Everyday Theology Podcast: An 8-Week Series
So, we’re doing something new on the podcast. Beginning on March 12, we’ll roll out an 8 week series featuring Jen Wilkin, Jackie Hill Perry, Ruth Chou Simons, and others as we discuss the key truths of the Christian faith. Grab a copy of the Everyday Theology Bible study and pull up a chair. We look forward to learning with you. Subscribe in your favorite podcast player. The preview is below!
EPISODE 1: SCRIPTURE
WITH JEN WILKIN
What you believe about God’s Word matters.
Jen Wilkin joins Mary Wiley on the podcast today to talk about God's Word. They discuss the value of Scripture, how we can read it faithfully, the truths about its attributes, and what it looks like to be a doer of the Word.
Jen Wilkin is a wife, mom to four great kids, and an advocate for women to love God with their minds through the faithful study of his Word. She writes, speaks, and teaches women the Bible. She lives in Flower Mound, Texas, and her family calls The Village Church home. Jen is the author of None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That’s a Good Thing) (Crossway, 2016) and Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds (Crossway, 2014). You can find her at jenwilkin.net and follow her on Twitter.
This episode of the Everyday Theology mini-series is based on week 1 of the Everyday Theology Bible Study. Available where books are sold. Download a free set of memory cards so you can hide God's Word in deeply in your heart at www.lifeway.com/everydaytheology.
EPISODE 2: GOD
WITH KELLY MINTER
What you believe about God matters.
Kelly Minter joins Mary Wiley on the podcast today to talk about God - who He is and what He is doing. They discuss the attributes of God, misunderstandings of who He is, and how we can best know and love the God we serve.
Kelly Minter is passionate about women coming to know Jesus Christ through the pages of Scripture. Encouraging women along this journey, Kelly speaks, writes and sings throughout the United States and overseas. Her roots as the oldest of four and as a pastor’s daughter, Kelly has had a love for Scripture ever since she was a child.
Kelly’s latest book release is a personal memoir about her trips to the Amazon jungle entitled, Wherever The River Runs: How a Forgotten People Renewed My Hope In The Gospel. She has written multiple bestselling Bible studies including Finding God Faithful and All Things New. She also recently released a cookbook with great recipes and essays reminding us to be Jesus’ hands and feet called A Place at the Table.
In addition to writing, Kelly has recorded several albums like her most recent record, “Hymns & Hallelujahs.” She is also passionate about serving the poor and forgotten around the world and is deeply invested in the work of Justice and Mercy International as their work in Brazil and Moldova. She has also recently launched her own conference-style event, "Cultivate: A Women's Gathering Around the Word" that seeks to unite women through Biblical teaching, prayer, mission and acoustic worship through a stylistically simple approach.
Kelly resides in Nashville, TN and particularly enjoys spending her free time with friends and family or in the large garden she has planted in her backyard. She treasures cooking and community around the table, both at home and abroad. To learn more about Kelly Minter, visit her website at www.kellyminter.com. To learn more about Kelly's "Cultivate: A Women's Gathering Around the Word" Conferences, visit the Cultivate website at www.cultivatevent.com.
This episode of the Everyday Theology mini-series is based on week 2 of the Everyday Theology Bible Study. Available where books are sold. Download a free set of memory cards so you can hide God's Word in deeply in your heart at www.lifeway.com/everydaytheology.
EPISODE 3: Jesus
WITH Kristi McLelland
What you believe about Jesus matters.
Kristi McLelland joins Mary Wiley to discuss the Person and work of Jesus in today's episode that correlates with Week 3 of the Everyday Theology Bible study.
Kristi is a speaker, teacher, and professor at Williamson College. She has a Masters in Christian Education from Dallas Theological Seminary and has dedicated her life to teaching people how to study the Bible for themselves. Kristi leads study trips to Israel, Turkey, Greece, and Italy and is excellent at teaching the Bible through a Middle Eastern lens. Kristi is also the author of Jesus and Women In the First Century and Now.
EPISODE 4: HOLY SPIRIT
WITH JACKIE HILL PERRY
What you believe about the Holy Spirit matters.
Jackie Hill Perry joins Mary Wiley to discuss the Person and work of the Holy Spirit in today's episode that correlates with Week 4 of the Everyday Theology Bible study.
Jackie is the author of Gay Girl, Good God and Jude: Contending for the Faith in Today's Culture. She also is a poet, teacher, and hip-hop artist whose latest album, Crescendo needs to be in your arsenal of greats. She is a wife and mom to two cute kids with one on the way, and is just an all-around incredibly wise and kind person.
EPISODE 5: HUMANITY
with Gretchen Saffles
What you believe about people and yourself matters.
Gretchen Saffles joins Mary Wiley to talk humanity which walks alongside week 5 of the Everyday Theology Bible study.
Gretchen is the founder of Well-Watered Women and has so many wonderful resources available to lead you into a deeper relationship with Christ! These are at wellwateredwomen.com. She’s also so encouraging on social media, has upcoming books and all sorts of exciting things coming you way - so make sure to follow along!
We are answering questions like what does God say about us and how should that inform the way we live? And What is true freedom in Christ and how do we live out our identity as the imago Dei?
EPISODE 6: Salvation
with Ruth Chou Simons
What you believe about SALVATION and yourself matters.
Every week, we are covering a key doctrine of the Christian faith and seeking to apply it to our everyday lives to coincide with the Everyday Theology Bible study. Today, we are talking about salvation.
Today’s guest is Ruth Chou Simons. Ruth is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and speaker. She shares her journey of God’s grace intersecting daily life with word and paintbrush through her online shoppe at GraceLaced.com and her Instagram community of more than a hundred thousand. Ruth and her husband, Troy, are grateful parents to six boys—their greatest adventure. Ruth’s first book, GraceLaced, won a 2018 Christian Book Award, and we also mention her resources Beholding and Becoming and Foundations in this episode. she’s a wealth of wisdom and such a calming presence. I’m excited to talk to Ruth today and hear her journey of becoming a Christian and being molded and shaped to become more and more like Christ!
EPISODE 7: The Church
with Jamie Ivey
What you believe about The CHURCH matters.
This week, we are covering the importance of the Church in the Christian faith, coinciding with Week 7 of the Everyday Theology Bible study. We discuss details like why is it essential that we are part of a church and how we see women using their gifts in the church. We also talk about how church can be messy or even painful sometimes.
Today’s guest is Jamie Ivey. Jamie is a podcaster, writer, and speaker from Austin, Texas. She is the proud mama of four kids and the wife of Aaron, worship pastor of The Austin Stone Community Church. She is a fantastic cheerleader for women, encouraging them to use their gifts for God’s glory. She has a host of valuable resources, but you’ll definitely want to check out her first book, If You Only Knew and subscribe to her podcast, The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey. Jamie shares so much wisdom in this episode about trusting God with your gifts, confessing your sin to others, and seeking out community. You’re going to love it!
EPISODE 8: END TIMES
with WHITNEY CAPPS
What you believe about The END TIMES matters.
This is our last week walking through the key doctrines of the Christian faith as we cover the end times. We discuss why Revelation is one of Whitney’s favorite books of the Bible and how you can better learn to see the gospel clearly in how God says that the world as we have experienced it will end.
Today’s guest is Whitney Capps. Whitney is a national Proverbs 31 speaker and the author of Sick of Me and also We Over Me, a Bible study based on the letters to the churches in the beginning of Revelation. She and her husband Chad have for boys and live just outside Atlanta, Georgia. Whitney created a fabulous group where she provides theological training called Simple Seminary that I absolutely love, so make sure to check that out!