From Life-Taker to Life-Giver with Karen Hodge

Journeywomen

Hunter Beless

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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On today’s episode of the Journeywomen podcast, I chatted with Karen Hodge about being a life-giver! Something I know we all desire to be. We talked about everything from the distinction between a life-taker and a life-giver, to who our ultimate life-giver is, Jesus Christ. Honestly, this is an incredible opportunity to sit at the feet of a woman who has spent a lifetime saturating her life in Scripture. You guys will be able to tell that as you listen to Karen Hodge speak. So you’ll know her a little better, Karen serves as the Coordinator for PCA Women’s Ministry, where she seeks to connect women and churches to one another and to sound resources. She is also having the time of her life serving alongside her husband Chris, Senior Pastor at Naperville Presbyterian Church in Illinois. Chris and Karen have two children Anna Grace and Haddon that round out “Team Hodge”. It is from the perspective of a wife, mother, leader and fellow pilgrim that she hopes to offer insights from God’s Word concerning how she and the listener can most effectively learn to enjoy and extend God’s glory. I loved it when Karen said “a life-giving woman sets the gospel on display in her life, and people look in and they look at it. It’s a stunning thing, because it’s not about her, because it’s all about him". I am so thankful for Karen’s encouragement to simply treasure the gospel and to trust that as we do, God will continue to transform us into the life-givers that we desire to be. KAREN’S RESOURCES The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness by Tim Keller War of Words by Paul David Tripp The Legacy of Biblical Womanhood by Susan Hunt KAREN’S SIMPLE JOYS Going to the movies Barbecue Her children OTHER RESOURCES Transformed: Life Taker to Life Giver by Susan Hunt and Karen Hodge CONNECT WITH KAREN Website Facebook Blog SPONSORSHIP DETAILS Words Worth Noting is an online ministry that seeks to create Biblical resources and content to foster a love for Scripture and faithfulness to the King. Their latest Biblical resource, The Way of Wisdom, is a digital download to aid your study of the book of Proverbs and beyond. Do you struggle with indecisiveness? Has a new season of life left you overwhelmed and anxious? The Way of Wisdom is for you. It includes helpful study tools to navigate the book of Proverbs, articles on Wisdom and Gospel Growth, three stunning art prints, and more, The Way of Wisdom will equip you to grow in the areas of wisdom you need most. Journeywomen listeners can use the code "Journey" to receive 20% OFF, making this resource less than $10! Check out their website wordsworthnoting.com, and you can also find them on Instagram. And be sure to check out the Journeywomen Instagram this week for an awesome giveaway with Words Worth Noting. FOR MORE: Subscribe: iTunes | Android Follow Us: Website | Instagram | Facebook Support the podcast by writing a review *Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Journey Women Podcast. I'm your host, Hunter Beelis. Life's a journey we
0:08.6	were never meant to walk alone. We all need friends along the way. On the Journey Women
0:12.9	Podcast, we'll chat with mentors about gracefully navigating the seasons and challenges we face
0:18.2	on our journeys to glorify God. On today's episode of the Journey Women Podcast, I chatted
0:23.7	with Karen Hodge about being a life giver, something I know that we all desire to be. We
0:29.4	talked about everything from the distinction between a life taker and a life giver to who our
0:33.9	ultimate life giver is, Jesus Christ. Listen to what she said. The gospel actually redeems our
0:40.3	capacity to be a life giver to actually do what God has called us to do. The gospel redeems
0:49.8	our design and our mission. And so it's something we have to rely on all the time. As we look to Jesus,
0:57.8	we are dependent upon Him. Again, as I was saying, it's not about having the capacity to do it. It's
1:03.8	His life through us. This is just an incredible opportunity to sit at the feet of a woman who
1:10.0	has spent an entire lifetime saturating herself in God's Word. You guys are going to be able to tell
1:15.3	that as you listen to Karen Hodge speak. So you'll know her a little better. Karen serves as the
1:20.6	coordinator for PCA Women's Ministry where she seeks to connect women and churches to one another
1:25.6	and to sound resources. She's having the time of her life serving alongside her husband Chris,
1:30.5	who's the senior pastor at Naperville Presbyterian Church in Illinois. Chris and Karen have two kids,
1:36.1	Anna Grayson had a net roundout team Hodge. It's from the perspective of a wife, mother, leader,
1:41.7	and fellow pilgrim that she hopes to offer insights from God's Word considering how she and the
1:47.4	listener can most effectively learn to enjoy and extend God's glory. What? I love that. I cannot
1:54.8	wait for you to hear from her today, but you know before I share this conversation with you that I
1:59.0	want to tell you about our sponsor that helped to make this episode possible. Wordsworth Noting.
2:04.2	Wordsworth Noting is an online ministry that seeks to create biblical resources and content to foster
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