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…
As a pastor’s kid who grew up to marry a music minister, I am often asked what it has been like to grow up in a full-time, vocational, ministry family. Many people have asked me what my parents did to produce four children who love the Lord and have all married spouses who love the…
A pastor’s wife serves in a unique role. Her every response, every step, often faces critique. As I have, you may come in contact with people who are not your ‘cup of tea’ for whatever reason: maybe they have a strong personality, overstep the boundaries you have in place, seem critical or judgmental, or perhaps…
by: Sarah Glover Have you ever heard this statement? True JOY…Jesus, Others, Yourself. In Philippians, the Apostle Paul instructs us to “regard others as more important than yourselves,” and Jesus, well, he’s the ultimate servant. He “emptied & humbled himself” for humankind. I’ve been contemplating this idea of identity and being a Christ-follower, and I’m…
Don’t you just love the outdoors! I have, and always will be a country girl at heart. It was nothing for me to be trail riding on horseback at age 3, hunting with my very own rifle at age 8, and tending cattle throughout my childhood. I spent many a Thanksgiving on a dusty, west…
I was ugly broken. I didn’t just have hurt feelings; I had shattered emotions. Little pieces of me were everywhere. My emotions were unpredictable. There was a racing dialogue in my head. “He doesn’t love me.” “Will they like me?” “They will never like me.” “You aren’t good enough.” “If they find out who you…
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: 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: Bobi Ann Allen But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.–1 Cor. 15:10 Have you ever been robbed? When I was a girl,…
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…
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