As I continue to develop this blog, I have a goal to include more personal faith stories. The devotionals and Bible studies I write on this platform are always rooted in something that God is showing me or teaching me from His Word, so what I write about is definitely related to me personally. But …
Tag: Faithfulness
12 Faithful Men: Portraits of Courageous Endurance in Pastoral Ministry (Book Review)
This book contains twelve short chapters, each highlighting a different man, and written specifically to encourage pastors; however, any believer who is actively living out their faith would benefit by reading about these incredible men of God. Most of them were familiar names; men like Jonathan Edwards, John Bunyan, John Calvin, and Charles Spurgeon, but …
Book Review: Raising World Changers In A Changing World (Kristen Welch)
It’s a small world. I met Maureen while on a Compassion vision trip with my pastor-husband in 2013. She came to our hotel and shared her story of growing up in the slum in Nairobi, and how Compassion had changed her life. She mentioned in her story that God had put her together with a …
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What To Do When You Feel Inadequate
The other day Todd and I were having a conversation about the devotional books I am writing. I said something to him that seemed to catch him off guard. (How this could possibly get by him in 33 years of marriage I don’t know…but there’s that!) I told him that I had ‘zero’ confidence in …
Practical Prayer
One of the key elements of our ministry is prayer. We teach a five-step strategy of discipleship (reaching and teaching our neighbors and co-workers), and prayer is really the foundation, after we come to the understanding that God is sovereign and has put us where we live, work and play to be “on mission” for …
The Way Of The Word 