In Lucy Maud Montgomery’s novel The Story Girl is a scene in the orchard where the children play church, complete with a sermon preached to…
View More Are We Merely Playing Church?Category: Equipping the Pastor’s Wife
Faithfulness Amidst Social Pressures
“We missed you at the ladies meeting last night.” “I noticed you weren’t at church on Sunday. Is everything okay?” Over the years as a…
View More Faithfulness Amidst Social PressuresThe Homeless Pastor’s Wife
Her question caught me off guard. I was chatting with a woman who was visiting our church. She had attended our church previously, before my…
View More The Homeless Pastor’s WifeIn the Midst of Anxiety – Look to the Rescuer
Our society is in a battleground like never before. The threat of pandemic, the fallout from lockdown, and now the cry for justice and equality…
View More In the Midst of Anxiety – Look to the RescuerSurviving and Thriving in Church Politics
“Beware the people who meet you at the airport.” I’m not sure where we first heard this phrase in our ministry lives, but that advice…
View More Surviving and Thriving in Church PoliticsCircle of Responsibility
Laying in my bed at night, I felt as though the pressure would crush me. Everyone is stuck inside. So many people need contact. So…
View More Circle of ResponsibilityHope in Resurrection
As I look around my yard and flower beds at the end of winter, I am so discouraged. Remnants of dead leaves and acorns from…
View More Hope in ResurrectionLearning to Not Do It All
I feel it in my shoulders first, then the pit of my stomach, and finally it feels almost as if my throat is constricting. My…
View More Learning to Not Do It AllCaring 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 SoulFaithfulness 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”).…
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