In this final episode of the Strong Women Podcast, Maggie Hudson is back to help me reflect on this season and look ahead. We chat about slowing down to observe the season of Advent, what I've learned through this season's conversations, what it looks like to find and embrace God's calling in changing seasons, and more. I hope you'll take some time to listen to this reflective conversation and bookend to the Strong Women Podcast.

Hope House

The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis

Light Upon Light: A Literary Guide to Prayer for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany by Sarah Arthur

Truth Rising

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Elisa Morgan knows what it's like to mother through every season—from raising young kids to walking alongside adult children through different challenges. She spent years investing in mothers as the first president of MOPS International (now MomCo), but in this season of life she's discovering something sacred about aging: The purpose isn't to do more—it's to grow more like Christ. We talk about leaning into our limitations, praying for our kids, and asking what God is calling us to give birth to in each new season.

Elisa's Podcast, God Hears Her

The MomCo

Be the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation by Latasha Morrison

Jobs to be Done: Theory to Practice by Anthony W. Ulwick

Truth Rising

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Lisa Steven said yes to God when she had no idea how to run a residential program for single moms—and He's been showing up ever since. From miraculous provision to stories of young mothers discovering their dignity as image bearers, Lisa shares what it looks like to build Hope House on total dependence on God rather than her own strength. This is a conversation about saying yes even when you're not equipped, and watching God surround you with exactly what you need.

Hope House

MOPS International

Truth Rising – truthrising.com/colson

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What if your calling is already right in front of you? Steve Garber helps us see that vocation isn't primarily about the perfect career path or the unique occupations we have; it's about responding to a God who speaks and calls us to faithfulness in the small, everyday moments that make up our lives. Steve joins me this week to talk about calling, living with integrity, and why the "little moments" in life are more significant than we think.

Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good by Steve Garber

The Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief and Behavior by Steve Garber

The Gospel in a Pluralist Society by Lesslie Newbigin

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

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Jean Marie Davis endured childhood abuse that led to decades of exploitation in drugs and sex trafficking. At 29, she encountered Jesus at a pregnancy resource center. Through that experience, the Lord eventually led her to serve as director of a PRC. Today, Jean Marie is a powerful advocate for the pro-life movement, using her testimony to bring hope and change to others. She joins me today to share her story, which demonstrates the redemptive power of Jesus.

Content Warning: This episode addresses sensitive topics including abuse, prostitution, abortion, and violence.

Breaking Chains Against All Odds by Jean Marie Davis

House of Hope

ADF Legal

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Lisa Eldfrick is the daughter of Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker who faced years of backlash and legal battles after declining to create a same-sex wedding cake. Through intense public scrutiny and threats as they stood firm in their convictions, the Lord reignited Lisa's faith and brought her family closer to Him than ever before.

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How can we know God's will for our lives as women? What does it look like to make the most of the opportunities set before us and prioritize the Kingdom of God? Jen Oshman—a wife, mom, writer, and ministry leader—shares her journey of following Jesus across different seasons and continents. We discuss how women can faithfully steward the circumstances God has placed them in, prioritize the Kingdom, and cultivate selflessness in a culture that prizes autonomy.

Strange New World by Carl Trueman

Our Highest Good by Mary Wiley

Home by Marilynne Robinson

Jen Oshman's Podcast - All Things

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Abortion Pill Reversal has saved over 7,000 babies, giving them a second chance at life—and yet it's under attack in so many states. Today, I'm excited for you to hear Mackenna's story of how God used Abortion Pill Reversal to save her little girl and bring Mackenna back to Himself.

Show Notes:

Alliance Defending Freedom

Truth Rising

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When Kelsey and Frankie Dame couldn't conceive naturally, they were offered IVF as the obvious solution. But as believers, they didn't want to assume that they should pursue IVF just because they could. Instead, they asked, "What does the Christian worldview say about this?" Their journey through infertility is thought-provoking and redemptive. It helps us think well about navigating conversations about IVF in a culture where our ethics haven't caught up to our technology.

Show Notes

Nightlight Christian adoptions

National Embryonic Donation Center in Tennessee

Katie Faust

Truth Rising

Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion by Abigail Favale

Well Read Mom

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

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Right now, between one million and ten million embryos created through IVF are frozen in storage. At a time when IVF is legal and widely accepted, how should Christians think about this technology? How does it treat children? Is there a way to participate ethically? I'm grateful to have the brilliant children's rights advocate Katy Faust on to help us think like Christians about this important and sensitive topic.

Them Before Us — Katy Faust's organization advocating for children's rights thembeforeus.com

IVF Fast Facts — Download a fact sheet on the risks of IVF to children thembeforeus.com/ivf-harms-to-children

Restorative Reproductive Medicine — Explore ethical alternatives to IVF iirrm.org/

NaPro Technology — Natural procreative technologies for infertility treatment naprotechnology.com

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