“Right now, today, I can say, ‘God you are good. I have moved into a place with You that I have not been before, and I know it’s through these weaknesses and struggles in my life.’” – Gillian Marchenko Author Gillian Marchenko joins me for episode 038 as we talk about her depression, my…
Lee became a pastor of his first church less than a year after we got married. We moved from what I thought was the perfect starter home just minutes away from the seminary we were attending, to a parsonage in a town so small it didn’t have a stop light. No grocery store. No where…
A few months ago we were hanging out with our friends Joey and Annette in their backyard around their fire pit. They brought out all the ingredients for s’mores and we got to work, melting marshmellows and trying to get the perfect amount of chocolate. My husband Lee had never made s’mores before, which the…
Lee has had conversations with different people in the last week, talking about their former pastors at our church and other churches. In two of the conversations, about two different former pastors, both people told Lee the pastors couldn’t preach well, but they sure did love their people well. Because of those conversations, Lee and…
I am enjoying Kristin Schell’s series on Outrageous Hospitality so much! Her questions at the end of each post really get me evaluating how I can open my home (and myself) up to more opportunities to welcome others. Here’s what I’ve been thinking about the last few days … I’ve mentioned my INTJ tendencies (INTJs…
(I’m honored to be a Gospel for Asia blogger because I get to connect world changers in the western world with world changers in Asia, who are making change happen. This month we’re talking about clean water and how meeting physical needs opens the doors to meeting spiritual needs.) Desperate for More Than Clean Water…