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Praying Christian Women

365 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★ - 112 ratings

The show that brings Christian women from all backgrounds together as award-winning authors Alana Terry and Jaime Hampton discuss what it means to be a woman of prayer in the 21st century.

Whether you’re brand new to the faith or have been a believer for decades, the Praying Christian Women podcast brings you biblical encouragement and inspiration (as well as an abundance of practical tips and easy-to-implement suggestions) to deepen your prayer life.

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302 Prayer and Productivity

March 18, 2024 10:37 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

Are you too busy to pray…or too busy NOT to pray? Which is more important to prioritize, praying or doing? These are important questions, and the reality is the answers aren’t as black and white as you’d think. If you have too much to do and what feels like too little time to do it in, this episode is for you and we’d love for you to join us for a discussion about prayer and productivity. We’ll share some of our own productivity struggles and wins, discuss the role of prayer in our practica...

301 Finding God's Path When a Friendship Falls Apart with Elizabeth Laing Thompson

March 11, 2024 09:54 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

When a friendship or other close relationship falls apart, it’s hard to know what comes next. There are probably countless people willing to give you advice, but is it good advice? Godly advice? On today’s episode of the podcast, we’ve invited Elizabeth Laing Thompson to share some biblical wisdom and her own personal experiences to point us to God’s path for healing, forgiveness and (maybe) help letting go. You can connect with Elizabeth and find her books at LizzyLife.com. Grab your fre...

300 Prayer and Callings

March 05, 2024 01:44 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB

We started this episode thinking it was going in one direction, but it turned out being completely different…that must mean it was meant to be! So please join us for a conversation about the role prayer plays in our calling. Does God only place one major calling on your life? How do you know if you’re being “called” to do something or just have a desire to do it? If you’ve ever wondered these and other questions about finding your purpose through prayer, don’t miss out - listen now! Grab yo...

299 How to Find Faith in Hard Times with Amy Lively

February 26, 2024 09:14 - 54 minutes - 50 MB

Holding on to our faith during hard times can feel impossible at times, which is why we’re so thankful to have Amy Lively on the podcast this week to offer encouragement and hope. Her book Can I Borrow a Cup Of Hope? takes lessons from 1 Peter and offers wisdom for how to navigate some of the most difficult times in our lives, keeping God at the center. You can connect with Amy and find out more about her book at AmyLively.com Don’t forget to grab your free scripture journal at PrayingChr...

298 How Adult ADHD Impacts Women's Prayer Lives

February 19, 2024 15:31 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB

Are you a woman who struggles with focus, attention or sticking to a schedule? Whether you have adult ADHD, suspect you might, or simply feel like you’re wired “differently” from the other women around you, this episode is for you! This week on the podcast we’re unpacking the book A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD : Embrace Neurodiversity, live boldly and break through barriers by Sari Solden MS, Michelle Frank, and Ellen Littleman, and exploring how ADHD could impact women’s prayer lives...

297 How to Change the World One Blessing at a Time with Becky Kopitzke

February 12, 2024 15:17 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB

Does all the negativity in the world ever get you down? Do you feel helpless to do anything about it? If so, you're not alone - and there's hope! This week we welcome one of our Praying Christian Women team members on the podcast, Becky Kopitzke. Becky also happens to be the author of Love Because: How to change the world one blessing at a time. In this episode, Becky shares about some of the unique barriers to kindness women face today (and tips for how to overcome them!), some inspiratio...

296 Believing in God When Life Doesn't Make Sense with Kristen LaValley

February 05, 2024 11:51 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB

The great thing about being a Christian is that if you pray, read the Bible and go to church, life is pretty much smooth sailing… Right? Wrong! If you’ve lived the Christian life for very long at all, you’ve surely realized that this line of thinking is not true. Either that or you’ve wondered where you’ve gone wrong to find yourself walking through hard times. This week’s guest knows what it’s like to walk through difficult times, and we’re so thankful to welcome Kristen LaValley to the...

295 Answered Prayer Game Show: God, Coincidence, or Law of Attraction?

January 29, 2024 11:47 - 1 hour - 59.6 MB

We’ve talked in previous episodes about the differences between prayer and the secular ideas of manifesting and the Law of Attraction. This week we’re playing a little game show called “God, Coincidence, or Law of Attraction?” In this fun, lighthearted episode we take real-life stories and examine them to reveal which of these three phenomena is behind their results (spoiler alert: God is involved in every single one, regardless of the answer!). Don’t forget to grab your free scripture jou...

294 How to Give God Your Full Attention in a Distracted World with Katie Westenberg

January 23, 2024 01:51 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

Got distractions? Katie Westenberg can help! This week’s guest wrote an entire book (part book, part Bible study) to equip women just like you to train your brain and your soul to focus on God. Combining scripture and brain science, Katie helps map out the path from frenzied to focused in her book “But Then She Remembered: How to give God your full attention in a distracted world.” You can connect with Katie and find out more about her book at https://katiewestenberg.com/ Special Offer! ...

293 Prayer Lessons from Christian Fiction

January 15, 2024 11:27 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MB

What can your favorite novels teach you about prayer? Today Alana is chatting with her friend Mackenzie about prayer lessons from Christian fiction, specifically from Alana's bestselling Kennedy Stern series. Special Offer! Praying Christian Women listeners can get all 9 of these fast-paced Christian mysteries PLUS 9 bonus audios and an entire prayer journal based on the Kennedy series on sale! Go to ⁠https://bit.ly/pcw-kennedy⁠ to dive headfirst into Alana's thrilling series today!

292 Renewing Your Mind to Break Free From Emotional Eating with Barb Raveling

January 09, 2024 01:58 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB

There’s no better time than a new year to work on creating better habits, which is why we’re excited to have Barb Raveling on the podcast this week! Barb is the author of Say Goodbye to Emotional Eating: 100 Renewing Exercises to Help You Break Free From the Control of Food. Join us for a great discussion about how to know if you’re an emotional eater, some of the roots of emotional eating, and both spiritual and practical ways you can break free from emotional eating. You can connect wit...

291 Lessons in Prayer from Anna in Luke 2

January 01, 2024 10:57 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

Happy New Year! This year we’ve decided to do something a little different for our New Year’s episode. We’re going to discuss prayer lessons from Anna, the prophet mentioned in Luke 2. We hope your new year is off to a great start, and pray God’s blessings will go before you in 2024. We’ve updated our website! Some old links referenced in past episodes may not be working any more, but we have lots of new things for you! JUST FOR YOU: use code 2024 to get a discount on our Praying in the ...

290 What Christmas Carols Teach Us About Prayer

December 25, 2023 10:48 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

Note: If you’re listening to this episode with little ears nearby, you might want to use headphones Merry Christmas from all of us at the Praying Christian Women podcast! This week’s episode is all about Christmas carols: what they get right, what they get wrong, anecdotes about our favorites, and so much more. Join us for a fun celebration of the Christmas season. We’ve updated our website! Some old links referenced in past episodes may not be working any more, but we have lots of new th...

289 What Secular Manifesting Gurus Get Right (and What They Get Wrong)

December 18, 2023 09:24 - 50 minutes - 46 MB

Have you heard of the term “manifesting”? It’s become quite a buzz word in recent years, particularly in secular circles. Some Christians believe it’s New Age or even evil, while others embrace it as compatible with scripture. Join us today for Part 2 of a 2-part series were we analyze what manifesting is, look into what scripture says on the matter, and come to some pretty interesting conclusions about whether manifesting has a place in a Christian’s prayer life. We’ve updated our website!...

288 Navigating Domestic Abuse and Recovery with Melanie Campbell

December 12, 2023 15:42 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MB

This week’s guest on the Praying Christian Women podcast bravely tackles a difficult topic that needs to be discussed: how to navigate domestic abuse, hurt and forgiveness as a Christian woman. Melanie Campbell writes about these heavy issues in her novel One Woman Falling, and in this episode Melanie talks about her own experience with an abusive relationship that inspired the book, gives practical advice for how the Church can better support abused women, and talks about the importance o...

287 Manifesting: Hocus pocus or Bible based?

December 04, 2023 07:38 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MB

Have you heard of the term “manifesting”? It’s become quite a buzz word in recent years, particularly in secular circles. Some Christians believe it’s New Age or even evil, while others embrace it as compatible with scripture. Join us today for Part 1 of a 2-part series were we analyze what manifesting is, look into what scripture says on the matter, and come to some pretty interesting conclusions about whether manifesting has a place in a Christian’s prayer life. We’ve updated our website!...

286 Stuff I'd Only Tell God with Jennifer Dukes Lee

November 28, 2023 01:46 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB

How honest do you get with God? Even though you know God sees it all, is there a part of you that holds back in prayer, or attempts to conceal motives and desires, hopes or dreams because you’re not sure they’re good enough for a holy God? The problem is, when we don’t feel comfortable being totally transparent with God it can keep us from being honest with ourselves, uncovering who we truly are, and even stunt our spiritual growth. That’s why we’re really excited to welcome Jennifer Duk...

285 Praying for your Business

November 22, 2023 16:30 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MB

Do you run a business? Own or co-own a company? Help manage a team of employees? Today, Becky and Alana are chatting all about how to pray for your business! But even if you're not your own CEO, today's episode applies to women who feel guilty for praying for yourselves, women who struggling knowing how to pray for your finances, women who feel like you have disappointments but don't know how to take them to prayer in a God-honoring way ... basically all of us! If you're interested in the...

284 Thanksgiving Testimonies

November 20, 2023 10:39 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

Happy Thanksgiving week to our friends in the U.S.! Whether you observe American Thanksgiving or not, there’s no better time to celebrate the power of gratitude. Here at Praying Christian Women we have a lot to be thankful for. We’ve been making some changes behind the scenes that include adding a new member to our team, Becky Kopitzke! In this week’s episode we bring Becky on to introduce herself, and each of us takes time to share our testimony and reflect on answered prayer and gratitude.

283 Praying BIG: the Pros and Cons of Big Prayers

November 13, 2023 21:02 - 38 minutes - 35 MB

Do you ever feel like you've been playing it safe in your prayer life by limiting your prayers to small, manageable prayers rather than asking big things from a big God? You're not alone! We all get into prayer ruts from time to time. This week we discuss some root fears that keep us from praying bigger, offer some tips for how to stretch yourself to pray more audaciously, and even talk about some pitfalls to avoid when praying big prayers. Grab your free scripture journal at PrayingChri...

282 Powerful Prayers for the Middle East with Lana Silk

November 06, 2023 07:40 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Sunday November 5th is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. We could think of no better person to talk to than our guest this week, Lana Silk. Lana is the CEO of Transform Iran, a ministry to help Christians and the Underground Church in Iran. We talk with Lana about what it was like for her to grow up in Iran, the civil rights challenges that face women and girls there today, and how th...

281 Praying Small: the Pros and Cons of Praying for the Little Things

October 30, 2023 23:51 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Today we do a deep-dive into a question we've touched on in past episodes: should we pray for little things? We've called them "parking space prayers" before - praying for small things that others may think are too insignificant to take to God. What constitutes a "little thing" anyway? Can we take it too far? Does focusing small take away from praying big prayers to a Big God? We discuss these questions and...

280 The Power of Spiritual Reflection with Molly Ovenden

October 23, 2023 06:13 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB

Don’t forget to grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! When was the last time you took time to do some spiritual reflection? More than ever before, we need to fight for time to be still and reflect. That’s why we’re so happy to talk with Molly Ovenden, author of Closer: Spiritual Reflections for Writers and Thinkers. Molly understands how hard it can be to create time and conjure up energy to do the much-needed work of partnering with God in self-ex...

279 What Prayer and Good Vibes Have in Common (and What They Don't!)

October 16, 2023 22:53 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Have you ever heard someone offer to send "good vibes" and wondered if it was basically the same as prayer? Or have you felt like it was too woo-woo to be part of a Christian vocabulary? Wherever you land on the "good vibes" spectrum, we'd love for you to join us in our conversation about this popular saying. In this off-the-cuff conversation, we discuss where the phrase "good vibes" comes from, what it has i...

278 Finding Hope When Your Family Falls Apart with Julie Plagens

October 03, 2023 06:42 - 51 minutes - 47 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/podcast today! Have you been hurt by someone you love? Have you wondered if it’s time to set some boundaries, or maybe even take a break in a family relationship but aren’t sure what godly boundaries look like? If so, you absolutely don’t want to miss our conversation this week with Julie Plagens, author of “Estranged: Finding Hope When Your Family Falls Apart.” Julie shares her own story of estrangement from her family, the ...

277 Lessons About Prayer from Guatemala

September 26, 2023 00:38 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MB

Don’t forget to grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! In this episode of the Praying Christian Women podcast, Jaime shares with Alana about some takeaways from a mission trip to Guatemala she and her oldest son were part of over the summer with Athentikos, a ministry dedicated to transforming lives with the gospel through art. To learn more about Athentikos and their I Am Art events, visit their website at Athentikos.com. Watch their film Repar...

276 The Prayers of Elisabeth Elliot with Ellen Vaughn

September 19, 2023 01:20 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! You may be familiar with the famous love story of Elisabeth Elliot and her husband Jim, who was tragically speared to death with fellow missionaries while attempting to bring the Gospel to an unreached people group in Ecuador. You may remember Elisabeth's shocking choice to move with her young daughter to live among the very people who were responsible for her husband's death. You may have read some of her book...

275 Defeating the Enemy and Embracing Abundant Life with Patricia Souza Holbrook

September 04, 2023 10:01 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Have you ever felt like there is something standing between life as you know it and the abundant life you know God has planned for you? If so, you need to tune in to this week's episode of the Praying Christian Women podcast! Patricia Holbrook examines scripture to reveal how the Enemy's schemes can derail us from God's plans for us. She talks about how to recognize spiritual attack, some of the common tactics ...

274 Praying in the School Year

August 28, 2023 18:48 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MB

Make sure to grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Many of us are gearing up for another school year, so we wanted to devote an episode to talking about transitions, new beginnings, and how to go about praying in this new season. Whether you find yourself sending a child to kindergarten for the first time, dropping a child off at college or simply ushering in a new season of work and family this fall, we would love for you to pull up a chair and jo...

273 When Giving Up Isn't an Option with Bianca Juarez Olthoff

August 21, 2023 10:44 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MB

Don’t forget to grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! If you haven’t heard of Bianca Juarez Olthoff, you might be about to meet your new virtual BFF. If you have, you know you do not want to miss this week’s episode of the Praying Christian Women podcast! Bianca’s passion for the Lord and teaching God’s Word permeates everything she does, and our conversation about her new book Grit Don't Quit: Developing Resilience and Faith When Giving Up Isn't a...

272 Prayer and Sports with Brooke McGlothlin

August 15, 2023 17:54 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Have you ever struggled with balancing sports and church in your home? Have you ever prayed for a kid to score a goal or win a game, but wondered if that’s even the right thing to pray for? If so, you’re going to love this week’s conversation with longtime friend of the podcast, Brooke McGlothlin from Million Praying Moms! Brooke talks about her family’s journey to find balance in sports and faith, shares tips ...

271 How to Hold On When You Feel Forgotten By God with Ashley Morgan Jackson

August 07, 2023 17:46 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

Don’t forget to grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Have you ever felt forgotten by God? It can feel incredibly lonely, frustrating and tempting to give up. Ashley Morgan Jackson has been there and has a lot to say on the subject, so we hope you’ll join us for an incredible conversation with her! Ashley works full time for Proverbs 31 Ministries, is a speaker and author of Tired of Trying: How to Hold On to God When You’re Frustrated, Fed Up, and...

270 Toxic Positivity and Prayer

July 31, 2023 17:59 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB

Grab your free scripture journal today at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal! Curious about the term "toxic positivity"? We were! The idea of toxic positivity seems to have recently gained traction, so we wanted to talk about what it is and how this kind of outlook can impact our prayer lives. Dictionary.com defines toxic positivity this way: "Toxic positivity is a critical term for the practice of promoting or attempting to maintain a positive mindset or attitude regardless of what ci...

269 Finding Hope and Healing from Past Trauma with Bethny Ricks

July 24, 2023 16:53 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MB

Don’t forget to grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! You are going to absolutely love this week’s guest on the podcast. Bethny Ricks is a dynamic speaker and leadership expert, poet, author and founder of the Jesus Led, Bible Fed community on Instagram. Bethny talks with us about her book An Inconvenient Journey which includes reflections along her own faith journey of working through past trauma toward healing and wholeness. She shares about how ...

How to Pray According to Your Values (Revisiting Our Top Episodes #199)

July 17, 2023 08:50 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! In the month of July we're going to be revisiting a few of our top-ranked episodes. Whether you haven't heard them for a while or missed them altogether, we pray each of these will be timely and relevant to you! If you're a longtime listener, you know we love to highlight the importance of embracing the unique ways God made you and using them to your advantage in your prayer life. Prayer is a relationship, not...

The A.C.T.S. Prayer (Revisiting Our Top Episodes #194)

July 10, 2023 08:43 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB

Grab your free scripture journal today at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal! In the month of July we're going to be revisiting a few of our top-ranked episodes. Whether you haven't heard them for a while or missed them altogether, we pray each of these will be timely and relevant to you! In this week's episode we talk about the A.C.T.S. method of prayer (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication), which is a fun, versatile, thorough method of prayer that we personally love - an...

How to Pray When Life Throws You Curve Balls (Revisiting Our Top Episodes #192)

July 03, 2023 09:42 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB

Don't forget to grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! In the month of July we're going to be revisiting a few of our top-ranked episodes. Whether you haven't heard them for a while or missed them altogether, we pray each of these will be timely and relevant to you! Episode 192: How to Pray When Life Throws You Curve Balls Has life thrown you any curve balls lately? If it hasn't, chances are at some point it will. Jesus tells us that in this life ...

268 Navigating Divine Detours with Lori Ann Wood

June 26, 2023 20:56 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Have you experienced a “divine detour” in your life - a curve ball you didn’t see coming? At the time, it could seem like the end of the world, or at the very least like God took a vacation from looking out for you. But our guest today on the podcast, Lori Ann Wood, has some real encouragement for us. She shares the story of her own “divine detour” and how it actually became the catalyst for a faith she never ...

267 Spiritual Resilience

June 19, 2023 17:04 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Do you wish you had more spiritual resilience? In episode 265 we talked about spiritual burnout, and this week we’re taking a look at the other side of the coin: spiritual resilience. We discuss what it means to be more spiritually resilient, give some practical tips on how we can cultivate more spiritual resilience, and suggest some ways we can have more grace with ourselves and others in this area. Here are...

266 Prayer Starters with Suzanne Eller

June 12, 2023 10:03 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Do you ever want to pray but just not know where or how to start? This week’s guest on the podcast is here to help! Suzanne (Suzie) Eller is the author of Prayer Starters: Talking With God About Hard Times and host of the Prayer Starters Podcast. You won’t want to miss this incredible conversation where Suzie talks about some of the reasons we struggle to find words, shares some of her own story, and offers ple...

265 Spiritual Burnout

June 05, 2023 15:58 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Have you ever experienced spiritual exhaustion? Maybe intense, extended intercession or a demanding ministry has left you feeling drained. Or maybe failing health or an overwhelming season of life leave you feeling like you have nothing left to give. No matter how strong a Christian or seasoned a prayer warrior you are, spiritual burnout is real, and nobody is immune. In this week’s episode of the Praying Chris...

264 From Weary Survival to Daily Revival Through Jesus with Krissy Nelson

May 30, 2023 05:23 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Do you ever feel overwhelmed, stuck or feel like you’ll never measure up? If so, you don’t want to miss this week’s conversation with Krissy Nelson, author of “Say Goodbye to What Holds You Back.” Krissy talks openly about her own struggles, and sheds light on some common barriers that hold women back from living out the purposes God created them for with boldness, passion and joy. She shares why the feeling of...

263 Coffee Break: How do I stay faithful to my prayer life when my routine changes?

May 23, 2023 04:32 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at ⁠http://www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal⁠ today! This week on the podcast we’re answering a Coffee Break question about how to stay faithful to your prayer life when your routine changes (summer, anyone???). Here are a few suggestions we came up with (listen to the full episode to hear more!): Acknowledge the transition Make a plan/be intentional Have grace with the process (there will be hiccups) Be open to changing it up as you go; don’t feel...

262 Praying For Your Future Husband with Tricia Goyer and Robin Jones Gunn

May 15, 2023 08:22 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at http://www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! We’re really excited to have not one, but two amazing authors on the podcast this week! Tricia Goyer and Robin Jones Gunn join us to talk about their newly released book Before You Meet Your Future Husband: 30 Questions to Ask Yourself and 30 Heartfelt Prayers. Tricia and Robin share their unique experiences and combined wisdom to offer insights into the things women should be thinking - and praying - a...

261 Predestination and Prayer

May 08, 2023 06:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at ⁠http://www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal⁠ today! This week’s episode is Part 2 of our coffee break question in episode 259 about whether God chooses some people and not others, and how that answer impacts how we pray for our unsaved loved ones. Join us for Part 2 where we explore quantum physics and God’s relationship with time and look at the big picture of how predestination (or lack thereof, depending on your interpretation of scripture) impacts ...

Bonus Episode: Does Prayer Change God's Mind? (2018 interview with the late Jennifer Kennedy Dean)

May 04, 2023 15:18 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Happy National Day of Prayer for our listeners in the U.S.! For everyone else, what better day to take some time and pray for your country? Join us today for a celebration of the National Day of Prayer. Today we bring back an interview from 2018 with an incredible woman of faith, Jennifer Kennedy Dean. Jennifer is author of Live a Praying Life and countless other books. She passed away tragically in 2019, but ...

260 Love, Pray, Listen: Parenting Your Adult Kids with Joy with Mary DeMuth

May 01, 2023 17:35 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! This week’s guest on the Praying Christian Women podcast is Mary DeMuth, author of Love, Pray, Listen: Parenting Your Wayward Adult Kids with Joy. In our conversation, Mary speaks honestly about the struggles that come with praying for our adult children, particularly those who have strayed from faith. She shares from her own experiences and gives advice about how to deal with feeling envious of the perceived s...

Prayers that Equip and Encourage Believers: Philippians 1:3-11 (Prayers of the New Testament 7)

April 26, 2023 20:34 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MB

Grab your free scripture journal today at http://www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal ! Join us for our last episode of this Wednesday mini-series exploring some of the prayers of the New Testament. If you haven't already, go back and listen to our Prayers of the New Testament episodes 1-6! This week we’re exploring Philippians 1:3-11: 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from th...

259 Coffee Break: Does God Choose Some People and Not Others (and how does this affect how we pray for our unsaved friends)?

April 24, 2023 17:40 - 23 minutes - 22 MB

Grab your free scripture journal at ⁠http://www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal⁠ today! This week’s listener question is about predestination, and it led to not one - but TWO episodes! In part 1 this week we’re going to discuss whether God chooses some people and not others, and what the implications are in how we pray for the unsaved. Next week we'll take a more general look at prayer and predestination. Book referenced: Four Views on Divine Providence

Prayers of Remembrance: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 and 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 (Prayers of the New Testament 6)

April 21, 2023 09:01 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB

Grab your free scripture journal today at http://www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal ! Join us for the next few Wednesdays for a mini-series exploring some of the prayers of the New Testament. In each “minisode” we’ll read the prayer straight from the Bible, discuss some key takeaways we find and end with some practical applications in our own prayer lives! This week we talk about the importance of prayerful remembrance: both remembering events and things God has done, and remembering th...