Women Worth Knowing

Women Worth Knowing

Join us each week for a lively conversation between authors Cheryl Brodersen and Robin Jones Gunn as they explore the lives of well-known—and not so well-known—Christian women in history. Trust us, these are definitely women worth knowing!

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Melanie Dobson on Grace Livingston Hill Part 2
Women Worth KnowingFebruary 11, 202500:26:02

Melanie Dobson on Grace Livingston Hill Part 2

Melanie is the award-winning author of thirty historical, time-slip, and romantic suspense novels. She received her undergraduate degree in journalism from Liberty University and her master’s degree in communication from Regent University. Melanie explored the life of Grace Li...

Melanie Dobson on Grace Livingston Hill Part 1
Women Worth KnowingFebruary 04, 202500:26:03

Melanie Dobson on Grace Livingston Hill Part 1

Melanie is the award-winning author of thirty historical, time-slip, and romantic suspense novels. She received her undergraduate degree in journalism from Liberty University and her master’s degree in communication from Regent University. Melanie explored the life of Grace Li...

Michelle Ule on Pandita Ramabai Part 3
Women Worth KnowingJanuary 28, 202500:26:08

Michelle Ule on Pandita Ramabai Part 3

A brilliant Sanskrit scholar, Ramabai Donge earned the title "Pandita" as a twenty-year-old orphaned woman in 1878 India. Determined to follow in her Hindu father's belief that women could be scholars, Ramabai used her fame to argue for the education of women. along with the n...

Michelle Ule on Pandita Ramabai Part 2
Women Worth KnowingJanuary 21, 202500:26:01

Michelle Ule on Pandita Ramabai Part 2

A brilliant Sanskrit scholar, Ramabai Donge earned the title "Pandita" as a twenty-year-old orphaned woman in 1878 India. Determined to follow in her Hindu father's belief that women could be scholars, Ramabai used her fame to argue for the education of women. along with the n...

Michelle Ule on Pandita Ramabai Part 1
Women Worth KnowingJanuary 14, 202500:26:02

Michelle Ule on Pandita Ramabai Part 1

A brilliant Sanskrit scholar, Ramabai Donge earned the title "Pandita" as a twenty-year-old orphaned woman in 1878 India. Determined to follow in her Hindu father's belief that women could be scholars, Ramabai used her fame to argue for the education of women. along with the n...

Jamell Meeks Part 2
Women Worth KnowingJanuary 07, 202500:26:00

Jamell Meeks Part 2

Jamell is one of the most fascinating guests that I have ever had the pleasure to interview on Women Worth Knowing. Jamell grew up in the ghetto of Chicago not knowing it was the ghetto. She had good parents and a strong since of family, however, there was an emptiness that sh...

Jamell Meeks Part 1
Women Worth KnowingDecember 31, 202400:26:00

Jamell Meeks Part 1

Jamell is one of the most fascinating guests that I have ever had the pleasure to interview on Women Worth Knowing. Jamell grew up in the ghetto of Chicago not knowing it was the ghetto. She had good parents and a strong since of family, however, there was an emptiness that sh...

Irene Chapman Part 2
Women Worth KnowingDecember 24, 202400:26:00

Irene Chapman Part 2

After Irene got saved in college, she volunteered at her church. Little did she know where her willingness to serve would lead her! Hear the wonderful twists, turns, and adventures that simply following Jesus has led Irene to and in. Only recently, Irene, her husband Anthony (...

Irene Chapman Part 1
Women Worth KnowingDecember 17, 202400:25:59

Irene Chapman Part 1

After Irene got saved in college, she volunteered at her church. Little did she know where her willingness to serve would lead her! Hear the wonderful twists, turns, and adventures that simply following Jesus has led Irene to and in. Only recently, Irene, her husband Anthony (...

Brenda Leavenworth Part 2
Women Worth KnowingDecember 10, 202400:26:00

Brenda Leavenworth Part 2

Brenda was born shortly after her parents migrated from Scotland to the United States. Her home was filled with all the wonder and traditions of Scotland. Brenda did not find Jesus until after she married Ted, the love of her life. After they were married, they felt led to hel...

Brenda Leavenworth Part 1
Women Worth KnowingDecember 03, 202400:26:00

Brenda Leavenworth Part 1

Brenda was born shortly after her parents migrated from Scotland to the United States. Her home was filled with all the wonder and traditions of Scotland. Brenda did not find Jesus until after she married Ted, the love of her life. After they were married, they felt led to hel...

Shannon Forsyth Part 2
Women Worth KnowingNovember 26, 202400:26:00

Shannon Forsyth Part 2

Shannon did not choose an easy ministry. Better yet, God did not choose an easy ministry for Shannon Forsythe. After Shannon gave her life to Jesus, she asked the Lord to use her in whatever way He wanted. Almost immediately she felt a burden for the women she saw prostituting...

Shannon Forsyth Part 1
Women Worth KnowingNovember 19, 202400:26:00

Shannon Forsyth Part 1

Shannon did not choose an easy ministry. Better yet, God did not choose an easy ministry for Shannon Forsythe. After Shannon gave her life to Jesus, she asked the Lord to use her in whatever way He wanted. Almost immediately she felt a burden for the women she saw prostituting...

Henrietta Mears, Part 4
Women Worth KnowingNovember 12, 202400:26:02

Henrietta Mears, Part 4

Anne Huffman joined us in studio and delighted us with first hand stories of her time with "Teacher", as Henrietta Mears preferred to be called. Anne attended First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood during her college years and was asked by Teacher to serve as a leader in the c...

Henrietta Mears, Part 3
Women Worth KnowingNovember 05, 202400:26:00

Henrietta Mears, Part 3

Tim grew up in Hollywood and was part of the early beginnings of contemporary Christian music through a coffee house called “The Salt Company”, that started at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood. He met Henrietta Mears during her final years and was deeply impacted by ...

Henrietta Mears, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingOctober 29, 202400:26:01

Henrietta Mears, Part 2

Billy Graham referred to Henrietta as “One of the greatest Christians I’ve ever known... after my wife and mother the most influential woman in my life.” Henrietta’s compelling and Bible-centered teaching at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood is sited as the reason why...

Henrietta Mears, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingOctober 22, 202400:26:06

Henrietta Mears, Part 1

Billy Graham referred to Henrietta as “One of the greatest Christians I’ve ever known... after my wife and mother the most influential woman in my life.” Henrietta’s compelling and Bible-centered teaching at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood is sited as the reason why...

Pam Wing, Part 3
Women Worth KnowingOctober 15, 202400:26:14

Pam Wing, Part 3

Pam Wing grew up in an atheistic home in Berkley, California. Though her father disparaged any talk of Jesus in their house, he was nevertheless a good father and encouraged Pam in her gift of music, and especially in her talent as harpist. Pam was broken hearted after her fat...

Pam Wing, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingOctober 08, 202400:26:02

Pam Wing, Part 2

Pam Wing grew up in an atheistic home in Berkley, California. Though her father disparaged any talk of Jesus in their house, he was nevertheless a good father and encouraged Pam in her gift of music, and especially in her talent as harpist. Pam was broken hearted after her fat...

Pam Wing, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingOctober 01, 202400:26:00

Pam Wing, Part 1

Pam Wing grew up in an atheistic home in Berkley, California. Though her father disparaged any talk of Jesus in their house, he was nevertheless a good father and encouraged Pam in her gift of music, and especially in her talent as harpist. Pam was broken hearted after her fat...

Mabel Francis, Part 3
Women Worth KnowingSeptember 24, 202400:26:09

Mabel Francis, Part 3

Mabel was born in Massachusetts in 1880. Her father and all her uncles were pastors. She gave her life to Jesus when she was seven. At a Christian camp, as a young teen, she volunteered her life to Jesus to go wherever He would send her. The answer she received was Japan! Mabe...

Mabel Francis, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingSeptember 17, 202400:26:02

Mabel Francis, Part 2

Mabel was born in Massachusetts in 1880. Her father and all her uncles were pastors. She gave her life to Jesus when she was seven. At a Christian camp, as a young teen, she volunteered her life to Jesus to go wherever He would send her. The answer she received was Japan! Mabe...

Mabel Francis, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingSeptember 10, 202400:26:01

Mabel Francis, Part 1

Mabel was born in Massachusetts in 1880. Her father and all her uncles were pastors. She gave her life to Jesus when she was seven. At a Christian camp, as a young teen, she volunteered her life to Jesus to go wherever He would send her. The answer she received was Japan! Mabe...

Agnes Weston, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingSeptember 10, 202400:26:00

Agnes Weston, Part 1

Agnes Weston was born in Bath, England forty years after Jane Austen’s death. In Agnes’ day, Bath still retained the elegance, class, and social status that it had held during the time of Jane Austen’s writing of the book, Persuasion. Agnes was born into a wealthy family, but ...

Agnes Weston
Women Worth KnowingSeptember 03, 202400:26:00

Agnes Weston

Agnes Weston was born in Bath, England forty years after Jane Austen’s death. In Agnes’ day, Bath still retained the elegance, class, and social status that it had held during the time of Jane Austen’s writing of the book, Persuasion. Agnes was born into a wealthy family, but ...