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Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought […]
During many years of serving on staff at a summer camp for girls, God has given me many illustrations and taught me His truth through them. I’d like to share one with you. The swimming pool is a favorite spot for many campers and staff especially during those really hot and humid days of July […]
When my husband and I got married we chose as our wedding theme Christ, Our Solid Rock. We knew God had called us to serve Him and His church together and we were convinced that He would be the One who had to be our firm foundation if we were going to persevere in marriage and […]
Psalm 5 11But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you. 12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield. I am a romantic. I’m […]
I think we all entered this new year with a certain amount of “Hope” in our hearts. “I hope the Corona Virus will go away.” “I hope I don’t have to continue to wear a mask the rest of my life.” “I hope that people will wear their masks like they should.” “I hope that […]
For many people, mentoring is not a rigid or scheduled process. However, it is intentional. My pastor’s wife, Cara, shared with me about her relationship with a lady in our church which helped her as a new pastor’s wife (we are their first church), as a new mother (her son Max was three months old), […]
Kurt and hope are two of my favorite four-letter words! I used to smile, nod, and put my hope into what my farmer-pastor-husband would say, “Don’t worry Denna, this is just a busy season of ministry like harvest on the farm!” We’ll celebrate our 20th anniversary this Spring (nineteen of those 20 anniversaries being in […]
Note: Numerous quotes are from another blog on the Flowers for the Pastor’s Wife website. The link to the full blog by Chelsea Hall will be provided at the end for you. Please read it for a more in-depth study on mentoring. When my pastor and his young family first came to our church, God […]
You may not think you need other women, but you do. Gender-based mentoring relationships are essential for your journey of sanctification. This is one of God’s rich provisions for growing in grace and maturity. In Titus 2, Paul describes a relational hierarchy that God designed to “teach [us] what is good.” Women have a redemptive […]
Since I was in college, the idea of having a mentor and being discipled was really emphasized at my Christian college. The idea of “pouring into” younger students and the structure of peer mentoring was set up in our student leadership. I moved up in the levels of leadership and absolutely loved meeting weekly with […]
