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Don’t Let the Culture Form You
Monday, 4 May, 2026
Elizabeth Woodson Kay Daigle As Christians in a world that doesn't follow Christ, it's essential not to let the culture around us form us. God desires his children to become more and more like Jesus. Too often, however, we fail to be aware of the voices around us that are forming us instead. Elizabeth Woodson shares from her latest book, calling us to resist the culture's formation rather than the Spirit's. Elizabeth not only helps us recognize common ways we are being formed by culture, she also provides the antidote. She suggests specific spiritual practices to implement. Don't miss this important conversation. Recommended resources Elizabeth's book Habits of Resistance: 7 Ways you are being Formed By Culture and Gospel Practices To Help You Push Back BOW series: Re-imagining Discipleship Exploring Spiritual Practices podcast episode Elizabeth's website This episode is available on video if you prefer. Timestamps: 00:21 Introductions 01:23 What are you suggesting that we need to resist? 05:08 The better peace that Christ gives 14:21 The better identity Christ gives 20:03 The better justice Christ gives 24:46 Resources TranscriptKay >> Hi. I'm Kay Daigle of Beyond Ordinary Women Ministries. Welcome to our podcast today. I'm very excited to welcome Elizabeth Woodson, who has been with us before. Welcome, Elizabeth. We're so glad that you're here. Elizabeth >> Thanks for having me, Kay. It's great to be here. Kay >> Oh, you're welcome. Elizabeth is a Bible teacher, an author and a speaker. She has a degree from Dallas Seminary in Christian Education. And she has a new book out, and we're going to be talking about it today. The name of the book is Habits of Resistance. And the subtitle is Seven Ways You're Being Formed by Culture and Gospel Practices to Help You Push Back. So right there, hopefully the title will just pull people in, Elizabeth, because I think it's a great title and it helps us understand what's in the book. So it's Habits of Resistance. What are you suggesting that we need to resist? Elizabeth >> That is definitely an interesting title. We wanted to be able to draw people in with something that would make them ask that question. And so what we are wanting people to resist, or what I hope for people to resist, is being formed by the culture. And so it's the idea that our discipleship is not neutral, right? So being disciples isn't just being disciples of Jesus. We are disciples of whoever we follow. And unfortunately, I think we're in a space where maybe some of us have drifted from the path of Jesus more than we like to admit. And the fruit of our lives reflect that we're being formed by the culture. And so the encouragement through the book is to be aware of that, but also to practice these spiritual disciplines that help us resist that formation current that the culture is trying to keep us in. Kay >> Well, I certainly see the need for that. What did you see in us in the church that motivated you to write this particular book? Elizabeth >> Yeah. I saw things pop up in the place where a good portion of us like to hang out, which is social media, the gathering spaces that we have online. And so it's probably no surprise to the people who are listening that sometimes the comments sections on social media can be a bit of a dumpster fire even between Christians as we are disagreeing about things that we have difference of opinion. But in doing so, we dishonor one another as image bearers. And also is maybe just the subtle habits of what we're purchasing! And so I think there are aspects of overconsumption that we're just being pushed things and maybe our houses are full of too many things. Mine too, Kay, the Amazon boxes are showing up at my door, but the question is what is motivating us to push that buy button? And are we stewards of what God has given us? And so there's a couple other things I could list,
