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The Surgeon wasn't necessarily trying to remove things from me. He was actually attempting to give life to something deep within my spir

Sometimes it's necessary for us to undergo His cutting away of things we hold so dear before He can truly heal us.

Things took a turn for the worst, or rather a turn toward the emergency room. Long story short, I may have traveled to Missouri with a gallb

A friend introduced me to Bill so he could ask me questions about Africa. He decided to accept the invitation to go to Africa. So I like to

When you meet my husband Chris and I, you may get the impression that we are open, honest and transparent, but the truth is that we have tol

In our own thoughts and feelings, we are easily derailed and our effectiveness and purpose are taken out. It is significant that the first p

I was less than a week away from my wedding day when my fiancé tied the notorious marriage ball and chain to my ankle. He nonchalantly state

My kids can know all the right Bible answers and have excellent behavior in public (ha! It’s funny even to type it!), but if they don’t know

As our family grew from just the two of us to a party of seven, and our jobs in church ministry grew, our Sabbath turned into just a day off

This is easy for ANY driven person to fall into. It didn’t feel like sin; it actually felt like being a good steward of all God had blessed

Rest seems to be a four-letter word in today's western culture. In the minds of many, especially those who serve in leadership, "re

It's truly amazing how, when in a season of 'mountain-top ministry', you can vaguely recall the devastating experiences of '

Our character is not tested in the great spectacular successes of life. Our character is tested in the daily irritations.

I’ve been in ministry alongside my husband for 10 years now and I’ve learned a thing or two about hurt. Today, I specifically want to share

How do you rebound when the hurts of ministry knock you back a few paces? Let's talk.

I wanted to end this series by sharing several practices that I believe will be helpful to you in pressing on in your day-to-day journey of

In our journey of saying “farewell to fine,” it’s important that we take an in-depth look at two conditions that are on the rise...depressio

Therapy...that’s an intimidating word. The definition of therapy is "treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder". Disorder…t

We’ve all been there. We’ve all come face to face with this question and some of us can easily and truthfully answer with one of the above c