I had the honor of getting to know Jennifer Barker during my time as a teacher in Coleman, WI. Her family was heavily involved with…
View More Interview with Jennifer Barker, a Small Town Pastor’s WifeCategory: Blog PWs
The Lasting Legacy of a Ministry Couple: Aquila and Priscilla, Hosting together
Acts 18:3, “And because he (Paul) was of the same trade he stayed with them (Aquila and Priscilla) and worked, for they were tentmakers by…
View More The Lasting Legacy of a Ministry Couple: Aquila and Priscilla, Hosting togetherInterview with a Pastor’s Wife: Karen Anderson
I first met Karen 11 years ago. We each had a daughter and an infant son and were fairly new to ministry life. Over the…
View More Interview with a Pastor’s Wife: Karen AndersonGetting Down to the Nitty Gritty
True Grit. How would you describe the word “grit”? small, loose particles of stone or sand courage and resolve; strength of character clenching (the teeth),…
View More Getting Down to the Nitty GrittyInterview With a Pastor’s Wife–Living for OTHERS: Doris Farison
From the time I was a little girl my grandmother always had a plaque displayed in her home with one simple word on it: OTHERS.…
View More Interview With a Pastor’s Wife–Living for OTHERS: Doris FarisonPutting Others First
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…
View More Putting Others FirstA 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 LoveHospitality–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…
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