“For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself’. But if you bite and devour one another, watch…
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Faithful To Rest: A Pastoral Couple’s Achilles’ Heel
New to ministry, I remember sitting in a seminar room with other pastors’ wives when our speaker asked us to write down one ministry fear.…
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Music is a beautiful language which speaks to our souls. Words on the wings of music often break through and affect me much deeper than…
View More Fighting Within the Family of GodCaring for the Hurting Soul
Maybe you have a 100% perfect record in pastoral care, but I must confess – my husband and I don’t. Over the years the accusation…
View More Caring for the Hurting SoulA bouquet of FLOWERS in memory of Dr. Lois Evans
I love it when flowers and a legacy of encouragement go together as in the life of the late Dr. Lois Evans. After her homegoing…
View More A bouquet of FLOWERS in memory of Dr. Lois EvansFaithfulness in Marriage and Sexuality: Practical Pursuits
Previously I shared about God’s heart for marriage and sexuality, rooting our thinking in God’s Word (See “Faithfulness in Marriage and Sexuality: The Theological Foundation”).…
View More Faithfulness in Marriage and Sexuality: Practical PursuitsThe Quiet Wisdom So Easy to Miss
I had begun memorizing it a few days ago, that haunting question from James 3:13, “Who is wise and understanding among you?” Of course I…
View More The Quiet Wisdom So Easy to MissFaithfulness in Marriage and Sexuality: The Theological Foundation
“Mom, when I grow up I am going to be a woman. Then I can use a big toothbrush like you!” For a stretch it…
View More Faithfulness in Marriage and Sexuality: The Theological FoundationEveryday Friends
I’ve been reading the biography of Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of the Anne of Green Gables series. If you haven’t read the series (which I…
View More Everyday FriendsA FaithFULL Ministry Marriage
I will never forget my introduction to one of the ladies from the first church in which we served as a young married couple. I…
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