Equipping and Encouraging Women
Billboards, Netflix, and the Target Store aisle teach us Advent is about preparing for Christmas. But, what is Advent? It is much more than hanging wreaths and the neighborhood cookie exchange. And celebrating this specific season can transform our Christmas season—for the better.
Thanksgiving plates are mixed with reasons to sorrow and reasons to rejoice. Is this okay? Yes. Here’s why.
I need to feel productive—even in gospel work. I write checklists, set goals, and add more and more to my list.
Where does this need for production lead me?
Doing more won’t settle any score and often keeps us distracted from what really matters.
Time seems to sprint while I try to catch up. How we walk (or run) in our timed life on earth impacts eternity—and the lives around us today. So what does the Bible’s use of the words of time show us—in how we might manage the hours in our day?
We need to stuff turkeys, not feelings. Here are a few ways to celebrate the holidays when you are feeling sad.
Before marriage and starting a family, I’d meditate often. I cultivated stillness and reflection. Volumes of journals lay under my bed, full of pre-parenthood insights. But then the real grown-up stuff slid in: marriage, mortgage, and motherhood. The hours of dissecting the Bible, time to meditate, and philosophizing in my journals shifted to examining our budget and navigating a nut allergy. My spiritual balance habits needed a new rhythm. So, I learned creative
Officials arrested Andrew and Norine Brunson in 2016 when they applied for permanent visas in Turkey, where they’d lived and ministered for 23 years. Authorities released Norine 13 days later, but Andrew remained in prison for two years, accused of being a spy. I spoke with Norine Brunson for Christianity Today about the spiritual habits that strengthened her during her years of ministry and that sustained her marriage and her
