International Women’s Day celebrates women’s achievements across politics, business, and culture. But there’s one role shaping the future of every nation that is often missing from the conversation: motherhood.

Across the world, birth rates are falling and young people are rethinking what success looks like. And surprisingly, it’s Gen Z that may be rewriting the narrative.

Instead of choosing between career or family, this generation is pushing for something different — a world where women can thrive as leaders and mothers.

In my latest Epoch Times opinion column, I explore why the conversation around women’s empowerment is incomplete without recognizing motherhood — and why Gen Z may be the generation that changes it.

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Rachel Scott is the Founder and Executive Director of Moms for Freedom, a growing international movement dedicated to elevating motherhood and empowering mothers to stand for faith, family, and freedom. As a co-founder of the Moms for Freedom World network alongside Kimberly Fletcher and Ana Dukoska, she helps lead a global coalition of women working to strengthen families and protect the rights of parents and children. Through Moms for Freedom, Rachel works to unite mothers across cultures and nations, encouraging them to lead with courage and conviction in their homes, communities, and countries.

There is a quiet shift happening.

For the first time in decades, a new generation is asking hard questions. Questions that many were told not to ask.

Were previous generations right to prioritize careers above all else?
Did we elevate personal plans, ambition, and individual fulfillment higher than family?
Have we unintentionally drifted from the order God designed?

These are not small questions. They are life-shaping ones.

And they are the very questions that gave birth to this book.

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A Message for This Moment

Republished for this generation, Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors speaks directly into the cultural crossroads we now face.

For years, the prevailing message was clear: build your résumé, secure your independence, pursue your dreams first — and perhaps consider family later, if it fits.

But many are discovering that something essential was lost along the way.

This book invites readers to rediscover a biblical vision for family — not as an accessory to life, but as a central calling. Not as a limitation, but as a legacy.

It does not condemn ambition.
It reframes it.

What if the greatest influence you ever have isn’t in a boardroom — but around your table?

Born from a Lifelong Journey

This message was not written in theory.

It was born out of a lifelong personal and family journey — through joys, sacrifices, questions, and prayer. It was shaped by seven years of painstaking biblical and scientific research, carefully examining what Scripture teaches and what modern data confirms about family, identity, and generational impact.

This is not nostalgia.
It is not reactionary.
It is thoughtful, researched, and deeply rooted.

It asks: What did God intend from the beginning?
And what happens when we align ourselves with that design?

A Peek Inside

Now, you’re invited to listen to the first chapter.

In it, you’ll begin to see:

• Why family is foundational to societal strength

• How modern narratives subtly reshaped our priorities

• What Scripture consistently reveals about generational blessing

• Why this conversation is especially urgent right now

Whether you are a mother, father, young adult, grandparent, or simply someone sensing that something in our culture needs recalibration — this chapter is for you.

Why This Matters Now

We are living in a moment when many young people are open again to reconsidering the path they were handed.

They are asking:

Is success only measured by achievement?
Is independence the highest good?
What if family was never meant to compete with calling — but to fulfill it?

This book does not offer guilt.
It offers vision.

It offers hope that God’s design is not outdated — it is timeless.

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Take a few moments to listen to the first chapter.

Let it challenge you.
Let it encourage you.
Let it open a conversation in your home.

Because when families are strengthened, everything else changes.

And perhaps this generation — finally willing to reconsider what came before — is ready to rebuild on a stronger foundation.

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Rachel Scott recently shared a message that stopped us in our tracks — not because it was radical, but because it was deeply true.

To save the world — and to save motherhood — we must now change course.

For decades, we have spoken loudly and often about education and careers. And yes, they matter. They matter deeply. Our daughters are capable, intelligent, creative, and driven. They should be encouraged to learn, to grow, to build, and to pursue meaningful work.

But here’s where the story has gone wrong.

Somewhere along the way, many girls were quietly told — or strongly shown — that they must choose.
Choose career or family.
Choose success or motherhood.
Choose now — or wait until “someday.”

Rachel reminds us: our daughters do not have to choose one over the other.

They can build families and pursue their dreams.
They can nurture life and cultivate their gifts.
They can grow in wisdom, education, and purpose — without postponing the deepest longings of their hearts.

Because there is a quiet truth we don’t say often enough:

If family is always delayed until the timing feels perfect, many may lose what their hearts most deeply long for.

The love they will gain through motherhood.
The love they will give to their children.
The joy that fills a home in ways no title, promotion, or paycheck ever could.

This isn’t a rejection of work.
It’s a restoration of balance.

There are things the workplace can offer — growth, contribution, fulfillment.
But there is something only the home can give.

A kind of love that reshapes you.
A joy that grows with sacrifice.
A fullness that cannot be outsourced, optimized, or scheduled for later.

This is not about pressure.
It’s not about fear.
And it’s certainly not about limiting our daughters.

It’s about telling them the whole truth.

Motherhood is not a detour from purpose.
It is one of its most profound expressions.

And our daughters deserve to hear that — clearly, lovingly, and without apology.

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For decades, women were promised freedom.

Freedom from limits.
Freedom from commitment.
Freedom from motherhood, marriage, and restraint.

But if we’re honest — many women today don’t feel free at all.

They feel exhausted.
Lonely.
Objectified.
And quietly unsure why the promises didn’t deliver.

In a recent conversation between journalist Louise Perry, author of The Case Against the Sexual Revolution, and host Isabel Brown, something refreshing happened: the cultural script was finally questioned — not with anger, but with clarity.

And what emerged is something mothers have known instinctively for generations.

The Lie at the Center of Modern Feminism

One of the most damaging ideas of the sexual revolution is this:

Women should have sex like men.

That freedom looks like detachment.
Casual encounters.
Endless choice.
No expectations. No consequences.

But Louise Perry names what so many women feel but struggle to articulate: male and female sexuality are not the same — and pretending otherwise has harmed women far more than it has helped them.

Women, on average, are wired for connection, commitment, and emotional safety. That isn’t weakness. It’s wisdom — rooted in biology, psychology, and the reality that women bear the greater cost of sex: physically, emotionally, and relationally.

When culture tells women to suppress that instinct and “lean in” anyway, it doesn’t empower them.
It trains them to ignore themselves.

Why Everything Feels More Sexual — and Less Intimate

We live in the most sexually explicit culture in history — and yet we’re experiencing a sex recession.

Young people are having less sex.
Forming fewer relationships.
Marrying later — or not at all.
And having fewer children.

Public life is saturated with pornified imagery, while private life grows more isolated.

Dating apps turn people into products.
Porn replaces pursuit.
OnlyFans reframes objectification as entrepreneurship.

And in the middle of it all, women are told: This is empowerment.

But empowerment that costs dignity isn’t empowerment.

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Why Christian Sexual Ethics Are Quietly Pro-Woman

One of the most striking insights from the conversation is this:

Christian sexual ethics don’t drag women toward male desire —
they call men up toward female dignity.

Across most cultures in history, men were given sexual freedom, and women were told to “deal with it.” Christianity disrupted that pattern by holding men to the same standards of restraint, fidelity, and responsibility.

That wasn’t oppression.
It was protection.

It acknowledged something deeply true: unwanted sex is more damaging than sexual frustration.

In a culture that prioritizes male impulse and convenience, this may sound radical. But it explains why many young men today are rediscovering traditional faith — not because it’s easy, but because it demands self-mastery.

And perhaps why young women are still struggling to hear the invitation clearly.

Why “Trad” Isn’t the Answer Either

The solution isn’t swinging from one extreme to another.

Louise Perry rightly critiques the online “trad wife” content that sexualizes submission and turns femininity into performance. When womanhood becomes aesthetic instead of substance, it’s just another form of commodification.

True femininity isn’t lingerie or lifestyle branding.
It’s strength expressed through care.
Wisdom passed through generations.
Sacrifice that builds life — not followers.

Listen to Your Mother (and Your Grandmother)

One of the most powerful takeaways is also the simplest:

Listen to older women who love you.

Before algorithms.
Before influencers.
Before dating apps.

Women who have lived long enough to see where the road leads.

The sexual revolution severed generational wisdom — and mothers are paying the price alongside daughters. Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors exists to restore that connection: women walking together, telling the truth gently, and choosing life-giving paths even when culture mocks them.

A Better Freedom Is Still Possible

Freedom doesn’t mean unlimited choice.
It means the ability to choose what leads to flourishing.

Marriage.
Motherhood.
Faithfulness.
Family.
Community.

These aren’t traps — they are anchors.

The sexual revolution asked women to become less.
God’s design calls women to become whole.

And that is the freedom worth reclaiming.

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For decades, young women have been handed a single, supposedly airtight formula for success:

Build your career first. Delay children. Freeze your eggs. Start a family later—if you still want one.

It sounded responsible. Sensible. Empowered.

But something interesting is happening right now—quietly, counter-culturally, and without apology.

Young conservative women are flipping the script.

According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, a growing number of women in their 20s are choosing to start families earlier and view careers as something that can come later. Instead of rejecting ambition, they are reframing it. The new buzzword isn’t “having it all.” It’s seasons.

And that word matters.

The Lie of the Linear Life

Modern culture teaches women that life must follow a rigid timeline:

• Education → Career → Stability → Children (maybe)

• Productivity first, people later

• Biology must bend to economics

But women’s bodies, hearts, and callings were never designed to function like a corporate ladder.

Scripture never describes life as linear. It describes it as seasonal.

“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1

Motherhood, especially, does not fit neatly into a culture obsessed with uninterrupted upward momentum. And so women were told motherhood was the problem to solve—rather than the calling to steward.

What These Young Women Are Saying (Without Apology)

The women highlighted in the WSJ piece aren’t rejecting education or professional excellence. Many are highly capable, credentialed, and driven. What they are rejecting is the idea that children must wait until life feels ‘complete.’

They are saying:

• Children are not obstacles to success.

• Motherhood is not a derailment.

• A woman’s most formative work may not be her résumé.

Instead of asking, “How do I fit children into my career?” they’re asking,
“What season has God placed me in right now—and how do I honor it fully?”

That shift is seismic.

Seasons Are Not Surrender — They Are Strategy

Choosing motherhood first is often framed as “giving something up.” But in reality, it is choosing order over chaos.

The Bible repeatedly shows God working through women in seasons of hidden faithfulness:

• Hannah before Samuel

• Mary before Jesus’ public ministry

• Lois and Eunice shaping Timothy’s faith long before the church saw his leadership

These women didn’t lose their impact by prioritizing children. They multiplied it.

When a mother pours herself into the spiritual, emotional, and moral formation of her children, she is not pausing her purpose. She is executing it.

Careers can be built later. Skills can be sharpened later. Platforms can come later.

But childhood does not wait.

The Cultural Cost of Delaying What God Designed

The WSJ article notes that fertility challenges are increasingly normalized, with egg freezing presented as the safety net for women who delay motherhood. But technology cannot fully replace timing, health, or the emotional realities of forming families later in life.

What’s often missing from the conversation is this truth:

A society that asks women to postpone motherhood indefinitely eventually asks children to pay the price.

We see it in:

• Declining birth rates

• Fragmented families

• Children raised by systems instead of parents

• A generation searching for identity and security

Mothers matter—not eventually, but now.

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Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors Perspective: Raising Warriors Happens in Seasons

At Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors, we believe motherhood is not a detour from God’s calling—it is often the front lines of it.

God works through seasons:

• A season to bear children

• A season to nurture

• A season to build outward again

None of these is lesser. None is wasted.

The women reclaiming this truth today are not regressing. They are remembering.

They are choosing to believe that faithfulness in the home shapes the future of nations—and that no promotion can rival the eternal impact of raising children grounded in truth, courage, and love.

This isn’t about telling every woman to make the same choices.

It’s about restoring the freedom to honor God-given seasons—without shame, fear, or cultural pressure.

And it’s about recognizing that when mothers thrive in their calling, children—and societies—do too.

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Motherhood, lived with intention and faith, is a profound calling in itself—a role that shapes generations, builds character, and influences the world in ways that can never be measured by resumes or accolades.

There’s something remarkable about Mary. Not only was she the Mother of God, but she also serves as a powerful example for women today.

Mary was a young woman, yet she already knew her role. She wasn’t searching for significance like so many women are today. She wasn’t confused about God’s plan or her purpose. She had clarity in the midst of life’s uncertainties—and that’s a lesson that still matters.

If we were to stand outside the average church and ask women leaving the service, “Do you know what your calling is?” most would honestly answer, “No, I don’t have any idea.”

So why are women so confused about their purpose?

For decades, society and even some Christian circles have encouraged women to chase identity, purpose, and fulfillment in everything but motherhood. Women attend conferences, listen to speakers, and try to find their “one thing” God wants them to do with their lives—but often, the most important calling is overlooked.

Mary reminds us that purpose doesn’t always come from achievement, recognition, or career success. Her life shows that sometimes, God’s plan is simpler yet far more impactful than the world leads us to believe. Motherhood, lived with intention and faith, is a profound calling in itself—a role that shapes generations, builds character, and influences the world in ways that can never be measured by resumes or accolades.

This message is part of the first chapter of Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors. In it, we explore how women today can find clarity, embrace their God-given roles, and live with confidence, even in a culture that constantly tells them they need to “figure it all out” on their own.

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As we step into this new year, may God strengthen every mother’s heart, steady every family, and raise up a generation rooted in truth, courage, and love.

May 2026 be a year of clarity where confusion gives way to wisdom, fear is replaced with faith, and our children are surrounded by protection, purpose, and hope.

From Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors, we pray that the Lord bless your home, guide your parenting, and use your faithfulness to shape mighty warriors for generations to come.

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May God’s peace go before you, and His purpose rise through your family in the year ahead.

Happy New Year,

Rachel Scott

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They are foundational realities.

If we believe the very first chapter of the very first book of the Bible, then we believe this: Human beings were created intentionally, distinctly, and beautifully—male and female.

Not interchangeable.
Not replaceable.
Not redefinable.

That truth extends beyond biology into family itself.

A husband and wife are not interchangeable roles.
A mother cannot become a father.
A father cannot become a mother.
And children are not abstractions—they are souls who need both.

This is not about offense.
It is not about politics.
It is not about division.

For Christians, it is about faithfulness.

When we speak about marriage, family, and even hard legal conversations, we are not trying to impose a worldview—we are simply refusing to abandon the one God gave us.

Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors exists because these truths were quietly set aside for too long, leaving parents unsure and children confused. Mothers were told to stay silent. Fathers were minimized. And the family—the very structure God designed to nurture the next generation—was treated as optional.

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But motherhood is not optional.
Fatherhood is not interchangeable.
And truth is not something we get to edit.

This is not a call to anger.
It is a call to clarity.

And clarity, when rooted in love and Scripture, is one of the greatest gifts we can give our children.

For decades, women were told that:

• Children are a burden

• Family is a limitation

• Fulfillment comes from radical independence rather than self-giving love

And yet, here we are — more lonely, more anxious, more disconnected, and more uncertain than ever.

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From the very beginning of Scripture, God tells us a different story.

Family is not a setback.
Fruitfulness is not a threat.
Self-sacrificing love is not weakness — it is the source of life.

The modern world insists that happiness is found in autonomy. God insists it is found in love, sacrifice, and legacy.

That is why this conversation matters.

Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors is not about shaming women or condemning past choices. It is about telling the truth that was hidden for too long — that building a family is not the enemy of fulfillment, but often the very place it is found.

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Marriage matters.
Children matter.
The next generation matters.

And mothers were never meant to be silent spectators in this story — we were meant to be builders of it.

I want to start with an apology…

“I want to start with an apology. I’m not here to blame Gen Z or Millennials for delayed marriage, falling birth rates, or uncertainty about adulthood. I’m here to apologize on behalf of the Church—for what we failed to teach you.

“For decades, young adults were left to navigate life without a clear understanding of family, fertility, and legacy. Our clergy stayed silent, and that silence created confusion, not freedom. It caused people to embrace unhealthy ideas of the culture rather than what God wanted to give them.

“The Bible opens on the very first page with a command to create the family and closes with the family of God saying; Amen. Family is at the center of God’s design. God does not have a womb, and yet He chose to enter history through a woman’s consent. That tells us something profound: life, the body, and the family are sacred, and human cooperation matters deeply in God’s plan.

“Even in Genesis, after Adam and Eve sinned, their first instinct was to cover their reproductive organs to protect themselves from God. Scripture shows that shame entered at the point of human fruitfulness. In much the same way, couples cover their reproductive organs to protect themselves from God’s design to bring life. Modern culture and even the Church have often kept these truths hidden, leaving young people to make decisions without the guidance Scripture intended."

“This book, Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors, isn’t about condemnation. It’s about care, clarity, and reconciliation. It’s about giving Gen Z the information and wisdom they were never taught, so they can make choices from understanding, not absence or silence. My hope is that this conversation can help young adults reclaim the beauty, purpose, and generational power of family as God designed it and find their true happiness in building a family.”

Rachel Scott is a dedicated cultural commentator, an advocate for the family, and a passionate defender of God’s design for the family as outlined in scripture. A true ambassador for the faith, Rachel is on a mission to lead today’s generations back to the biblical principles that form the foundation of strong, enduring families. Featured on prominent platforms like ABC’s Good Morning America, Fox News, EWTN, CNN’s The Joy Behar Show, CBS’ WE-TV, and numerous radio programs and podcasts-including Newsweek Magazine. Rachel is a respected speaker, Bible teacher, and family consultant. A mother of eight children, Rachel is widely sought after for her insights, wisdom, and expertise on family life.

You can reach Rachel at 407-492-6758 --- rachelscottspeaks@gmail.com

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This week, Rachel Scott joined Dawn DeMarco-Book on the Faith Stories podcast for a powerful conversation about faith, calling, and the restoration of family in this generation.

In a culture that has forgotten the divine blueprint of the family, Rachel’s message cuts through the noise with conviction and hope. She shares how God called her to write Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors — a message that has become even more urgent for today’s world.

“The enemy has always known that if he can destroy the family, he can destroy the foundation of faith itself. But God is raising up mothers and fathers who will fight for the hearts of their children — and rebuild what’s been broken.”

During the interview, Rachel opens up about her personal faith journey, the battles she’s faced as a mother, wife, and believer, and how God has transformed her pain into a prophetic mission for this generation

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As an ambassador for the faith Rachel is on a mission to lead people back to the Biblical principles that form the foundation for strong, enduring families. Featured on prominent platforms like ABC Good Morning America, Fox News, EWTN, CNN’s The Joy Behar Show, CBS-WE-TV documentary and numerous radio and podcasts interviews including Newsweek Magazine. A mother of 8 children Rachel is widely sought after for her insights, wisdom an expertise on family life.

Highlights from the Interview

• Why family is central to God’s redemptive plan.

• How women are being called to rise as spiritual warriors in their homes.

• The heart behind Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors and why now is the time for its re-release.

Rachel’s passion and wisdom shine through every word. This episode is a must-watch for anyone who believes the battle for the next generation begins in the home — and that victory belongs to those who stand in faith.

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After 20 years, Rachel Scott reintroduces Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors: A Family Restoration Manual for a New Generation — a prophetic call to restore womanhood, motherhood, and the divine design of family.

In an age where womanhood has been desecrated and motherhood redefined, Rachel Scott’s timeless message roars back with unshakable truth: God’s original plan for the family is not broken — it’s being reborn.

Two decades ago, Rachel Scott penned a book that would quietly become a prophetic manual for the days we now face. Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors was born from a deep conviction that God’s blueprint for the family — from the very first page of Genesis to the final “Amen” of Revelation — holds the key to restoring our world.

Now, twenty years later, the urgency of that message has multiplied.

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We are living in a time when the sacred calling of motherhood has been mocked, fertility silenced, and family life infiltrated by cultural confusion. The role of mothers — once celebrated as the heart of civilization — has been traded for convenience and control. But through all the noise, God’s voice still calls: “Be fruitful and multiply.”

This new edition of Birthing God’s Mighty Warriors: A Family Restoration Manual for a New Generation is not just a reprint — it’s a revival. A call to mothers and fathers to return to the divine design that brings order out of chaos, blessing out of obedience, and purpose out of pain.

Rachel Scott lifts the veil on the lies that have weakened the modern family and exposes the spiritual roots behind infertility, division, and cultural decline. She reminds us that every child is a warrior in God’s army, every mother a gatekeeper of destiny, and every home a battlefield worth fighting for.

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