Praying for My Church: My Pastors Will Boldly Proclaim the Word
As I continue to pray for my church leading up to Easter, today I’m praying for our pastors. This prayer is by Teri Lynne Underwood from Prayers from the Pews. Prayer That Your Pastors Will Boldly Proclaim the Word The Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people,…
Praying for My Church: We Will Be Bold
I want our church to be known for being bold about sharing the love of Christ. As we pray leading up to Easter, may we communicate the love of the gospel to ourselves and to others. For we cannot stop speaking what we have seen and heard. Acts 4:20 “Father, give our congregation boldness in sharing Your love…
Praying for My Church before Easter
The days leading up to Easter are some of the holiest days of the year. If you’re in ministry, they may also be the most stressful and pressure-filled. To help my family focus on what is truly important this week leading up to Easter Sunday, I’m praying prayers from Teri Lynne’s book, Prayers from the…
How Being a Pastor’s Wife Is Different (and How It Isn’t)
TLC has a reality show called The Sisterhood. It follows the lives of pastors’ wives in Atlanta, Georgia. These “first ladies” are on display for not only their congregations, but for world as well. Why would the lives of pastors’ wives be interesting enough for a TV audience? This “honor” is usually reserved for duck hunters, crocodile catchers, mothers…
When You’re Feeling Restless
I’ve been feeling restless lately. I blame it on the cold weather, being sick for most of January, the adoption process taking so much longer than we anticipated, and not traveling anywhere lately because we’ve put it all on hold for the aforementioned adoption. My recent restlessness caused me to get a {fake} nose ring….