What does it mean to be male or female? What does it mean to image God? And how are these two things related? The answers to these questions are found on the earliest pages of our Bible, tucked into our origin story. I’m so thankful to have my friend Kelly Needham back with us to talk through some of the most weighty questions that our culture is wrestling with. Kelly brings such wisdom and clarity to this conversation about “Male and Female”.
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Guest: Kelly Needham
Bible Passage: Genesis 1:26-31
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Mentioned Resources:
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- Let Me Be a Woman by Elizabeth Elliot (story about sailboats on the sand)
- Listening to the Language of the Bible – co-authored by Lois Tverberg (quote about king minting coins)
- True Story on the Roof – episode one with Kelly Needham
Recommended Resources: (Scroll down)
Music: Cade Popkin Music
Producer: Maria Lyons
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- Clearly (Upcoming Podcast) – IF IT’S COMPLEX, CONFUSING OR CONTROVERSIAL, IT’S COVERED HERE. Jimmy and Kelly Needham help demystify the Bible and give you the tools to get out of the fog and see God for yourself.
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Culture's view of gender is actually far more narrow than God's view of Gender - Kelly Needham Click To Tweet A king mints a thousand coins with his image on them, and every one is the same. But the Lord makes multitudes of human beings that bear his image, and they are all different! Such is the infinite glory of God. - Lois Tverberg, quoting a Jewish… Click To Tweet
These are some of the books that have helped me prepare for the conversations we’re having about the True Story of the Beginning. I highly recommend each of them. My book, Control Girl, includes a chapter on Eve, titled, “It Looked Good to me.”
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Recommended Podcast Episodes
These are some of the podcasts I have especially appreciated, and which have helped me prepare for the conversations we’re having about the True Story of the Beginning. I highly recommend each of them.
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Season 4: The True Story of the Beginning
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To help you, we’ve added a False Narrative Watchlist as part of the Live Like It’s True Workbook, which correlates with this Story of the Beginning series. This part of the workbook helps you to put side by side, the truths communicated in this story, next to the false narratives of the world. I hope you’ll pick up your free copy today!
Also included:
- The 4-page True Story Worksheet
- The 1-page True Story Worksheet
- 2-sided bookmark with Study and Story Tools
- False Narrative Watchlist
- “Awakening to the False Narratives”
- Four Reasons Journaling Prompt
- Reading the Bible as Story, content directory from the Podcast
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