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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Christianity is, at its essence, a willingness to let Someone else be the hero of the story. I find this immensely comforting, because right now I am anything but the hero. In fact, the overwhelming feeling is helplessness. As I write this we are in the second week of social distancing from Covid-19. People in […]
I readily admit – I would not choose ANY times of grief that my husband and I have experienced over the past 18 years of ministry. I also can admit that my ‘grief vision’ is flawed and retrospective. God foresees and oversees each moment of grief in a way that my heart is learning to […]
New to ministry, I remember sitting in a seminar room with other pastors’ wives when our speaker asked us to write down one ministry fear. I feared many things…but surprised myself writing, “to be too tired to serve well.” I feared burnout! Though almost two decades later my propensity is still toward burning the candle […]
As our lives change, so do the ways that we interact with our spouses. It is one thing to overcome obstacles when dating as a couple of young twenty-year-olds, but quite another thing to try to fit dating in between meeting the needs of families, congregations, and full or part time jobs. It is easy […]
The last time I was on a date was about 25 years ago. A few months ago I decided that I needed to start dating again. This time, I set my sights on dating my pastor. Of course, he’s the same man I dated 25 years ago, but he has changed and so have I. […]
Reluctance is one of my biggest joy stealers. It can sneak up on me when I least expect it. Once I start focusing on myself I can quickly lose the bigger picture of seeing sacrifices for my church family as participation in God’s kingdom work. Most of the time I can send my pastor-husband off […]
