Dear Pastor’s Wife, Life has a way of taking us from loud to quiet, doesn’t it? I studied theology and music in college. (Somehow that started 21 years ago.) At the time, I didn’t yet have a lot of experiential knowledge of how either theology or music interacted with my real life. So when I… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife: Why Your Quiet Ministry Matters
Dear Pastor’s Wife, My life has given me much to meditate on lately, and that means it’s time for a new letter. After talking with a friend recently about discipleship in the church context, I started ruminating about John 10:11, where Jesus names Himself as the Good Shepherd. He goes a step farther and says… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife: On Laying Down Your Life
This space has been unusually silent in recent months, so it is past time for a letter to my fellow pastors’ wives. I’m an internal, delayed processor; so often when my pen stops, my heart has just begun to be busy. Only over time do my inner workings make their way into the public eye.… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife: Your Reflection In Still Life
It’s time for my annual “what I read this year” post! A few years ago I started photo journaling the books I read each year, for my personal benefit, and for my friends and readers. I get many messages all year every year, asking for book recommendations. A photo journal has become the easiest way… Read More What I Read in 2020
I remember the first time I prayed with another woman.She had just shared a burden with me. I didn’t expect the rush of awkwardness that descended inside me right after I said, “Can I pray with you right now?” Nor did I expect to lose all sense of the English language as I fumbled for words and prayed a parallel prayer that my awkward prayer would make sense. … Read More Ministry Is Awkward (And What To Do About It)
