Episode Details

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Kristi Garcia to talk about her poetry book Women Who Knew, which gives voices to biblical women telling their own stories. Kristi shares how the book poured out of her in three months lying in bed next to her toddler, starting with a poem called "Mary's Response" to the song "Mary Did You Know?" She reads Sarah's Heartache about infertility and waiting. We discuss how God meets women where they are (in the kitchen, at the well, rocking babies) versus calling men to mountaintops, and how women's bodies were designed on purpose with heightened senses to meet God through physical presence. Kristi introduces her concept of inner authority and higher authority being the same power in two different channels, like a lighthouse's upper and lower lights. She's writing a new book called Feminine Discipleship about reclaiming wholeness without losing yourself to find God.

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📕Women Who Knew - https://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Knew-faithful-fearless/dp/B0FLLHC2CB

 Key Topics
Feminine discipleship and biblical women
The power of poetry in spiritual growth
Inner authority and trusting oneself in faith

Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Kristi Garcia
04:08 Balancing Life and Priorities
07:06 Empowering Women Through Poetry
10:19 Exploring the Theme of Infertility
13:01 The Heroine's Journey
15:52 The Power of Female Experience
19:00 Writing Process and Inspiration
22:00 Lessons from Women in Scripture
25:02 Reclaiming Female Spirituality
27:58 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
32:23 Exploring Faith and Divine Communication
34:58 The Journey of Self-Trust
37:49 Feminine Discipleship and Inner Authority
42:43 Reclaiming Wholeness in Faith
48:34 Navigating Organized Religion and Personal Beliefs
55:51 Understanding God’s Love and Authority