The Sisterhood Effect

Anjuli Paschall joins Monica to chat about the importance of choosing to stay in our emotions and being vulnerable in growing the deepest relationships with others,  ourselves  and God. Learn tips on embracing moments we'd like to resist,  achieving authenticity and how these influence our children and are key to experiencing the fullness of love. 

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This week, Monica talks with Mikella Van Dyke about the importance of considering context in understanding scripture.  Mikella explains how things like cultural influences, clues in surrounding scripture and varying literary structures give us greater insight into a verse's  meaning. You'll also learn some commonly quoted verses that are frequently misused when taken out of context.  

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Becky Leach joins Monica to chat about what it means to find freedom in Christ. Years after her own trauma, symptoms arose that set Becky on the path to breaking the bondage of her past. She tells what that journey looked like, reminds us that stumbling on the path is normal, and shares how God is using her story and the #FREETOO community to help others.

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Becky - Instagram, Website

Free Too - Instagram , Website

Monica - Instagram, Facebook, The Sisterhood Effect Community 

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On today's episode, Olivia Alnes joins Monica to chat about shame and why it's at the root of so many of our struggles. Olivia shares encouragement and practical tips for identifying shame, defusing its power, practicing vulnerability with God and finding the right people to share your struggles with. 

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Kristen LaValley joins Monica to chat about anxiety & faith and how those two things are not mutually exclusive. She shares her wisdom on how to support those who are navigating mental illness, references individuals in the Bible who also dealt with anxiety, and she also shares the tools and resources that supported her through her own experience. Whether you are struggling with mental health issues or learning how to support others, this chat is so full of hope and soul healing truth.

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Books mentioned:

The Emotionally Healthy Woman by Geri Scazzero 

Without Rival by Lisa Bevere 

Lioness Arising by Lisa Bevere

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What does it mean to surrender our lives to God? What does that actually look like? Today, Monica and Natasha Hemmingway chat about Natasha's personal story of surrender. She's going to remind us that surrender and obedience can feel like the hardest thing to do, yet it is also one of the most freeing and faith growing things we can do.

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Today, on the podcast my friend Stephanie Bagley joins me to chat about the Holy Spirit and the role he has in our lives. How do we know when he is leading us?  How can we recognize our own ideas from God's?  How can we get better at receiving and understanding the Holy Spirit's guidance? Join us as Stephanie and I discuss how to do all this, especially when we're in the midst of trying times.

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On Today's episode Monica and Alexis Busetti chat about who Jesus is.

Alexis Busetti is a personal finance coach, co-author of Entrusted With Money: A 90 Day Workbook for Building a Healthy Relationship With Your Finances, host of the podcast That Makes Total Sense! and a wife and mom to four littles in Houston, TX. In our chat, she explains how Jesus is the image of the invisible God, and if we have any questions about who God is, what He is like, how He feels about us, or what He would do in a given situation, the Gospels should be our first place to look. Join us as we discuss all this and more.

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Today's guest is Morgan May. Morgan works full-time on staff at The Fellowship Church in Round Rock, TX as the Women's Ministry & Small Groups Director.

Reading the Bible can be difficult and overwhelming at times. Do you just grab the nearest copy and start at Genesis, or are there ways to make it a little easier? Today, Monica and Morgan chat about how the Bible is a narrative, ways to prepare ourselves to read it, the tools and resources to use alongside the text and so much more!

Resources mentioned:

Christina Beliefs: Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know - Wayne Grudem

How To Read the Bible Book By Book: A Guided Tour - Gordan D. Fee

The King In His Beauty: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments - Thomas R. Schreiner

The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story - Craig G. Bartholomew & Michael W. Goheen

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Morgan May - Instagram 

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On Today's episode, Monica and Sarah Delamarter discuss that age-old question, "Who is God?"  They'll explore how we can see him in our everyday life, hear his guidance and grow to better know him.  

Sarah is currently enrolled in the Masters of Biblical Exposition program at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and will graduate in May 2020. Driven by her passion for pointing women and girls to Jesus through the truth of God's word, she has also founded #ragtagwarriors, an online community of women doing life together, authentically, and with grit and God. 

Home, for Sarah, is in the Pacific Northwest where she's raising her three kids and three dogs. While her children describe her as "always singing and dancing," Sarah self-identifies as "somewhat  organized" and someone that enjoys all kinds of music, most kinds of fitness, bible study, reading, Netflix comedy specials, strong coffee and a bold glass of wine. 

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