Let's Grow | the blog

We were in our first senior pastorate position and in the midst of learning the good, the bad, and ugly of all that is involved in leading a

I can visualize just where I was sitting in the dimly lit bedroom of our rent house, 16 years ago, where we housed our ministry's home...

I believe every Christian would benefit by doing what God has called them to do instead of wasting energy trying to discredit what others ar

They never made us feel stupid, or “outed” our sin. They walked real LOVE into our lives and He showed us the way.--Sheila Harper Grace...

Today is the day! Today we are READY to Retreat and have opened up registration for Sanctuary's 2019 Let's Retreat. We are so excite

This year's Let's Retreat will be held in November 7-9, 2019 at our new location of Gathering Oaks in Crawford, TX, just 15 short mi

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

Loneliness Island can bring a girl down, if she lets it. And yes, we should throw out that life preserver for authentic friendship, even if

There are seasons that we love like a memorable summer vacation, and seasons where we agonize over the harshness and bitterness of this life

What is your greatest joy in ministry/marriage? ​What is your greatest struggle in ministry/marriage? ​Wow. Those are two thought-provoking

It is possible for all of us to focus on the most urgent tasks at hand, but regret the small things that never seem to make it to the top of

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

At Sanctuary we are convinced that the number one tool in the enemy's toolbox targeting the Church is merely isolation. If Satan can iso

It’s the first week in January and everyone is making lists. Lists that will make them feel guilty. Lists that might make them feel a little

A new year isn’t a new beginning just because the hands on the clock pass from 11:59pm to 12:00am. A new beginning doesn’t surface...

The reason I went online to learn the definition of a Stepford Wife is that a lovely person posted on Facebook that, “Martha Fouts was nothi

Did you know that you have a backstory or an origin story? Your backstory has helped shape who you are today. Your backstory makes you compa

Here's the reality:  I can't go back and undo what I did or erase what I said, but I can decide if I am going to allow it to haunt m

Once that trust is broken it becomes more difficult to trust. The tables completely turn. It’s now a matter of learning to trust again, not

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