Equipping Eve

God is listening, ladies, even when it feels as though our prayers aren’t heard. Remember, He is our Father. I hope this truth encourages you today.

2021 has already been challenging. Open your Bibles, ladies, and let’s be renewed, strengthened, and encouraged by the words of our Lord.

With each new year comes new opportunities, new resolutions, new routines. Join Erin in undertaking the ultimate self-care challenge in 2021. Not sure how you feel about “self-care”? Listen first, then decide!

The Advent season is winding down, so today we are focusing on the fourth candle on our wreaths, the candle of love. And of course, we cannot celebrate Advent without pausing in praise and thankfulness to consider the fifth candle, otherwise known as the Christ candle. Merry Christmas, ladies!

It’s time to light the third candle on our Advent wreaths, ladies! Have your Bible ready, because today we are talking about joy!

We all know that Christmas is right around the corner, but why does it seem as though the celebration of Advent has been waning among Christians in recent years? Join Erin as we spend the next few episodes walking through Advent, focusing this week on hope and peace.

Matthew Henry once wrote, “Thanksgiving is good, but thanks-living is better.” Join Erin as we ponder these words in light of Scripture.

The book of 1 Samuel opens with the story of a remarkable woman, Hannah. How did God use Hannah in the broader story of HIStory? Open your Bibles, ladies, and let’s find out! 

It's November (yes, really), and here in the US, that means Thanksgiving is right around the corner. As we embark on the busiest season of the year, in perhaps one of the most bizarre years of our time, how can we keep our focus on Jesus our Savior?

Yes, it’s Reformation Day, but what’s October 31 without a good ghost story? Open your Bibles to 1 Samuel, ladies, and let’s get spooky!

Nobody likes to be told what to do. Part of our fallen nature is the desire to control as much of our own lives as possible. What does this mean for us as Christians?

There are two women in 2 Samuel 17 who are often overlooked. Yet, they played an important role in the execution of God’s plan for history. Open your Bibles and listen in, ladies!

Did you know that sunflowers actually follow the path of the sun throughout the day? What can we learn from this bright, happy blooms?

How much do you know about Abigail, ladies? If you’re not familiar with her, open your Bibles to 1 Samuel 25 as we see how God used this oft-forgotten lady of Scripture.

We know that one day, at the name of Jesus, “every knee will bow and every tongue will confess” that Jesus is Lord. But for an incalculable number of people throughout time, this cry of “Jesus is Lord!” will be one of anguish. What does that mean for those of us who proclaim it as a shout of joy?

After Jesus’ crucifixion, the disciples are nowhere to be found. But the women who followed Him never left Him. They watched where and how He was laid in the tomb. They returned the day after the Sabbath, to finish preparing His body for burial. They sought to serve and worship their Lord, and what a reward they received for their faithfulness!

2020 has certainly been a year for the books, hasn’t it? Take a few minutes as Erin ponders the church’s response to the hardships of this year and reflects on the reality upon which we should be focused. Namely, that God is sovereign over all and is not hindered by the craziness of this world.

Well, ladies, we finally reached the end of John’s gospel! Thanks for joining Erin on this journey. Listen in as we remind ourselves of John’s purpose for writing, and ponder the encouragement that we can take away from this wonderful account of our Savior’s life.

Jesus' kingdom is not of this world. This should strengthen and encourage us in these days of uncertainty and chaos.

The events of John’s gospel seem to be speeding up, but Jesus still has time to pray for His own. Today we’re in chapters 17 and 18, ladies, seeing Jesus’ love, care, and willingness to die for those He came to save.

One writer has said, "You don’t have to be loud, controversial, angry, out-spoken, or widely-published to live for the honor of Jesus Christ." Amen. Let's aspire to live quiet, faithful lives, ladies.

Erin is continuing to walk through the Gospel of John in this episode. Ladies, open your Bible and follow along!

J.C. Ryle says that peace is “God’s peculiar gift to His people.” Ladies, if you are in Christ, this peace belongs to you! Let’s open our Bibles to John 14 and see how this promise fits into the continued narrative of Jesus’ final days.

By John 13, we are into Passion Week and the final few days of Jesus’ life before His crucifixion. Here we find some exceptionally rich, not-to-be-missed teaching!

There is a lot going on in John 12, ladies. Open your Bibles and let’s dive in!

Gentleness should characterize us as Christians (yes, all Christians, not just women!), but is this true of us? Or are we harsh and biting, particularly in spiritual conversations? Let’s take a moment and consider the effectiveness of being gentle.

The story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead is a familiar one, but don’t let that deter you from looking at it fresh today.

We’re still walking through the Gospel of John, ladies, so open your Bibles to chapter 10 and let’s take a look at Jesus as the Good Shepherd and see how He bluntly proclaimed His deity to the world.

John chapter 9 describes the healing of a man born blind. Moreover, it’s a marvelous and encouraging metaphor for salvation. We once were blind, but now we see! Follow along in your Bibles, ladies, as we look at this familiar, beloved miracle of Christ.

Jesus will raise us up on the last day. What a promise! Indeed, it is God who works in us and who will bring His work to completion one grand day. Join Erin as she considers the comforting doctrine of the preservation of the saints.

Today’s episode will review John chapters 7 and 8. Here we’ll see the recurring theme of light in John’s gospel, as well as other marvelous truths about our Savior.

The apostle John is consistent in fulfilling his purpose of writing so that we may “believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.” As we turn to chapter 6 of John’s gospel, we’ll see Jesus feed thousands with bread He created, and we’ll see Him proclaim Himself to be the Bread of Life.

John chapter 5 is filled to the brim with wonderful truth! Open your bibles, ladies, and let’s continue our journey through the marvelous gospel of John.

Nobody likes to smell bad, and that’s hopefully true of us both physically and spiritually! Join Erin as we consider what it means to be a fragrance of Christ.

If you don’t love the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, there might be something wrong with you! This story offers such a beautiful picture of Jesus and His compassionate approach to evangelizing sinners. Open your Bibles and join Erin as we continue this journey through the Gospel of John!

We're continuing our study of the Gospel of John by digging into chapters 2 and 3. While John 3:16 is perhaps the most well-known Bible verse (and contains the gospel in a nutshell!), there are so many other rich truths contained in these chapters!

In this episode of Equipping Eve, Erin begins a high-level study of the Gospel of John. Open your Bibles to chapter 1, ladies, and let’s get reacquainted with our great Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

We will all leave a legacy behind when we leave this earth, and surely we all want to leave behind a pleasant legacy, don’t we? What will be the first thing people think of when they hear your name after you have gone to glory?

We’re quick to complain when things don’t go our way, or something isn’t up to our standards, but are we as quick to tell of the great things Jesus has done for us? Are we as quick to acknowledge His sovereignty in even those less-than-ideal situations? Turn to Luke 8, ladies, and let’s think a bit more about what it looks like to tell of the great things Jesus has done.

It seems that a lot of “tribes” that have formed across conservative evangelicalism, even in reformed circles. What grieves Erin is the way there is no tolerance or grace for differences of opinion on secondary or tertiary issues. What did Jesus have to say when confronted with a similar situation?

The Christian walk is a way of life, not a passing fad. Join Erin as we consider what “#blessed” might have looked like for the apostles.

John 20:30-31 offers us the “interpretive key” to John’s gospel. With that in mind, let’s walk through this marvelous narrative and see how much the Apostle points us to Christ so that we may believe.

Sometimes, circumstances happen in life that are simply…poetic. Other times the poetry of life is noticeably absent and everything seems to be chaotic. We need to be prepared for all of these times, but how? Coming back after a brief hiatus, join Erin as we inaugurate a new and improved format for Equipping Eve!

Christmas is nearly here! Amid the busyness, take a few minutes to relax and consider some some gospel-rich carols.

Erin recently saw a church sign that read, “He is divine, we are dibranches.” Get it? It’s hokey, as almost all church signs are, but it does draw us to a fabulous passage of Scripture. Open your Bibles to John 15, ladies, and let’s talk abiding and fruit-bearing.

It’s Equipping Eve’s 100th episode and 5-year anniversary and we are celebrating! Join Erin as she examines a favorite topic—our true identity as Christian women. And don’t miss the details of our 100th episode/5-year anniversary giveaway!

We love the New Testament because it reveals our Savior to us, but we do ourselves and Christ an injustice if we ignore the first half of the story—the Old Testament. Have you ever considered that, for Jesus and the apostles, “Scripture” meant those first 39 books of our Bible?

Not all women grew up as "daddy's girls" or have fond or pleasant memories of their fathers. This can make it difficult to comprehend, appreciate, and rest in the idea of God as our heavenly Father. When we turn to the Bible, though, we see how loving our Father truly is, and it causes us to praise and thank Him for His goodness.

Death and dying are unpleasant subjects, but are realities nonetheless. Still, this world is not our final destination and our death will usher us into our final home. And since all of us will experience death one day—first perhaps the death of loved ones and ultimately our own death—it’s important for us to know how to get home.

The whole of our lives is a witness and a testimony to the Christ we claim to serve. If Christ was faithful even in the mundane things of life, shouldn't we strive for this as well? Listen in, ladies, as Erin considers what it means for us to be faithful in the little things.

The world, and sometimes even the Christian world, tells us that we need to do “big things” and “change the world,” but is this true? Is it even necessary? The Bible tells us practically what it looks like to serve God well, and it does not include doing “radical,” “monumental” things. Rather, it is faithfulness in the little things that makes us world-changers.