It can sometimes be intimidating for pastors or pastor’s wives when former pastors and wives are a part of one’s congregation. I never had that…
View More Interview with a Pastor’s Wife: Gloria JohnstonCategory: For Pastor’s Wives
Hope from Ashes Part I
I squirmed in my seat as the pastor continued his sermon on honoring fathers. We had just finished singing praises about our good Father in…
View More Hope from Ashes Part IStrengthen HOPE by Building Character: Growing with Others
Usually writing articles for this blog comes easy for me. I had many ideas for the second part of this series before the deadline compelled…
View More Strengthen HOPE by Building Character: Growing with OthersStrengthen HOPE by Building Character: Alone with God
The first house my husband and I owned was perched on the edge of a tree-lined ravine on top of what is known as the…
View More Strengthen HOPE by Building Character: Alone with GodUnfriended & Unseen
I was scrolling through Facebook when it happened. I thought of someone who had left our church a while back, wondered how they were doing,…
View More Unfriended & UnseenOld Testament Examples of Hope: Leah
I’ve never understood the way Jacob treated Leah. Even as a kid the story of Jacob and his two wives bothered me. Why did Jacob…
View More Old Testament Examples of Hope: LeahMichal and Unlikely Hope
I struggle with understanding some of the stories in the Old Testament of the Bible. David is one of them. I oscillate between feeling like…
View More Michal and Unlikely HopeHannah: Rock-Solid Hope
“There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.” 1 Samuel 2:2 Hannah’s Prayer…
View More Hannah: Rock-Solid HopeWhatever It Takes
Lord, cause my children’s actions to reflect the true state of their hearts so that I know how to pray for them. Lord, open their…
View More Whatever It TakesMaking Sense Of Your Fishbowl
In my opinion, visiting the Miami Sea Aquarium and the glass tunnel aquarium at the Omaha Zoo pales in comparison to having pet fish. I’d…
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