Women Encouraged
A Christian women's podcast connecting you with Scripture-based encouragement and gospel hope. Host Bethany Barendregt is often joined by guests for conversations about relatable topics. No matter what we're discussing, we'll always be encouraging you to get into God's word and believe what He says about Himself - and about you.
Episodes
91 episodes
He Will Be Enough - with Katie Faris
In today’s episode, Bethany talks with Katie Faris about her book He Will Be Enough: How God Takes You By the Hand Through Your Hardest Days.
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Season 8
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Episode 91
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43:36
Like Our Father - with Christina Fox
Author Christina Fox joins Bethany in today's episode to discuss her newest book "Like Our Father" and chat about how we can look to our Father...
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Season 8
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Episode 90
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28:25
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God's Comfort For Us
In this devotional episode, Bethany discusses how God's comfort for us is sufficient because His word and promises are sufficient. In the midst of any and all suffering, we can know that not only does Christ share his comfort with us (2 Corinth...
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Season 8
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Episode 89
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13:21
The Means of Grace - with Tim Challies
By God's grace, we're back with another season to share with you! Today's episode is a conversation with author and blogger Tim Challies on "The Means of Grace". God initiates and establishes a relationship...
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Season 8
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Episode 88
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30:11
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Good Theology: As Christian Women - with Abigail Dodds
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 G...
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Season 7
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Episode 87
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53:38
Good Theology: As Mothers - with Nana Dolce
Writer and Bible teacher Nana Dolce joins Bethany on the podcast to talk about what it means to be good theologians and how important it is to be conscious of our theology as mothers. As Chris...
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Season 7
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Episode 86
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40:44
Good Theology: As Bible Readers - with Joanna Kimbrel and Stefanie Boyles
Joanna Kimbrel and Stephanie Boyle of the Daily Grace Co. Podcast join Bethany to talk about how we should be readers and students of the word of God. They discuss how our theology informs our Bible reading and whether we read scripture in a Go...
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Season 7
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Episode 85
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48:51
Good Theology: Loving Our Neighbor - with Ruth Chou Simons
Ruth Chou Simons joins Bethany to talk about how our beliefs about God impact the way we love our neighbor. She and Bethany discuss the biblical definition of love, the importance of engaging in Christian f...
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Season 7
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Episode 84
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48:15
Good Theology: What Is It and Why Does It Matter? - with Mark Jones
Pastor Mark Jones, author of "Living for God," joins Bethany on the podcast to kick off our series on the importance of good theology in every area of our lives. This conversation centers on what Christians mean when we talk about doctrine and ...
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Season 7
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Episode 83
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29:46
Sharing the Hard Truth - with Laura Klassen
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 ...
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Season 7
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Episode 82
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36:47
Matters of the Heart: Patience - with Lindsey Tollefson
We're wrapping up our Matters of the Heart series with this conversation with Lindsey Tollefson. She shares her own story of how the Lord has taught her patience and worked in her life while she has waite...
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Season 5
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Episode 81
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51:06
Matters of the Heart: Trust - with Chelsea Stanley
Chelsea Stanley joins Bethany for a conversation about why we can be sure God is trustworthy, and how being sure of God's faithfulness also enables us to trust other people. Chelsea also offers ins...
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Season 5
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Episode 80
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35:17
Matters of the Heart: Godly Courage and the Fear of the Lord - with Katie Westenberg
Katie Westenberg joins the show to talk about her book I Choose Brave and what it truly means to fear God and embrace holy courage. She and Bethany also discuss why it’s so dangerous for us to adopt a worldly definition of courag...
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Season 5
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Episode 79
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29:57
Matters of the Heart: Doubt and Unbelief - with Alisa Childers
Alisa Childers joins Bethany for a conversation on doubt and unbelief. Alisa shares about her book
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Season 5
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Episode 78
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51:58
Matters of the Heart: Diligence - with Lauren Washer
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...
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Season 5
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Episode 77
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46:26
Matters of the Heart: Being Faithful With Our Emotions - with Courtney Reissig
Bethany is joined by Courtney Reissig for a conversation about the Psalms. Courtney gives us an overview of the structure of the book of Psalms and the types of different Psalms, as well how they offer ...
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Season 5
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Episode 76
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44:25
Matters of the Heart: Humility, Self Love, and Not Being Enough - with Allie Beth Stuckey
In this episode, Allie Beth Stuckey joins the show to talk about self love and her book You're Not Enough (And That's Okay). Allie shares why it's a liberating truth that we're not enough, and how to face our feelings biblically a...
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Season 5
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Episode 75
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39:30
Matters of the Heart: Grief and Loss - with Abbey Wedgeworth
In this episode of our Matters of the Heart series, Abbey Wedgeworth joins Bethany today to talk about grief and loss and the importance of processing both through Scripture and understand...
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Season 5
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Episode 74
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49:59
Matters of the Heart: Idolatry and Allegiance to Christ - with Christine Hoover
We're kicking off this new season and our "Matters of the Heart" series with this conversation with Christine Hoover, talking about idolatry and allegiance to Christ. Christine shares about how ido...
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Season 5
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Episode 73
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40:10
Forming Our Moral Imagination - with Betsy Childs Howard
Today, author Betsy Childs Howard joins Bethany to talk about the value of forming our moral imagination through literature. Betsy explains what moral formation is an...
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Season 4
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Episode 72
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33:00
Finishing Up the Ask-Us-Anything: Discussing the Enneagram and More - with Katie Morin and Bethany Barendregt
In this episode, Katie and Bethany finish up their "Asking for a Friend" conversation, discussing a couple of listeners' questions about the Enneagram and any concerns they have with this tool. They also answer a question from a listener about ...
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Season 4
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Episode 71
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30:02
Asking for a Friend - with Katie Morin and Bethany Barendregt
Awhile back, we invited listeners to participate in our "ask us anything" episode, which we’ve affectionately titled Asking for a Friend. We’ve decided to break up this episode into two shorter parts because one episode would have been too long...
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Season 4
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Episode 70
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20:01
Truth, Grace, and Progressive Christianity - with Haley Williams
In this episode, Haley Williams joins Bethany to talk about discerning between truth and lies in online voices and understanding the messaging of progressive Christianity. Haley shares a bit about what progressive Christianity is and the false ...
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Season 4
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Episode 69
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52:09
Comforting Our Kids Through Hard Times - with Christine Chappell
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 acknowle...
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Season 4
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Episode 68
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45:43