Send us a Message In this episode, Mandie and Lauren are joined by the inspiring Bria Gilmore, a Christian life coach and discipleship pastor. We explore the powerful story of the woman with the alabaster jar from Luke 7:36-50. Bria brings unique insights, helping us grasp the importance of discipleship, mentorship, and the transformative experience of encountering Jesus. She shares her personal journey, the mission behind her ministry, Equip Her Inc., and how living out Jesus’ teachings can pro...
Sep 12, 2024•47 min
Send us a Message We’re back for Episode 3! Delaney takes a short break from the adventures of motherhood to join Mandie for a lively and inspiring conversation with college-age pastor Kaylee Shea Harvey. Kaylee shares her journey to faith, her commitment to biblical justice, and her role in church leadership. They chat about the significance of community, the joy of personal Bible study, and the transformative power of understanding God's love and justice through Scripture. The heart of the epi...
Sep 05, 2024•47 min
Send us a Message In the latest episode of our Seen Known Loved series, Mandie and Lauren dive deep into how Jesus sees us through the story of the Woman at the Well and continue exploring Psalm 139, reminding us of God’s unwavering presence even in our darkest moments. We’re thrilled to have Christian author Cally Logan join us for this conversation! She shares her personal journey of feeling truly known by God and discusses her new book, The Wallflower That Bloomed . Cally highlights that self...
Aug 29, 2024•40 min
Send us a Message Join us for our new series as we share stories of faith, courage, and learning how to see ourselves through God's eyes rather than the perception of others. This kickoff episode is particularly special as we welcome Amy and Abby from North Texas—a mother-daughter duo whose Christ-centered relationship offers valuable lessons on maintaining a close mother-daughter relationship grounded in biblical truth. The discussion includes a deep dive into the story of the woman with the is...
Aug 22, 2024•51 min
Send us a Message Embark on this final episode of the Intersections series with us as we delve into conversation about the transformative impact of mentorship – relationships God uses to shape us, heal us, and propel us forward in faith. Our special guests, Heather Cruz and Chelsea Rowley, inspire us with the story of their mentor-mentee relationship - how it got started and how it’s growing. Heather's commitment to faith within family life and Chelsea's boldness, creativity, and passionate purs...
Apr 11, 2024•45 min
Send us a Message People need people. There's no way around it! God made us for relationship with Him and others. Our latest episode takes us on a journey of discovering the friendships we need - how to find and strengthen them! In this episode, missionary and disciple-maker, Becky Bowden with All 4 One Ministries and Love One Another church out of Fort Myers, joins us as we continue to examine the relationships in the life of the Apostle Paul, specifically looking at Acts 9 and how his story il...
Apr 04, 2024•40 min
Send us a Message We’re continuing the journey through the life of Paul the Apostle, looking at four monumental “stop and go” moments that paved the way for him to form meaningful connections and live in deep community with others. This week, we have Hannah Irby from Abilene Christian University along for the ride. We talk about everything from our need for wise counsel and faith-filled friendships to the importance of having a heart of teachability. Together, we share stories that shine a light...
Mar 27, 2024•40 min
Send us a Message Loneliness and feeling disconnected are things lots of girls and women deal with these days. Even if you're not feeling that way right now, chances are you know someone who is. So let's talk about making meaningful connections with others because it's so super important! God made us for tight-knit community. He's like the ultimate matchmaker, bringing people together and showing us how to find joy in our relationships. He’s more than big enough to intersect our lives with the p...
Mar 20, 2024•51 min
Send us a Message When anxious thoughts consume our conversations with God and faith routines repeatedly feel more like going through the motions than a genuine connection with our Maker, it's possible that a change is needed. We delve into this and much more in this heartfelt finale of the Make Room series. Together with our guest Sarah Sorenson, we peel back the layers on the meaning of a "quiet time" and offer up a way to deepen our connection with God by making our conversations with Him a t...
Feb 07, 2024•37 min
Send us a Message Have you ever felt your devotion to Jesus was like checking off a list of spiritual to-dos? We’ve been there! In our latest conversation, we dig up ways we can shift from routine faith to a more truly fervent one. Together with our guest Taylor Akinola, we dissect the misconceptions about perfection when it comes to our faith and delve into the benefits of buying from Jesus! Growing up the older of 6 kids, Taylor has always been a natural-born leader. After temporarily walking ...
Jan 31, 2024•39 min
Send us a Message We've all been in that place where our faith feels like it's on autopilot, but lingering in that space can cost us. On today's episode we're confronting spiritual lukewarmness. We take a look at Revelation 3:15-17, which challenges the complacency that can almost unknowingly creep into our lives. It's an honest discussion aimed at shaking up our faith so that we can go deeper in our relationship with Jesus. Juggling the roles of a military spouse, mother of five, and mom's mini...
Jan 24, 2024•38 min
Send us a Message In Rev 3:20, Jesus stands and knocks at the door of a church struggling with self-sufficiency and apathy. Jesus wants in, not to shame them, but to transform them. He wants to do the same with us! Let’s talk about it! In this first episode of the Make Room series, we talk with Rachel Mitchell, a wife and boy mom of two, passionate about teaching women of all ages what it looks like to invite Christ into the fight for their bodies and their health and creating habits that make t...
Jan 17, 2024•43 min
Send us a Message Who is God? That's a BIG question! We've been looking at some of the names of God to help answer it. In this episode, we talk with Kendra Cutsinger about God being known by the name Jehovah Nissi; the Lord is my Banner (Victory). Kendra is wife to her husband of 22 years, mom to two boys, one in college and the other in high school, and parent to a former foster daughter. She works as a Regional Director for Circle of Care, a nonprofit in Oklahoma whose mission is to provide he...
Dec 13, 2023•33 min
Send us a Message Who is God? That's a BIG question! And we're looking at some of the names of God to help answer it. Today, we talk with Simone Seymour about God being known by the name Jehovah Rapha, the Lord is my Healer. Simone is a wife, mom, Bible teacher, and women’s minister. She has served as a pastor alongside her husband Meiko, and as a state coach for IF:Gathering. She recently graduated from a Propel Ecclesia cohort. In this episode, we take a look at the story of bitter water made ...
Dec 06, 2023•28 min•Ep. 85
Send us a Message Who is God? That is a BIG question! In this series, we're looking at some of the names of God to help answer it. Throughout the Bible we see person after person finding security, confidence and courage to become all God made them to be, not in who they were but in who God was and still is. Today, we talk with author Allie Marie Smith about God being known by the name Jehovah Shalom, the Lord is Peace. Girls today are struggling more than ever with their mental health, including...
Nov 29, 2023•40 min•Ep. 84
Send us a Message Who is God? That is a BIG question! In this series, we're looking at some of the names of God to help answer it. Throughout the Bible we see person after person finding security, confidence and courage to become all God made them to be, not in who they were but in who God was and still is. Today, we talk with author Cally Logan about God being known by the name Jehovah Jireh, the Lord is My Provider. Cally is a high school History teacher, and Senior Writer for Crosswalk.com. H...
Nov 22, 2023•34 min•Season 16Ep. 83
Send us a Message Who is God? That is a BIG question! In this series, we'll be looking at some of the names of God to help answer it. Throughout the Bible we see person after person finding security, confidence and courage to become all God made them to be, not in who they were but in who God is. We think He wants to show us that He desires to do for us what He did for them and that we can find so much of what we are looking for by understanding more about His Great Name. It's a weapon for any a...
Nov 15, 2023•31 min•Season 16Ep. 82
Send us a Message We're continuing in our "Child of God" series, talking about identity and belonging! We want to encourage you in your own walk with Jesus while equipping you to help the girls in your life answer two questions they are hard-wired to ask: "Who am I?" and "Where do I belong?" Today, Mandie and Delaney close out the series talking with children's author Aunya Robinson. She has worked as an ESL teacher in China, and in California where she helped children write and publish their st...
Oct 04, 2023•42 min•Season 15Ep. 81
Send us a Message We're continuing in our "Child of God" series, talking about identity and belonging! We want to encourage you in your own walk with Jesus while equipping you to help the girls in your life answer two questions they are hard-wired to ask: "Who am I?" and "Where do I belong?" Today, Mandie talks with young adult author Kari Deneal. She is a wife and full-time mom, which includes homeschooling her three children. She serves as a worship coordinator at her local church in Tampa, FL...
Sep 27, 2023•34 min•Season 15Ep. 80
Send us a Message We're continuing in our "Child of God" series talking about identity and belonging! We want to encourage you in your own walk with Jesus while equipping you to help the girls in your life answer two questions they are hard-wired to ask: "Who am I?" and "Where do I belong?" In this episode, we talk with author and women's ministry director, Hannah Conway. Hannah is a military wife, momma, former middle school teacher, & dog lover. She recently published a devotional for teen...
Sep 20, 2023•42 min•Season 15Ep. 79
Send us a Message Hey everybody! We're back with a brand new series called "Child of God," For the next four episodes, we'll be talking about identity and belonging! We want to encourage you in your own walk with Jesus while equipping you to help the girls in your life answer two questions they are hard-wired to ask: "Who am I" and "Where do I belong?" We are kicking things off with singer and songwriter Amanda Nolan. She’s been creating music since she was 11 years old and hasn’t stopped since....
Sep 13, 2023•44 min•Season 15Ep. 78
Send us a Message We are wrapping up the Jesus = Friend series with a super fun conversation talking with a dynamic duo, Sheri Still and Trinity Hamilton. Sheri and Trinity exemplify the kind of mentor/mentee relationships we talk about here on the podcast and at Brave Girls Gather. You guys are going to love these two! We talk about how a friendship with Jesus helps us identify and be a true friend to others. Sheri Still is a small town Kentucky girl, now living in Florida with her family. She ...
Jun 07, 2023•32 min•Ep. 77
Send us a Message We're continuing in our Jesus = Friend series, talking about how Jesus is the friend we need when earthly friendship hurts! We're so excited to bring you this third episode with writer, speaker, and brand mentor Rachel G Scott. As a girl mom (and boy mom, too), Rachel brings practical examples of what it's looked like for her to navigate difficulty in friendship and walk alongside her daughters when they've had hardships. Rachel is a former Huffington Post contributor, Hope Wri...
May 31, 2023•34 min•Ep. 76
Send us a Message We're continuing in our Jesus = Friend series, talking about what it means to have a friend in Jesus! We're so excited to bring you this second episode! We talk with mother-daughter duo, Christy and Leelyn Mazer about what it looks like to be a friend of God. We roundtable scripture and bring our personal experiences and perspectives. We wanted Christy and Leelyn to join us for this conversation because we believe they have a special mother-daughter connection rooted in their r...
May 24, 2023•44 min•Ep. 75
Send us a Message When you think of God, the first word that comes to mind might not be “friend.” But this is the word Jesus uses in John 15:15, when he tells His followers, “No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends , for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.” In this series, we're talking about what it means to have a friend in Jesus! In this first episode, Lauren invited her friend Machelle ...
May 17, 2023•34 min•Ep. 74
Send us a Message We are continuing in our "Hey God" series! Life can be complicated; prayer doesn’t have to be. Through this series, we want to take the intimidation out of prayer and invite you and the girls in your life into a more vibrant prayer life. We’ve been talking with women of different ages and life stages about the 5 aspects of prayer: Adoration, Thanksgiving, Confession, Petition, and Intercession. Today, Megan Whatley, the founder of The Beautiful Movement, a Christian subscriptio...
Apr 05, 2023•35 min•Ep. 73
Send us a Message We are continuing in our "Hey God" series! Life can be complicated; prayer doesn’t have to be. Through this series, we want to take the intimidation out of prayer and invite you and the girls in your life into a more vibrant prayer life. We’ve been talking with women of different ages and life stages about the 5 aspects of prayer: Adoration, Thanksgiving, Confession, Petition, and Intercession. Today, we talk with wife, mom, and pastor Kristin Jordan. Kristin is the co-pastor o...
Mar 29, 2023•32 min•Ep. 72
Send us a Message We are continuing in our "Hey God" series! Life can be complicated; prayer doesn’t have to be. Through this series, we want to take the intimidation out of prayer and invite you and the girls in your life into a more vibrant prayer life. We’ve been talking with women of different ages and life stages about the 5 aspects of prayer: Adoration, Thanksgiving, Confession, Petition, and Intercession. In this second episode, we talk with Sam Scarpa and her mentor and friend, Alexis Pa...
Mar 22, 2023•37 min•Ep. 71
Send us a Message Introducing our new series, "Hey God." Life can be complicated; prayer doesn’t have to be. It’s often in the complication of it that we shy away from it. The purpose of this series to take the intimidation out of prayer and invite you and the girls in your life into a more vibrant prayer life. In this series, we'll be talking with women of different ages and life stages about why we pray, how we pray, and the things that keep us from going to God in prayer. We'll take a look at...
Mar 15, 2023•39 min•Ep. 70
Send us a Message We are closing out this series by walking through the Lay It Down mini-Bible Study! We hope this conversation will show you how easy it is to have a meaningful conversation with the girls in your life centered around God's Word. College student Summer Sollis joins us for this episode, along with Lauren Freeman, who serves as the outreach director for Brave Girls Gather. We also make an announcement on this episode that you will want to hear and announce the topic for our next s...
Feb 15, 2023•30 min•Ep. 69
