In the face of intense shame heaped upon her by others throughout her life, Wen Wei Chieh was never ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This woman of the faith endured poverty, loss, and rejection at every turn, but she stood firm on the Word of God, knowing the Lord would remain faithful to her. She endured a traumatic childhood, the loss of countless family members, an unfaithful husband, and imprisonment in Communist China—most of the circumstances in her life could have filled her with shame, but she ultimately knew she had nothing to be ashamed of as a child of God.

In the face of intense shame heaped upon her by others throughout her life, Wen Wei Chieh was never ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This woman of the faith endured poverty, loss, and rejection at every turn, but she stood firm on the Word of God, knowing the Lord would remain faithful to her. She endured a traumatic childhood, the loss of countless family members, an unfaithful husband, and imprisonment in Communist China—most of the circumstances in her life could have filled her with shame, but she ultimately knew she had nothing to be ashamed of as a child of God.

In this week’s episode, Karen Ellis will share the story of an incredible woman named Maria Fearing. Maria’s story will inspire you to set aside excuses and serve the Lord with gladness. We pray that this episode challenges you to use whatever God’s given you to build his kingdom. Our Women of the Faith series discusses women from church history who will encourage us to trust our God who does not change. 

In this week’s episode, we are talking with Catherine Parks about two extraordinary women who you might not be very familiar with: Esther Ahn Kim and Charlotte Forten Grimke. Catherine describes these women as going about their daily lives “with resolve to do all they could to honor God and serve their fellow man. And it was this daily obedience that God used to give them both the opportunity and the strength to stand for justice and serve other people faithfully.”

Today we’re continuing our Women of the Faith series by talking with Laura Caputo-Wickham about some women in Church history who endured what we’d think of as unbearable circumstances for the sake of making Christ known. Laura has written about these women in one of my favorite children’s book series called “Do Great Things for God” published by the Good Book Company. We pray that this episode bolsters your faith in our God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Jenny-Lyn de Klerk joins us for a conversation about three Puritan women who each left a unique legacy of faith for their own families and for believers today. This episode is rich with Church history, inspiration for holy living right where God has you, and examples of the Lord's unwavering faithfulness. We pray these stories of lesser-known women of the faith Lucy Hutchinson, Agnes Beaumont, and Mary Rich will encourage you to lean into the faithfulness of God as you walk in whatever he sets before you today in grace-driven obedience.