Category: Ministry

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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

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Ministry Matters: Grace Giver… or Graceless Wounder?

June 25, 2015

Recently as I rounded the corner of our subdivision on my morning walk, I inhaled a nose full of a wonderful scent. Scanning the area, I didn’t see any flowers, and being new to the south, I didn’t recognize the scent. It wasn’t until my second lap that I pinpointed the sweet culprit- a young… Read More Ministry Matters: Grace Giver… or Graceless Wounder?

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Ministry Matters: Your Opposition Will Open Doors

June 18, 2015

“I don’t like what you’re doing.” The message of opposition marches boldly, and never so often or as direct as in the life of a ministry family. It really shouldn’t surprise us, but it does. Opposition comes when we least expect it. In our years in ministry, my husband and I have often shaken our heads… Read More Ministry Matters: Your Opposition Will Open Doors

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You Don’t Own Your Pastor

June 11, 2015

On my blog, I usually stay away from putting my oar in on the public scandals and controversies that go on in the world news scene. But the recent story of the Duggars has captivated me, and likely it has drawn you in as well. I’ve read most of the articles and I’ve watched all… Read More You Don’t Own Your Pastor