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…
Inevitable adversity. In our current day world filled with all of the twenty-first-century comforts, instant gratification, and entitlement, it seems that adversity has no place. We long to control every aspect of our lives and rush to fix things when difficulty comes storming in. We can’t easily avoid conflict, suffering, and affliction in any part of life, but…
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…
By Anita Cook [su_spacer size=”10″]Patience is a tricky thing. When present, it is life-giving, and when lacking, a destroyer. If you think about it, patience is required in all aspects of life. So, how is your patience these days, sister? Are you patient in the process…under stress? Are you patient with your spouse…with your children?…
Seasons of pain, hurting, and uncertainty open the door to uninvited guests. Seasons much like the one we are in now as a Nation. As if this pandemic wasn’t enough, the uninvited guest that accompanies the unknown of all of this is anxiety and stress. Helpful stress is realized whenever there is a threat to…
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…
The woman on the other end of the line just kept talking. I was still processing. “It’s just that some of us feel that Pastor has over stayed his time……,” she continued. I heard myself ask, “Why do ya’ll feel this way?” Why in the world did I keep this conversation going? Why was it…
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