Category: Equipping the Pastor’s Wife

Every year as the Christmas season approaches, my daughters and I look forward to watching Hallmark Christmas movies. We love the romance and sparkle and…

It was one of those calls you dread as a pastor and wife. Car accident. One of your congregants. Mom of four. Younger than forty.…

My whole adulthood it seems like I have been fumbling to get a hold on life. The string of babies and moves and ministries have…

“Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity,” 1…

I don’t know much about long haul truckers, but over the years people in our congregations have had this occupation, so I can imagine a…

“Now, don’t go telling this at school!”  I used to get annoyed when I heard this reminder growing up as a preacher’s kid. Occasionally I…

I’m not a patient person. I try to be, but more often than not I find myself becoming impatient. I have never liked waiting, especially…

It’s not unusual to see other vehicles in our driveway. One person in particular in our congregation will only stop by at the house to…

I sat there in my floor-length dress, waiting for the worship service to start and feeling their eyes upon me. Some in anticipation, some in…