I figured now was the time to share the story. Oh how creative and awesome is our God! For those of you following our life, you know it’s been about 4.5 years of various disappointments, with regards to ministry. Jeff shares his perspective of the past 50 months and the lessons learned, and if you […]
As you know, my theme and topic for some time has been exploring the idea of Expectancy without Expectation. After wading through about 4 1/2 years of disappointment, I began to realize that my recurring disappointments were closely related to my expectations. Expectation leads to disappointment. Expectancy is the opposite of expectation. Expectancy is believing […]
For my last teaching assignment this term at Multnomah (I love to teach, but I’m glad this is the last one–it wears me out!), my mentor asked me to share some on what I taught at the last women’s retreat–the God of Disappointment–specifically as it relates to ministry. As I’ve been thinking and praying through […]
More insights on Discipleship… 6. God’s Word Changes Lives. While girls don’t “just” need a Bible Study, they need life and love and an example to follow, your passion and committment to God’s Word will be contagious if it is real. One thing we always committed to do was open up God’s Word, no matter […]
So the reality of the matter is that we can sit and talk about loss and pain and trusting God even when it hurts, but the reality is that God GIVES US GOOD GIFTS. Ask anyone who has walked with God for any length of time and ask them to share some stories of the […]
It’s a little tricky to share notes since a lot of it is stories, etc. But maybe this will be helpful for someone, and for any of you ladies who wanted to jot down things from the weekend. Hope this helps. INTRO: I’ll be sharing a lot about my life, so for now by way […]
As this posts I am driving down to Applegate to speak at a women’s retreat for the weekend. I’ll be enjoying the beautiful Mountaintop Retreat Center, so I’ll be unplugged Fri-Sun. This is the longest time I’ve ever been away from Dutch, so I’m sad just thinking about it, but excited to see how God will move […]
Ok, so I’m really no good at keeping secrets (my own secrets–I am good at keeping other people’s secrets) because I get so excited about things God shows me I have to share them. John Piper once said that if you find yourself, when you are studying and reading God’s Word, constantly thinking of ways […]
If you asked me what one area of ministry most fascinates, intrigues, and energizes me, I would without a moment’s hesitation respond: Soul Care. I really believe that the nourishment and care of one’s soul is presently one of the most neglected areas of life. We spend our time, energy, and resources tending to the […]
Ok, so three quick successive posts on margin is really not going to work. This concept is so much more huge than I thought…we’re going to take the next four LiveDifferent Challenges to tackle it. It’s so exciting! I would still really suggest buying the book. Trying to sum it up in a brief blog […]