This article comes to you from my vegetable garden. Though very large, it’s my “bit of earth” and one of my favorite places to be in spring and early summer. I think a garden is such a mysteriously peaceful place, don’t you? It appears stationary and frozen in time. Yet in all of it’s… Read More Ministry Matters: Be Gentle With Your Weeds
Dear Pastor’s Wife, Last week a friend shared something on Facebook that really grabbed me. It’s been tumbling in my heart ever since, and I’ve needed to write you another letter to share what I hope will spring hope into your heart. Here’s what she wrote: “6 1/2 years ago, only a couple of days… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife: She Struggled To Grow…But She Did Grow
Dear Pastor’s Wife, I need to share my heart with you about a specific topic that is gradually changing my life…. because I believe it can change yours too. You’re in the trenches now, and weary. But you’re faithful and hopeful. And you believe God. You believe He’s good- maybe you fight for that belief.… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife: The Gift of God’s Extravagance
Dear Pastor’s Wife, So it’s a new year and I’m sure that deep down we are all wondering the same thing: What will the year hold for us personally, for our families, for our churches? I don’t know how you measure time in ministry, but it does seem that suffering and smooth times come in… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife: How To Prepare Your Heart For Suffering
Dear Pastor’s Wife, Every December I ask God to give me fresh eyes for the story of His Son’s birth. I am annually amazed at the “little” things He brings out to me that I have either not noticed before or not given due attention to. This year is proving to be no different, and… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife: You Can Be The Helpless Player
