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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SHOW NOTES:
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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.
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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.
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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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What is Captivated?
Hosted by Stasi Eldredge, her desire for this podcast is for the revelation of the Love of God to so engulf the listener that they become exquisitely captivated by Jesus. Stasi wants to invite listeners to respond to the reality that they are the purpose of His pursuit, the desire of His heart, the intent of the Larger Story and the prize of Heaven. The King is captivated by them.
Episodes will be flavored with humor, passion, perspective, honesty, and personal stories both from Stasi and from guests that highlight the shared experiences of women living in these extraordinary days with hearts captured by Jesus.
Stasi Eldredge is a New York Times bestselling author, and her books have sold nearly 3 million copies and changed women’s lives all over the world. A teacher and conference speaker, Stasi is the director of the women’s ministry at Wild at Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God’s love, and learn to live in God’s kingdom. Her passion is to see lives transformed by the beauty of the gospel.