Women Encouraged
Bethany Barendregt
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Women Encouraged episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Women Encouraged for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Women Encouraged episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
Comforting Our Kids Through Hard Times - with Christine Chappell
Women Encouraged
06/25/20 • 45 min
Christine Chappell, author of Help! My Teen is Depressed, joins Bethany for a conversation about how to give our kids true, biblical comfort when they’re hurting. This isn’t about empty platitudes or band-aid fixes, but rather acknowledging our children’s suffering while pointing them to the trustworthy and eternal promises of God. Christine and Bethany discuss how we should respond to our children in these situations, and take a look at the comfort God’s word offers.
Expectations and Identity - with Jasmine Holmes
Women Encouraged
03/19/20 • 31 min
Jasmine Holmes joins the show today to talk about understanding our identity from a Scriptural perspective as well as dealing with expectations and people-pleasing. We love this conversation and how Jasmine points us to God's Word as our authority to evaluate the different voices and opinions in our lives. You can find Jasmine on Facebook and Instagram, as well as at her website.
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You're Not Enough, But Jesus Is - with Jen Oshman
Women Encouraged
03/03/20 • 41 min
Jen Oshman joins the show today to talk about the good news that we're not enough - but Jesus is! Today, we talk about why the philosophy of you're enough is failing us, how to identify me-centered practices and relationship with God's word, what repentance looks like, and how Jesus demonstrates true joy for us.
Jen recently wrote the book Enough About Me: Finding Lasting Joy in the Age of Self (Crossway, 2020). She is a clear communicator and you will definitely want multiple copies of this book on your shelf: one for yourself and several to give away to your friends.
Come to the Table - with Rachel Jankovic
Women Encouraged
05/31/19 • 54 min
In today's episode, I'm chatting with Rachel Jankovic about Bible reading, the Bible Challenge, and how God's word feeds us. Rachel explains how the Bible challenge was inspired and started, how it's grown, and how women have grown through it. We're getting ready to jump into the summer reading challenge on June 3rd, and there are over 9,000 women who would love to welcome you over in the Facebook group. But no matter when you're listening to this episode, we invite you to come to the table that God has spread for us. Come feast on his word!
Look for What is True About God - with Glenna Marshall
Women Encouraged
04/02/18 • 47 min
Writer and recording artist Glenna Marshall joins us to discuss looking to Scripture to tell us what is true about God and not allowing our circumstances to define who he is. Glenna shares part of her story and what led her to learning to find her security in God.
Bethany and Brittany talk together about looking at suffering and trials from a perspective that God is with us and is moving us from glory to glory.
Come to Christ, Take Up and Read - with Becky Pliego
Women Encouraged
01/20/18 • 55 min
We talk to Becky Pliego, Bible teacher and webinar leader for the Bible Reading Challenge, about coming to Christ through reading His word. She talks about practices that help us to keep our eyes on Jesus and what we should do when we don't feel like reading the Bible.
Bethany and Brittany discuss avoiding perfectionism and about how participating in the Bible Reading Challenge has impacted them.
Lift Up Your Eyes - with Tara Dickson
Women Encouraged
01/20/18 • 49 min
In our very first episode, we talk with writer and speaker Tara Dickson, who shares her story of finding hope and how she determined what makes a good year.
Bethany and Brittany discuss looking to Christ in the midst of difficulties and how the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead changes how we look at trials.
Good Theology: As Christian Women - with Abigail Dodds
Women Encouraged
03/19/21 • 53 min
In this episode, Abigail Dodds joins Bethany to talk about the importance of good theology for Christian women. Abigail and Bethany discuss differences between complementarian and egalitarian theology as it relates to our understanding of who God is, what it means to be a Titus 2 woman, and so much more.
Matters of the Heart: Diligence - with Lauren Washer
Women Encouraged
10/01/20 • 46 min
Lauren Washer joins Bethany for a conversation about keeping our hearts diligently. They discuss what this looks like in the Christian’s daily life and how Christ has modeled diligence for us in the way he lived. Lauren shares encouragement from the Scriptures for the woman who is questioning whether her work is pleasing to God, and for the one who feels too busy and overwhelmed to be diligent.
Sharing the Hard Truth - with Laura Klassen
Women Encouraged
01/29/21 • 36 min
Laura Klassen, founder of Choice 42, joins the show to talk with Bethany about her work sharing the hard truth with women about abortion. Our prayer is that this conversation with Laura will encourage you to be fearless as you love others well by speaking God’s truth, and as you speak up on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Women Encouraged have?
Women Encouraged currently has 91 episodes available.
What topics does Women Encouraged cover?
The podcast is about Christianity, Parenting, Devotional, Kids & Family, Women, Truth, Religion & Spirituality, Moms, Podcasts, Support, Mission, Gospel, Spiritual and Encouragement.
What is the most popular episode on Women Encouraged?
The episode title 'Like Our Father - with Christina Fox' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Women Encouraged?
The average episode length on Women Encouraged is 43 minutes.
How often are episodes of Women Encouraged released?
Episodes of Women Encouraged are typically released every 7 days, 8 hours.
When was the first episode of Women Encouraged?
The first episode of Women Encouraged was released on Jan 20, 2018.
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