by Sheeren Lynn Kathy shared with us last week about how God prepared certain people to be master craftsmen for the Temple. They honed their skills and learned to serve God while they were obedient slaves. They didn't realize for many years that God had a higher purpose for their work. We were all challenged …
Equipped for a Purpose
We’ve been talking the past few weeks about the many ways God equips us—through His Word, through prayer, through the lives of those around us. Today I’d like to focus on how He equips us with our unique gifts and talents. To begin, let's look at the story of two familiar men in the Bible: …
Let’s Get Fit
Have you set your spiritual fitness goals for 2013? Yes, you read that right. Spiritual fitness. I’m sure a good majority of you have set some physical fitness goals—in fact, you may be well into your first week of putting them into practice. But what about your spiritual fitness? I have a prayer I pray …
Merry Christmas!
This past Tuesday morning we had our class Christmas parties. I trust for many of you the morning looked like this:Full of great conversation lots of good food and plenty of laughter Moments like these are the highlights of the holiday season, aren’t they? But I know, as women, the holidays can also be a …
Do it Again!
We’ve come to the end of harvest here in the heartland—one that followed an especially difficult growing season where the temperatures were the hottest on record and the rain never fell. Shereen (the farmer's wife) told us last week about how she and her husband stood in one of their soybean fields and wondered if …
Struggling Well
We have another guest blogger with us this week--Amy Bowman, a new friend I met in our Knees to the Earth class. I know you will be blessed by what she has to share. I love the title Shereen and Kathy chose for the elective they are teaching this year: Knees to the Earth: Prayer …
Living a Spirit-Led Life
I am pleased to welcome Renee Meyer, one of the members of our Daughters of Encouragement class on Tuesday Mornings, as our guest-blogger today. I know you'll enjoy her thoughts on living a life of Spirit-led confidence. Barnabas is one of my favorite people in the Bible. I am fascinated by him. So when I …
When God Cries
Another tragic news story made the headlines this week: a beautiful preteen girl killed by two teenage boys—a senseless, appalling murder for no other reason than a BMX bike. I look at the victim’s young face and see the face of my daughter . . . my nieces . . . my daughter’s friends . …
Making Our Father Smile
We’ve been talking about gratitude on Tuesday Mornings and it got me thinking. Doesn’t a thankful heart always make you smile? As a football mom, I’ve had the privilege of helping feed the football team several times this season. Each time, my heart was blessed by the number of young men who remembered to tell …
Redeemer and Protector
During our worship time last Tuesday, Lisa Bash shared the following thoughts on the redeeming, protective love of our Father. Last February, our youngest son lost his blankie--Big Red, we call it. It would have been a sad thing to happen to any of our kids, but with this one, it was devastating. This blankie …
Equip Her 