In *Erwin Lutzer’s autobiography, He Will Be the Preacher, he wrote about people who came along side of his family early in their ministry. One…
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Counseling in the Small Places
My husband and I both graduated from Bible college. We knew why we needed to counsel from God’s Word. We agreed wholeheartedly with the theories…
View More Counseling in the Small PlacesCounseling in the Small Places: You Have a Role to Play
Small-towns and rural communities are in crisis. They are rarely the wholesome communities portrayed to us on old television shows or travel magazines. Divorce, drug-addiction,…
View More Counseling in the Small Places: You Have a Role to PlayThe Surest Calling
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory…
View More The Surest CallingLiving in Community
Suburbia was not my home, although it’s where I grew up: in the “Bible belt” in East Tennessee, with churches on every corner and sprawling…
View More Living in CommunityThe Gift of Sabbatical {Part 2}
Ecumenical Explorations. That was the theme of our sabbatical grant proposal. We would be exploring different denominations each Sunday and would be learning about the…
View More The Gift of Sabbatical {Part 2}Transparency {Part 2}
It was a day that started out as any other weekday. The kids had eaten breakfast, done chores, and were sitting at the table working…
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Within the small-town church culture, transparency is both very simple and very hard. You live life closely with your people, often seeing them several times…
View More Transparency {Part 1}Cheerleading {Part 4}
RECONCILE QUICKLY. There is a story of a PW who told her husband on their wedding night she would never hide anything from him save one thing, the contents of a box she would keep under their bed. After 20 years of her having this secret, her husband finally asked what was in the box.
View More Cheerleading {Part 4}Cheerleading {Part 3}
[Part three of a four-part series] This week we’re continuing our CHEER for our husbands! Count it a joy to serve together Hear his heart…
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