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article | September 1, 2011

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth reminisces . . . How well I remember receiving that call from Dennis Rainey, which—long story short—culminated two years later in the launch of Revive Our Hearts. Dennis (founder of FamilyLife Today) had no way of knowing that his …

article | November 13, 2009

We’re so glad you’ve decided to accept the 30-Day Growing in Gratitude Challenge! Your decision means that you truly want to learn to recognize and express appreciation for all you have in life. Each day you will be challenged to grow in …

article | August 26, 2009

Teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be …

article | March 12, 2018

As women’s ministry leaders, we are in the business of hospitality. It’s an unspoken part of our job description that we create environments where women feel welcome, loved, and at ease. This is true for the women we seek to minister to …

article | February 18, 2016

When I think about “standing for truth,” this uneasy feeling awakes inside me, and socially-awkward visions of feeling like an outsider start to play in my mind’s eye. I think of those times in high school when I wracked my brain for …

article | November 28, 2016

Words can be so simple, yet so profound. They can breathe life into us but also cause us to be frozen, stuck, or even unable to function (Prov. 16:24). While our words always have an impact on others, for those in a …

article | September 16, 2008

I just got back from the funeral of a very good friend of mine. He was a youth pastor, a teacher, a father, a husband, and a trustworthy friend. He leaves behind a wife and five kids. He was thirty-three. Tragedies like …

article | February 24, 2020

In April 2015, I spent a week in a gorgeous lodge tucked away on the banks of the St. Joseph River in southwest Michigan. It was a time of meeting new people, reflecting on what God has done, and dreaming about what …

article | March 16, 2020

Some time ago I had the privilege of attending a workshop for women on studying and teaching the Bible. For two-and-a-half days, sixty women studied a short book of the Bible together in general sessions and small groups. We listened to instruction …

article | September 6, 2011

I recently attended a girls' ministry forum where we spent the weekend talking about how to teach young women just like you to love and live like Jesus. One of the highlights for me was a team of child psychologists who have …