Raise your hand if you’ve ever been affected by any level of stress, pain, and heartache. Keep your hand raised if any of that pain and heartache occurred in childhood. I can’t see you, but I’m guessing the majority of people reading this would have their hands...
The reality of suffering Part one of this blog focused on persevering through our own suffering. Part two will focus on how to love others well when they are suffering. This topic is important because part of our discipleship involves persevering and helping others to...
Why do we suffer? Have you ever had a time in your life that was really hard and painful? If you live on this earth, then your answer is probably YES. No matter one’s personality, ethnicity, culture, family dynamics, religion, or socioeconomic status, we ALL have...
Deep spiritual growth requires a teachable spirit Do you realize it's possible to read the Bible every day, go to church every Sunday, listen to podcasts, and devour Christian books, but still not grow in your walk with God? You may be gaining more knowledge, but it's...
The Battle for Your Mind It comes as no surprise that we are in a spiritual battle with a very real enemy. Satan tries to lie, tempt, accuse, and destroy us in any way he can. He is filled with fury because he knows his time is short, so he will stop at nothing to...
Beauty in Diversity One of my favorite things about The Well is its diversity. We represent a wide range of cultures, generations, personalities, races, skills, ethnicities, ages, denominations, careers, and life experiences. And despite all these differences among...
Reclaim Your Story In part one of this blog, I focused on our testimony as it relates to our own sinful past. Part two focuses on our testimony as it relates to sins that were committed against us. We have all suffered from other people’s sins. Our lives here on earth...
What’s Your Story? What comes to mind when you think about your life history? Are there certain events that stand out? Abuse? Sin struggles? Or maybe you prefer to block it out altogether. What if you started thinking about your story in terms of redemption? What has...
Love One Another The concept of being called to “love one another” is probably familiar to most Christians. Jesus told his disciples that the world would know they were his followers if they loved one another (John 13:34-35). But what does healthy, Christ-like love...
Spiritual and Emotional Maturity If I asked you to assess your spiritual maturity, which measures would you use? Reading the Bible, attending church, and even mentoring other women may be on your list. While those are all important aspects of spiritual growth, one...