When she smiles at you from across the church foyer, you get the impression that she’s got it all together. She appears to have a good marriage, obedient children, a comfortable life and she’s started attending your Bible study group. You don’t realize it, until you sit down for a heartfelt conversation, but this woman […]
Why You Should Be Sexually Discipling Women
In the handful of years that I’ve devoted to the ministry of Authentic Intimacy, I’ve discovered the average Christian woman has been sexually discipled by the world. With Beth Moore in one hand and Bible Study Fellowship in the other, she knows the Scriptures related to every area of life, but has very little truth […]
Ministry to Families Dealing with Life-threatening Illness
The day I was informed through a doctor’s tear-drenched eyes my four-year- old son had a large mass on his brainstem instantaneously altered my life. In all of thirty seconds on one hot, humid, July morning my heart collapsed into a sea of uncertainty and confusion. Through the whirlwind of emotion and activity, a God-whisper pierced my heart, […]
Bring Hope to Victims of Domestic Violence
While leading the women’s ministry at our church, we began serving at a local domestic violence shelter. Domestic violence hurts, traps and destroys. Yet, it also provides an opportunity for meaningful ministry. We tend to think of ministry as affecting the lives of those we serve, but you will also discover that you and the women […]
Answering the “What should I do?” Question
I met a lot of women this past weekend at my Fresh Grounded Faith Conference and for every woman, there was a story. I met women who were newly widowed and teared up as they told me of their loss. I hugged single moms who were hanging on by a thread. I listened to women […]
