"I had no feeling, no hope—none. I blamed my husband. Before marriage I had high expectations and then total disappointment. I gave more condemnation than love. But now I realize I had put all my hope in my husband."
A Video Plus Twelve Practical Discipleship Ideas
We must cultivate in our sphere of influence—our homes, neighborhoods, workplaces, churches—spiritual daughters who in turn can pass the Truth on. The younger women among us are our sacred trust from our Heavenly Father. Making disciples is not just a nifty idea someone thought up. It is a biblical mandate.
Cracking the Code of Discipleship
Discipleship isn’t about first-class Christians trying to bring second-class Christians up to their level. The most important way you can disciple others is by enjoying Christ yourself in such an irresistible way that your enjoyment becomes contagious.
Does Your Home Show God To Those Around You?
Each home has its own distinct atmosphere. What does yours feel like? Jani Ortlund encourages you to build an environment where God’s love and care will be real to all who live there.
Meal Magic
Has your home become little more than a place for everyone to shower and sleep? Jani encourages us to rediscover the rewards of daily connecting as a family over a home-cooked meal.
Building a Palace for the Soul
When Proverbs tells us "the wise woman builds her home," it obviously doesn’t mean we must get hammer and nails and actually construct it, though I do have friends who have been tempted to help the construction workers move at a more timely pace! A godly home is built with relationships.
The Secret, Silent Bleeding of a Working Mother’s Heart
After being married for nineteen years, I had to go back to work. I was torn because I couldn’t give 100 percent to both callings, and both our home and my career suffered to some extent. I experienced what many of you working mothers have agonized over—the secret, silent bleeding of a working mother’s heart, with all the accompanying guilt and exhaustion and divided loyalties.
Seven Ways to Love Your Pastor’s Wife Well
Do you know a pastor’s wife? Would you like to bless her? After forty-one years in a ministry marriage, here are some ways our people have blessed me.
Hope from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
What little Isaiah Daniel Ortlund can teach us about our forever home…
Flakey Peter
Just as he saw Peter, Christ doesn’t see you as who you are today, but as who you will be!
