Jessica Paewai is a mother of two, a business owner and training to be a Religious Instruction teacher. After growing up in a strict Pentecostal church in South Africa, Jessica had wandered far from God and her faith. After many years in the world, one morning, she found herself literally running to church. And yet her relationship with God remained lukewarm until the day she and her husband received the devastating news that their 3 year old son had been diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). DMD is a severe and progressive muscular disorder which affects all muscles in the body, i ..read more

Cheri Floyd is a mother of 3 and has been serving with her husband and family in Papua New Guinea through the Wesleyan Church for over 3 decades. Cheri shares wisdom gained through her experience of motherhood both abroad and in Australia from childbirth to homeschooling and eventually, university and beyond. She has made the Word of God her spiritual discipline and she shares how this has been woven deeply into her motherhood, her prayer life, and her understanding of what God wants from her and for her life. Not only has Cheri been called to trust God in sometimes overwhelming circumstances ..read more

Tanya Greig is a mother of 2 and works in school administration. She has been a Christian all her life and served in various roles including religious instruction in schools. At 36 she was diagnosed with breast cancer that began a 7-year journey into deep relationship with God. In part 1 of this episode, Tanya shares how her journey with God through cancer began. We begin to tease out the conflict between our reliance on the body for this life and our trust in God who sustains it and uses it for His eternal purpose. Step by step, God gently moved into the central position in Tanya's life, rema ..read more

Jodie McIver is a registered midwife and a graduate of Moore Theological College, Sydney. She is mother to 3 children and along with her husband is in ministry in the Anglican Church. Jodie is also the author of "Bringing Forth Life: God's purposes in pregnancy and birth". In part 2, Jodie and I discuss the transformation of our very identity through pregnancy and birth. We look at the importance of relationships with our spouse, family, church and community as well as our burgeoning relationship with the new member of the family. Jodie brings the term Matrescence to our conversation, the dis ..read more

Jodie McIver is a registered midwife and a graduate of Moore Theological College, Sydney. She is mother to 3 children and along with her husband is in ministry in the Anglican Church. Jodie is also the author of "Bringing Forth Life: God's purposes in pregnancy and birth". In part 1 of this episode, we discuss the driving forces behind Jodie's decision to write the book and her personal experience of giving birth for the first time. The first experiences of motherhood are not only transforming us as people but transforming the bodies we thought we knew so well. We look at the physical impact ..read more

Welcome to Season 4 of The Gospel According to Mum, the show where we discuss the transformational work done in us by Jesus Christ as we live out motherhood and discipleship with him. Our season opens with two wonderful testimonies from Jodie McIver and Tanya Greig. These personal stories illustrate what it means to be a disciple of Christ as they acknowledge both His ultimate sovereignty and authority and lay out what it means to follow Him at all cost. As ever, we need women like you and the mighty women of God you know to share their stories and help us all to grow and flourish in Christ. T ..read more

Mariana Yepes is a married mother of two children under 5 years old. Originally from Colombia, she comes from a Catholic background but is the first in her immediate family to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. A driven, career woman and high achiever, Mariana never believed that it would take her 7 years to conceive. After she and her husband were finally blessed with two children in 18 months, she was even more surprised to find that she was not only compelled to become a stay-at-home mother but is also contemplating home-schooling long-term.​ In part 2 of this episode, Mariana ..read more

Mariana Yepes is a married mother of two children under 5 years old. Originally from Colombia, she comes from a Catholic background but is the first in her immediate family to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. A driven, career woman and high achiever, Mariana never believed that it would take her 7 years to conceive. After she and her husband were finally blessed with two children in 18 months, she was even more surprised to find that she was not only compelled to become a stay-at-home mother but is also contemplating home-schooling long-term.​ In part 1 of this episode, Mariana ..read more

Jessica Tarquinio is a mother of 4, including twins. She spent her childhood in New York and is now raising her family in the American Midwest. Her husband Nico Tarquinio is a Christian apologist recently featured on the Unbelievable? podcast hosted by Justin Brierley for Premier Christian Radio. In Part 1 of this episode, Jessica shares the genesis story of her faith and personal relationship with God. On the eve of Jessica's motherhood journey she was a self-described atheist. And then God reached out to her in an astounding way which began her return to the Catholic church, and the faith o ..read more

Carole Sluski is a mother of two daughters and an accomplished entrepreneur in business and creative arts. She is also a victim of the worst loss a mother can know; the loss of her child. Through devotion in faith, she reached out to God for help to survive the immense mental and physical pain of grief. After thirty years, Carole obeyed a calling to share her journey of learning how to live out life with peace and well-being. Her book Thirty: A Mother's Spiritual Journey After Losing Her Child is the topic of our conversation. Over the course of decades, Carole has gathered her expertise, know ..read more