“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death…” Psalm 23:4 KJV When we enter trials, it can feel like the “shadow…
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Tag: Spiritual Growth
Authorities, 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 GodA Little Cherith Along the Road
At the time this is published, you will find me lying in bed. I’ll be exhausted, grumpy, and likely surrounded by semi-unpacked luggage. We’ll have…
View More A Little Cherith Along the RoadCasting 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 PrayersSpiritual Weaning: Lessons in Discipleship
The typing of this blog coincided with fall weaning in the Sandhills. I’m in a reflective state as I sit by our picture window and…
View More Spiritual Weaning: Lessons in DiscipleshipHope for Raising the PKs–You Can’t But God Can
One of my favorite story books as a child was The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper which was based on an American folktale.…
View More Hope for Raising the PKs–You Can’t But God CanMy Husband (Who Happens to Be a Pastor)
I was at a ladies’ luncheon at church getting to know my new church family when one of the ladies innocently asked, “So how did…
View More My Husband (Who Happens to Be a Pastor)The Lasting Legacy of a Ministry Couple: Aquila and Priscilla, AD 49-to Present
Aquila and Priscilla show us a fascinating example of serving well together. Join rural church-planting wives, Denna Busenitz (Sandhills of NE) and Madelyn Fox (Allakaket,…
View More The Lasting Legacy of a Ministry Couple: Aquila and Priscilla, AD 49-to PresentIntentional Discipleship: Obeying the Command
“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of…
View More Intentional Discipleship: Obeying the CommandDiscipleship Preparations: Inward Focus
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God…
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