Continuing to Serve

Serving the Lord is something we’re called to do throughout our lives, though the places, methods and missions may change as time passes. Serve the Lord By Caring for Our Families We (women) often can lose focus on our number one mission, in pursuit of good things, but forgetting what God called us to first. […]

Being Real: Physical Abuse

My dealings with physical abuse are minimal, but this series would not be complete without touching on it. How to Recognize Physical Abuse Physical abuse doesn’t actually have to be visible. Some abusers will ensure it isn’t visible, often hidden under clothes; while others don’t care and the marks they leave don’t lie. If the […]

Discipling Our Kids: Godly Decisions

One of the most important steps in discipling our kids is teaching them to make decisions, Godly decisions. This step requires a lot of training. Our human nature is to think only of ourselves, how we feel or what we think. When you’re going through life it is easy to just make a decision based on […]

Beginning to Serve

God’s directions and plans don’t always match up with ours. That is why it is important to wait until we receive directions from Him as to where He wants us to serve. Once God reveals His ministry plans for us, then we can begin to serve Him. It’s Time to Serve the Lord Getting started […]

Lifesong Mission Moments

“Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows.” Isaiah 1:17   Advocate. There are countless ways to advocate for the orphan whether through adoption, sponsorship, in-country orphan care or prayer (just to name a few). Enjoy this month’s Mission Moment as we highlight […]

Being Real: Sexual Abuse

Sexual abuse is terrible, especially because it takes something that God made to be beautiful and turns it into a means to control and hurt someone. Why Use Sex to Abuse? People that use sex abusively like the feel of power. The very knowledge that they can make you do things you don’t want to […]

Ready to Serve? Wait.

Ensuring that we are prepared to serve the Lord in whatever capacity He calls us to is very important. Over the last few weeks we looked into opening ourselves up in order to serve the people or situations God brings our way. Once we’ve taken the steps to ensure our hearts, eyes, ears and mouths […]

Being Real: Mental / Emotional Abuse

As women our emotions can be used against us, so it is important that we are aware of what this type of abuse looks and/or sounds like. What is Mental / Emotional Abuse? Mental/emotional abuse allows the abuser to direct/control your thoughts or emotions. What Does Mental / Emotional Abuse Look Like? Mental/emotional abuse begins […]

Discipling Our Kids: Communication

As parents oftentimes we take on a “Do what I said and don’t ask why” or “Because I said so” attitude. While we are the authority to our children, this will not encourage communication between us and our children. Please understand, I do believe that it is very important for our children to obey us […]

Gospel for Asia: Why Are You Exploiting This Girl?

Why Are You Exploiting This Girl? Daya: A young girl who lost her parents but was given hope. A beggar woman stood with a child in her arms, asking for something to eat. The cook demanded she answer the question. The man, a cook for a Gospel for Asia Bridge of Hope center, knew many […]