Perhaps the biggest personal frustrations in what we refer to as ministryāwhether that be the ministry of marriage, or family, or missions, or church-planting or lay ministryācome as the natural results of our own sinful selves. We are so easily …
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A Christian Ladyās Simple Guide to a Total Closet Clean-out and Style Makeover
What should a godly lady wear and not wear? As christians, we are called to be set apart. Distinct. Beautiful lights that can be easily identified in the darkness. How do we do this? What should we wear that will …
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Why Not?
I read recently that November is Defend the Orphan month. The Bible is very clear that we are always to defend the fatherless. So what exactly does the word ādefendā mean? The 1828 dictionary defines it this way: āTo drive …
Night Songs
{This is a repost of a post I wrote for the Encouragement From Women Who’ve Been There Facebook Page} Psalm 77 āI cried unto God with my voice…In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran …
Two Books On Best-Practice Orphan Care that Every Christian Should Read
They say you should write about what youāre passionate about. But honestly, this is a subject that I am so passionate about and gets me so worked up, that I just canāt write about it. At least not right now. …
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You Are Loved
On a day when many will wake up feeling especially loved, when many will wake up feeling especially lonely, and when many will wake up just the same as any other day in Februaryāthere is, you might say, a Valentine …
What Iām Reading WednesdayāContemporary Missionary Books
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Hush, This Isnāt Your Battle
Lately, it seems like everyone is fighting or arguing or puffing themselves up towards each otherāuncannily similar to my neighborās roosters that endlessly wander into my front yard, bickering and squawking and flapping their wings at each other over bugs, …
What Iām Reading Wednesday – Parenting by Paul David Tripp
The book Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your FamilyĀ is one of the best books on the subject that I have ever read. In fact,Ā I have to admit I procrastinated a little bit with writing about it, because …
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āThat They Might Have Lifeā
(The following is an updated and edited version of a post I wrote a few years back.) We call ourselves pro-life. We say we believe that every life is precious. We advocate and debate and share heart-wrenching photos of the …
