EP. 82: Jesus, Justice and Women (Best of 2021 with Tiffany Bluhm)

Have you ever found yourself in a place where you felt convicted to stand up for someone being oppressed? Or maybe you’ve felt a strong desire to be an advocate for them but you couldn’t seem to find your voice? On this “best of” God Hears Her episode, we revisit a conversation we had with Tiffany Bluhm as she explores the path of finding our voice when we find ourselves in a place of injustice. She’ll also share her own journey of how she found her place in Jesus, justice, and women.   About Our Guest:  Tiffany Bluhm is the author of She Dreams and Never Alone and their companion Bible studies, as well as her latest book, Prey Tell. She is cohost of the Why Tho podcast and leads an engaged audience of followers online. Tiffany is committed to encouraging people of faith to live with conviction, substance, and grace. As a minority, immigrant woman with an interracial family, Bluhm is passionate about inviting all to the table of faith, equality, justice, and dignity.   Notes and Quotes: “I always felt welcome in the kingdom. I always felt like I had found my place.” “As my faith grew and as my grip on justice tightened, there was this intersection and I found my place. It’s Jesus and it’s justice and it’s women.” “In my work, I critique how we have messaged Jesus, how we have weaponized Scripture against women. Because the honest truth is the imbalance of power we see in our world is one of the leading factors to derail a woman’s faith, career, financial standing, and her reputation.”  “It came to understanding that loyalty to conviction had to override my loyalty to an institution.” “If you see something that is inherently wrong, and you stay silent, you become complicit in that action.” “Think of the opportunity, especially among women, to lock arms and to serve and listen and to lament with one another. And to bring change.” “Change in gender inequality has only come when women have locked arms together.” “How did we, from the first century to this modern day, twist Jesus’ words and weaponize Scripture to make women feel small? And how can we right that cultural wrong through a biblical lens?” “This idea of ‘don’t touch the Lord’s anointed’ has been taken out of context to mean that ‘those who are anointed or appointed are immune from dissent.’” “If Jesus held up one woman’s testimony, so must we.” “Fear is a flashing red light of a lack of love.”   Links/Books/Resources Mentioned in Show:  God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/ Subscribe on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast Order God Sees Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women on Amazon. https://amzn.to/32lYSgh Order God Loves Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women: godlovesher.org Order Tiffany’s book Prey Tell: https://www.amazon.com/Prey-Tell-Silence-Women-Everyone/dp/1587434784/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=prey+tell&qid=1620925274&sr=8-1 Elisa’s Instagram: elisamorganauthor Eryn’s Instagram: eryneddy Tiffany’s Instagram: tiffanybluhm