Welcome back to the Coffee and Bible Time podcast.

For those that may be listening for the first time, our podcast is an offshoot from our main platform YouTube.

Our channel is called Coffee and Bible Time where our goal is to help people delight in God's Word and thrive in Christian living.

We also have a website in storefront with Bible studies, prayer journals, courses, and more.

I'm Mentor Mama, and today we are going to be discussing the significance of women and work you know most of our

waking hours are filled with working in some capacity and we ought to devote serious thought

in consideration to what the Bible has to say about it.

You know, the challenges of balancing work in life are a common struggle so many of us face. We question our career choices.

We are wondering how to glorify God through our work and figure out how to navigate the complexities of being a Christian

in the workplace, in the home, or with the kids. Because even if you don't receive a paycheck for

your work, you are still working. Work in any form, in fact, is an act of cultivation, an opportunity to make

something or someone better. So if we don't address the challenges surrounding our work-life balance,

we risk missing out on the beauty, truth, and hope that we can bring to the

world. In today's episode, Chelsea Patterson-Sabolic, author of the book called to Cultivate,

a gospel vision for women and work dives deep into these questions, providing a solid theological foundation

and practical rhythms that can help us flourish in our work.

Chelsea is the author of longing for motherhood, holding on to hope in the midst of childlessness,

and works in Washington, D.C. as the Director of

Government Relations for a nonprofit organization. Previously, she's worked for the leading

evangelical child welfare organization in the country, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission,

and on Capitol Hill.

Chelsea has been published at the Wall Street Journal USA Today, the Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, and other outlets. Chelsea was adopted as a newborn from Bucharest, Romania. She grew up in North Carolina and holds a BA

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