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article | January 15, 2018

I cut my teeth in women’s ministry as an author and speaker with the privilege of teaching at women’s events across the country. Requests would simply find their way into my inbox, and whenever my schedule allowed, I’d pack my suitcase and …

article | January 2, 2013

Many of you have written that your beauty is an area where you are prone to believing lies. Molly wrote, "Okay, well I'm tall, and I get made fun of for it and I hate it. I have to keep telling me …

article | July 1, 2019

I remember the first time someone called me the “first lady” of my church. Thirteen years ago, I was a brand-new church planter’s wife on vacation in California, and coming from a Canadian context, I had never heard a pastor’s wife referred …

article | April 28, 2003

In a world where terrorism, war, violence, and divorce are everyday topics, one of the most vital ministries we can have as women is the ministry of encouragement. We’ve all felt the energy-draining effects of the discourager. Discouraging people drag us down …

article | April 6, 2011

Do you ever look around your church during prayer? Everyone else has their eyes closed and their heads bowed. They all seem to connect to God so easily, to feel His presence so often, and to be so sure that He is …

article | March 21, 2018

I was sixteen and on my way home from a week-long summer camp with some of my best friends. Everything about my life seemed perfect, and I couldn’t have been happier. I was laughing, joking around, reminiscing without a care in the …

article | October 5, 2015

We said “I do,” and we sealed it with a kiss and were introduced as “Mr. and Mrs. Nieves.” We were whisked away on a Caribbean honeymoon, where we saw shooting stars from our balcony and breathed in the ocean air. But …

article | September 24, 2015

Every once in a while, we like to dig up content from our archives and repost it here on the blog. If you haven’t spent time rummaging through our archives, we’d encourage you to do so. (There’s gold in them thar hills!) …

article | August 19, 2014

When a Christian leader you'd looked up to and learned from messes up royally (and unfortunately it's not a matter of if but when you'll experience this), I know what you'll want to do. You'll want to block them on Facebook and …

article | July 7, 2010

Breakups hurt. Let me rephrase that. Breakups really, really hurt. My breakup with my first real boyfriend when I was 16 remains one of the most painful experiences of my life. There is something uniquely excruciating about a broken heart. I guess …