5 Reasons You Should Stop Being A Messy Christian
Too frequently, people take the worst things about themselves and embrace them as a significant part of their identities. These folks remind us that they are not perfect, and they are the way they are. The end. The idea of…
Rick Warren And The Problem With Celebrity Pastors
I wrote a post about Rick Warren and Saddleback Church directly following the news that Saddleback had ordained three female pastors. I posted what I knew about Saddleback and Rick Warren in the hope of warning believers. Instead, I had…
Why Churches Are Becoming LGBTQ+ Allies
When I was saved in 2009, same-sex marriage was not a federally protected right, and thus, was illegal in most states. However, multiple states were actively fighting to make same-sex marriage legal at that time. Generally, churches still upheld biblical…
10 Habits Of Good Christian Fathers
Our current culture diminishes fathers’ inherent value in families. Modern feminists choose to raise kids without a man in their lives, usurp their husbands in the home concerning child-rearing, and/or vilify men who fit the “cisgender” label. Fathers, however, are…
Is Children’s Ministry Worth The Effort?
A few years ago, I would have said that children’s ministry is a waste of time. I understand why that makes me sound like a jaded, single, child-hating twenty-something. However, I’m a married woman with five children who is turning…
10 Ways To Minister To A New Believer
My salvation was an unforgettable experience. Everything changed when I became a new believer. The life I once knew was no longer attractive to me, my desires were for godly things, and no one in my life seemed to understand…
Christians, You Can’t Support Abortion
On May 2, 2022 the unthinkable happened. A leaked draft of the majority opinion from the Supreme Court regarding overturning Roe v. Wade spread across the internet. Let’s ignore the serious issues revolving around leaked Supreme Court documents and focus…
Reviewing Ken Ham’s Family Homeschool Experience
Ken Ham, of Answers in Genesis (AiG), hosted his first-ever homeschool conference at the Ark Encounter in Kentucky. I am a big fan of AiG, and I have homeschooled my children from the very beginning. (You can read my homeschool…
When The Church Hurts You
I got saved at 26 years old, and I had some pretty naïve and idealistic ideas about what being in a church would be like. Thankfully, I was correct about the potlucks. I’ve been to plenty of those over the…
Ministry Life: Boundaries
Ministry life is littered with traps. Don’t misunderstand me, though, because I’ll be the first one to tell you about how being a pastor’s wife has blessed me. Actually, my husband’s ministry has blessed our entire family. Nonetheless, the blessings…
