A Biblical Perspective of Womanhood | Jennifer Strickland | Episode 308

The Speakeasy

The Girl Named Blake

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Author of “I Am a Woman”, Jennifer Strickland joins Blake to discuss the complex and often controversial topic of what it means to be a woman. They delve into how this seemingly straightforward question has become contentious in modern society, particularly among Christians who believe the answer is clear. Jennifer shares her motivation for writing her book, which stemmed from observing the women's marches and the conflicting messages about womanhood. She emphasizes the importance of reclaiming and defining womanhood based on biblical principles, highlighting how women have historically been life-givers and stabilizers in society. The conversation also touches on the damaging effects of the feminist movement and the need for women of faith to speak out and lead with clarity and dignity. In this episode, you’ll be able to… Explore the biblical and Hebrew definitions of womanhood and their significance. Hear about the importance of women speaking up in today's societal and cultural debates. Reflect on the personal and societal consequences of the pro-choice movement and how it has affected men and women. Jennifer is the author of I Am a Woman – available everywhere now! To connect with Jennifer: Website: urmore.com Instagram: @jenniferstrickland_author Podcast: The I Am a Woman Podcast

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of Confessions of a Crappy Christian, a
0:09.7	misfit media network production. I am your host and resident Crappy Christian Bla this about all the things most Christians are still not sure we're allowed to talk about.
0:24.0	So if you've been looking for a place to land with all your crap
0:27.5	and for someone to just be honest about what it looks like to walk through this Christian life
0:32.0	when you've come to the right place.
0:34.2	Pull up a seat, pop in your headphones, and tune out your kids, and come hang out with me and
0:38.8	a guest for the authentic conversations that you have been looking for.
0:42.6	You guys, I have an exciting but difficult conversation to bring to the show today.
0:56.0	My guest today is Jennifer Strickland, she is the author of I am a woman and we are going to talk
1:00.2	about what is a woman, which is such an insane question but it has become an unanswerable question for a lot of America and beyond when we as believers know the answer to this question clear and outright and we need more women specifically
1:20.4	leading the conversation and answering that question and Jennifer has
1:24.2	answered that call not just with her book but with her platform and with her
1:27.7	voice I'm so excited to welcome you to the show thanks for being here.
1:31.2	Thanks so much for having me on Blake. This is going to be so much fun.
1:34.4	It is. This is one of those where it was like we chatted for 20 minutes we should
1:38.4	start recording so we've got plenty to talk about. Yes, we do.
1:44.0	So you wrote I am a woman.
1:46.0	It just came out, correct?
1:48.0	Yeah, just came out.
1:49.0	We talked before we recorded.
1:51.0	This shouldn't be a difficult question to answer this shouldn't even be something that you have to write a book about and 10 years ago it really wasn't there wouldn't have been a demand for this book nearly as much as there is today and I know
2:05.8	you been on a journey and there's a story that brings you to the point of
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