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article | November 29, 2016

You liked him. He liked you, but you couldn’t quite figure out how to be “us.” You’ve broken up for good. Now what? She was your best friend for years, but lately, you’ve been growing apart. She’s made some choices that make …

article | July 29, 2020

Hope scares me now. Hope feels dangerous. Hope feels vulnerable. Hope even feels . . . a little silly. I’ve learned to be gut-level honest here in the valley of the shadow of death—the place that seems like my permanent residence these …

article | August 28, 2008

I don’t know that there has ever been a time in our nation’s history when prayer was any more desperately needed than it is at this hour. Our television screens have been flooded with images of destruction and death: from the grisly …

article | May 20, 2019

Are you feeling depleted from the demands of ministry? Bring your empty cup to the Fresh Fuel for Weary Leaders webinar and be filled up to pour out again. This free webinar from Revive Our Hearts offers you practical tips and encouragement …

article | August 1, 2008

What does “spiritually single” mean? – A “spiritually single” woman is a Christian wife who is “going it alone” either because her husband is a “pre-Christian” (unbeliever) or is a believer who is not living what he believes. These A-B-C's will help …

article | January 25, 2021

Today’s blog post continues our Best of the Best series—a collection of must-read articles for women’s leaders. —Leslie Bennett, Women’s Ministry Initiatives Friendship and transparency are complicated for a pastor’s wife. If you are a pastor’s wife, you know what it feels …

article | July 2, 2018

“It’s not my season to lead.” “I don’t have the right spiritual gifts.” “Leading/mentoring just isn’t my thing.” “I don’t feel qualified.” Sound familiar? When meeting with women in small groups and through mentoring relationships, I’ve heard these responses quite often as …

article | May 29, 2014

I've got a great friend. He's always available to listen to me and give advice. In fact, He gives better advice than anyone else I've ever known. He never steers me wrong. He is a capable and compassionate advisor. He nudges me …

article | October 23, 2017

Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, …

article | January 25, 2016

When the Lord called me to direct women's ministries at my church, I had no blueprint or past experience to lean upon. This was good in that it helped me recognize my complete and utter need for God's Spirit to lead, provide, …