Let's Grow | the blog

Loneliness Island may be isolating, but it is overpopulated all the same.

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

Marriage is both wonderful and challenging. But when you add it to life in ministry, it is often lived out in what feels like a 'fish ta

“If you don’t want us to be in the ministry anymore, just say the word. Right now, you make the decision. What’s it gonna be?”

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

While numerous lifestyles contribute to a flurried, frenetic pace of constant activity, a heart in ministry can easily become "distract

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

Why is it that we are quick to identify our weaknesses, but we reluctantly recognize our talents?

The pastor’s wife of the church I grew up in was a memorable lady. She was such a wonderful pastor’s wife, and yet, now that I think back as

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.

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

Let's quit saying "we need to get together" and just make it happen!

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

Sometimes we allow ourselves to go down the path of thinking about the worst possible outcome because, somehow, we think it helps to prepare