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Wanting to declutter and organize your space but don’t know where to start? .desirae joins us this week to share her practical guidance as well as to discuss the emotional and spiritual impact of how we organize our lives
New episode out new: The Spirituality of Minimalism with Desirae Endres
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The more we are intentional to support content made by women, the more content by women gets made. Check out our episode for 5-6 top picks from each of us for books and films. Here’s our honorable mentions that we didn’t have time to cover in the episode:
Books:
- Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us About Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength by Kat Armas
- This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers by K. J. Ramsey
- The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
Films:
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Showing Up
- Rye Lane
- You Hurt My Feelings
- Totally Killer
- Quiz Lady
- A Thousand and One
New episode out new: 2023 in Women’s Storytelling
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Jamie is an avid reader and Heather is a film enthusiast, so we’ve compiled our top recommendations for books and movies created by women this year. As we all move to increase the value we place on women’s stories, we’ve got a guide for where to start and where to keep building. There’s something for everyone on this list!📚🎥
New episode out new: 2023 in Women’s Storytelling
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Mary is more than an incubator. Her body is important and affirmed by Christ, and she is also treated as a whole person. We learn about her thoughts and emotions, and her experience throughout her life. She reminds us what it means to live holistically
New episode out new: Mary + Advent
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The story of Mary has so much to show us about God’s generosity and gentleness. Her bodily autonomy is prioritized and God insures her protection at every step. Dig into her powerful story with us as we look to the birth of Christ this week
New episode out new: Mary + Advent
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Women often bring “soft skills” to the public arena, things like emotional intelligence and the ability to make people feel cared for and part of something. These skills are rarely given the credibility they deserve, but Taylor Swift is proving that soft skills are big business.
New episode - In Our Learning From Taylor Swift Era
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Taylor is a mastermind at creating communal experiences that translate from online engagement to in person interaction. There’s a lot she does well that the Church could learn from
New episode - In Our Learning From Taylor Swift Era
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Patriarchy conditions us to look down on anything that is highly feminine. We then look down on each other and on that which is feminine in ourselves. Resist the urge to diminish something because it is perceived as girlie, that path only leads to the oppression of women and girls.
New episode - Taylor Swift: The Misogyny Litmus Test
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Whether you listen to the music of Taylor Swift or not, the way society has and continues to react to her should give us pause. What does it say about our perception of women and girls? What can it reveal about the dangers of not valuing women’s stories? Please dig into this crucial conversation with us as we return for season 3!
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This is how excited we are to share that Excavate season 3 starts NEXT WEEK! We’ve been thankful for our time on hiatus and are ready to be back with scripture deep dives, interviews with women authors and thought leaders, and discussions on society and culture. Can’t wait to dig in together 🎙️
The book of Acts has a small but powerful story about discrimination and restitution. The Hellenist widows speak up about inequality that they’re experiencing and the apostles respond in a truly remarkable way. Dig into this terrific model for healthy Church leadership with us
New episode: Summer Shorts - Speak Now (Hellenist Version)
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We want to continually be moving forward, and also sometimes letting go of the past takes time. Invite the Lord to help you discern where you need to step more fully into God’s deliverance, and where you can be gentle to take the time that you need to reflect and heal
New episode: Summer Shorts - Don’t Look Back
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What should we take away from Lot’s wife being turned into a pillar of salt? Should we never think about the past? When is it wrong or unhealthy to look back on what we’re leaving behind? Dig into these important questions with us
New episode: Summer Shorts - Don’t Look Back
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We are so grateful to be celebrating 15 years in vocational ministry together this summer! Last week it was a joy to connect with our colleagues and recognize one another’s milestones as a community. Saying yes to the Lord is a costly and deeply worthwhile endeavor, and is always best pursued with friends 💜
Thank you all for being part of this journey with us! We have so much love and appreciation for the Excavate community! 🥹
Did you know that Jacob only had 10 biological sons? The other two were actually the sons of Joseph and his Egyptian wife, Asenath. Their inclusion in the 12 tribes of Israel and the story of their mother has big implications for our theologies of heritage and culture. When we tell her story, we give permission to tell our stories too
New episode: Summer Shorts - The Hidden Matriarch
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Sometimes we assume that Christianity means uniformity. Following Christ does mean dying to our sin, but it does not have to mean rejecting and burying our culture and heritage. Dig in with us to excavate the story of Asenath and her important legacy
New episode: Summer Shorts - The Hidden Matriarch
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When someone experiences a big loss, we often try to comfort them with assurances of replacement. “You can find a new job. There’s plenty of fish in the sea. You’ll get pregnant again.” Healing doesn’t have to come from replacement, it can come from an encounter with God that helps us believe something new could still be ahead of us
New episode: Summer Shorts - Daughters of Healing
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What happens after we experience great loss or disappointment? What future can come on the other side of grief? Job’s daughters have a lot to show us about the possibility of healing and new charters
New episode: Summer Shorts - Daughters of Healing
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The fact that Rhoda recognized Peter’s voice through a door in the middle of the night shows us that she heard him preach often…because she was an active and equal member of their church community. Their gathering assembly tells us that gender and socioeconomic equity are core to the Church
New episode: Summer Shorts - Surprised By Joy
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If you’ve ever heard the story of Rhoda in Acts, you may just know that she forgot to open the door for Peter. But there is so much that this brief snippet tells us about equity and discipleship in the early church, and the beauty of caring deeply. Dig into her short but powerful story with us!
New episode: Summer Shorts - Surprised By Joy
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These women give us such a powerful glimpse of the power of receiving a calling on your life that might be higher than what others have expected from you. And when we experience that change, we can then offer support and guidance to others in the midst of change
New episode: Summer Shorts - Twinning
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For the next few weeks we’re doing a series called Summer Shorts where we’re recording shorter episodes on small references, stories and mentions that might not make it into a full length episode! These are biblical snippets that are still packed with meaning☀️
New episode: Summer Shorts - Twinning
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Community and belonging ought to be guided by meaningful relationships and accountability rather than on hype and power. The movement of Christ is always towards connection and collaboration
New episode: Katelyn Beaty on the Lure of Christian Celebrity
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We have been long-time appreciators of and are so excited to be talking with her about her latest book, Celebrities For Jesus. We discuss power, the ways that celebrity culture has harmed women in particular, and what a faithful alternative might look like.
New episode: Katelyn Beaty on the Lure of Christian Celebrity
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Our first association with clothing is shame and fear. We all still wrestle with that shame and fear, and yet God invites us to experience better clothing. Clothing that can protect, and also express and connect. Our clothes can be part of a joyful story.
New episode: We Never Go Out Of Style
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Whether you enjoy fashion and clothing, or it stresses you out and you hate it, the Bible has some helpful and redemptive guidance for engaging this topic
New episode: We Never Go Out Of Style
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Patriarchy inherently can’t accept the movement of the Holy Spirit because it opposes all that patriarchy embodies. The Holy Spirit is power without dominance, mystery without chaos, comfort and love in the stillness. It cannot be controlled or manipulated, and that is a gift
New episode: The Trinity Part 2: Femininity in the Trinity
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We’re not trying to be deliberately controversial, we’re just saying that women came from somewhere and find our source within the Trinity. We’re not an add-on in creation that are somehow outside of the Image of God, femininity finds its origin in the Trinity
New episode: The Trinity Part 2: Femininity in the Trinity
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For too long women have been told that theological studies are too dry and heady for us, but that has resulted in men generating major theological ideas in a male echo chamber. Many of these theologies are harmful to women, we need to be in the conversation
New episode: The Trinity Part 1: Eternal Submission?
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This is a more academic episode, which we encourage all listeners to engage because women have often been excluded from and socialized out of academic theological spaces. We belong here, what we believe about God and the nature of the Trinity effects all of us
New episode: The Trinity Part 1: Eternal Submission?
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Not only does Abigail offer wise and discerning rebuke to a king, David receives it with gratitude. Godly rebuke serves everyone, including those in authority
New episode: Abigail + Speaking Truth to Power
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The story of Abigail and David doesn’t get much attention, maybe because it’s about a woman telling a man he’s wrong
New episode: Abigail + Speaking Truth to Power
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We’re not releasing a new episode this week. This is such a significant topic and effects so many women in our Excavate community 💛
This could be a good time to revisit our season 1 episode, “Hannah and Barrenness” to sit with God’s mercy and compassion towards us
It’s a common misconception that Magdalene refers to Mary’s hometown, but this ignores a frequent process of renaming that happens when people encounter Jesus in a revolutionary way. Rather than cringing when we hear her full name because it’s been associated with a negative and s*xualized reputation, we can instead celebrate a woman of tremendous faith and calling
New episode: Mary Magdalene: Seductress or Apostle?
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Was Jesus secretly married to Mary Magdalene? Was she a woman of ill repute? Dig into Mary’s real story, what makes her special, and understand why centuries of patriarchy have obscured her story and role in the Church
New episode: Mary Magdalene: Seductress or Apostle?
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Had an absolute blast connecting with a small group in that have been using Excavate episodes for their Bible study curriculum this year. Y’all are so thoughtful and curious, thanks for digging in with us this year! 🤗
We love connecting with churches and small groups so if you would like us to join you for any future gatherings, please consider becoming part of our Patron community and we can collaborate!
We got so much wrong about purity culture and modesty codes. So what can we do instead? helps us dig into what the scripture really says and how to apply that today
New episode: Redressing Modesty Teaching with special guest Sheila Gregoire
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In our episodes Re-Examining Purity Culture, we posed the question of what should we be teaching in place of these unhelpful and damaging approaches? We’re so thankful to welcome to the podcast this week to answer that question! Sheila is the author of a forthcoming book, “She Deserves Better: Raising girls to resist toxic teaching on s*x, self & speaking up.” Her evidence-based approach is helpful and biblical. Dig into this wonderful conversation with us!
We always hear that all of Jesus’s friends abandoned him, that’s not the whole story. Women stayed at the cross the whole time, women waited and watched on the Sabbath day, and women were the first to show up at the tomb. Jesus honored their faithfulness by making them the first witnesses of the resurrection, the moment that changed everything
New episode: Holy Week Reflections
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