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…
Ministry. It can be blissful, but it can also be burdensome. People are human, sinful by nature, and forgetful of God’s goodness. We’ve all heard the saying, “Hurt people, hurt people!” And if you are leading in any capacity in your life, you will not only be the direct recipient of this unfortunate truth, but…
Life is hard. It has been even more challenging for the last year, but let’s face it, marriage is often even harder. My husband and I have been married for almost nineteen years–seventeen of which have been in ministry. And if I’m honest, I haven’t liked him for many of those years. And I haven’t…
One morning, at the entrance of our subdivision, I met a tree company. The workers were actively taking down one of my neighbors trees. This tree was huge! At least two stories tall, maybe more. Stretching tall to the sky with branches full of leaves, it provided ample shade for my neighbors back yard. There…
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!” Often someone will toss these words out not because the person wanted forgiveness but because…
By Diane Nix In ministry, we live our lives with high expectations. According to the web, the word expectation defined as a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future, a belief that someone will or should achieve something. Expectation is conjecture, assumption, hope! Awe! There it is…hope! Proverbs thirteen…
By: Denise Willis As a believer in the Body of Christ, it is imperative to love as Christ loves. Too often we mistake acceptance for love, withdrawing it from those who may need it most. We think that if we embrace them or love them, we are accepting the very thing with which we disagree….
OH MY SOUL!!!! I had done it again! I slipped from living in the Spirit to reacting from my soul! You know….the soul – your mind, your will, and your emotions. The place where you act out. My mom used to say, “Don’t be ugly.” Well, I had been “ugly”. I knew it. I hated…
…leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God. Matt. 5: 24 Truth….church people get angry at one another. Sadly, it seems that sometimes the meanest people on God’s planet are His children. Have mercy! We can be angry, critical, faultfinding,…
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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