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You are fine. Things in your life are okay. You are not going through a tragedy that’s rocking your world yet you don’t feel like there is a

Truly, one the hardest things for me early in ministry was to fully believe--for myself—what I was teaching others.

It's lonely at the top. You may have heard that statement before--most likely before you found yourself "at the top" where you

We become powerful and will bring much change into our worlds when we stop looking at each other with petty jealousies and competition and s

“It doesn’t seem like you need any help.” I was a perfectionist disguised as a collaborator, which is a fancy way of saying that I was a con

The peace of God ruling and reigning in your life as a believer on the Lord Jesus Christ may be the single most important ally you have in a

Love Does is one of those books that you don't want to put down; you can't put down.

I’ll be honest:  this book was deeply convicting to me. Like most middle-class Americans, I am guilty of always wanting more – a better car,

I like real stories. I want paragraphs to draw me in to someone's world, taking me on a journey from point A to point B.  While we striv

My entire life I have been known as “the girl who sings”. Even though I have struggled with my weight my entire life, I had a strong confide

We poured our lives into the church for six years. It couldn’t have been better. There was growth, life change, salvation, and a real impact

I have come to believe, until we are comfortable with who God knit us to be, we will keep trying to conform to the models we see. It is like

If they could do it, so could you and so can I. I've heard it said before, "sin makes you stupid". And it only takes one &quot

“Let Christ be your confidence” is what the older ministry wife told me three decades ago when I was scrounging around for some peace in my

In times of ministry transition, I have learned that I need to guard my heart. I have often said that the hardest part of ministry is leavin

During Spring Break at Sanctuary, we are taking a blog break for the remainder of March to prepare for April's unveiling of our newest a

Is ministry life everything you imagined it would be? Maybe you didn’t have a clear picture of what this life would be like when you...

I will never forget years 14 and 15 of my life. I often refer to them as the years my mom "flipped the switch" in her efforts to p

Reaching out and being still enough to allow others to speak into my life has been solid gold. Who actually makes the time to talk on the ph

It's Wednesday night. At 11pm. I am desperate for sleep after a day packed with endless questions, messes to clean up, meals to cook, er