“…looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame,…
View More Remember the Pain in the JoyAuthor: Wendy McCready
Wendy lives in Alma, Ontario, Canada with her husband Mark and two daughters where Mark has been the senior pastor of Alma Bible Church since the summer of 2010. Together they have served for over 15 years in rural and small-town ministry. Their previous small-town pastoral work included a church in the mountains of Colorado while Mark was in seminary, and then in northern Ontario “cottage” country upon graduation. Wendy works as an Educational Assistant in the local schools where she enjoys making community connections in order to share Christ and helping children with special challenges learn new things. She also enjoys participating in music ministry in their church and hosting people in their home.
Helping your PKs Hold onto Joy
Maybe you or your kids have seen the movie “Inside Out”. It’s the story of a girl named Riley and all of the feelings that…
View More Helping your PKs Hold onto JoyWalking through Grief Joyfully with the Gospel, Part Two
Nearly every Ontarian who lives near the US border travels to the United States at some point to shop in order to enjoy the greater…
View More Walking through Grief Joyfully with the Gospel, Part TwoWalking Through Grief Joyfully with the Gospel, Part One
The tears first pooled, then pressed upon my eyelids, finally breaking over the edge and trickling down my face. My daughters and I were watching…
View More Walking Through Grief Joyfully with the Gospel, Part OneYour Safe House
“The joy of the LORD is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10). A few years ago in southwestern Ontario we had one of the coldest winters…
View More Your Safe HouseThe Power of the Word “Is”
“The joy of the LORD IS your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10). My fifth grade English teacher had us write in our journals every day. In…
View More The Power of the Word “Is”Worshipping the Wonderful One
Worshipping the Wonderful One By, Wendy M. “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?” (Judges 13:18) I never thought of going to…
View More Worshipping the Wonderful OneWhen Your Calling Requires Sacrifice
It was the last day before Christmas break, and my daughter arrived home with one of those brown paper bags, our names scrawled along with…
View More When Your Calling Requires SacrificeInterview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Stacey Weeks
For me, the beauty of the Flowers ministry has been the privilege of meeting so many pastors’ wives from so many places in North America.…
View More Interview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Stacey WeeksInterview With a Pastor’s Wife–Living for OTHERS: Doris Farison
From the time I was a little girl my grandmother always had a plaque displayed in her home with one simple word on it: OTHERS.…
View More Interview With a Pastor’s Wife–Living for OTHERS: Doris Farison