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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

What should you do when you are succeeding as a leader in your church but your own son or daughter isn’t thriving? In the past 20 years of m

...if you are a MINISTRY MAMA and you feel that your husband has upfront leadership and a divine calling, but you are left sitting on the cu

With a heart to connect ministry wives and a desire to provide them with a weekend to unwind, rest, receive ministry, and connect, the Sanct

Growing up with parents who were ministers didn’t feel much different than most of my friends. I felt like we were pretty normal. Normal for

Sanctuary launched the concept of Let's Connect three years ago. But the concept isn't new. It's built upon what once came natur

Life gets really full and really busy, and sometimes it feels like you can’t add one more thing. But today, I challenge you to add more thin

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

As ministry wives, we may continually feel like we are stretched beyond the limits of our own sanity at times. And it is because of this str

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

As Christians, we hold the Ten Commandments as precious to us. Many of us can recite these life-giving boundaries or, if we think about them

If you’re doing ministry right, you are pouring your heart and soul into other people. You are being real and vulnerable. But, there’s a dow

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.

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

I recommend this book for any woman, but especially for someone who might be in a season of pain or disappointment. This book could definite

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...

A grown woman made eight-years-old again…kindly tolerated but not belonging. If Jesus was so great, why were His people so hard to please?