Let's Grow | the blog

There is a moment in every crazy cycle of anxiety where we have a choice to get off the cycle. As with any habit, it’s easier to create a ne

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,

Sometimes I just don’t want to do what everyone else is doing. However, my husband read it first, and then our staff at church. They all con

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

Statistics tell us that 50% of pastors regularly look at pornography. Which means around half of ministry wives are living with a lack of se

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

I’ve discovered that during times of transition the wisest action I can take is to actually take a break from action. For me, it’s...

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

I have watched tragedy turn wounded hearts sour. What once was sweet and hopeful became bitter. I get it, but sometimes the people we need t

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