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…
Life as we know it is hard, and there are many demands on women. Have you ever just wanted to give up? Have you ever wanted to quit….throw in the towel…. chunk it to everyone? Have you ever wanted to disappear…or if we are really honest – have someone else disappear? Do you ever feel…
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.
My dear friends, when Diane asked me to write about “hope,” I found this letter I wrote to my daughter several years ago. I was going through her spiritual inheritance, and I came to this…contentment. You might think ‘contentment’ and ‘hope’ are two completely different things, but they are not. Hope thrives when planted in the…
It’s Ministry! Don’t take this so personal, she said. “This doesn’t have anything to do with our friendship. It’s just that our family doesn’t feel that we are getting everything that we need from the church(the same church where my husband was the Senior Pastor) and we believe that God is calling us to “so and…
Growing up, secrets played a huge part in my daily living. I never dared share what daily life could look like in our home. I knew the signs. When they appeared I knew the demons had triggered what would end up being a hellish night for us. The morning after, we would all get up,…
by: Diane Nix We had taken a break for a couple of days. Rest was what the doctor ordered, and we were doing just that and enjoying the colors of fall. Walking down a steep grade, I didn’t see the small rock and stepped squarely on it. My ankle turned. My body and bad back…
By: Anita Cook Life is hard. Ministry is messy. Jesus never shied away from the messy and ran head on into the difficult. He touched the unclean and hung out with the outcasts, thieves, and adulterers. Jesus sought out, lived with, and loved them all, no matter how unfathomable their mess might be. He loved…
By: Christi Watson Until I was a preteen, I ate up every part of being a pastor’s kid. In my eyes, my Dad knew everything about God and everyone loved my Dad. Being a pastor’s kid afforded me opportunities to do things like have lunch with my favorite musicians. Doors were opened for me to…
Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. Colossians 3:13-14 “I’m sorry!” Words are spoken in frustration not because the person wanted forgiveness but because she wanted…
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