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Join Sarah Christmyer, host and editor of the Living the Word Catholic Women's Bible, as she talks with other women about what they love about the Bible, how they read and understand it, and the difference it makes in their lives.
Join the Living the Word Bible Podcast community! 
Find previous episodes, shop the Living the Word Catholic Women's Bible, and pray with the scripture verse of the week: https://www.avemariapress.com/living-the-word-bible-podcast
Follow Living the Word Bible Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingthewordbible/
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    <itunes:summary>Do you long to connect with a variety of women just like you who live the Word of God in the world each day?
Join Sarah Christmyer, host and editor of the Living the Word Catholic Women's Bible, as she talks with other women about what they love about the Bible, how they read and understand it, and the difference it makes in their lives.
Join the Living the Word Bible Podcast community! 
Find previous episodes, shop the Living the Word Catholic Women's Bible, and pray with the scripture verse of the week: https://www.avemariapress.com/living-the-word-bible-podcast
Follow Living the Word Bible Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingthewordbible/
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  <title>Episode 21: Learning Virtue from Saints, Supergirls, and Women of Scripture Featuring Maria Morera Johnson</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>How can we respond to challenges and ethical dilemmas with goodness and trust? In this episode, Sarah Christmyer talks with Maria Morera Johnson—author of My Badass Book of Saints—about three pairs of women in the Old Testament: Potiphar’s wife and Susannah; Jezebel and Esther; and Lot’s wife and Martha. Learn how these biblical heroines and bad girls still speak to us today.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[<p>How can we respond to challenges and ethical dilemmas with goodness and trust? In this episode, Sarah Christmyer talks with Maria Morera Johnson—author of <em>My Badass Book of Saints</em>—about three pairs of women in the Old Testament: Potiphar’s wife and Susannah; Jezebel and Esther; and Lot’s wife and Martha. Learn how these biblical heroines and bad girls still speak to us today.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="$5 OFF each and FREE Shipping on the Living the Word Catholic Women&#39;s Bible and the Companion Journal" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/products/living-the-word-catholic-womens-bible">$5 OFF each and FREE Shipping on the Living the Word Catholic Women's Bible and the Companion Journal</a> &mdash; Use promo code BIBLEPODCAST when ordering at avemariapress.com.</li><li><a title="Follow the Living the Word Community on Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/livingthewordbible/">Follow the Living the Word Community on Instagram</a></li><li><a title="Pray with Maria&#39;s Favorite Scripture Passage at Your Next Holy Hour" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/living-the-word-bible-podcast/johnson">Pray with Maria's Favorite Scripture Passage at Your Next Holy Hour</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 19: Why Read the Old Testament? (and How to Read those Dark Passages) Featuring Kelly Anderson</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Do you struggle to find God’s love in the Old Testament or to understand  the difficult “dark passages”? Kelly Anderson  offers compelling reasons to read the Bible, particularly the Old Testament. She and Sarah Christmyer also discuss Jael and Judith, two biblical heroines who kill their enemies. Kelly also shares the verse she considers the blueprint of her life.</itunes:subtitle>
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