4.93: What Help Can Frustrated Parents Get from the Bible?

In episode 10 of season 4, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston speak with guest, intentional interim pastor in the Southwestern Minnesota Synod and adjunct professor at Luther Seminary, Hollie Holt-Woehl. They gather to answer the listener submitted question, "What help can frustrated parents get from the Bible?"

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston speak with guest, intentional interim pastor in the Southwestern Minnesota Synod and adjunct professor at Luther Seminary, Hollie Holt-Woehl.

They gather to answer the listener submitted question, “What help can frustrated parents get from the Bible?”

Show notes

Biblical books and passages mentioned

Genesis
Leviticus
Psalms
1 Samuel

Topics, themes and figures mentioned

Hope
Helpless
Jacob
Trust
Love
Grace
Hannah
David
Tamar
Children
Examples of Faith
Wisdom
Guidance
Isaac

Featuring

Hollie Holt-Woehl

Hollie M. Holt-Woehl is a Lutheran pastor and professor with a PhD in pastoral care. She regularly teaches at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota and St John’s School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota. She also serves as an intentional interim pastor in the Southwestern Minnesota Synod (ELCA).

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Hosted By

Kathryn Schifferdecker

Kathryn M Schifferdecker is Professor and Elva B. Lovell Chair of Old Testament at Luther Seminary. Ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 2001, Schifferdecker was associate pastor for five years at Trinity Lutheran Church, Arkdale, Wisconsin, before coming to Luther in 2006. Schifferdecker is a frequent contributor to Working Preacher, Word & World, and the author of "Out of the Whirlwind: Creation Theology in the Book of Job" (Harvard University Press, 2008). She is currently writing a commentary on the book of Esther.

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Katie Langston

Katie Langston is a doubter by nature and a believer by grace. She grew up Mormon in a small Utah town and still isn't sure she fits in anywhere sophisticated enough to have a Target. She's the author of Sealed: An Unexpected Journey into the Heart of Grace, an acclaimed spiritual memoir about her conversion to orthodox Christianity. Katie is Pastor of Mission and Outreach at New Promise Lutheran Church in St. George, Utah. From 2020-2025, she was the director of digital strategy for Luther Seminary's innovation team, where she oversaw digital projects aimed at cultivating vibrant Christian spirituality in a post-modern, post-Christian cultural context.

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