I distinctly remember the day God gave me a message for my ministry as a pastor’s wife to my preacher-husband. I was kneeling over the…
View More Loving God’s Prophet, your Preacher-Husband: Before and After the Sermon, Part OneCategory: For Pastor’s Wives
Cultivating Your Marriage
Psalm 126:1-3 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. 2 Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues…
View More Cultivating Your MarriageThe 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}The Gift of Sabbatical {Part 1}
Rest. Reflection. Renewal. This past summer our family was blessed with the gift of a sabbatical. (more…)
View More The Gift of Sabbatical {Part 1}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…
View More Transparency {Part 2}Transparency {Part 1}
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}How to Have an Effective Quiet Time
Having an effective quiet time on a daily basis is, by far, one of the most important things you can do to grow your walk…
View More How to Have an Effective Quiet TimeCultivating a Spiritual Life: Seeking the Lord
I imagine some of you expected something a little bit more “how-to” in the last blog. I have struggled over the years with so much…
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