“That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection.” (Philippians 3:10) Yes, this is what I want, or is it what I think…
View More Simple Prayers in SufferingAuthor: Sarah Johnson
The Lord Let This Happen So I Would Trust Him More
I have wanted this for a long time – to be the kind of woman who doesn’t need to see the rest of the story…
View More The Lord Let This Happen So I Would Trust Him MoreTrading Ministry Pain for Ministry Joy
All of this, this ministry life, it matters. It matters so much. God is building His church, reconciling a people to be His very own,…
View More Trading Ministry Pain for Ministry JoyFinding Rivers in the Bottom of Valleys
I never knew a valley could be this deep. It doesn’t seem like a valley anymore, more like a pit. These past months I have…
View More Finding Rivers in the Bottom of ValleysPodcast – Episode 07 – Serving in View of the Finish Line
Whatever in ministry is sucking you dry, know this, your trouble has an expiration date. You are on the long road, and perhaps it feels…
View More Podcast – Episode 07 – Serving in View of the Finish LineLimitations are your Gateway to a Limitless God
It’s one of the most counter-intuitive truths of our faith – Your own limitations are the gateway to a limitless God. My own energy, my…
View More Limitations are your Gateway to a Limitless GodEmbracing the Pain of Facing My Pride
Do you feel the pain of your pride? The insidious, creeping thoughts, “Did they notice that I was cleaning the church bathrooms?” “Why don’t people…
View More Embracing the Pain of Facing My PrideService as a Mindset, Not a Checklist
Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a checklist for each given day? Then you could just know exactly what God wanted you to do…
View More Service as a Mindset, Not a ChecklistA McDonald’s Kind of Joy
There is nothing like a year of Bible college to fill a teenager with zeal and an overestimation of their wisdom and gifts – and…
View More A McDonald’s Kind of JoyWhen We Weary of Wonderful Things
It’s a peculiar piece of our sin-sick brokenness, that we weary of wonderful things. We grow bored with hobbies we once found exciting, our children…
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