Recently, cups of coffee in hand, I asked my husband what weighs on him the most in ministry right now. “Lack of engagement,” was his…
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Category: Friday Flowers
Not One Word Fails
What ever happened to the phrase “A man is as good as his word”? Of course, a woman is as good as her word, too,…
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God is Gentle
Are you broken and battered, feeling like you just can’t face one more challenge? Have you been beating yourself up over your perceived failures? Are…
View More God is GentleJust Enough Time
More than once, the thought has popped up in my head, “I don’t have enough time for today.” One day when my head went there,…
View More Just Enough TimeAuthorities, Attitudes, and Pleasing God
Have you ever tried to use your service or status within the church or organization to make a point? As a long-time church member and…
View More Authorities, Attitudes, and Pleasing GodDouble-Decker, Chocolate-Frosted Cake
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Romans 12:15 It was my 12th birthday and my mom’s 50th. (Yes, we share a…
View More Double-Decker, Chocolate-Frosted CakeWild Prayer
I’ll never forget that moment, now more than 15 years ago. I was a freshman in college sitting on my bed and studying late at…
View More Wild PrayerCasting Up Prayers
Our family has had a particularly stressful few years. One afternoon my husband and two teenage daughters reflected on how the women in our family…
View More Casting Up PrayersPrerequisite for Prayer
In college it didn’t take me too long to learn what the term “prerequisite” meant. When I looked through the academic catalogue—yes, that was in…
View More Prerequisite for PrayerFruitful Abiding: Equipping Others to Know and Use Their Spiritual Gifts
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart…
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