My 6-year-old son recently attended a classmate’s birthday party at a splash pad. I was pleasantly surprised that he wanted to go as he isn’t…
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An Interview with Precious Mast of Paden City, West Virginia
I met Precious almost 20 years ago, back when she was helping wash the family dishes and singing hymns in harmony with her siblings. I…
View More An Interview with Precious Mast of Paden City, West VirginiaA Reflection on Psalm 124
Recently, two of my kids were sick with a horrific virus that lasted for six weeks. It was one of the lowest points In all…
View More A Reflection on Psalm 124Hospitality Done in Love
As I sit here on this cold, icy day in northeast Kansas and think about the topic of hospitality in the pastor’s home, my mind…
View More Hospitality Done in LoveThe Importance of Being Generous
I want to be generous because God has given so lavishly to me through His people that I want to do the same. As the…
View More The Importance of Being GenerousHospitality–Sometimes it’s More about Receiving than Giving
Every pastor’s wife has one. It’s on a shelf, tucked away in a den somewhere. It’s tacked on a hallway wall space where not too…
View More Hospitality–Sometimes it’s More about Receiving than GivingSharing a Meal to Share Life
“Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.” – Romans 12:13 “I promise to love you with hospitality, offering myself to…
View More Sharing a Meal to Share LifeBuild Each Other Up
Pastors’ wives are nothing special. I mean, they are special, but they are also just like you and me and all the ladies in the…
View More Build Each Other UpA Call to Victory
1 Corinthians 15:54-58 English Standard Version (ESV) When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass…
View More A Call to VictoryHospitality in the Home
One of my favorite pastimes is visiting and laughing with friends over food. Once the whirlwind of cleaning, coordinating, preparing, and cooking subsides I notice…
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