The Alabaster Jar
The Alabaster Jar Podcast is a weekly conversation that takes on current issues impacting women at the intersection of faith, theology, and ministry. Drs. Lynn Cohick and Kelly Dippolito pour out their wisdom from years in ministry and academia to inspire women to continue advancing God’s mission in the world.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 214
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
S2 E41 | Tracey Bianchi | False Eyelashes and Spandex (Part 2)
Struggling with body image challenges is a reality for so many women. Lynn, Sareen, and Tracey talk about the unique expectations about clothing and body image that women have to navigate in ministry…
00:31:59 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
S2 E40 | Tracey Bianchi | False Eyelashes and Spandex (Part 1)
There is no getting away from how appearance impacts presenting in any sort of public setting. Lynn Cohick and Tracey Bianchi explore how everything from make-up to Paul's instruction in 1 Timothy ab…
00:30:37 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
S2 E39 | Lynn Cohick | Lent, The Gospel of John, and Being Known by God
What's the spiritual purpose of lent? Could it be more than trying to stop a bad habit? Lynn Cohick talks with Sareen Musselman about how lent is an opportunity for believers to more deeply reflect o…
00:34:28 |
Tue 08 Mar 2022
S2 E38 | Juni Felix | You Are Worth the Work: Moving Forward from Trauma to Faith
Juni Felix wants you to know, “The heartache that you woke up with this morning, that pain in your soul that makes even the task of receiving hope for today exhausting, that heartache is not who you …
00:39:38 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
S2 E37 | Amy Peeler | Women and the Gender of God
God values women. While many Christians would readily affirm this truth, the widely held assumption that the Bible depicts a male God persists—as it has for centuries. This misperception of Christian…
00:43:01 |
Tue 22 Feb 2022
S2 E36 | Angie Ward | I Am a Leader: When Women Discover the Joy of Their Calling
You feel it, deep in your bones: God is inviting you to join Him, to participate in His redemptive work in the world. And yet, as a woman leader, you face so many potential obstacles. Lack of clarity…
00:37:21 |
Tue 15 Feb 2022
S2 E35 | Beth Felker Jones | Practicing Christian Doctrine
Doctrine is integrally linked to the practical realities of the Christian life. In order to grow into more faithful practitioners of Christianity, we need to engage in the practice of learning doctri…
00:25:45 |
Wed 09 Feb 2022
S2 E34 | Mary DeMuth | The Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible
We live in a world of misunderstanding. People make up stories about us based on what they see, but they don’t truly know our inward journeys. Snap judgments punctuate our world. What if we could loo…
00:35:24 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
S2 E33 | Beth Felker Jones | Christian Theology of Sex: Seminary Now Live Event
Many believers accept traditional Christian sexual morality but have very little idea why it matters for the Christian life. Beth Felker Jones invites us to a deeper understanding of the body and sex…
00:51:53 |
Tue 25 Jan 2022
S2 E32 | Cyndi Parker | Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels
Places matter and they have a story to tell. Have you ever wondered if it is important that Jesus grew up in Nazareth but moved his public ministry to Capernaum, even though Jerusalem was the capital…
00:41:20 |
Tue 18 Jan 2022
S2 E31 | Tara Beth Leach | Radiant Church
Something is not right. The witness of the church in North America is eroding. Many Christians are alarmed by the decline in church attendance and seek a culprit. Too often, we point the finger away …
00:31:55 |
Tue 11 Jan 2022
S2 E30 | Tracey Bianchi | Finding Hope After Christmas (Christmas Series)
It doesn't take long for Jesus' life to be threatened by the evil of this world. Lynn Cohick talks with Tracey Bianchi about how to navigate sorrow and difficulties with great strength. Jesus shows u…
00:33:36 |
Tue 04 Jan 2022
S2 E29 | Lynn Cohick | The Faithful Witness of Women (Christmas Series)
There is a long list of women who have been faithful to God. Lynn Cohick and Sareen Musselman explore the example of Elizabeth and other early church martyrs who faithfully embodied the fullness of G…
00:34:41 |
Tue 28 Dec 2021
S2 E28 | Nijay Gupta | Hidden Christian Figures: Exploring The Silenced Voice of Early Christian Women (Christmas Series)
Jesus taught, entrusted, and mobilized women for every form of His Kingdom's mission. Nijay Gupta didn't always hold this belief. Lynn Cohick talks with Nijay about his journey of coming to Christ in…
00:33:37 |
Tue 21 Dec 2021
S2 E27 | Anne Clements | Mothers on the Margin: The Women in Matthew’s Genealogy of Jesus (Christmas Series)
Matthew's Gospel has a strong Jewish and male-orientated outlook, why are the 4 women incorporated in Jesus' Genealogy? In particular, why include these 4 Old Testament women alongside Mary? Rejectin…
00:47:02 |
Wed 15 Dec 2021
S2 E26 | Scot McKnight | The Real Mary (Christmas Series)
Would you like to meet the real Mary of Nazareth? The real Mary was an unmarried, pregnant teenage girl in first-century Palestine. She was a woman of courage, humility, spirit and resolve, and her r…
00:40:27 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
S2 E25 | Jill Baumgaertner | Poetry & the Kingdom
Words are powerful tools that can create whole other worlds. Poets are specially gifted at using their words. Jill Baumgaeertner sits down with Lynn Cohick and shares her journey and inspiration as a…
00:39:11 |
Wed 01 Dec 2021
S2 E24 | Kellye Fabian Story | Holy Vulnerability
Life can seemingly be fine on the surface. But for any of us who scratch that surface, we recognize anxiety, shame, disappointment, and regret. And yet, in the depths of these feelings, in the things…
00:44:03 |
Tue 23 Nov 2021
S2 E23 | Becky Castle Miller | Jesus and Emotional Wellbeing
The way of Jesus is the ultimate way to foster emotional health. Becky Castle Miller has recently returned to the United States from the Netherlands after spending 8 years ministering in the multieth…
00:41:39 |
Wed 17 Nov 2021
S2 E22 | Nicole Martin | Made to Lead: Empowering Women for Ministry
Women were made to lead. Even in church. Jesus affirmed women as leaders—many contend Mary Magdalene was the first female minister. Yet women in ministry face challenges and obstacles, both from chur…
00:37:10 |
Tue 09 Nov 2021
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