Category: Church

Not the Greatest

Recently, my husband led our Bible class in a discussion on Luke 1. One of his observations from the text was that the entire passage discusses John the Baptist as great, but…

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Acting Like Sisters

(In case you missed the announcement, and you probably did in the deafening silence of my blog nowadays, I am now a guest writer on the blog Perspectives of a Preacher’s Wife. This…

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My Romans 16 List

On Sunday, one of our college students preached and made the point that we all, likely, have our own Romans 16 list. You know, a list of people who have helped us…

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What Hurts the Most

How would you feel if you planned a huge event for someone and not many people showed up? What if that person was an amazing person? What if that person had saved countless lives?…

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Not Bitter

When we found out we were expecting our little girl, his first response wasn’t ‘I wish I could carry her.’ For weeks, as my stomach would grow and her presence was more…

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To The Ones Who Taught Me Friendship

Since this is the week leading up to Valentine’s Day, I’m doing a series of posts about people I love. If you missed Tuesday’s letter to our baby, click here! To my youth…

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Seeing Spiritual Sickness

I wasn’t prepared for all that pregnancy brings, and I’m sure most first-timers agree. One thing that continues to surprise me is how inquisitive people are about my current condition. Generally, people…

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How’s Your Example?

Think about someone who embodies Christianity to you. Someone who is an example in your day to day life of someone who has Christ living in them. Now, ask yourself this question:…

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Never Back Down

I am privileged to teach a group of ladies on Tuesday mornings about New Testament geography. One of the greatest blessings in my life has been the places I have been able…

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Holy Wars

From within and from without, the phrase “holier than thou” has rung in my ears countless times. Outside of Christ, people claim that Christians act in a prideful way, wearing their salvation…

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