The Bible is supernatural. It is complete in itself and needs no other books or commentaries to supplement it. But how do we study it? One of the kindnesses God has shown us as unique people made in His image is that He hasn’t said there’s only one “right way” to spend time with Him […]
Welcome to another episode of Glad You Asked! In this episode, we’re answering questions about… ∙Spiritual gifts ∙Women’s ministry, book clubs, and Bible study ∙Pentatonix ∙Hymnology resources ∙Modesty ∙Virtual vs. in person Bible study ∙What to do in church when a song from a heretical source is sung ∙Navigating technology Christianly ∙Having a relationship with […]
It’s time for another great episode of hearing from our listeners and answering your insightful questions in this two part Glad You Asked addressing questions of discernment. In Part 1, we kick things off by looking at some of the Scriptures that deal with discernment, then it’s on to your questions! What is the gift […]
It’s time for another great episode of hearing from our listeners and answering your insightful questions! Today, we’re tackling… How to respond when Christian friends speak admiringly of false teachers Leaving a church over contemplative spirituality Prescriptive vs. descriptive texts of Scripture Ecumenical Bible study groups What is a deaconess? Should Christians celebrate Jewish holidays?
BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) is a parachurch Bible study ministry with local study groups all over the world. BSF has long been considered by many to be solid and biblical, but over the last several years a number of red flags have been raised. Lara Swanson saw many of those red flags, which led to […]
We’ve combined our two-part report on how to discern the teachings of Beth Moore into one podcast episode, and all of the resource material for additional research is included in the links below. Beth Moore is easily the world’s best known women’s Bible study author and teacher in the world, and has been teaching since […]
Michelle and Amy continue a series of podcast episodes discussing false teachers in the modern church, particularly some of the more popular women’s teachers, speakers and authors. In the first of two episodes we examine the teachings and the behavior of Beth Moore. She is easily the world’s best known women’s Bible study author and […]
Michelle and Amy continue a series of podcast episodes discussing false teachers in the modern church, particularly some of the more popular women’s teachers, speakers and authors. In the first of two episodes we examine the teachings and the behavior of Beth Moore. She is easily the world’s best known women’s Bible study author and […]
Spoiler alert … We haven’t come up with anything fresh or innovative, here. In fact, you’ll probably hear us say a lot of things in this episode that we’ve said before. We’re not breaking any new ground or coming up with any sort of new approach, because, when it comes to basic, everyday holiness, you […]
It’s time for another great episode of hearing from our listeners and answering your insightful questions in part 2 of this two part Glad You Asked addressing questions of discernment. Help! The speaker for our women’s conference works for TGC. Bringing The Chosen into the church? My friend says her favorite false teacher “loves Jesus” as […]
It’s time for another great episode of hearing from our listeners and answering your insightful questions! Today, we’re tackling… When a modern-day prophet’s prophecy comes true Unruly grandchildren Voting for non-abolitionist presidential candidates Women leading the Scripture reading in church Challenges faced by a growing church Michelle’s and Amy’s quiet times, and tips for yours
On the surface, prayer seems so simple- just talk to God. But when it’s time to actually do it, there can be a million questions. And those questions are nothing to be ashamed of. The disciples lived with Jesus. Heard Him pray. Watched Him pray. And they still had to ask Him, “Lord, teach us to […]
On the surface, prayer seems so simple- just talk to God. But when it’s time to actually do it, there can be a million questions. And those questions are nothing to be ashamed of. The disciples lived with Jesus. Heard Him pray. Watched Him pray. And they still had to ask Him, “Lord, teach us to […]
Michelle and Amy discuss some “holy habits” that every Christian ought to pursue all year long.
What would you do if: A man dressed as a woman comes to your ladies Bible study? A friend was experiencing some kind of demonic oppression or possession? The only place large enough to have your loved one’s funeral is in an unsound church? A homeschool mom’s husband dies, and she is considering going back […]
Does Titus 2: 3-5 really say that women should not be teaching doctrine to – or sharing the Gospel with – other women? Michelle and Amy were guests this week on Voice of Reason, a podcast by Chris Honholz and Richard Story, to discuss what seems to be a new twisting of Scripture: a wave […]
We’re starting a new episode series called Twisted Scripture. Michelle and Amy will take some of those popular twisted verses, straighten them out, and put them back where they belong – in context – so we can see what they really mean.
What does God’s Word have to say about being single? A lot! A Christian woman who is single, regardless of whether she never married, has been divorced, is widowed, etc., can honor God in her daily life just as any married woman can.
Part two of your questions for Amy and Michelle, who dig into Scripture to see what God’s Word says about life, home, family and relationships – not only with other Christians but with a world that desperately needs a Savior.
Entitlement is the belief that we are deserving of privileges or special treatment, either from God or from the world around us. It says “you owe me,” and a growing number of people are having tantrums when they perceive that other people are standing in the way or blocking whatever they think is rightfully theirs. […]
Have you been hearing more talk lately about whether Christian women should wear head coverings? Some churches believe and teach, based on 1 Corinthians 11, that women should wear some sort of covering on their heads during any sort of worship service. Are head coverings a biblical requirement for women? Michelle and Amy dig into […]
In this episode, Michelle and Amy take questions from a live audience of women attending the Cruciform 2020 Conference, in their “Glad You Asked” series.
Entitlement is the belief that we are deserving of privileges or special treatment, either from God or from the world around us. It says “you owe me,” and a growing number of people are having tantrums when they perceive that other people are standing in the way or blocking whatever they think is rightfully theirs. […]
What is prayer? How can I be sure I’m doing it right? And why don’t I want to at times? Many of us have learned some unbiblical things about prayer, and we’ve developed some ungodly attitudes toward prayer. Michelle and Amy discuss why it is that many of us struggle with our prayer life.
In this episode Michelle and Amy discuss some foundational ways pastors can build a wall – an invisible, spiritual wall – around their churches to keep false doctrine out and to protect their congregations from being attacked by the vicious enemy.
It is not God’s will for us to worry. No matter how strangling our fear may feel, God wants us to trust Him in everything, from the most dire situation to the most mundane. But how can we do that? In this episode Michelle and Amy discuss some biblical and practical ways to stop worrying […]
In this episode Amy and Michelle discuss why submission is mocked as a sign of weakness, but in fact is one of the strongest pillars of society.
Michelle and Amy discuss some “holy habits” that every Christian ought to pursue all year long.
We want to be sure everyone who visits our site has the opportunity to know the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Maybe you’ve never set foot in a church, but you’ve heard Christians talking about Jesus, and you’re wondering what it’s all about. Or maybe you’ve been a decades-long member of an […]
A Word Fitly Spoken… …is a weekly podcast on biblical issues by Amy Spreeman and Michelle Lesley. Our title comes from Proverbs 25:11: A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Commentaries tell us the “apples of gold” this verse mentions are not 24 karat apples, they’re real, edible […]
It’s that time again. We’re starting off a new year that’s full of possibilities and potential decisions. Some of our younger listeners might be wondering what kind of career to pursue, where to go to college, or who to marry. As we get older, there are still lots of questions to answer: When and where […]
Today we’re going to be looking at a recently released study that sheds some light on the wild and wacky ways people worship and the worldview they hold – especially professing Christians. How would you have answered the questions in this survey, and how should we, as doctrinally sound Christians, respond in light of the […]
It’s another episode of The Pew! Not The View, The Pew! All of the joy, none of the Behar. It’s our view from the church pew on some important issues in evangelicalism. There’s a lot happening out there in the visible church, and we’ve got some interesting stories coming your way today! That’s why we […]
It’s been a half decade since we aired our very first podcast episode, and today, more than 200 episodes later, we’re reflecting on what we’ve learned and which episodes have meant the most to us. We’ve narrowed those favorite episodes down to five apiece, and we’re going to share a little bit about each one […]
Amy and Michelle are covering a topic that’s a little sensitive – pornography – and even though we’re not going to be graphic in any way, this episode might be one you’d rather listen to without the kids around.
Tonight begins a three part series on a topic that, unfortunately, isn’t talked about very much in the church: aging. What it’s like to grow older as a godly woman. Tonight, in part 1, we’re going to take a look at what Scripture says about aging. What does Scripture tell us to think about aging […]
It’s our December 2022 edition of Glad you Asked! In this episode we tackle questions by going to Scripture:
Last week in Biblical Women’s Ministry -Part 1, you learned about the biblical aspects of a women’s ministry in the church. In this Part 2 episode, Michelle and Amy discuss some of the more practical aspects of how to “do” women’s ministry. We offer some suggestions you may want to implement in your own women’s […]
In this episode Amy and Michelle ask, “What has Christianity come to?” There is an interesting study called The State of Theology survey that’s done every two years by Ligonier Ministries, and it has just released its latest findings about what Christians believe about God, salvation, ethics, and the Bible. And it seems like professing […]
When it comes to modesty and the Bible, we often want “rules” and easy steps to follow. While the world gives us catalogs and commercials and fashion magazines, the Bible gives us general principles about subjective issues that we must wisely apply in our cultural context as we seek to please Him.This is the first […]
On this episode of A Word Fitly Spoken, Amy and Michelle are covering a topic that’s a little sensitive – pornography – and even though we’re not going to be graphic in any way, this episode might be one you’d rather listen to without the kids around. Pornography is such a plague on society in […]
Can one kiss Christianity goodbye? In other words, what do we make of a celebrity preacher and author who has lead people to true salvation, but then declares he himself is no longer a Christian? How is that even possible? In this debut episode of A Word…
