Distractions. As a woman of God, they are all around us. The ministry is full of distractions. Other people’s distractions. Our own family distractions. Church distractions. Denominational distractions. Political distractions. Health distractions. Financial distractions. Emotional/psychological distractions. Ministry life is full of opportunities, responsibilities, and demands. While many distractions are not sinful in themselves, they can…
Happy Fourth of July to you and your family! I hope you are finding time to rest and enjoy the freedoms we experience in this imperfect, yet wonderfully free, country. This year is especially significant as our nation celebrates 250 years of American independence. While our history has been marked by both triumphs and trials,…
WARNING: Transparent Post. Growing up, I never heard the words, “I’m proud of you.” We were hardworking, poor farmers. Secrets held us together as a family, and bound by that secrecy, we lived two lives: the one the community saw and the daily life we lived. There wasn’t room for cheering one another on except…
Ministry does not pause for grief. Emails come. Needs arise. People gather. Yet your heart may feel shattered, heavy, and quietly undone. How do you carry joy when you are carrying loss? Paul shows the tension: “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.” Not either/or but both/and. Several truths carry me through deep sorrow. Maybe they’ll help you,…
This year, I noticed something unusual; Lent and Ramadan began at the same time. This overlap is rare and will not happen again for another 33 or 34 years, around 2059 or 2060. While both holidays require some fasting and prayer, the main difference between them is their focus, and of course, the person of…
While I am away at a Refresh Retreat, I am reminded that, as we see the events unfold on the news involving Iran, Israel, and our nation, the season is important for many of our spiritual leaders. We should bend the knee often in these hours, whether or not we are practicing Lent. While Lent…
In 1984, from her Album entitled Private Dancer, Tina Turner recorded a song entitled “What’s Love Got to Do with It.” The following words are the lyrics from the chorus: Oh-oh, what’s love got to do, got to do with it?What’s love but a second-hand emotion?What’s love got to do, got to do with it?Who…
Even as I type this, we are one day from Valentine’s Day. There are those reading this who are preoccupied with the Olympics, Mardi Gras parades (where I reside currently), and other world events. I wonder, how many times within this day the phrase, “I love you,” or “I love that…”, will be repeated? There…
The start of a new ministry year often brings pressure—new goals, new expectations, new resolve. For ministry leaders already tired, this pressure can intensify discouragement. But Scripture invites us into a different posture. “Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established” (Proverbs 16:3). And then one of my very favorites: “And whatever…
I recently shared with someone that 2025 was the best of ministry and the hardest of ministry and personal life. At the first spring retreat in 2025, I would get word that my youngest sister had been found dead due to alcohol-related issues. I was devastated, and yet ministry loomed before me. The year was…
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