You are made in the image of God - Stop hating yourself - You are fearfully and wonderfully made. When you change your outlook...you won't have to change your outward looks! In Poetic Prescriptions for Eternal Youth: Examining Earthly Beauty from a Heavenly Perspective, Katherine Norland picks apart societal standards of beauty that have been foisted upon us. She shatters misconceptions about image and self-worth in this truthful yet lighthearted look at our bodies, and shows us the difference a divine perspective makes. Katherine pops the fallacy of being perfect like a ripe zit,...
Sue Bowles joins the podcast to share her story of hurts that left her feeling beyond help. Sue describes a “nagging optimism” that kept her going, even when she wanted to give up and end her own life. Sue is the author of "This Much I Know...The Space Between," a book where she shares her pursuit of healing from childhood sexual abuse and other traumas resulting in an eating disorder, constantly struggling to answer the question "Why?" Grace Story has booked Sue to be a Story Teller at the November 2025 Conference in Cincinnati, OH. ...
Life hurts, and layers of hurt leave us feeling beyond help. Yet, the human spirit won't let us quit. So how do we navigate the distance between hurt and healing? In "This Much I Know...The Space Between," Sue Bowles shares her pursuit of healing from childhood sexual abuse and other traumas resulting in an eating disorder, constantly struggling to answer the question "Why?" "When we're talking about our stories, the space between is that gap, that time of questioning and anger and confusion and doubt and...whatever else you can think of. It's the...
Ecclesiastes 3:11 tells us, "He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Everything—which includes you! Do you have trouble believing that? If so, you’re not alone. As girls and women, it's easy to become insecure about our appearance when we're bombarded with images depicting "perfection.” Comparison becomes part of our days and we struggle to believe that we are enough. Unfortunately for most, this begins at a young age and low self-esteem is carried into adulthood. Adapted from the message Jennifer has taught to countless girls and women, ...