Our society is in a battleground like never before. The threat of pandemic, the fallout from lockdown, and now the cry for justice and equality…
View More In the Midst of Anxiety – Look to the RescuerCategory: Equipping the Pastor’s Wife
Surviving and Thriving in Church Politics
“Beware the people who meet you at the airport.” I’m not sure where we first heard this phrase in our ministry lives, but that advice…
View More Surviving and Thriving in Church PoliticsCircle of Responsibility
Laying in my bed at night, I felt as though the pressure would crush me. Everyone is stuck inside. So many people need contact. So…
View More Circle of ResponsibilityHope in Resurrection
As I look around my yard and flower beds at the end of winter, I am so discouraged. Remnants of dead leaves and acorns from…
View More Hope in ResurrectionLearning to Not Do It All
I feel it in my shoulders first, then the pit of my stomach, and finally it feels almost as if my throat is constricting. My…
View More Learning to Not Do It AllCaring for the Hurting Soul
Maybe you have a 100% perfect record in pastoral care, but I must confess – my husband and I don’t. Over the years the accusation…
View More Caring for the Hurting SoulFaithfulness in Marriage and Sexuality: Practical Pursuits
Previously I shared about God’s heart for marriage and sexuality, rooting our thinking in God’s Word (See “Faithfulness in Marriage and Sexuality: The Theological Foundation”).…
View More Faithfulness in Marriage and Sexuality: Practical PursuitsFaithfulness in Marriage and Sexuality: The Theological Foundation
“Mom, when I grow up I am going to be a woman. Then I can use a big toothbrush like you!” For a stretch it…
View More Faithfulness in Marriage and Sexuality: The Theological FoundationA FaithFULL Ministry Marriage
I will never forget my introduction to one of the ladies from the first church in which we served as a young married couple. I…
View More A FaithFULL Ministry MarriageWith Great Power…
You’ve probably heard the popular saying, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Many people throughout history have been credited with this quotation or something similar,…
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