S5 34: The 12th-Century Nun Who Did It All with Jessica Hooten Wilson
The Strong Women Podcast
Sarah Stonestreet
2.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Step into the enchanted world of the 12th-century nun Hildegard von Bingen. This multi-talented woman was a musician, playwright, abbess, and visionary (tune in to find out what that means!). Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson returns to explore how Hildegard’s life and work can shape our spiritual imagination and invite us to know God and participate in His world more fully.
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Heavenly Participation by Hans Boersma
Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, you guys, every year at this time during the season of Lent, the Strong Women podcast team and I come up with some way for us to mark this time as different as a community. |
| 0:15.2 | And this year, we're bringing you the songs of Lent. Lent is a time to reflect on our need for salvation, repent of our sins, |
| 0:24.8 | and prepare to celebrate Christ's resurrection with a deeper gratitude. This free guide that we've |
| 0:31.8 | created for you guys with weekly hymns, prayers, and artwork is intended to help you do just that, to reflect and |
| 0:42.0 | overflow with gratitude at the work that Christ has done, and to prepare your hearts for this |
| 0:47.6 | feast, the biggest feast of the year in the church year, which is Easter. |
| 0:52.3 | In a noisy world, these truth-filled hymns |
| 0:54.8 | can help turn your heart to Christ in continual repentance and faith. |
| 0:59.8 | Starting on March 5th, join me and the strong women community |
| 1:03.6 | as we tune our hearts to sing His praise with the songs of Lent. |
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| 1:14.3 | Welcome to the Strong Women Podcast, where we explore the beautifully diverse ways God invites |
| 1:31.2 | and equips women to participate in his story. |
| 1:34.6 | We're here to encourage one another as we step out of the shallow definitions of what |
| 1:39.5 | it means to be a woman and into the flourishing life that comes when we walk out our design. I'm your host, |
| 1:46.0 | Sarah Stone Street. I'm so glad you're here. Welcome back to the Strong Women podcast. You guys, |
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