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article | October 7, 2013

It's happened to the best of us. That moment when something so horribly embarrassing happens and you just want to sink through the floor. I had one of those "sink-through-the-floor-moments" a few years back when I was in high school. I was …

article | January 16, 2019

A few years ago I had a conversation that I will never forget. It’s stuck in my brain and refuses to leave! Somehow an acquaintance and I got on the topic of God, the Bible, and personal devotions. He explained to me …

article | June 24, 2019

Q: “Should I submit to my boyfriend?” One of the smart readers of this blog submitted this question to us recently. To be honest, it doesn’t come with an easy answer. On the one hand. . . since a boyfriend is not …

article | February 12, 2018

There was a time when I believed my parents’ ministry success was built on the graveyard of my dreams. I longed to fit in, be rooted in one place, establish my own identity; but it felt like everything took a backseat to …

article | April 4, 2016

There's nothing quite like promoting a prayer gathering . . . and then arriving to discover you're the only one in attendance! It's happened to me more than once, sadly. Of course, it's still worth praying whether two, twenty, or 200 are …

article | February 3, 2020

Several years ago I came across a passage in the Bible that slowly become my life verse. From my high school days, to first relationship days, to my breakups, and now to my marriage, these verses have always been my go-to. Trust …

article | February 17, 2023

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth. Stir up your might and come to save us! Turn again, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine. Restore …

article | March 17, 2015

Love it or hate it? When it comes to recruiting volunteers, do you view it as a battle to avoid or a challenge to embrace? Finding the full complement of servants to fill each ministry role is a daunting task—but it doesn’t …

article | April 2, 2003

In 1990, Time magazine devoted an entire special issue to the subject of women. The eighty-six-page special issue chronicled the feminist revolution of the past generation. It included articles on such revolutionary developments as “the road to equality,” the psychology of growing …

article | June 4, 2009

We've been talking about God's design for our femininity all month on the blog. Much of that conversation has revolved around marriage, motherhood, and the home. That makes sense. Those are certainly key elements in passages like Proverbs 31, Titus 2:3-5, and …