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Why We Must Stop Squashing Women’s Stories | Articles

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article | September 23, 2019

Brittany stood bravely before the audience at her church’s women’s retreat. Like most women would be, she was nervous and uncomfortable. What she planned to share would be shocking, but she refused to let fear stop her from testifying how God miraculously …

How the Father’s Pruning Grows Leaders | Articles

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article | December 10, 2020

Do you have scars that tell stories?1 I have three notable scars. The oldest goes back to when I was four years old and was bitten by a German shepherd dog. After all these years, the evidence of that frightening experience is …

Seeing the Unseen Victims of Domestic Abuse in Your Church | Articles

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article | February 13, 2020

Evelyn was a regular at women's Bible studies. During prayer time, she would often share that she was struggling with anxiety. She was concerned about how her many perceived failures were affecting her young daughter. Over the two years I had known …

What If I've Fallen Into Sexual Sin? | Articles

article | October 9, 2013

I had a long phone conversation with a young friend of mine. She's a senior in college and a follower of Christ. A young man had recently begun courting her and had even gotten her father's permission. Though both were Christians, it …

Esther: Trusting God’s Plan Week 1 | Articles

article | April 8, 2020

Can you think of a time in your life when it felt like God just . . . wasn’t showing up? Maybe you got blindsided by some bad news, and the heartbreak wrecked you. All you wanted was healing, but the pain …

Stand For Truth Thursday: Don’t Just Drop the Mic | Articles

article | February 18, 2016

When I think about “standing for truth,” this uneasy feeling awakes inside me, and socially-awkward visions of feeling like an outsider start to play in my mind’s eye. I think of those times in high school when I wracked my brain for …

Simply Still: A Different Kind of Christmas Event | Articles

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article | October 17, 2016

In our complex, digitized, hyper-programmed, and supersonic-paced world, the challenge to turn off, dial down, and pull away seems insurmountable. Sisters, let’s not accept frenzy as an inevitable force that can’t be overcome. Jesus affectionately showed Martha (and her modern-day look-alikes!) that …

Freedom, Fullness, and Fruitfulness in Christ | Articles

article | October 11, 2014

This original recitation by Blair Linne was given at True Woman '14. We have heard the voice of Freedom. How He calls Prodigal daughters out of darkness Pulling them away from heavy-handed grasp of bondage. Unlocking chains of being weak-willed and demon-filled …

Different Ways of Deceiving | Articles

article | June 1, 2011

1. Exaggeration All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward [crooked] or perverse in them (Prov. 8:8 KJV). Do I exaggerate past accomplishments? Am I exaggerating the results or fruits of my efforts in serving the Lord? …

It’s Time to Leave Your Comfort Zone | Articles

article | July 10, 2020

As morning mist hovered over the quiet pond outside their hut in South America, five men began to plan. They were in their twenties, slim and fit from working outside in the tropical heat. The year? 1955. Maps, pencils, and notebooks covered …