Last week’s 5 Common Misconceptions of Pastoral Ministry was so well received that I decided to do a second post on this topic. Some of my readers emailed their suggestions to me, confirming my thoughts that this list could go on and on. So I’m going to cap it off at 10 total and maybe someday… Read More 5 {More} Common Misconceptions of Pastoral Ministry
{Special thanks to my pastor husband for collaborating with me on this post.} My hope and prayer is that these words will be enlightening for church goers and encouraging for pastors and their wives. We each have an important part in God’s church, and our ministry and outreach will be so much more effective if… Read More 5 Common Misconceptions About Pastoral Ministry
She sat on my piano bench, eyes wide with anticipation as I explained what the music festival would be like. “They’ll assign you a day and a time and you’ll go to the capitol theatre and play your pieces. You’ll be competing against others who are in your same playing level.” “Will there be judges?… Read More Stories of Grace: “Just a Plain Ordinary Person”
Albert Einstein penned the famous quote that we like to quip at certain appropriate times, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” And I suppose that if nothing else proves insanity, motherhood surely does. For who hasn’t washed dishes {without a dishwasher} a couple thousand times, and then heaved… Read More The {In}sanity of Motherhood
Whether it’s a surgery or a family death, a deep disappointment or an injury or sickness, a ‘down’ day or just the desire for a friend, the needs around us in our own churches are overwhelming. If your prayer list looks like ours, it is overflowing with physical needs. More often people are added than… Read More 50 Creative Ways to Bless Your Church Family
