“Are you hurting and broken within? Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin? Jesus is calling…” (more…)
View More Confessing the Ugly in a Pastor’s Wife’s HeartAuthor: Sarah Johnson
Sarah has been a pastor's wife in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and in Utah County, the center of Mormonism. She can't think of two more opposite places in the US, but each has been a special joy. She has 5 children and spends most of her time homeschooling and ministering alongside her husband at Fellowship Bible Church. Sarah loves the great outdoors and feeding people and agrees with C.S. Lewis that, "you can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me."
The Prayer That Never Fails
Prayer is hard work. It seems like it should be easy, right? How hard is it to simply talk to God? But so many things…
View More The Prayer That Never FailsAtmosphere and Immanuel
Christmas is about atmosphere. We all have the atmosphere ingredients that stir us. Cinnamon scented pinecones, or the smell of a fresh tree. Christmas music,…
View More Atmosphere and ImmanuelRealizing the Depth of Your Debt
I am a Six-Billion-Dollar Debtor. I’m trying to wrap my mind around it. Every day I repeat the words to myself as I work around…
View More Realizing the Depth of Your DebtPostpartum and the Pastor’s Wife
“That baby is just going to fall out of you” That was the common comment as I reached the end of my pregnancy. And I…
View More Postpartum and the Pastor’s WifeWhen You’re Longing for a Less Messy Life
My whole adulthood it seems like I have been fumbling to get a hold on life. The string of babies and moves and ministries have…
View More When You’re Longing for a Less Messy LifePatience in the Middle of Pain
Never assume that the way it is now is the way that it always will be. This is hope. Whatever pain is lodged in your…
View More Patience in the Middle of PainHope Rises When You Know What Comes Next
Every spring the weather app on my phone suddenly becomes an object of intense scrutiny. I’m longing for the sunshine, the spring temperatures, and for…
View More Hope Rises When You Know What Comes NextThe Elusive Pursuit of Balance
The Friday morning coffee date. It’s an oasis in the midst of every week. I sit across from my husband with my Cafe Breve and…
View More The Elusive Pursuit of BalanceHope When You’re Tired
Investing in the lives of people is work – the gritty, dirty, sweaty kind. The kind that requires stretchy pants and a pony tail and…
View More Hope When You’re Tired