by MEserver | Dec 21, 2015 | Financial Peace University
We are in our final week of Financial Peace University! Congratulations on making it this far! This week we’re talking about the purpose and heart of this entire series: radical and intentional giving. You can do everything in these lessons, but until you...
by MEserver | Dec 16, 2015 | Ministry Life
In my last post, I wrote about the importance of being yourself as a clergy spouse and how, for me, this means saying “yes” and “no” with honesty and integrity. Today I want to delve into this more by looking at some of the patterns I discovered in my research on...
by MEserver | Dec 14, 2015 | Financial Peace University
What is your current housing situation like? Are you a renter? Home-owner? We currently rent (and likely will be renting for the next few years). Although we hope to own our own home in the future, the idea of buying a house and navigating real estate and mortgages...
by MEserver | Dec 9, 2015 | Spiritual Practices
During the Advent season the main concept is “waiting” for Jesus. Well, for me waiting feels negative. Waiting in line, waiting to use the bathroom, waiting to hear test results, waiting…the list could go on and on! The word I like better as I think about Advent is...
by MEserver | Dec 7, 2015 | Financial Peace University
As a young adult in my mid-20s, retirement and paying for my future children’s education feels light years away. It can be hard to prioritize saving for the future when you’re trying to stretch your income to cover all of this month’s expenses. When my husband and I...