Letters from a Pastor’s Wife: Introduction
- November 03, 2015
- by
- Anna Moseley Gissing
Today is the beginning of a new series called “Letters from a Pastor’s Wife.” Who’s the pastor’s wife? Me. I don’t ever introduce myself as a pastor’s wife. It’s not on my bio anywhere. Why? Because it seems really odd to me that “pastor’s wife” is a thing when it’s not really normal to introduce yourself as “business owner’s wife” or “physician’s wife” or “teacher’s wife” or any other vocational description + wife. Why should I define myself in my bio by my husband’s work? I am a wife. I am a mother. I...
When to Leave and When to Remain
- October 21, 2015
- by
- Tommy Brown
My brother, father and myself often entered redfish fishing tournaments when I lived near Destin, FL several years ago. On a particularly good day,...
The Gift of Sleep
- October 06, 2015
- by
- Anna Moseley Gissing
Last Tuesday I took a bus, a plane, and then a rental car to reach some meetings with colleagues at a gorgeous lake house....
When Jesus Won’t Play Along
- September 09, 2015
- by
- Tommy Brown
I love to screw around with my kids, especially Seth (4), and ask him questions like: “Seth, who’s smarter, Mommy or Daddy? Who’s faster?...
Rest From Vacation
- September 07, 2015
- by
- Ashlee Johnson
My husband and I just returned from a getaway celebrating our 9th anniversary. It was glorious—we had extended, uninterrupted time alone for the first...
Why Christianity Needs Less Talk and More Action
- September 01, 2015
- by
- Tyler Speegle
I was on the phone recently with someone who was describing to me a problem they were facing. It wasn’t a massive problem, but...
You Were Made for What?
- August 16, 2015
- by
- Ned Erickson
Never in history has there ever been a person just like you. After God completed his finishing touches, he threw out the mold....
A Journey Finished
- August 14, 2015
- by
- James Harris
It is finished. The debt is paid.
These were the last words of Jesus’ ministry before death, and also, in a much less significant sense,...
He Causes Me to Rest
- July 13, 2015
- by
- Ashlee Johnson