<p>In today's episode, Lisa introduces the HJD podcast by sharing a narrative glimpse into her own story and reading a portion of Judges 11 (the story of Jephthah's daughter). The episode also includes a conversation with Katie Ricks from the <a href="https://holyshit.captivate.fm/listen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THSP pod by TheoLab Media</a> that offers helpful context on the origins of the HJD podcast.</p>

Reading Judges 11 | What Katie Cannon Taught Me About Telling Women's Stories

Jephthah is a biblical character who made a short-sighted promise that resulted in the murder of his daughter. Jephthah’s daughter paid the price for his seeming lack of wisdom and maturity. Today, so many daughters, so many fathers, replay this story like a syndicated episode of a 1990s sitcom. In Healing Jephthah’s Daughters, The Reverend Lisa M. Weaver, Ph.D., deploys family systems theory, biblical criticism, and storytelling to explore the childhood traumas women and girls experience at the hands of their fathers - and, at times, their guardians more broadly.  Utilizing Judges 11 as a starting point, Lisa guides listeners on a journey from pain toward living a free, healed, and whole life.