S4 37: Challenging Myths About Motherhood with Elizabeth Schlueter
The Strong Women Podcast
Sarah Stonestreet
2.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
What is motherhood all about? Elizabeth Schlueter helps us perceive the beautiful truth about motherhood amid cultural extremes. She joins us this week to challenge common myths about motherhood and cast a Christian vision for the beauty of self-giving love and sacrifice. Whether you're married or single, raising children or not, you’ll be encouraged to form a virtuous life centered around sacrificial love and committed relationships.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, the Colson Center is accepting applications for the Colson Fellows Program, Class of 25, from now until June 30th. |
| 0:11.7 | This program takes participants on a 10-month journey into the study of Christian life and worldview. |
| 0:18.2 | Why? Because Christians need to understand the entire biblical story so that we can |
| 0:23.4 | properly order our lives and the world around us in a way that rightly relates us to God, |
| 0:30.2 | self, others, and creation. You can expect to deepen your relationship with Christ, gain clarity |
| 0:36.8 | in your calling, develop practical |
| 0:38.9 | skills and wisdom, and join a powerful network of commissioned Colson Fellows around the globe. |
| 0:45.3 | Ultimately, you'll be equipped to make an impact for God's kingdom right where he has placed |
| 0:50.4 | you. To learn more and apply before the June 30th deadline, go to colsonfellows.org. |
| 0:57.4 | And just so you know, tuition increases by $50 for all applications submitted after June 5th. |
| 1:03.6 | So don't wait, submit your application now. Welcome to the Strong Women podcast, where we explore the beautifully diverse ways God invites and equips women to participate in his story. |
| 1:26.2 | We're here to encourage one another as we step out of the |
| 1:29.4 | shallow definitions of what it means to be a woman and into the flourishing life that comes |
| 1:34.8 | when we walk out our design. I'm your host Sarah Stone Street. I'm so glad you're here. |
| 1:42.8 | Well, happy Mother's Day, everyone. |
| 1:44.8 | I'm glad you've joined us, and I have a special treat for you. |
| 1:47.7 | We are going to have a conversation about motherhood. |
| 1:51.7 | So if you're single, if you're not in that season of life, stay with us because I know that |
| 1:57.3 | you'll still be blessed by this conversation. |
| 1:59.8 | My guest today is Elizabeth Schluter, and she has been married to her fantastic husband for 20 years. |
| 2:06.9 | They live in Hillsdale, Michigan, because her husband's professor there. |
| 2:11.4 | And along the way, I love the way you describe this, Elizabeth. |
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