Sanctuary

With 21 years of itinerant ministry under my skinny snakeskin belt, I have sat across the table from many a ministry wife who either unloads her story with a heap of emotionally charged words or who tells it with tight lips, crossed arms, and a plastered smile.

At the age of 46, I was serving alongside my husband, Joe, of 29 years, in pastoral ministry. Things were going well at the church in which we were serving as senior pastors, our children were raised, and Joe and I were excited about what lay ahead for Tuxedo Assembly...

The truth is, life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

I know what it's like to hurt in ministry. I know what it's like to shrink back from the call of God on your life because you can't trust people anymore, and you can't take a chance on getting hurt one more time. No one really talks about this because of fear, or shame...