After being married to a pastor for ten years, I was suddenly labeled a “Single Mom” when my husband abandoned my daughter and me. Broken, hurting and struggling to survive, I experienced first-hand what so many churches are lacking in reaching the single parent demographic that makes up more than 34% of today’s parents. Yet, […]
5 Ways to Engage Our Culture for Jesus
I am patiently waiting for our fourth grandson to arrive. Okay, let me be honest. I’m waiting. We can leave the “patiently” part out. In fact, by the time you read this, he may be here. The world my grandchildren will know is very different than the world of my childhood. Or even the world […]
Are You Always Learning?
Leaders are learners, right? So it makes sense that there is always something for us to learn – if we are paying close enough attention. For example, I remember when Anne Graham Lotz, the daughter of evangelist Billy Graham, appeared in an interview. The interviewer was asking her some very difficult and direct questions. Yet […]
How to Inspire Long After the Conversation Ends
As you drop a child off at school or end a conversation with a friend, do you find yourself making a last-minute comment? Perhaps you share a simple reminder, suggestion or instruction with the hope that your last words will stick with them. Now imagine in your ministry, spending months in prayerful preparation, enlisting and […]
How to Gather Around Hurting Families in Prayer
Have you ever found yourself in a desperate circumstance? I vividly remember the humid July morning through tear-drenched eyes the words spoken by the pediatrician on duty: “Your son has a large mass on his brainstem.” As tears streamed down my face and uncertainty relentlessly swirled in my soul, I found myself in a fight: […]
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