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 GrittyAuthor: Lynnette Goebel
Lynnette has retired from RHMA Headquarters in Morton, Illinois where she served as the Director of Operations for 20 years. She has attended the same small-town church for most of her life and is finding extra time in her retirement to help with Children's Ministry, taking a theology class, and attending the Ladies' Bible Study during the day. She hopes to always be an encouragement to her pastor's wife.
The 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…
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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 UpPeople Along the Way
In *Erwin Lutzer’s autobiography, He Will Be the Preacher, he wrote about people who came along side of his family early in their ministry. One…
View More People Along the WayTell Me Your Story
I am often surprised by how much I don’t know about people whom I call friends. I don’t know where they went to college or…
View More Tell Me Your StoryIf it is true, as the saying goes, the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, then I suggest that the way to…
View MoreMy Pastor’s Wife
The first pastor’s wife that I remember was my very best friend’s mother. We were in Kindergarten and I thought she was such a lovely…
View More My Pastor’s WifePray for Your Pastor’s Wife
Praying. How can one little word bring comfort? Peace? Encouragement? I’ve gone through some major health battles the past couple years and I believe that…
View More Pray for Your Pastor’s WifeTalents
Talents. We all have a talent. Something that comes easily to us. Sometimes, so easily that we don’t realize that it is a gift…
View More TalentsEncouraging Pastors’ Wives
Children are great encouragers. We could learn from them. I love to watch the children in my small church as they go to their Sunday…
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