When Faith and Childbirth Become Sacred Ground
The intersection of faith and childbirth creates a powerful space for transformation. In this episode of Honest Christian Conversations, I sit down with Gloria Hines, a Christian midwife whose approach to birth is deeply rooted in biblical truth and reverence for God’s design.
Gloria shares how her journey into midwifery was shaped by a childhood marked by radical faith in action—growing up in a home that welcomed the hurting, the broken, and the forgotten. That foundation carried her into a calling where birth is not treated as merely a medical event, but as a sacred, holistic experience involving mind, body, and soul. We also explore Gloria’s personal testimony of transformation, including a profound spiritual awakening that reshaped her heart and equipped her to minister to women in their most vulnerable moments.
This conversation invites listeners to reconsider how we view pregnancy and birth—not through fear, but through trust in God’s intricate design. Through moving stories from the birthing room, including moments of worship in the midst of loss, this episode reveals how childbirth can become holy ground where God’s presence is deeply felt.
🎧 Listen to the episode to discover how faith-centered care, biblical perspective, and God’s grace can transform one of life’s most powerful experiences.
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Share your reflections, ask questions, and connect with others as we discuss faith, birth, suffering, and the beauty of aligning our callings with God’s design.
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Ana is the host of the Honest Christian Conversations podcast and a prodigal saved by God’s unending grace.
She grew up in a legalistic Christian home where asking questions often felt wrong. In her early twenties, overwhelmed by confusion and hurt, she walked away from her faith. Yet even then, God’s love never stopped pursuing her. At thirty years old—and after a painful second divorce—He brought her back to himself, and she has never looked back.
As Ana returned to Christ, she began rebuilding her faith from the ground up and asked the questions she once feared to ask. Along that journey, she discovered inconsistencies, misplaced teachings, and even lies woven into the Christianity she grew up with. Instead of destroying her faith, this only deepened it. Out of that discovery, she founded Honest Christian Conversations. Ana's heart is to help others navigate the same tension she once lived with: wanting to know the real Jesus while sorting through the noise of deceptive teachings, spiritual manipulation, and “wolves in sheep’s clothing.”
Everything she creates flows from gratitude for the God who rescued her, restored her, and continues to shape her into who He intended her to be.
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