by Kristen Hunter | Feb 1, 2017 | Encouragement, Ministry Life
So, I’m making coffee this morning and I’m literally standing next to the machine listening to it sigh and gurgle. We were late to school this morning so I’m feeling a little harried. I’ve got my phone in hand catching up on text messages with my husband who is at...
by Liz Wheeler | Dec 5, 2016 | Advent
No, I haven’t read any of those books on downsizing or simplifying. I would make the excuse that I don’t have time, but really, I think it’s because I don’t have the attention span to read a whole book on simplifying. The idea sounds amazing...
by Kristen Hunter | Apr 1, 2016 | Theology
There are times when I’m reading the bible (especially the old testament) that my only response is “What?” I mean, I read the words but for whatever reason they don’t compute. I know I’m not alone in this… It happened when I was reading this passage about Abram...
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 | Oct 21, 2015 | Spiritual Practices
We each face challenges through out our week that keep us from entering into worship with God. For the ministry spouse it could play out a little like this… Moments before worship begins each Sunday the role and expectations of the pastor’s spouse can be all over the...
