In 1995 I received a tree ornament from my oldest son that he made in daycare. This one has his handprint and a conversation recorded on the back about what he wanted for Christmas that year. It goes like this: Miss Lavran: “What is Santa Claus bringing you this year?” Dillon: “Something. Blue toys, I…
Grace is unmerited. God’s grace defined is giving us what we don’t deserve. We don’t deserve forgiveness. We get it. We don’t deserve material possessions. We receive much. We don’t deserve talents or gifts. We use them freely. We don’t deserve favor from Him. He honors us. We dishonor him. We forfeit God’s grace by…
Grace is unmerited. God’s grace defined is giving us what we don’t deserve. We don’t deserve forgiveness. We get it. We don’t deserve material possessions. We receive much. We don’t deserve talents or gifts. We use them freely. We don’t deserve favor from Him. He honors us. We dishonor him. We forfeit God’s grace by…
By: Carole Leathem One afternoon I was taking a walk with my granddaughter. As we walked, Kinslee grabbed my hand and began to walk backward. It was awkward, and she kept stumbling . At one point I let go of her hand for a minute. She said, “You’ve got to keep holding my hand!” I…
Once again, I have been reminded that living in the glass house brings with it a loss of anonymity. People will know details about you and your family and in reality you could never pick them out of a line up. Most of the time this will not be a cause for concern but let’s…
By: Rebecca Holloway With the office of pastor’s wife comes a list of expectations. We’ve all read articles on the internet or books about how to meet those expectations. But what if you CAN’T respond to those expectations? What if it becomes humanly impossible for you to serve? What if you are sidelined by a…
By: Denise Gerst As Pastors’ wives, we serve in a unique role. The expectations placed upon us can lead us to a place of uncertainty. There are times when we feel overwhelmed, singled out or have unrealistic expectations placed upon us. Criticism and scrutiny can add to feelings of uncertainty. The Prophet Jeremiah wrote in…
By: Michelle Muncy Recently I stepped up in our church at the end of Sunday night fellowship and asked them to pray for me. In the past several weeks we have had wave after wave of hardships. One or two I can handle, but this constant bombardment has worn me down. I was to the…
By: Diane Nix Remember. I want to remember her face, her smile, her hair, her eyes. Her eyes are burned into my memory. I wish I had taken a picture of her, but I didn’t. I wasn’t taking many pictures that day. I was praying. I was laying hands on the sick – the hundreds…
By: Christi Avant Watson I teach theatre arts to teenagers, and I often tell them to “keep the drama on stage.” Pastors and their families are no strangers to off-stage church drama. I don’t have to define what I mean by off-stage drama. If you are in a ministry family, you know. Once I roomed…
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