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article | December 5, 2001

I have grown up in a generation in which terms such as “women's lib,” “feminism,” “equal rights,” and “egalitarian marriage” are practically household words. Our society no longer promotes God's values for the woman. Femininity, modesty, discretion, virtue, and graciousness are seemingly …

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 | June 7, 2011

As I have studied the Scripture, observed others’ lives, and seen deeper glimpses of my own heart over the years, I have come to realize that no one—no matter how spiritual—is exempt from the potential of succumbing to moral temptation. I have …

article | November 20, 2017

Our Women’s Care Team meets the fourth Monday of each month. It’s not what you might consider a typical planning meeting—we don’t discuss our programs or events. Instead, we come together once a month and pray. While it might seem a strange …

article | February 11, 2019

The thought had been bouncing around in my mind for several weeks. I had discussed it with my husband, and I knew what I had to do. I expectantly typed a private Facebook message to an older pastor’s wife asking if she …

article | August 28, 2017

There’s no point in trying to sugarcoat it, this blog post will be awkward. Talking about sex almost always is. I think it’s important for us to go there anyway because . . . It’s tempting to question if God’s standards are …

article | December 12, 2016

My husband and I spent the last decade at our church wearing many hats. We filled whatever hole was vacant. We served, taught, led, shared, and gave all that we had to give. We have since moved away and now attend a …

article | August 3, 2022

Do you long to make room for younger women to lead? Do you lose sleep wondering how you’re supposed to pass the baton to the next generation? As a leader, you may sense the Lord nudging you to pour into younger women—but …

article | December 10, 2014

I am going to do something that I've never done in a blog post before. I'm going to open up my journal and share some completely personal things that I wrote down this past week. I was sitting on my bed praying …

article | July 2, 2015

I still remember sitting at my youth leader's kitchen table, a senior in high school, worrying about having to choose a college. A deadline was quickly approaching, and I was frustrated that God didn't send a messenger who would put me out …