Show Notes
In every page of Scripture, the heart of God is reaching toward us. In this episode, Stasi sits down with Olivia Eldredge, editor of The Message Women’s Devotional Bible, as they explore where the stories of women rise with dignity and depth. Together they uncover God’s heart for His daughters and His invitation to bring our whole selves—questions, wounds, and the deeper places of our hearts—into His presence.
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VERSES: Luke 1:38 (NIV) – I am the Lord’s servant, Mary answered. May your word to me be fulfilled. Then the angel left her.
Isaiah 19:22 (NIV) – The Lord will strike Egypt with a plague; he will strike them and heal them. They will turn to the Lord, and he will respond to their pleas and heal them.
1 Samuel 2:1-10 (NIV) – Hannah’s Prayer, here v1: Then Hannah prayed and said: My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.
….. OLIVIA ELDREDGE
BIO Olivia Eldredge has been with NavPress since 2018. She serves as the editor for The Message Bible, focusing on the development and editing resources for the Message line. Olivia has a BA in Communications, with minors in Music and Theology, from Whitworth University. Her vocational passion is helping readers come to the Scriptures in a fresh way so they can be met by God in their honest wrestling. Originally from Washington state, she now lives in Colorado with her husband and son.
….. The Message Women’s Devotional Bible (August 5, 2025) by Eugene H. Peterson https://wahe.art/4uoqbD2
Devotional Stasi read from The Message Women’s Devotional Bible: Isaiah 19 (pg. 858), “Building Safe Passage” by Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young
Devotional Olivia read from The Message Women’s Devotional Bible: Hosea 4 (pg. 1077), “On the Agency of Women” by Olivia Eldredge
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