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article | January 31, 2022

I’m fond of saying I love winter . . . for three weeks. Give me one good snowfall per year, preferably on Christmas. (Just as long as it doesn’t linger and turn into frozen piles of dirty sludge. Ick). Sure, I’ll happily …

article | February 14, 2018

She covered her face with her hands. Shamed. Defiled. Caught. The officials pushed her out the door and onto the street. The passersby drew back and crossed to walk on the other side of the road, looking back with disgust. But she …

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 | December 22, 2016

All week we’ve been reading Christmas in reverse. We started with the resurrection of Jesus from the tomb and worked our way backward to His birth. Honestly, the waiting felt a little tedious at times, didn’t it? Our hearts long to see …

article | March 31, 2015

There is a perception among many evangelicals that Bible study is dangerous. I have heard it articulated by ministers and laypeople alike over the years. Once a woman in my Bible study told me her pastor had discouraged in-depth Bible study, saying …

article | February 11, 2014

Growing up, my commitment to my future husband was to simply save my physical purity for him-a commitment I didn't always live out very successfully. I viewed purity as "the edge of a cliff" and told myself that as long as I …

article | December 28, 2020

To women’s leaders around the world, We made it! By God’s grace, we made it through the hardest year of leadership we’ve ever encountered. 2020 was disruptive, chaotic, exasperating, immobilizing, exhausting (go ahead and add your words to the list!) Let’s exhale …

article | December 3, 2018

Fast forward a few weeks ahead in your mind and picture the scene with me. Christmas is over. The church services you helped plan have come and gone. The gifts you worked so hard to purchase, wrap, and deliver have been unwrapped …

article | March 8, 2012

On Tuesday I fessed up to my feelings of loneliness and detachment stemming from a lack of deep, intimate friendships. So many of you responded that you feel lonely, too, even if you have many people who you would describe as "friends." …

article | December 26, 2017

Should you hug that guy or not hug him? Is a front hug or a side hug more appropriate? Awkward! One of you recently asked me what I think about guys and girls hugging. That’s not an easy question to answer! I …