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…
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Letting Someone Else be the Hero of the Story
Christianity is, at its essence, a willingness to let Someone else be the hero of the story. I find this immensely comforting, because right now…
View More Letting Someone Else be the Hero of the StoryHope 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 ResurrectionFaithful to Grieve: A Pastoral Couple’s Sorrows
I readily admit – I would not choose ANY times of grief that my husband and I have experienced over the past 18 years of…
View More Faithful to Grieve: A Pastoral Couple’s SorrowsLearning 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 AllFaithful 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.…
View More Faithful To Rest: A Pastoral Couple’s Achilles’ HeelCaring 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”).…
View More Faithfulness in Marriage and Sexuality: Practical PursuitsFaithfulness 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 FoundationA 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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