S4 40: From Transgender to Transformed With Laura Perry Smalts
The Strong Women Podcast
Sarah Stonestreet
2.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2024
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Laura Perry Smalts spent nine years rejecting God and chasing a different "gender identity." Despite Laura’s social, hormonal, and surgical attempts to become a man, the promises of gender ideology proved to be lies. In the face of her anger and hatred of God and the Church, God miraculously broke through Laura’s heart with loving conviction and compassion. Tune in to hear her incredible journey and learn how to persevere in Christlike love toward loved ones embracing gender ideology.
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
God, Sex and Marriage by Juli Slattery
Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearcey
God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
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| 0:00.0 | As Christians, we're called to love God with all our minds and be transformed by the renewal of our minds. |
| 0:09.0 | Without a mind that's shaped by God's word will struggle to champion the truth, beauty, and goodness of God's kingdom in this time and place. |
| 0:18.0 | To address this problem, Michael Craven, Vice President of Equipping |
| 0:22.4 | and Mobilization at the Colson Center, has written a brand new free e-book called The Christian |
| 0:28.1 | Mind, Its Necessity to Christian Relevance and Renewal. It's basically a primer on developing |
| 0:34.3 | a thoroughly Christian mind for the sake of the kingdom. If you want a more robust faith that actually shapes how you live in the world today, |
| 0:42.3 | or if you're wondering why cultivating a Christian mind really matters, |
| 0:46.3 | you should read this book. |
| 0:48.3 | Again, it's called The Christian Mind, |
| 0:50.3 | and you can grab your free copy by going to colson center.org forward slash book. |
| 1:04.2 | Welcome to the strong women podcast where we explore the beautifully diverse ways God invites |
| 1:12.1 | and equips women to participate in his story. |
| 1:15.6 | We're here to encourage one another as we step out of the shallow definitions of what |
| 1:20.4 | it means to be a woman and into the flourishing life that comes when we walk out our design. |
| 1:26.2 | I'm your host Sarah Stone Street. I'm so glad you're here. |
| 1:32.1 | Welcome back listeners. I am so thrilled that you're with us because I have a special guest today, |
| 1:37.4 | Laura Perry Smaltz. She's an author and speaker. And in our conversation today, we're going to |
| 1:43.2 | talk about how God has rescued |
| 1:45.1 | Laura from a transgender identity and is continuing to heal her wounds and restore her identity |
| 1:52.0 | is made in the image of God with intention and tender care by a loving creator. Her story is so |
| 1:59.7 | powerful and is living truth in a moment of such confusion. |
| 2:04.0 | And so thank you, Laura, for coming on with us. Thank you so much for having me here. |
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