Being a woman who experienced infertility and many Mother’s Days that were more painful than sweet, I never can look at Mother’s Day the same. Even though the Lord blessed us with the adoption of precious twin daughters 6 years into our marriage, I still remember watching other moms on that day of the year … [Read more…]
Our LifeWay President Dr. Thom Rainer recently posted “Twelve Ways Pastors Went form Burnout to Vision.” This post is focused on pastors, but I’d say they connect with any one of us. I have often found myself close to burnout as I’ve served my family, my church, my community. Take a look at this list Dr. … [Read more…]
Every time I go to the beach for R & R, God uses the time to teach me principles about who he is and how He works. This trip was no different. In fact, because He is so faithful to do this, I have begun looking forward to each trip in part, for what He … [Read more…]
About once a month a group of women I was a part of used to meet for what we called Marriage Monday. Sometimes it was Marriage Monday on Thursday due to our schedules, but the purpose was the same no matter what day it fell on. For part of our discussion, we used Shaunti Feldhahn’s book, For … [Read more…]
Often I am asked how I balance life, ministry, family, church, etc, etc. First of all, let me tell you, I DO NOT HAVE BALANCE – at least not most of the time. But I do seek healthy balance of all God has given me to do on a daily basis. Some days are better than others! And … [Read more…]
Women Reaching the “Nones” Have you ever heard of the religious nones? I hadn’t until recently. None is a survey response to “what is our religious preference?” You might be interested in reading the blog post our LifeWay president recently wrote, The Rise of the Religious Nones. One of the main reasons we do church … [Read more…]
As a woman, do you remember when you first KNEW God had called you to serve Him in a particular way? Scripture shows us we are to serve…just check out Ephesians 2:10, “For we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works which He prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” This … [Read more…]
Did you know there are at least two documented cases (Baxter, Explore the Book) of men swallowed by sharks or whales who lived to tell about it? That and Jesus’ words in Matthew 12:39-40 prove to us that the story of Jonah is more than a fairy tale! What can leaders learn from his life … [Read more…]
When you became a believer, did you think it would be easy? I am not sure I thought it would be easy, but I sure didn’t think it would be as hard as it’s been! I mean, we’re following Christ…why would that be anything but blessed all the time? Truly, the Christian journey has been … [Read more…]
The first time I ever felt like God “gave” me a life verse, I was on my first international missions trip to the Central American country of Belize. After praying about it for almost three years, I knew without a doubt God had tapped me on the shoulder and said this was the time I … [Read more…]
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