Dannah Gresh

Dannah Gresh, author and founder of the Christian tween ministry True Girl talks with Wayne Shepherd about her passion to help young girls understand and live with “Pure Freedom”. (click for more…) Website: https://dannahgresh.com Gresh opens up about grieving the recent loss of a beloved horse and the spiritual lessons she found in that pain, then traces her journey from a childhood dream of being a writer through a period of sexual sin in a relationship as a young Christian woman, and how healing from that shame at 26 became the foundation for a ministry helping girls escape their own "pits of shame." She recounts how a divine prompting to pray for Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth (rather than resent her) led to a lasting friendship, co-authoring Lies Young Women Believe, and eventually renaming her ministry (originally Secret Keeper Girl) as True Girl amid #MeToo-era concerns about secrecy. The conversation covers the ministry's growth — reaching 130 countries and hundreds of thousands of listeners — its focus on empowering parents (especially moms) to guide daughters through cultural pressures like early sexualization and gender confusion, and Gresh's core conviction that regular engagement with Scripture is the most powerful antidote to anxiety, depression, and cultural confusion in kids' lives. The interview closes with a mention of her husband's parallel ministry for boys, Born to Be Brave, and a plug for her new book, Lies Girls Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free. NEXT WEEK: Adam Waters Send your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company: FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!