Pastor and mom of 4 Melanie Lynam lives in Australia and has a pretty amazing story. She felt the call to ministry as a teenager and just always knew that's what God wanted her to do with her life. In this episode, we talk about her journey towards that role, how she met her husband in a bit of an unexpected twist and the miraculous story of her baby Isabella's path to life. When you hear this story, you'll hardly believe it -- but wow, what a testament to Melanie's faith and God's provision in such an uncertain time. We also talk today about how there are some denominations that don't believe in female pastors. Why is that? Melanie fills us in on her thoughts. We chat a little about Melanie's own journey into podcasting (there … [Read more...]
Love Your Neighbor: Shannan Martin’s Messy, Beautiful Life
Today’s episode of “Worth Your Time” is a real treat. I was honored when writer Shannan Martin agreed to speak with me, after becoming a HUGE fan of her writing. Her two books — both incredible and worth buying — are “Falling Free: Rescued From the Life I Always Wanted” and “The Ministry of Ordinary Places” will convict you to your core the moment you crack them open. Shannan’s story of building the life she wanted, complete with monetary security, good jobs, a great home, neighborhood and friends was turned upside down when she her husband Corey tuned into God’s call on their lives. Shannan says: It’s worth looking at the world through the lens of Jesus, that we can see beauty in hard places and we can see … [Read more...]
Female Christian Authors to Read Next: 31 Book Suggestions
Since getting back into the nitty gritty of the writing world, I've joined Hope Writers, a writing group jam-packed full of incredible women and many of whom have written books the world needs to know about. This December, I sponsored a "31 Days of Giveaways" book contest and I just can't keep these books to myself. If you're reading! Psst: I also send out my book favorites and what I'm reading each month in my email newsletter. Join here. 31 Books by Female Authors to Read Next "What is a Girl Worth?" by Rachael Denhollander "Nice" by Sharon Hodde Miller "Fear is Not the Boss of You" by Jennifer Allwood (SPRING RELEASE) "Rise up: Keys to Overcoming" by Cassandra Woods Spunkify Your Life: 8 Secrets to Living with More Focus, … [Read more...]
Champion for Life: Lauren Enriquez of the Human Coalition
Lauren Enriquez has dedicated her life to the pro-life movement, working first with Students for Life and now with the Human Coalition as a communications director. In today's episode, I speak this love, passionate and articulate mother of four littles, about why she care so deeply about transforming our culture of death into a culture of life. She's got some really important things to say -- and a few of them might be new information to listeners. I encourage you to listen with an open mind, even if you don't consider yourself pro-life. I was a lot more talkative than normal in this episode, but wanted to have a truly open, honest conversation about an issue I care deeply about as well. Enjoy this great chat with Lauren! What … [Read more...]
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