Biblical Masculinity, Femininity, Identity & Surrender | What I Hold by Emily Ann

What does it really mean to be strong?

And what happens when we stop looking to the world to define who we are and start looking to Christ?

In this episode of Life-Changing Fiction, McKenna chats with author Emily Ann all about her novel What I Hold, the third book in the Valiant Devotion series.

What I Hold invites readers to consider questions of identity, purpose, independence, family, faith, and what it means to live according to God's design rather than the world's definition of freedom.

We talk about:

• The role of fathers in shaping identity

• Biblical masculinity vs. the world's definition of masculinity
• Biblical femininity vs. the world's definition of femininity
• What does true strength actually look like?
• Why we are only as strong as our relationship with Christ
• The difference between happiness and joy

• The danger of allowing culture to define our identity

• What it looks like to surrender to the Lord

• How Christian fiction can challenge the way we think about culture and faith

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Instagram: @authoremilyann

What I Hold

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