The Odd (Wo)Man Out
Posted on 10.31.11 by Elyse Fitzpatrick
I've always felt like I am the odd one out . . .
October 2011
After Thirty-Six Years in the Pastorate . . .
Posted on 10.28.11 by Karen Waddles
I have dreamed of what it would have been like to actually be married to a regular nine-to-five guy. The other side of that reality is that I cannot imagine a life that could have been any more rewarding and more meaningful than this one.
Because the Church Can't Tick Without Them . . .
Posted on 10.27.11 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
You may not be able to do much about the 90% of pastors who are fatigued or the 80% of seminary students who will leave the ministry and never come back. But you can do something about your pastor!
God-Sized Desires
Posted on 10.26.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
God isn't opposed to desire or pleasure. He created us with a huge capacity for both. For most of us, the problem with our desires is that they are too small. Too ordinary. Too halfhearted.
Should I Pray for a Husband?
Posted on 10.25.11 by Carolyn McCulley | Twitter: @CarolynMcculley
Over several years of ministering to single women, I've heard one question asked repeatedly: "Should I pray for a husband?"
Failure and Amazing Grace . . .
Posted on 10.24.11 by Carrie Gaul
As a firstborn, I have a strong desire to please, but I'm realizing I have an even stronger desire not to fail!
Cancer: Don't Handle It. Hand It.
Posted on 10.21.11 by Margaret Ashmore
"Margaret, you have stage four breast cancer, and if we don't act immediately, you are going to die."
Give Me a Quiet Mind
Posted on 10.20.11 by Mary Kassian | Twitter: @MaryKassian
I think Amy Carmichael got the idea right in her poem, "Give Me a Quiet Mind."
Will Faith Be Enough Today?
Posted on 10.19.11 by Elyse Fitzpatrick
I woke up this morning troubled by yesterday's failures . . .
Longing for Love
Posted on 10.18.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
Thirst, a longing for more, an unfulfilled craving, these were the desires that drove her from man to man . . .
The Berenstain Bears Syndrome
Posted on 10.17.11 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
While I've always loved the Berenstain Bears, I recently realized they're telling a story about men that is doing more harm than good to my heart.
Of Heat, C130's, Shadows, and Wings
Posted on 10.14.11 by Elyse Fitzpatrick
The wings that shelter me from God's wrath . . . is Christ's own body!
Words That Have Shaped My Life
Posted on 10.13.11 by Barbara Challies
Let me share a few of the words that have shaped the course of my life.
Time for a New House, Please!
Posted on 10.12.11 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
It started out innocently enough. My sister and her husband were moving to a different state and I went to stay with them for a week to help them pack . . .
Are Home School Graduates More Likely to Divorce?
Posted on 10.11.11 by Dannah Gresh
Here are some things Bob and I do as we seek to overcome the odds, and we encourage you to consider them prayerfully so that in ten years when another study comes out on schooling, we will have reversed the risk!
What A New Study Says About Christian Education
Posted on 10.10.11 by Dannah Gresh
Topics: With Your Kids
This comprehensive study reveals this about students graduating from the home school or Christian school setting . . .
Sunday Morning Chaos
Posted on 10.07.11 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
Topics: With Your Kids
You realize someone has smeared oatmeal on the only outfit that seemed to fit you this morning. You go back to change and realize there’s a run in your pantyhose . . .
Ministry Is Messy!
Posted on 10.06.11 by Mindy Kroesche
I've been discouraged lately by all the messiness and have sometimes wondered, Is all this effort I put into these things even worth it?
Ultimate, Inside-Out Beauty
Posted on 10.05.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Are you cultivating inner beauty; or trusting in "poof powder," satin taupe eye shadow, and Blonde Glam Dream Whip?
Ten True Woman 101 Appetite-Whetting Quotes
Posted on 10.04.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Topics: True Woman Sightings
They did it! They just finished their eighth video session for True Woman 101: Divine Design!
Engaging Thoughts from the True Woman 101 Video Shoot
Posted on 10.04.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
My ears perked up last night as Mary Kassian said of this video shoot, "The ultimate goal isn't to exalt biblical womanhood--the ultimate goal is to exalt Jesus Christ."
Monday Morning on the True Woman 101 Video Shoot
Posted on 10.03.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
While a video shoot is exciting, it's also a little crazy, chaotic, and exhausting!
