Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women

Wendy Alsup lives on an old family farm in South Carolina, where she teaches math at a local community college and is a mother to her two boys. She is the author of Practical Theology for Women, The Gospel-Centered Woman, Is the Bible Good for Women?, and Companions in Suffering. Her next book, I Forgive You: Finding Peace and Moving Forward When Life Really Hurts, releases January 1 from The Good Book Company. Wendy also writes at her website, theologyforwomen.org.

Gretchen Ronnevik lives on a farm in Minnesota with her husband and 6 loud, funny, smart, and crazy kids (3 girls and 3 boys), which she’s homeschooled the last 11 years. Grethcen began writing in college, as she majored in English and studied literature, writing, and publishing. She merged her technical writing skills for a few years with my love of knitting and wrote some knitting patterns that still sell decently well today. Gretchen’s most recent book is Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted. Find more of Gretchen's writing at gretchenronnevik.com.

Katelyn Beaty joins Elyse and Eric for a conversation about her forthcoming book Celebrities for Jesus: How Platforms, Profits, and Personas Are Hurting the Church (Brazos Press). Katelyn is an acquisitions editor and the author of A Woman's Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World. Learn more about Katelyn at KatelynBeaty.com.

Laura Barringer joins the podcast to talk about her book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Laura is a teacher of primary-grade students. She is the co-author of Sharing God's Love: The Jesus Creed for Children and wrote a teacher lesson and activity guide to accompany the book. She is a graduate of Wheaton College (IL) and currently resides in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, Mark, and three beagles. Find her on Twitter (@laurambarringer). Learn more about beagle rescue and adoption at homesforanimalheroes.com.

Elyse talks to Eliza and Esther about their book The Whole Life: 52 Weeks of Biblical Self-Care.

Christine Caine joins the podcast to talk about her life, the founding of A21 and Propel Women, and her latest book How Did I Get Here?: Finding Your Way Back to God When Everything is Pulling You Away

Pastor Scott Sauls joins Elyse to talk about his book A Gentle Answer: Our 'Secret Weapon' in an Age of Us Against Them.

Michelle Bates joins the show to talk about the loss of her children and her book Beyond the Shallow: How Suffering Led Me to the Deep End of Grace. 

In this week's episode Elyse and Jessica interview Rachel Jones about her book A Brief Theology of Periods (Yes, really). This one is for everyone so men don't think that the topic won't be helpful to you. 

Ashley chats with Elyse and Eric about her recently released It's Not Just You: Freeing Women to Talk About Sexual Sin and Fight It Well.