Stronger with Andy Wood

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  What Makes a Woman a Woman? 28.09.2026 58min

  Stacie Wood on what Proverbs 31 actually describes, and why it was never the 1950s housewife. Culture has two boxes for a woman, tradwife or girlboss, and God's design doesn't fit in either one.This conversation picks up where the weekend message left off. Watch "Stronger Women" first: https://youtu.be/EBL74YWPvdUIn Episode 2 of Stronger, Stacie Wood sits down with Andy Wood and Ariel Amaro the week she preached God's design for women, and they go where a Sunday message can't: why Saddleback got kicked out of the SBC and what the church actually believes about women and leadership, what Stacie says when someone asks if she's a co-pastor, and what Proverbs 31 does to the 1950s housewife.Also in here: why men are now outpacing women in church attendance and what Stacie thinks is behind it, why a wife is a crown and not a competitor, what Stacie does when a room full of women starts roasting their husbands, the four years the Woods lived in a small apartment on one income, what would have happened if Andy had been the stay-at-home parent, and Mondays with Mom.Single, married, raising daughters, or the man trying to make room for the women around him, this one is for you.ONE THING TO DO THIS WEEKIf you're a woman: name one place where you've been living inside a box culture built instead of the design God gave you, and take one step out of it. If you're a man: name one woman around you whose gift you can make room for this week, and do it. Then send this to someone who's in the middle of this conversation.CHAPTERS0:00 Coming up0:47 Before we jump in1:28 Week two: Stronger Women2:58 Respond to Scripture, not culture: Jesus and women6:40 The correction, and the overcorrection8:03 Men are outpacing women in church9:08 Why women are leaving11:00 Headship, helper, and kicked out of the SBC twice13:32 Who's defining the boxes?16:19 "Are you a co-pastor?"17:31 How Stacie started teaching22:58 A wife is a crown25:06 When women roast their husbands28:00 The batting cage29:52 Working outside the home32:00 Tradwife, girlboss, and Proverbs 3135:24 Your kids are being raised by somebody38:05 Childcare costs and one income in the Bay Area40:49 "If we'd done stay-at-home dad..."43:19 Hope for the next generation: Titus 244:33 Mondays with Mom49:45 Stacie's mom and dad54:51 To the woman who was wounded57:00 Next week: Stronger MarriagesSCRIPTURE IN THIS EPISODEMark 5:25-34 · John 4 · Proverbs 12:4 · Proverbs 14:1 · Proverbs 31:10-31 · Titus 2:3-5 · Psalm 40:2NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAYEvery episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOvtcV3aqv-MApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id6812944219Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0MhCJU9jhDFc89e5HwigDwShow site: https://stronger.saddleback.comStronger is recorded at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, and every episode starts with what was taught that weekend. Wherever you're listening from, this is for you too. Find a campus or join online: https://saddleback.comYou were never meant to be strong on your own.#StrongerWithAndyWood #AndyWood #StacieWood #Saddleback
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  God Made Men to Protect. Media Is Making Them Punchlines. 21.09.2026 53min

  Nobody hands you a picture of what a man is. You pick it up from movies, sitcoms, and whatever your feed served you this morning.This conversation picks up where the weekend message left off. Watch "Stronger Men" first: https://youtu.be/VtW99uyEH7QIn the first episode of Stronger, Andy and Stacie Wood sit down with Ariel Amaro, open Genesis 1 and 2, and ask what God designed a man to be. They come back with four words and a man from Scripture for each one: Daniel, David, Joshua, and Joseph.Also in here: why Stacie lets Andy hold her hand at every crosswalk, why a noise downstairs at 2:30 a.m. is a theology question, what a study of 34 sitcoms found about TV dads, and why Jesus wept over a city before he flipped its tables.Single, married, raising sons, or married to one of these guys, this one is for you.ONE THING TO DO THIS WEEKLook at the four words: leader, lover, protector, provider. Name the one you're winning in. Name the one you want to grow in. Then say both out loud to someone who knows you well enough to tell you if you're right.CHAPTERS0:00 Coming up0:44 Before we jump in1:39 Why we started this podcast2:10 Why "Stronger"?3:34 Three men you'd download traits from6:32 Every answer came from a screen7:08 Genesis 1 and 2: the design11:59 Four words for a man13:48 Leader: Daniel and the open window17:59 Lover: David, poet and warrior22:01 Protector: Joshua and the noise at 2:30 a.m.24:55 Stacie on crossing the street29:37 Provider: Joseph feeds a nation34:16 When you're not living it37:36 How TV turned dad into the punchline42:22 Genesis 3: what got distorted46:08 Jesus, tough and tender48:56 Next week: Stronger Women51:38 One thing to do this weekSCRIPTURE IN THIS EPISODEGenesis 1:27-28 · Genesis 2:15-18 · Daniel 6:10 · 2 Timothy 2:5 · 1 Corinthians 9:25 · Psalm 90:12 · 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 · Joshua 1:6-9 · Genesis 41 and 50 · 1 Timothy 5:8 · Genesis 3:16-19 · Luke 19:41-46 · Romans 5:8The four words come from Andy's friend Josh McPherson, credited in the episode.NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAYEvery episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOvtcV3aqv-MApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id6812944219Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0MhCJU9jhDFc89e5HwigDwShow site: https://stronger.saddleback.comStronger is recorded at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, and every episode starts with what was taught that weekend. Wherever you're listening from, this is for you too. Find a campus or join online: https://saddleback.comYou were never meant to be strong on your own.#StrongerWithAndyWood #AndyWood #Saddleback
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  You Were Never Meant to Be Strong on Your Own 19.09.2026

  There's always more to say than a weekend allows.Stronger with Andy Wood picks up where the weekend message leaves off, with honest conversations about faith, family, and everything you carry through the week.New episodes every Monday. Follow the show so the next one is waiting for you.
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  Stronger with Andy Wood (Trailer) 16.09.2026

  Stronger with Andy Wood is a weekly podcast about building a stronger faith, family, and community. Every Monday, Andy Wood, lead pastor of Saddleback Church, picks up where the weekend message leaves off and gets practical about living it out in your home and relationships. Real questions, real stories, and one next step you can take this week.First episode drops Monday, September 21. Follow the show so it's waiting for you.