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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...

I was so excited for my husband and so proud of him for stepping further into his calling and gifts. Meanwhile, I felt like a fish out of wa

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

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

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

As my daughter Sara and I stood next to the lifeless earthly body of the man we had both loved, my mind went into hyper gear. How could my l

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

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

Being a woman in ministry is a great privilege, but it is not without challenge. One of the most common questions we are asked by other wo

I had a feeling early on in my marriage that something wasn’t quite right. So what does an idealistic, somewhat naive, newlywed who just mov

In order to better prepare for our upcoming fall series, we are taking a brief blogging break for the next 30 days. Please take some time ov

These are just a few of the statements spoken every day by a ministry wife somewhere. All too often ministers get together, give one another

The cost of ministry will not seem worth it if we are looking to the church to pay that bill.

Every family has their stories. You know the ones – the one about Great Aunt Edna hitting a stranger’s house with her car, the one about you

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

My husband, Chresten, and I celebrated 19 years of marriage in January of this year. What that means is that it's been well over 20 year

As I sat in a room of 7,000 women, I felt the Holy Spirit so gently undoing my heart as I listened to Christine Caine give a message about p

Join us this Summer at Sanctuary as we sit back around our virtual pool, kick off our flip flops, and just connect with one another.

I was finally able to admit to myself, and verbalize it to God, that I didn’t believe what Scripture taught. I didn’t believe that it applie