Adapted by Diane Nix from the “Friendships of Women” – by Dee Brestin Talking with women in leadership and ministry wives reveals a constant threat of jealousy and competition – within the church walls. Relationships are tenuous and treacherous in the church community today. How do women’s leaders manage healthy boundaries and good friendships within…
We were created for relationship. Ministry Wives are not an exception to this, but according to multiple polls, the number one struggle with many ministry wives is the issue of loneliness. Many times, ministry positions leave us without close friendships with our churches. The front lines of ministry can be a very lonely place. Friendships…
Ministry wives need friends. When this life is unfair, and it seems that you can’t take another breath – we need someone who will come and sit with us. People who will not judge us but come and just be with us. Words seem empty in tough seasons. Advice is empty when the suffering is…
Many reading this blog post understand that life can be just plain unfair. At least unfair to our way of thinking. For some of us, it has been. There have been a few events where I would cry, “FOUL! THIS NOT FAIR!” I know there are those women who are not required to walk in…
As we grapple with the magnitude of the Maui fires and the losses of physical, material, and cultural life, we find ourselves on the mainland with excessive heat, hurricanes, tropical storms, and the erratic uncertainty of our economy. Today, our younger generations experience anxiety at an all-time high, and the levels of drug abuse and…
Landscape changes are inevitable. Try as we might cannot control them. Our response to each one is vital to our healthy emotional and spiritual health. This list is not complete but these 10 steps have helped me stay connected when I didn’t know if I was going to get through my landscape change.
Sometimes we push aside the impressions we sense in any given situation. We reason them away. Could they be from the Holy Spirit?
We are filling up our spaces at Refresh Retreats quickly. Take advantage of an opportunity to attend one of these extraordinary times of refreshing! We have also added our Restoration Retreats for Ministry Marriages; the link is here. When you come to a Refresh Retreat you are going to blessed with the SWAG from one…
Advent is upon us; let’s focus on the babe. The One who gives us hope when there seems there is no hope for the world we live.
Many Advent practices point us to this week as the focus of peace. Many call the purple candle of this week – “The Bethlehem Candle.” Can you imagine the ride to Bethlehem for Mary? I think of her many times during this season. She was young, and though devoted to God, I know she had many moments of fear, anxiety, wonder, and perhaps even worry. Plenty was going on to steal her peace.
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