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Welcome to Susie Larson Live.

Always so honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk,

that deepen your understanding of God's word and that

heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life. So here's a question, and I'd love

for you to answer. Who are your faith heroes of the Bible? Who are your faith heroes? Why don't

you text me? 877-933-2484. I've got a few, but one that's coming to my mind today based on today's conversation is

Esther. You know, this dear humble girl was taken from her home, thrust into a palace and a

culture completely foreign to her. She received wisdom from her uncle, and she was willing to

receive that wisdom. She faced her fears, and she stood in the gap for her people, no matter the risk.

Well, today we are talking about God's call on the heart of a woman, his love for women.

And men, I don't want you to tune out. I know we've got almost as many men listening as women,

but this is an important conversation for all of us. So I pray you do me a favor and lean in

because your voice

and your ear is extremely needed in this conversation. Talking with Beth Guggenberger today,

I've had her on before, but it's been a while. Title of her new book is Warrior of Eden,

how curiosity and questions lead to understanding God's call for women. Beth says that this is not

meant to be a controversial

conversation or even a relevant one. It's more of an ancient conversation as we look closely at the

biblical text. Quick announcement before we hear from Beth. You've been hearing about my new book

that just came out a few weeks ago, waking up to the goodness of God. Well, my publisher, Thomas Nelson, has partnered

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