How do I stop doing ministry from a place of hurt? I’ve been asking myself this because I can tell that I’m doing this–and I…
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Tag: Hope
Pleasures Forevermore
Our church ladies attend a ladies’ retreat each spring, and one thing I always look forward to is the time to fellowship both as we…
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Podcast – S2 E02: The Coming Kingdom with Bethany Hardy
As Christians how can we share in the hope of a coming kingdom? Join our podcast moderator Tobi Henschel and Bethany Hardy for the second…
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God’s Faithfulness in the Hard
One Sunday morning in May, our family did not show up to church. That’s not normal, considering my husband, Jarod, is the pastor. It just…
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Counseling Your Own Heart
“While biblical truth is the basis for all godly counsel, knowing truth and applying it is not the same thing. It’s vital to know how…
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Anxiety: My Ever-Present Companion
I was driving a friend and her two little girls across a bridge connecting several small islands in Florida when the thought hit me. What…
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Which Fruit?
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23…
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The Ways God Speaks to Us
When I was little, I loved to sit on my dad’s lap and listen to him talk. Whenever I had a problem, or a hurt,…
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In Times of Drought
Lately I’ve been considering what it means to be in a “desert place.” This is typical Christian terminology that I’m sure most of us are…
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Suffering Now But Glory Ahead
“Some of God’s greatest mercies are His refusals. He says no in order that He may, in some way we cannot imagine, say yes.” Elisabeth…
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