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article | July 7, 2014

Our hope and prayer is that our small group times will be both comfortable and encouraging as we seek to be godly women. To help accomplish this goal, the following guidelines have been established: The Bible is our source of truth. Opinions …

article | May 29, 2020

Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. —Hebrews 12:1 There are many missionaries who inspire me to keep running. One of them is Gladys Aylward. This five-foot, 110-pound woman refused to give up when the mission board …

article | October 21, 2015

If you didn't grow up praying around the dinner table or during family devotions, learning to pray aloud in a small group can be downright intimidating. Have you known the sickening feeling of lock jaw, sweaty palms, or stomach nausea that sets …

article | October 15, 2020

Their heart cried to the Lord. O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears stream down like a torrent day and night! Give yourself no rest, your eyes no respite! “Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the …

article | December 28, 2017

The Lord answered Abraham’s prayer for a wife for his son Isaac with a sign and a drinking jar (Gen. 24). He told Hosea exactly when he should seek a wife and what kind of woman she should be (Hos. 1:2). An …

article | August 1, 2008

What does “spiritually single” mean? – A “spiritually single” woman is a Christian wife who is “going it alone” either because her husband is a “pre-Christian” (unbeliever) or is a believer who is not living what he believes. These A-B-C's will help …

article | November 25, 2009

We've been discussing discernment here on LYWB. As part of that discussion, I wanted us to take a hard look at the series Twilight. Why? Because it seems that this is an element of pop culture where many young women are struggling …

article | April 3, 2020

Last November, I had the privilege of being tucked away in a cozy riverfront lodge in southwest Michigan for a Revive Our Hearts writers’ retreat. I was the lucky duck who had her own little cottage nestled between big trees just a …

article | December 31, 2012

It's been a month of stories here on the blog. You started by telling me your very favorite stories, and we've wrapped up the month by taking a second look at the greatest story ever told. Sigh. I just love a good …

article | December 29, 2009

We certainly serve a powerful and capable King. He can handle the throne. But He is more than powerful. He is also good. This can be difficult to remember when: your friend's mom is diagnosed with cancer. your youth pastor leaves. your …