When I started coming to Berean's women’s bible studies 26 years ago, I knew I wanted to grow, but I wasn’t sure where to start. I couldn’t have imagined ALL I would need to be equipped for . . . but God certainly did. One faith-growing practice I started was personal worship. Claudine Lehman was …
Redeeming Expectations
It seems more lists are kept during the Christmas season than any other time of year – gifts & groceries, cooking & cleaning, naughty & nice. But one list written in invisible ink between the margins of all the others is a boldface EXPECTATIONS list. Trendy ornaments: flocked or foiled or rustic or plaid? Silly …
NOT TODAY SATAN
I must have been saying this quite often, because a friend bought me a t-shirt. And it does play well on a t-shirt. It's bold. It's brief. I was so excited to wear it that I changed into it right away and wore it proudly around the church office. I engaged in a few conversations …
Breathing Room for Your Soul
Maybe your morning looked a bit rushed. Maybe every morning looks rushed! We’ve designed each Tuesday Morning with time for you to catch your breath. The coffee will be ready by 8:45 moms, you can drop your kids off in their rooms plan ahead to catch up with a friend, read over your lesson, sit quietly and breathe …
Smooth Road?
I’ve been digging into passages about our life with God as a journey. One word in particular has me puzzled, perplexed and downright uptight. I wonder at the use of the word SMOOTH to describe the righteous road. I began my dig in Isaiah 26 and found this in verse 7: The path of the …
Fruit of the Spirit: Peace
Our fruitful summer of guest writers continues with Annie Rohde sharing this week. If you look back on the pictures I took my senior year of high school and freshman year of college, I am holding up a peace sign in 80-90% of them. One of my high school teachers gave me a book called …
Not Far from Home
By emily n. estes There’s a path home my memory has rooted to it’s core. No matter which direction I travel, I can discern whether home is North, East, South, or West of where I stand. I know when I’m far away and I know when I am not far from home. There is something …
A Piece of Control
Think with me for a few minutes about the key players in your life. If you and God are at the top of that list, who is in control? I learned a valuable lesson about control as we headed into this session of classes. Over the Christmas break, I carved out that week between Christmas …
Quiet Hope
I hope you notice that your Prayer Time at Equip Her is about carrying on a conversation with God together. God’s Word to guide us, His Spirit to lead us, His women to encourage us.
Bold Words
Choosing the theme of "bold words" for this year in ministry seems as daunting as it is hopeful. While I long for women to influence others with God's Word, we've also experienced an ugly war of words in our culture this past year. So please use this definition of boldness when you think of the …
