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Ministry Matters: If It Weren’t for People

August 6, 2015

“Ministry would be easy if it weren’t for people” is a common phrase that pastors and pastors’ wives chuckle over. We know it’s silly, because ministry is people- it would be pointless without them. And…we ourselves are part of those “people” we are referring to. No matter what walk of life you find yourself in… Read More Ministry Matters: If It Weren’t for People

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Sabbatical Surprises {6 Month Report}

July 30, 2015

I came to this writing place three weeks in a row to give you my promised sabbatical update. But no words came. If you’ve followed our sabbatical, you know by now that it has been an evolution of sorts- a time that keeps changing and shifting and teaching and shaping. A lot has changed just… Read More Sabbatical Surprises {6 Month Report}

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Ministry Matters: When God Wakes You Up to Rest

July 23, 2015

“And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob! And he said, Here am I. And He said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: I will go down with thee… Read More Ministry Matters: When God Wakes You Up to Rest

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Ministry Matters: How to Embrace Being An Outsider

July 9, 2015

I walked past the end table in that doctor’s office, and a propped up poster caught my eye. It read in bold, impossible to miss letters: Be An Outsider I may or may not have stopped in my tracks, shuddered a bit, then recovered and snapped a picture of it with my phone. The idea… Read More Ministry Matters: How to Embrace Being An Outsider

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9 Things You Should Be Doing to Support Your Pastor

July 2, 2015

“And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one… Read More 9 Things You Should Be Doing to Support Your Pastor