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Sometimes we just mean too well. We "mean to" call her. We "mean to" follow up with a coffee date invite. We "mean

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

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

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

“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

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

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

Through our Sanctuary retreats, Let's Connect events, the Facebook online community, and personal connection, Sanctuary is growing in it

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

If There’s One Thing I’ve Learned… Never burn a bridge. You just might need to cross back over it or you might need the help of that bridge