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 …
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 …
How Deep the Father’s Love
By Carey Helmink The heels of Valentine’s Day and the beginning of the season of lent is a good time to think about love. If you have been married for any length of time, you know love is much more than a feeling. I have heard people say they would die for their children or …
Writing Words of Influence
Our theme for this semester in Equip Her is "bold words." While it often takes a lot of courage to share our spoken words, I've found sharing my written words can be equally as daunting. This past Tuesday Morning, I was privileged to interview a few of our newest writers to the blog. Jeanne Johnson …
A Different Kind of Bold
By Gail Peo I’m here today to share how God’s Word has made me a woman of boldness. I began my life in the 1960's in a small town in Nebraska. I was #6 in a family of 9. We lived in a 2-bedroom house that also had three dormer bedrooms upstairs. AND, we had …
Reminded to Think
By Carey Helmink Several years ago, I shared this same scripture. Maybe some of you can read the bible through in a year, but it takes me 2-3 years, and so I have just rolled around to this passage again. It always stops me in my tracks. And I've spent a lot of time thinking …
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 …
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