Recently, I had a great conversation with a missionary wife about the ministry. We discussed how it seems that everyone in a church has certain ideas of what a pastor’s wife, or PW for short, should be. Some think the pastor’s wife should be heavily involved in all things church. Others think an involved PW …

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Prov. 12:25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.Drama. It’s not a four letter word, but it ought to be! I am beginning to loathe it in every form. With children, it takes the form of bickering; with adults, its shape changes into snide comments or …

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It’s hard to believe that two years ago, my husband and I were unloading our U-Haul truck and meeting the people of Grace Baptist Church for the first time. They definitely seem like part of my family now. Two years really isn’t a long time when you think of the tenure of a ministry. Yet, …

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I’ve often heard that the greatest ability is dependability, and the second greatest ability is teachability. But in my experience, I’ve discovered that a teachable person is a rarity. Teachability, by definition, means capable of being instructed, as a person; docile. A teachable person, however, isn’t just a smart person, it’s a person who is …

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