Set Apart Podcast

Just what does a godly guy find beautiful? If you’ve ever asked the question, you’ll definitely want to tune in this week as Leslie shares what a real godly shared about what he desires to see in a real godly girl. Catch a breathtaking vision for radiant femininity with twelve tips to true beauty … and see that the secret isn’t in beauty tips and tricks, but in remaining dependent upon the Spirt of God to cultivate His life deep within her soul.

God-given authority was never meant to be a hindrance to our lives but a tremendous help! While our culture has a growing disregard for respecting elders, parents, employers, and church and governmental leaders, Leslie shares a biblical perspective on honoring those God has placed in our lives that leads to blessing and protection. Catch this week’s episode and gain vision for how to be a woman who lives out joyful, biblical submission.

Discover how to exchange fear for faith in any area of your life — whether you’re a new mom, your children are becoming more independent, or you’re gaining hope and vision for the future. Leslie shares inspiring stories from her own motherhood journey that will encourage you in any season of life and provides you with Christ-focused truth that can steady and silence the worries and fears that knock at the door of our hearts.

Building a Truth-based home is about more than placing positive messages in our home decor. Leslie shares creative ways to build your home upon truth beginning with our mindset, and provides you with helpful tips that will spark creativity to transform your living space into a peaceful sanctuary that welcomes the presence of God each and every day.

What news would you love to receive this Christmas? In this episode, Leslie unpacks the truth that we actually have already received the best news that we could ever imagine; news that promises everlasting life and a life of true happiness. The world’s baubles and trinkets may provide a temporary thrill, but it is only Jesus, God’s Indescribable Gift, that truly satisfies. Tune in for this timely Christmas meditation and go forth into this season with good news of great joy.

Refresh your reading list for this year or next with this week’s episode! Leslie shares the most powerful reads that have strengthened her marriage. Browse the bookshelves of the Ludy library and be inspired by the principles tucked away in these Christ-focused books that can impact your own walk with Christ, marriage, or ministry! 

This week Leslie reflects on her 25th wedding anniversary and shares her top date night idea that has strengthened the spiritual foundation of her marriage. If you’re looking for fresh ways to grow spiritually together with your spouse, this episode will inspire you to set Christ at the center of your marriage now or prepare for a relationship that goes the distance.

The principle of sanctuary is more than finding the perfect holiday tablescape or having the perfect atmosphere for entertaining others. This week, Leslie uncovers the true reason for incorporating sanctuary into our hearts and homes — not just around the holidays but the whole year through.

The most wonderful time of the year is often bustling with parties and celebrations, but there are many who are walking into this season with a heavy heart. This poignant and heartfelt episode will make your spirits bright with its message of trusting God in hard seasons, and — most of all — of bringing forth beauty from ashes. Listen as Leslie shares pieces of her adoption story in how God turned mourning into dancing and gain fresh vision for the “hard places” in your own life.

Today Leslie answers the question, “Is triumphant Christianity possible?” Discover the stunning and beautiful truth that the  pattern of true Christianity is full of victory, triumph, and ardent devotion to the King of all kings. If you find yourself growing weary in your walk with Christ, this episode is a cup of cool water straight from the well of His Word!

When we embrace God’s pattern for raising children, it brings strength — not weakness — into our lives. This week, Leslie uncovers powerful Scriptural principles that proclaim the blessing, joy, and gift that children bring and shares helpful tips on how to smile through seasons of mothering young children. Whether you’re looking for fresh perspective in your present “mess” or desire to be a joy-filled woman long before you’re a joy-filled mother, this episode will equip you for embracing the little years with a smile.

Have you ever wondered how to cultivate heavenly radiance in your life? This week, Leslie answers your questions about physical beauty. Cultivating true beauty is more than a makeup routine or workout regimen. Authentic feminine loveliness is fostered within a surrendered heart. This episode hands you more than techniques, it hands you practical truth to take into your lifestyle.

This week Leslie answers popular questions surrounding purity that have been sent in from readers and listeners just like you! If you have ever found the subject of purity or relationships confusing, we encourage you to tune in for biblical perspective and helpful tips to bring breathtaking Christ-centered femininity into your everyday life.

Are you single and frustrated? Relationships can often be a painful subject. If time is eroding your contentment in Christ or you long to know how to encourage a fellow sister who is growing lonely along the narrow way, tune in as Leslie shares bolstering truth to ground our wayward emotions. For single women who worry that they have somehow “missed their chance” for love and happiness, this episode will encourage you with refreshing hope and Truth. 

Whether you’re single or married, this week’s episode will give you a vision for a marriage that goes the distance! If you are looking to refresh your marriage or lay a strong foundation before you’re married, Leslie continues her two-part series on Keeping Your Marriage Strong with two key practicals that will sow spiritual strength into your relationship.

If marriage was designed to grow stronger and more beautiful over time, why is that trend not being reflected in the marriages around us? This week, Leslie answers that question by sharing two practical ways to strengthen your marriage and gain a vision for how to approach relationships selflessly rather than selfishly. Plus, we have an exciting announcement! Leslie will be hosting a Marriage and Motherhood Retreat this fall in Windsor, CO. Tune in to get the details and learn more about this vision-casting event.

Is purity merely a line we’re not supposed to cross, a to-do list, or a sort of moral insurance policy that guarantees us certain rights for our lives? Leslie continues her two-part purity series by debunking some of the prevalent misconceptions of what purity is and points to the most important aspect of purity we can cultivate within our lives — inner purity. Discover the importance of cleansing our heart and mind from the impurities of this world and gain fresh vision for how we can live a life that is pure body, mind, and soul. 

With moral decline and rumblings of confusion within the church today about what true purity is and isn’t, it is becoming vital that today’s Christian women have a personal and working knowledge of how purity is to be woven into the fabric of their own femininity. If you’ve thought that purity is a rules-based, oppressive formula, we encourage you to refresh your perspective in Truth and discover that purity commitments are not maintained by a standard, a promise ring, or an abstinence pledge but only through a commitment to a Person, Jesus Christ.

Losing the insecurity battle? Withering from lack of purpose? Battling confusion? This week, Leslie shares the top struggles we face as women and the biblical solutions that truly set us free. Culture baits us into thinking that the modern times which we live are too progressive and advanced for the Word of God — when, in actuality, the opposite is true! Discover how the Bible provides us with fresh and relevant answers for every question, issue, or point of confusion we may face.

Meltdowns are often associated with small children — but it can be just as tempting for women to take the bait of giving into the tidal wave of emotion and the coddling voice of self-pity. What freedom and peace comes when we learn to bring our emotions under the control of Christ’s Spirit rather than letting feelings dictate our actions and attitudes! If you’re looking for a way to gain victory over emotional roller coaster rides, join Leslie as she shares how to tap into the enabling grace of God to reflect Christ in all that we do — no matter how we feel in the moment.

True humility is truly beautiful! And if today’s Christian women grasped the significance of this character trait we would see heavenly beauty and feminine nobility grace our churches, homes, and communities like never before. While humility is often misunderstood and devalued by the culture, this week Leslie shares about the importance of cultivating and keeping a humble heart. 

Join Leslie as she shares some of her favorite truths from the recent Set Apart Conference! When we look at the darkness around us, it’s easy to be intimidated by perversity or shamed into silence by the blatant disregard of purity and morals in today’s culture. However, Jesus has specifically chosen and appointed us to go and bear fruit for His glory. Gain vision for what radical boldness looks like in your own life as Leslie highlights the lives of Esther and Daniel.

It can be difficult to know how to encourage those you know who are hurting or reeling from trial with Christlike comfort. The world has its prescription for how to make someone feel better about themselves, but how do we “weep with those who weep” and give courage to those who are aching with words that will truly bind up and heal? Leslie tackles the difference between the worldly comfort that leads to self-pity and Christlike comfort that turns eyes to Jesus and reminds others of unshakable truth!

It has become popular to applaud brokenness, embracing your “beautiful mess” and to "be yourself boldly" … but does that truly heal, save, and free us from the things that weigh us down? This week, Leslie answers an important question facing today’s Christian women: Is brokenness beautiful? Discover how to overcome shame in realizing that brokenness, although very real in our lives, is a means to an end that is supposed to lead us to the feet of Jesus. Tune in to freshly celebrate the Cross and treasure the new life and victory found in Jesus’ redemption.

Gleaning faith-lessons from those who have gone before us in the Christian faith helps bring the truths of God’s Word to greater light and life in our own lives. This week, Leslie shares about one of her heroes of the faith — Amy Carmichael. This snapshot of Amy’s story will inspire you to love sacrificially, embrace humility, and lean into the trials in your life, knowing that trials produce “perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope.”

Just in time for Mother’s Day! Leslie shares ways she has personally sought to keep prayer as the cornerstone of her walk with Christ while being a mom to six children. Perfect for moms in the trenches, those who look forward to motherhood in the future, or those who are discipling and interacting with children, this episode beautifully expresses that prayer keeps stress, burn-out, and worry at bay as women choose the one thing that is needful — time in His presence. Discover practical ways to invest into your children … beginning with the impact prayer has on a child’s life!

With Mother’s Day around the corner, Leslie shares practical encouragement for moms raising children or any woman looking to gain vision for Christ-centered child rearing. Applicable for any woman who has influence in the life of a child, Leslie shares how to reach the souls of children by modeling the Gospel in your own life, how to watch over the ways of your home, why it’s important to identify the spiritual root of your child’s behavior patterns, and more in this week’s episode!

Leslie continues the discussion on what today’s Christian women really need to hear in this week’s podcast and shares how to properly handle the misconceptions women are facing today. Touching upon important issues such as how to rest and refuel the right way as well as how to use fasten our friendships to Christ instead of self, you’ll find encouragement and truth to aim the whole of your life towards Christ and not self. Plus, catch the vision behind this year’s Set Apart Conference on standing unashamed for Christ in a time such as this!

If you feel like your walk with Christ is merely skimming of the surface of all He has for you, tune into this week’s episode and discover how attuning your ears to the right message of surrender and self-denial will set you free from self in order to serve Jesus Christ with your life. Leslie recaps her own journey to discovering what messages women really need to hear while also sharing the vision God burdened her with ten years ago when she hosted the first annual Set Apart Conference!

Meekness is often confused for weakness, but this week Leslie shares about how the beautiful quality of meekness in a woman’s life is not based on personality but cultivated by the Spirit of God within a surrendered heart. Pulling back the misconceptions surrounding inner beauty and meekness, discover practical ways to grow in the beauty of a meek and gentle spirit. 

This week Leslie reflects on the Mentoring Young Women online summit and shares timely encouragement for mentors who are seeking to influence others towards truth. This episode is a breath of fresh air filled with spiritual principles Leslie has gleaned in her 20+ years of ministering to today’s young women. Take courage and heart as she answers your top mentoring questions!

Looking for ways to spruce up your schedule? Feeling a bit “blah” as you look out on the horizon of your life? In this week’s episode, Leslie shares refreshing and simple ways to cure boredom and keep you about the Father’s business as you seek to love Him with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength. Discover how to be Christ’s hands and feet to the lost and dying by beginning with one small step of obedience at a time.

Did you know that today’s young women are in a battle? That is why now, more than ever, the next generation is in need of healthy mentors to pour into their lives, encourage their hearts, and fasten their souls to Christ. No matter how old you are or what season of life you’re in, you can impact the life of a younger woman. This week, Leslie shares her heart on principles for mentoring and ministering to the needs of Christian young women for the past twenty years to give you the inspiration and information needed to take your first steps in reaching out or strengthen the ministry you already have. 

This week, Leslie continues to share how to identify key points of enemy attack and develop a strategy in how to resist Satan’s attempts to thwart you from God’s purposes for your life. Discover how to utilize our authority in Christ, the power of Christ’s name, and use the Word of God to overcome spiritual hindrances in your life. 

There are a lot of questions surrounding the topic of spiritual warfare and it’s important that we, as Christian women, know how to approach it in a biblical way. Using insightful examples from her own journey and drawing upon the truths found in God’s Word, Leslie uncovers how to identify enemy hindrance in your life and reminds us of rising up in the strength of our position in Christ to wage war against the enemy of our souls … and win!  

Trendy home design shows can often make us wistful of all we don’t have and discouraged over all we have yet to do in our living space. This week, Leslie points to an important heart-attitude to cultivate in your approach to home design — the beauty of contentment. Discover how to cultivate a Christ-centered living space with three helpful principles that won’t lead you to the right look for your space, but definitely to the right perspective.

Valentine’s Day can be difficult if you’re single … but learning the keys to romantic fulfillment is a beautiful and necessary lesson at any season of life — single or married. Listen as Leslie shares how true fulfillment doesn’t come from fighting for our rights, but in laying them down. Be encouraged with three keys that can lead you to finding complete satisfaction in Christ alone!

Time spent in the company of friends is purposed to be precious. If you have been wondering how to redirect friendships that have become less-than-encouraging, Leslie continues sharing how to have God-honoring get-togethers in this week’s episode. Listen as she uncovers two common pitfalls in many girls’ gatherings and proposes a refreshing, biblical solution to idle chit-chat and chick flicks.

Eat. Chick-flick. Guy-talk. Gossip. Repeat. So goes the progression of many girls’ nights and get-togethers … but is that all there is to friendship? Leslie shares the most common pitfall that is often invited to our girls’ nights in the first episode of this two-part series. Discover how to reach further than the modern day pitfalls of gossip and learn how to create gatherings that encourage you and your friends in your walk with Christ.

Should I share or shouldn’t I? That is the question these days! It’s vital to know when to speak and when to remain silent before family, friends, or followers on social media. Listen as Leslie shares how to know when to speak up to encouragingly share truth, when to lovingly confront, and when it is best to refrain and simply trust Jesus in the secret place. Rediscover the beauty of guarding your intimacy with Jesus Christ in this week’s episode!

The Bible talks about “the secret place” and encourages us to meet with God there in personal fellowship. As social media platforms encourage women to be “real and raw” with their audience, could it be that we have lost something precious in developing personal, private communion with the King of all kings? In this week’s episode, Leslie captures the beauty of guarding the sacred aspects of our walk with Christ, shares the heart behind refraining from oversharing with your friends, and how to begin cultivating deeper intimacy with Jesus Christ.

Spiritual spring cleaning is more powerful than any health detox could ever be! This week’s episode uncovers the reason why so many of us cling tightly to unconfessed sin – we are afraid to give up control in our life to the only One who knows what to do with it. Listen as Leslie talks about important topics like surrender, inviting Jesus into every aspect of your life, and receiving God’s forgiveness.

Tune in as Leslie begins a new series on what it means for God to walk us through a personal revival season. Instead of approaching the repentance and cleansing process in fearful intimidation full of what-ifs, Leslie shares how true repentance brings the fullest freedom and what-ifs joy we could ever imagine – when we follow God’s pattern for true restoration. This week discover how to embrace conviction and reject condemnation that leads to unhindered intimacy with your King and a vibrant prayer life!

Leslie continues her series on Christ-centered small groups and talks about two key ingredients for a thriving small group in this week's podcast! Discover the importance for your group to be all about Jesus and to turn outward in service to others as a group. Above all, in order for a group to be all about Jesus Christ, our individual hearts must be prepared a vessel that is wholly for Jesus’ use. Be encouraged as Leslie brings everything back to our individual walk with Jesus Christ in this week’s episode.

In the 100th episode of the Set Apart Girl Podcast, Leslie begins a two-part series on how to lead or participate in a thriving small group. With a bevy of Bible studies and topics to choose from, these two principles will provide direction and help you lay a solid foundation before you begin leading or participating in a small group. The most important tip? Building a successful small group runs parallel to how you are building your life around Jesus Christ!

In part two of how to cultivate spiritual unity in marriage, Leslie shares the driving force behind a dynamic marriage that impacts eternity – prayer. Sharing stories from her marriage of 20+ years, Leslie shares how to place prayer at the center of your relationship in every season, pray with specificity, and the heavenly results of seeking first the Kingdom of God together.

In this first part of this series, Leslie uncovers God’s plan for building a strong, vibrant, and romantic marriage relationship – and her answer may surprise you! When it comes to relationships, it’s easy to focus on the emotional aspect of marriage. It’s time to shift our gaze to cultivating spiritual unity before and during marriage for a relationship that goes the distance and is tinged with the beauty of Heaven itself! This episode casts vision for those who are single, in a relationship, or married and will leave you stirred and equipped to place Christ at the center of your relationship, whether that is at present or future! 

Do you have a burden to reach today’s young women? It’s not there by accident. In fact, it’s a burden straight from God’s heart to yours! Whether you are coming alongside a teen girl or you are teaching a small group Bible study, it’s important to start strong. This week, Leslie shows you how to lay a solid foundation so your mentoring will go the distance and impact a younger woman’s life for eternity. This episode is filled with inspiring practicals so you can effectively reach out to others God has placed in your path, starting today!

“Lord, turn me outward and make me a vessel of rescue towards others,” is the prayer of every willing heart that desires to live for something more than trivial pursuit. The question is, where do we begin? In this episode, Leslie answers that question and shares the power of adopting Christ’s heart for the weak, needy, and lost while balancing the busyness of life and day-to-day responsibilities. Be inspired to lavish Christ’s love on the fields that are ready to harvest, one soul at a time.

All of our dreams for the future – whether it be a relationship, marriage, career, or other pursuits – are safest when they are placed at the nail-scarred feet of Jesus. Instead of trying to “solve the problem” of singleness, experience the freedom found in surrendering that which is dearest. This week, Leslie highlights the threads of surrender that run through Scripture, reminding us that even good and perfect gifts must be entrusted to Jesus.