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Discouraged. Disoriented. Defeated. Unfortunately, these words describe the path of many in ministry. They often do mine. …
“The goodness gospel is a friend as long as life is neat and tidy …” – Christine …
Giving Grace {From Good to Grace}
Grace is a big deal. A mighty God gave us grace and we sometimes give grace …
Receiving His Freedom {From Good To Grace}
This was one of my favorite chapters. It took me far too long to understand that …
Receiving God’s Help {From Good To Grace}
We are continuing to read along in Christine Hoover’s latest book, From Good to Grace. If …
Death To The “Try Harder” Life {From Good To Grace}
A friend gifted Good to Grace: Letting Go of the Goodness Gospel to me. I wondered …
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Does God Hear the Prayer of a Muslim?
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion …., a devout man and …
You Can’t Go Back Again {From Good to Grace}
(The Flourish summer series is a blog crawl through Christine Hoover’s book “From Good to Grace: …
For Your Summer Reading: From Good to Grace
Join us this summer in reading through the new book From Good to Grace: Letting Go of …
“Get out your cell phones.” When is that ever said in a gathering? During the annual …
Here are a few of our favs from the month! A fun read, especially for coffee …
When You Feel Like a Hypocrite on Sunday Morning
My husband and I had a truly awful weekend together. I wish I could blame it …
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What My Generation Needs to Do for the Next Generation
As churches, denominations and Christian organizations transition their leadership into the next generation, those of us …
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Redefining the Netflix Generation
Two small children sit entranced in front of a big box tv set. The doorbell rings …
Why Some of Us Are Loners (and Why That’s Not Good)
Though this article is written with pastors in mind, there is much for each of us …
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Every Pain Repurposed for His Glory
As my husband held down my three-month old son, I buckled the braces in place and …
Five Prayers to Prepare for Time on Facebook
It hasn’t just been one conversation. It has been multiple conversations. Recently someone was sharing with me …
Why I’m Rewriting My Task List Today
I’m a “get it done” kind of girl. Make the lunches. Do the laundry. Plan the …
Events You Need to Know about at the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention
Each year, at the annual gathering of Southern Baptists, there are events that women need to …
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Flourish launches a new blog category all about our latest fav’s. We look forward to sharing …
Gospel Intentionality Doesn’t Have to Feel Fake
Often when I encourage other women to engage with their neighbors, friends, and co-workers — in …
Nine Ways to Cultivate a Meaningful Summer
On the first day of this school year, I wrote the post below and entitled it …
An Important Teaching on a Woman’s Purpose
Matt Chandler, lead pastor of The Village Church, wades into dangerous waters with his sermon series called …
To My 28-Year-Old Self on Mother’s Day
On Mother’s day the year I was 28, I was just hours away from giving birth …
Dear Mama of Littles, Perhaps you’ve snuck into the bathroom with your phone and they haven’t …
Why We Need to Read Local Books
My face turned multiple shades of red as I sunk deep into both the couch and …
Living Outside the Camp of our Comfort
We like comfy. In fact, I’m in my PJ’s, hair thrown in a ponytail, my favorite …
A Terrifying Sentence Your Husband Might Hear
We think Craig Thompson surfaces a critical issue that ministry marriages need to be aware of. …
Confessions of a People Pleaser
Confession: I am a people pleaser. Wanting people to like me or approve of me as …
Finding Strength When You Face the Impossible
Though many of us have not walked through the grief and pain of losing a child, …
What Spiritual Maturity Really Looks Like
Spiritual maturity contains amazing ironies. It is strange mixture of progressive growth while simultaneously still experiencing …
What the Gospel Has to Say in the Face of Cancer
Because I firmly believe that God uses all my circumstances for my good and His glory, …
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The Importance of Complete Honesty
Brian Williams, one of NBC’s most respected news anchors, was recently caught in an embarrassing lie. …
Four Tips On How To Accept Correction
Raise your hand if you like to receive correction? Just what I suspected — none of …
When a Woman Is a Catalytic Leader
In the fall of 1939 at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Fort Worth, Texas, a group …
The Lurking Danger In Seeking Validation
A well-meaning person in our church once openly questioned why my husband and I would choose …
Five Inspirational Quotes For Life On Mission
We are a culture that collects quotes. Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest fuel our love for quippy …
Why a Small Town is a Fabulous Place to Raise Kids
In 2012, Kathy Keller wrote a blog piece, “Why the City is a Wonderful Place to Raise …
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For When You Only Have Five Minutes to Be in the Bible
I’m a sucker for a candy bowl, especially if it involves chocolate and caramel. Recently, I …
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How to fully engage in motherhood and mission at the same time
What does it look like to be a mom on mission? When I got pregnant with …
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To The Woman Who Knows Too Much
What’s healthy is 64 ounces of water a day. What’s healthy is exercising several days a …
Saying Goodbye to Good and Hello to Grace {and a Giveaway!}
I’ve been obsessed with being good and performing all of my life. Hello, my name is …
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How To Create A New Easter Tradition
How does your family observe Holy Week and Easter? Outside of church services and doing the …
The Parable of the Peep Toe Shoe
I have a confession. Granted, I will never be confused as a fashionista—my wardrobe far too …
For When You’re Paralyzed by Planning
I’m not one to make rash decisions. No spontaneous big purchases. No impetuous schedule changes. I’m what …
Reaching the Children in Your Town
My pastor husband and I now live and minister in my hometown, Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis is …
Why I Don’t Want My Daughter to Be Hot
I have one daughter. Her name is Ava, and though I confess an obvious bias, I …
Welcoming Foreigners into My Home
Women gathering together is a universal activity that translates in every culture. And there’s nothing quite like …
“It might be cancer.” When those words were spoken, it wasn’t clear who was more stunned—Michael …
“Love your enemies” — Jesus. Perhaps this is among His most revolutionary statements and certainly most humanly …
I was sitting by a hospice bed set up in dining room of a friend’s house. …
Marriage: The Best Kind of Work
At the 2013 Oscars ceremony, winner Ben Affleck (of the film “Argo”) caused quite a stir …
For When You Wish You Had A Mentor
Relationships are sticky. Women are complex beings, and even without the added layer of the pressures …
How To Best Love Your Ministry Team
She didn’t like me, and she told me so. Very bluntly. I was naively blind to …
Loving will almost always require inconvenience. At least that’s what I’ve been learning lately. Recently God …
How To Love Your Kids When It’s Work
The best definition of love I’ve heard comes from Voddie Baucham: “Biblical love is an act …
It’s February, the LOVE month. You know “Roses are red, Violets are blue…….” We either dread …
This morning my eight year old and I found a quiet moment to read a devotional together. …
“I wanted to change the world, but I couldn’t find a babysitter,” said a mother. Motherhood …
When I was five years old, my family picked up and moved from southern Georgia to …
Setting Resolutions As a Family
My oldest child turned sixteen years old in December. Sixteen. That’s 2 years away from eighteen, …
Four Disciplines for a Healthy Identity
It was like ice water to the face, I became a pastor’s wife at 22 years …
Some time around the beginning of November, I began thinking about my “one word” for 2015 …
Love is work. To love a city, a people, a church community, well, it takes thought, …
How To Close the Racial Divide
In Monday’s blog we identified the biggest ministry lesson from 2014 to be the racial divide …
Four Responses to Our Racial Divide
Unintentionally in 2014, Flourish started a new year practice of identifying the biggest ministry lesson of …
I need a break from all of you and all of it! Or maybe everything needs …
As spiritual leaders we come alongside people often in the midst of losses. We are asked …
Dealing with Conflict in Ministry
Conflict in ministry. It happens. Someone will betray you. A volunteer will let you down. A …
I love everything about Christmas…Music, decorations, gift giving, and get-togethers! I feel so close to Jesus, …
For women the holidays are really like running a marathon while simultaneously being responsible for food …
The venerable J.I Packer has released yet another thought provoking and timely book, this time on aging. …
Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be …
When Intimate Friendships Seem Elusive
College dorm life was a dream come true for an extrovert like me. Coming from a …
Entertaining Versus Hospitality
The guests have arrived! The doorbell rings, you glance around the living room area to make …
In my last post, I wrote about the complementary nature of a ministry marriage. I want …
In Genesis 2, God says “It is not good for the man to be alone. I …
I am not a good cook but I can usually bake sweets. “Why cook when I …
We all had our preconceived ideas of what being a Pastor’s wife would be like. What …