identity with Matt Lantz - Hunter Beless, Journeywomen Podcast  For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!       This fall, the RM team will be experimenting with adding discussion questions to serve as a launch point for further conversation. Our hope is that these questions will encourage you to dig deep and see how the gospel transforms motherhood. Discussion Questions: Think about all of the seasons you’ve experienced as a mother. Think about the seasons of your sisters and closest friends. Are there wildly different experiences, even in your own relationships? Most likely. While everyone is living a unique life, the one thing we can all relate to is the pursuit of glorifying God by serving our families well in the season we’re in right now (Eph. 2:10). Rather than compare ourselves to one another – which leads to mutual insecurity – let’s enjoy the freedom and grace Christ offers us. Our purpose is to glorify God and enjoy him forever, and that looks different for every mom. With our access to social media, parenting books, blogs, and more, moms need a strong, gospel-centered filter to separate the truth from the falsehoods. The world will always tell us what we should be doing or what our kids really need, but we want to honor God’s standards in our parenting. How do you grow a gospel-centered filter to discern truth in a world of personal opinions? Saying no to the world’s ideas of motherhood in order to say yes to God’s design for motherhood will be costly. Thankfully, we do not need to fear man’s judgment, because we know that God’s design is always better. How does God describe a mother’s role in scripture? What matters to him? We all have to prioritize our callings or we risk overwhelming ourselves and misplacing our time and talents. The gospel should guide our to-do lists, offering us perspective and freedom. On what roles does God place a high value and importance? When you look at your list, what are your “best things” in light of scripture? The gospel applies to everyone – across history, culture, and geographic locations. Women have always served their families in different capacities. It’s encouraging to remember that God has already prepared good works for us to do in each of our roles: woman, wife, mother, worker. Everything we do is in service to him, so it all matters. How do your different roles in this season of life glorify God? The two most common phrases for moms today are “we can’t have it all” and “we can have it all.” These anthems cause intense and unnecessary comparison amongst moms. A gospel-centered perspective of motherhood will continue to bring you back to Jesus, our truest portion and prize. When moms have Christ, they have it all, even if they have nothing else. What does it mean for Jesus to be all?

Celebrating Advent with Little Ones | Ep. 81

One of the most exciting things we can teach our children is that Jesus came to earth as a tiny baby and that he’s coming back as the King. This past-and-future perspective is at the heart of the Advent season as we celebrate what has happened and wait expectantly for what is to come. On this episode, Emily and Laura explain the meaning of advent, sharing ways to celebrate, and encourage moms to find freedom in the Christmas season. Instead of running into the holidays with added pressure of one more thing, we can look to Christ and celebrate the gospel story in our homes from an overflow of joy.   RM APPLY QUESTIONS VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Related Content: Why We Celebrate Advent - Timothy Paul Jones, TGC Celebrating Advent: Looking Back and Looking Forward - Melissa Kruger, TGC Christmas is a Mystery - Michael Douglas, TGC Jesse Tree Devotions - RCA Advent Begins Today - David Mathis, Desiring God Advent is for Adoring Jesus - Desiring God  Good News of Great Joy - John Piper, Desiring God  Three Wise Men Walk Into A Barn - Knowing Faith podcast Resources: RM|Resources for Advent (Check out all our favorite items that we use for Advent - many that we mention on the show!) Jesus Storybook Bible Advent Calendar Printable + Reading Plan - FaithGateway (This is the one the RM Team has used in years past, but for some reason, this one doesn't "open for download" until 11/22/18 - but we assume they mean 2017 ...? You can get an alternate one here, and the direct link to the pdf is here. ) SRT Advent 2017 - She Reads Truth Our Deliverer Advent Devotional - Gentle Leading Well Watered Women Journals  Crew & Co. Advent Materials Behold the Lamb of God - Russ Ramsey Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room: Daily Family Devotions for Advent - Nancy Guthrie  Jesse Tree Ornaments - Kathryn Marcellino Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional - Paul David Tripp  The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming - Sally Clarkson More From Risen Motherhood: Ep: 42 | Making Christmas Traditions Matter Ep. 76 | Nourishing and Training Up Your Child at the Table "Because We Could Not Stop for Death: Miscarriage and the Believer" - Lore Ferguson Wilbert, Risen Motherhood Blog (The blog post Emily mentioned on the show.) "Five Ways To Engage Your Young Children In Advent" - Risen Motherhood Blog For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!

She Reads Truth: God’s Word Everyday, in Every Season | Ep. 79

In the years of little ones, it seems almost impossible to carve out a quiet moment to read our Bibles and pray intentionally. Most moms want to be in the word amidst the busyness, but we just need a little help. This is why founders, Raechel and Amanda, started She Reads Truth – to see women get in the word of God everyday. In this episode, Raechel and Amanda, wives, mothers, and authors, discuss how women need to be rooted in God’s word, taking the first step by just getting started. By changing our expectations of “quiet times” and studying with other women, we can find the refreshing hope of the gospel in the Bible that has relevant application in each season of life. She Reads Truth has kindly offered all Risen Motherhood listeners 10% of anything in the shop (except the auto-ship subscriptions) – from 11/1-11/8 with the code RISEN10. Go check it out! DISCUSSION QUESTIONS VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: She Reads Truth She Reads Truth Advent Study She Reads Truth Bible Women of the Word - Jen Wilkin How to Read the Bible for Yourself - John Piper, Desiring God  How to Go Deeper in Bible Study - John Piper, Desiring God  The Simple Questions to Ask Every Time you Open Your Bible - Justin Taylor, TGC How to Read The Bible - The Bible Project  Tools for Studying the Bible - Geoff Ashley, TVC Resources  More From Risen Motherhood: The Inductive Bible Study Method The Inductive Bible Study Method with Kids How to Discover Major Gospel Themes in Scripture   For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!

Ask Us Anything! Fall 2017 Edition | Ep. 77

We’ve had many questions from listeners about all things motherhood, ranging from the super practical to the thought-provoking theological. We tackled many of those last spring, but it’s time to answer a new list of frequently asked questions! In this special one-hour episode, Laura and Emily laugh and talk about lessons learned, their friendship, what they’re currently reading, personal testimonies, and so much more. We hope that as you listen in, you’ll pick up a few ideas about how the gospel impacts every aspect of motherhood! Questions & Resources Mentioned (In the order of the show):  Meet the New RM Team  About Laura & Emily and Risen Motherhood:  What are you currently reading? The Imperfect Disciple - Jared C. Wilson Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance The Wingfeather Saga - Andrew Peterson Good & Angry - David Powlison Ordinary - Michael Horton Divided by Faith: Evangilical Religion and the Problem of Race in America - Michael O. Emerson & Christian Smith Grace: A Bible Study on Ephesians for Women - Keri Folmar Alive in Him - Gloria Furman What's your ratio of Bible reading to spiritual book reading and how do you find time for both? Will you share your testimony? As sister-in-law’s, how did your friendship develop? Did your friendship come naturally and how much did you work for it in the beginning? How do you currently try to balance ministry/work life (Risen Motherhood) with everything else (home life, church ministry, etc.)?  Do you live close to each other? How do you record it together? Do you do a bunch at once or all separately? How do you choose your topics? Do you/how do you get paid for RM? Our Motherhood Journeys:  What things (good or bad) did/do you get hung up on pertaining to raising little ones? Things that you obsess over or try with all your might to control eg. sleep, food, hygiene. And more importantly, how do you give those things over to God? What's the best spiritual & most practical advice you've received during your time as a mom? How do you do more than just survive with multiple kiddos?  How to cope with little sleep: Pregnancy Insomnia, newborn stage, temporary illnesses, etc.  Ep. 60: Adding Another Little Our Marriage Journeys: How your marriages have weathered with recent health issues of your kids? What do fights and reconciliation look like? How do you avoid husband getting “leftovers” because you are so tired by the time he comes home?  Ep. 35: Putting Your Marriage First: Give Him More Than the Leftovers RM Episodes on Marriage Emily and Laura on "Dad Tired" How do you balance housework with your husband? Thoughts on Ministry & Parenting Do you keep your kids with you on Sunday or send them to nursery? How do you balance receiving from the Lord and caring for children? How much should I sacrifice my child’s needs in service to the church compared to my own growth?  Ep. 65: Finding Your Tribe: Momma, Who is Your Primary Community? Ep. 54: Ask Us Anything! : Spring 2017 Edition  Kids How do you balance housework and playing with your kids? Ep. 54: Ask Us Anything! : Spring 2017 Edition  "Pursuasion 109: The Pressure of Perfect Parenting" - Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson Do you have resources for training up toddlers or providing general discipline.  Ep. 57: How Discipline Helps Us Communicate the Gospel Future Shows! Private school, public school, homeschool? - Coming Soon How to find balance and intentionality for full-time working moms? - Coming Soon  For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!

Grandparents & The Gospel: Approach Them With Grace | Ep. 75

Interactions with the grandparents in your life may leave you feeling thankful and energized, but they may also leave you feeling frustrated or misunderstood. One thing that all moms need in both easy and hard relationships is grace. In the second episode of our “Grandparents & The Gospel” series, Laura and Emily focus on how we can be the instruments of the gospel in our interactions with our children’s grandparents. When we understand how Jesus extends the most grace to us, we are free to offer unconditional love to some of our very closest neighbors, Grandpa and Grandma.   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: Loving Difficult People – Stacy Reaoch (Desiring God) Organic Food, Essential Oils, and the Gospel of Grace – Stacy Reaoch (Desiring God) Loving Someone in Their Mess – Colleen Chao (Revive Our Hearts) 10 Common Mistakes in Difficult Relationships – Lina Abujamra (Revive Our Hearts) Simple Advice about Mommy Advice – Jasmine Holmes (Desiring God) FAQ: Should I Curtain Grandparent Gift-Giving – Jen Wilkin Faith: The Link Between God’s Love for Us and Ours for Others – John Piper (Desiring God) Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Part 1 – John Piper (Desiring God) Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Part 2 – John Piper (Desiring God) Audacious Grace – Diana Stone (She Reads Truth) Read Scripture: Ephesians – The Bible Project (YouTube)    For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in.  

Ruth Chou Simons: Faithfulness & Work in the Season of Young Children | Ep.73

In the little years, it’s easy to grow weary from sowing seeds without seeing much fruit. When the discouragement bears down, we wonder, “Does this even matter? Would another investment be more worthwhile?” In this episode, Ruth Chou Simons, author, artist and founder of Gracelaced, pours out gospel-rich wisdom from her years of parenting six boys. She discusses how she manages her dreams and motherhood, how she keeps her priorities straight with a blooming business, and offers practical wisdom for a busy mom to grow in her relationship with God. Through years of humble faithfulness, a mom can hope in Christ, even when she can’t see the outcome of her story.  VIEW TRANSCRIPT Articles, Resources and Related Content: Gracelaced Book – Ruth’s new book including beautiful artwork & devotionals* Gracelaced Journal – Includes 8 pieces of art by Ruth & inviting journal to use* Gracelaced.com - Ruth Chou Simons’ website Gracelaced on Instagram – Follow Ruth on Instagram Each Person Has Their Own Story Quote - The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis When Dreams Don’t Come True, and Even When They Do – Ruth Chou Simons (Gracelaced) Dear Mom Who Refuses to Rest – Ruth Chou Simons (Gracelace) Creatives: 4 Things to Consider as You Pursue a Dream – Ruth Chou Simons (Gracelaced) Women, Work, and Our Crisis of Identity – Carolyn McCulley (Desiring God) Will You Still Work When the Baby is Born? – Macy English (The Gospel Coalition) Stay-at-Home Mom and Career Mom: You Were Made for Something Greater – Jasmine L Holmes  For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!