S4 29: Flourishing Through Devotional Rhythms With Pamela Patnode
The Strong Women Podcast
Sarah Stonestreet
2.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Not many of us associate discipline, commitment, and obedience with joy and freedom—but today’s guest, Pamela Patnode, knows that these things lead to flourishing and joy in the Christian life. When we live according to God’s design by loving Him and others, we experience true life. Listen in and let Pamela's testimony encourage you to cultivate a life of commitment to the Lord.
Doubts and hard questions are a welcome part of the Christian life. But many young Christians today are being encouraged to “deconstruct” their faith. To help the Church offer a better way to those who are deconstructing, Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett have written The Deconstruction of Christianity. They define what deconstruction really is, why it’s appealing to so many, and why it’s harmful. They also equip us to love those who are deconstructing by welcoming the hard questions while also upholding truth. This month, get a copy of The Deconstruction of Christianity by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center at colsoncenter.org/swdeconstruction
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| 0:00.0 | Doubts and hard questions are a welcome part of the Christian life. |
| 0:07.0 | But many young Christians today are being encouraged to deconstruct their faith. |
| 0:13.0 | Culture becomes the standard of truth instead of Scripture, and many young believers walk away from faith altogether. |
| 0:19.0 | To help the church offer a better way to |
| 0:21.8 | those who are deconstructing, Elisa Childers and Tim Barnett have written The Deconstruction |
| 0:27.3 | of Christianity. In this, they define what deconstruction really is, why it's appealing to |
| 0:33.4 | so many, and why it's harmful. They also equip us to love those who are deconstructing |
| 0:39.2 | by welcoming the hard questions |
| 0:41.3 | while also upholding truth. |
| 0:43.8 | This month, get a copy of the deconstruction of Christianity |
| 0:47.0 | by giving a gift of any amount to the Colson Center |
| 0:50.1 | at colsoncenter.org forward slash |
| 0:53.3 | SW. SW deconstruction. |
| 0:59.2 | I want to give you a quick heads up about today's conversation. |
| 1:03.5 | You'll notice that Pamela's voice is a little shaky. |
| 1:06.4 | This is due to a fight that she had with meningitis when she was pregnant with their third child. |
| 1:11.6 | This sickness nearly killed both her and her unborn daughter, but by God's grace they both survived. |
| 1:17.6 | Well, as her health slowly improved, her voice began changing due to what doctors called spasmodic dysphonia. |
| 1:23.6 | This causes the muscles in her vocal cords to contract, cutting off airflow, |
| 1:29.4 | which causes the shakiness in her voice. Well, now you know, and I hope you enjoy this conversation |
| 1:34.6 | as much as I did. |
| 1:39.4 | Welcome to the Strong Women podcast, where we explore the beautifully diverse ways God invites |
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